What the film describes is a "civilized world of many insects", but because of space limitations, there are only a few places in the film such as Ant Island, the desert where grasshoppers live, and the city where the circus is located. Although the film is about insects, each of the insect characters in the film is a very vivid character. Even the main characters in the film are the characters of the inventor, Philly, Princess Yating, and the grasshopper. Yes, these characters can often be associated with a certain type of character in reality. In this regard, the film has already been very clear, and I don't need to analyze it in detail.
Generally speaking, this method of anthropomorphizing the role of animals requires an understanding of the living habits of these animals. In the film, it can be seen that the film has worked hard on this piece from the big aspect (ant population) or the details (stick insect mimicry, grasshopper peeling, mosquito sucking blood, etc.). Of course, there is no need to be too rigid in theory, this is not a popular science film after all.
I saw in this film and the Antz article that someone wrote an analysis of what kind of society the ant population belongs to. Here I also express my own point of view: I think that in the natural environment, populations such as ants are all in Non-civilized state, so the ant populations in this state are in primitive society. But the ant population in the film is different from it, because it is obvious that the ant population in the film has entered a civilized society, so the ant population in the film is in an ideal society envisioned by our current humans (for this I Unwilling to explain too much).
The first time I saw the film, I remember that it was shown to the whole class at school. That time I watched the original English version. Later, I looked at the CCTV dubbing version, and I was very impressed with the dubbing of one of the sections, that is, the section where the group of little ants showed their paintings to the few people invited by Philips. The dubbing is really very interesting. .
It should be said that the film gave me a good impression at the time, but the evaluation of this film is indeed a little lower than Pixar's other works. The reason is not very clear, but I can't control that much, just like it myself.
If I ask who is the character that impresses me the most in the whole film, I find that it is a small one. Among all the ants, she is the only loyal supporter of Philips. Next is the inventor, Philly, who can always come up with some weird ideas. Although others are reluctant to pay attention to him and he often hits the wall, sometimes his ideas are really useful, and in the end it is he who awakens the ants. Rebellious psychology. As for Princess Yating, it is a pity that I don't really have any impression of her.
Other animations related to ants include DreamWorks' "Antz" and Warner's "Don't mess with ants". I have given up on the former, and I'm still a little interested in the latter. I will look for a chance to watch it.
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