Sheesh, understatement of the year. But it was subtle. You wouldn't see them right off unless you were hyper-sensitive to paternalism. I went back a second time just for the pleasure of picking out all the nice details, without having to bother following the plot. Individuals are insignificant, meaningless.
States go to war to expand their power base.
There's a place for every ant, and every ant had darned well better stay in his place. I loved it. He doesn't feel like he's cut out for the ho-hum existence of moving dirt all day long. It's love at first sight for the worker, though not for the princess. Predictably, this unwise move get's poor Z sent into battle, to fight the dreaded termite army.