One of Pixar's best movies

Rating: 9/10 (16 July 2019)

This was a childhood movie of mine and needless to say it's aged well. The story's about a misfit named Flik (Dave Foley) who invents gadgets in hopes of improving his colony's work conditions but unsurprisingly they backfire and attract the ire of the other ants. It doesn't help that the ants are basically enslaved to the grasshoppers led by the cruel, manipulative and sadistic Hopper (Kevin Spacey) who threatens them after Flik accidentally destroys their food supply when one of his inventions backfire. After the grasshoppers leave Flik is tried afterwards where he convinces them to let him leave to get help for when the grasshoppers return. He treks to the big city where he comes across the Circus Bugs whom through a misunderstanding on both sides go back to his colony.
After several hijinks ensure such as avoiding a giant bird and witnessing a graphic play put on by the kids the Bugs slowly integrate into the colony and Flik begins to get to know Princess Atta (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) who's nervous about being the new queen. The movie's enjoyable to watch. The animation's a little dated but it's still good. The characters are well developed and enjoyable to watch. Sure they can be a little cliched but to be fair they do something new with them. The story's based off The Ant and the Grasshopper with a huge, creative twist. It's almost hard not to talk about this movie without mentioning Antz. I like both movies but I think the former's better. It has better animation, characters and jokes. A Bug's life is a great movie both kids and adults can enjoy. I highly recommend you check this movie out.