Deeper than I thought

Rating: 8/10 (17 September 2005)

This movie was wonderful. Yes, it looks great, has a great voice cast and great characters and a sweet love story, but next to all that this movie actually has something to say. When I sat down tonight to watch this on TV I expected to watch a funny, not so deep, easy movie, so I was surprised by the deeper meaning of it.
The story is about the ant Z, who is a worker in a colony. He is very depressed and has the feeling that there has to be more to life than his boring job. When he meets princess Bala in a bar he immediately falls head over heals in love with her. Because of this love he is switching with his friend Weaver a soldier, so he can meet the princess again. But things start to go wrong when he ends up in a heavy battle and returns from it as the only survivor and hero. The story goes on as Z "accidently" kidnaps Bala and together they have several adventures, before the spectacular end scene.
This movie is about choices, about equality, about standing up for what you believe in. The plan of the main villain, the general, has very obvious references to WW2 and Hitler. Also the references to 1984, the famous George Orwell novel, are very present. This movie has it all.
But Antz is also still a movie for kids. This is what makes this movie so great for everyone to watch. Small kids (but not to small I think) could enjoy this for the visuals, it's adventure and it's humor, while the parents could enjoy this movie on a deeper level.
All in all, I would highly recommend this movie for everybody above the age of eight.