(1998). Bala, the princess of the colony, visits a bar to escape her suffocating royal life, and Z falls in love with her there. Under this lens, Antz depicts the theme of selfishness vs. selflessness. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Dan Aykroyd as Chip, a Wasp, Sylvester Stallone as Weaver: The friend of Z, Jennifer Lopez as Azteca: Weaver's Love Interest, Jennifer Saunders as The Queen: The Queen of the Colony, Hugo Weaving as Derek Cutter's long lost cousin. Z-4195, or "Z" for short, is a neurotic and pessimistic worker ant who longs to express himself. Antz is a 1998 American computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson (in their feature directorial debuts) from a screenplay by Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz, and Paul Weitz. Valor, courage and love ultimately win the day. Antz is a 1997 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson. Z-4195, or "Z" for short, is a neurotic and pessimistic worker ant who longs to express himself. He was voiced by Dan Aykroyd, who also voiced Yogi Bear, and The Holy Man in The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-Star Illustrated Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale. When the princess is kidnapped, Z returns to the Colony just in time to save everyone from the evil plans of a corrupt general. By this he unwillingly crosses the sinister plans of ambitious General Mandible (Bala's fiancé, by the way), who wants to divide the ant society into a superior, strong race (soldiers) and an inferior, to-be-eliminated race (the workers). Take a look at the film and television career of Sylvie's Love star Tessa Thompson. In 1988, Walt Disney Feature Animation was pitched a movie called Army Ants, about a pacifist worker ant teaching lessons of independent thinking to his militaristic colony. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners. Like giants. When she comes across Z, they don't get along well. Z spends his days digging in the tunnels of his colony's ant hill, yet believes that he's destined for bigger and better things. ANTZ is a superb piece of computer animation. He falls in love with Princess Bala, and convinces his Warrior ant friend Weaver to switch places with him for a day, so that he can see Princess Bala once again. His friends include fellow worker ant Azteca and a soldier ant, Weaver. As soon as their relationship blossoms, Bala is given the courage to stand up to her evil fiancé General Mandible and help Z save the colony. "When you're the middle child in a family of five million, you don't get any attention. The movie A Bug's Life really doesn't seem to understand what ants do or how their colonies work, but the movie Antz does it all. Then the little ant named Z (voice by Allen) develops that attribute that an ant colony has no room for, a mind of his own. Here are some of our picks to get you in the spirit. Read about The Colony by Antz and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Antz In an anthill with millions of inhabitants, Z 4195 is a worker ant. When someone dies, the movie won't hide it.The other cool thing in Antz is that the rest of the insects in the movie are as hideous and monstrous as they should be. A Hawaiian girl adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extra-terrestrial fugitive. A rather neurotic ant tries to break from his totalitarian society while trying to win the affection of the princess he loves. In line with most revolutionary cinema, the end of Antz is ambiguous. It gives this overwhelming sense that Z is not only small in the ant world but also small in the insect world as well. There are the miners, the warriors, the drones (the ones with wings) the queen and others. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Katzenberg would later go on to help co-found DreamWorks Pictures with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen, and the three planned to rival Disney with t… The animation was also pretty advanced for its time, because it did many things that were hard for that time: Water, large amounts of moving objects, realistic face movement, realistic body movement, lighting, and many others.The nice thing about this movie is that it doesn't pretend to be a kids movie. The thing is that this movie doesn't cover up death. Our assets are the people involved and that is why our clients consider ‘De’Antz’ as the first point of contact. To see Bala again, Z exchanges places with his soldier friend Weaver and joins the army, where he befriends Barbatus, a staff sergeant. This FAQ is empty. AND Plot Decades after the death of General Mandible, Z realizes that Parasitia of the Termites plans to attack the Colony. But Z and Bala, both unaware of the dangerous situation, try to leave the oppressive system by heading for Insectopia, a place where food paves the streets. View production, box office, & company info. Sharon Stone as Princess Bala: The Princess of the Colony ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Antz 2: The Return of the Colony is an Animated Sequel that releases in August 7, 2019, and DVD releases in January 23, 2020. 33 of 40 people found this review helpful. Feeling insignificant in a conformity system, he accidentally meets beautiful Princess Bala, who has a similar problem on the other end of the social scale. Add the first question. As it begins, every ant in the colony goes dutifully about its age-old assignment, never thinking to question why some are workers, some are warriors, and only one can be the queen. Z is just another ant in a colony of millions, striving for individuality. However, General Mandible - the Queen’s military leader - plans to destroy the Monarchy and replace it with a dictatorship led by himself. However, beneath his quirkiness is a courageous heart and an intelligent mind: he has risked his life more than once in order to save Princess Bala and his friends, and led the entire colony in creating an enormous tower made of ants in order to escape a flooding tunnel. The movie Antz which actually came out before A Bug's Life by about a month takes the role of what ants do a lot more seriously and better captures an ant like atmosphere. Hayden Rolence as Y Z's son and also grandson of the queen. In order to meet her again, Z switches sides with his soldier friend Weaver - only to become a hero in the course of events. ANTZ tells the story of "Z" (voiced by Woody Allen), a lowly worker ant, who longs to find his purpose in life. Feeling insignificant in a conformity system, he accidentally meets beautiful Princess Bala, who has a similar problem on the other end of the social scale. Read about Antz: The Colony by John Powell and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. "- Z. Antz begins … DREAMWORKS ANIMATION, SUNE MARTO LEEK POETER THEI YI YOUNG IVAN KING SIMBA PAIN OWENY KING QUEEN IVAN PETER. The ant colony in which he lives is led by a Queen. He is a war-hungry insect with little regard for the colony as a whole (especially the army's battle against the Termites), which becomes evident when he ultimately betrays every ant, including the Queen but excluding his own army, by flooding the anthill in an attempt to "wash away the past". PDI/DREAMWORKS AND TECHNICOLOR INDIA- The ant colony declares war on an encroaching termite colony and a … The voice acting itself is also pretty good and Woody Allen fits the role of Z perfectly. All decisions for life in the colony were made by the Queen. As General Mandible's soldiers attacked the termites, Parasitia had been planning to attack the Colony for decades. THANKS TO EVERYONE AT DREAMWORKS ANIMATION, By this he unwillingly crosses the sinister plans of ambitious … The setting for the story is an ant colony in Central Park in New York City, under the chronological timespan of four days. Antz Antz is a 1998 computer animation film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Pacific Data Images, released on October 2, 1998 in United States and Canada. Z falls in love with the ant colony's princess, Bala, when she visits a bar to escape her suffocating royal life. Rated PG for mild language and menacing action, Exclusive Interview – Composer Harry Gregson-Williams discusses Disney’s Mulan, 17 Similar Movies That Premiered Just Months Apart (Photos), Kate Winslet, Jennifer Hudson, Glenn Close Join Cast of Venice’s ‘Baba Yaga’, 20 Years Ago It Was Like This... (Part 3), 20 pleasantly surprising entries in Gene Siskel's annual Top 10. 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