Flik | The Greatest Ant that ever lived

A Bugs Life, a children’s film or something much deeper?

Daily writing prompt
When you think of the word “successful,” who’s the first person that comes to mind and why?
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This morning I have decided to take an unconventional route with the daily prompt & subsequently I’m writing about a fictional Ant, bear with me 🤭. If you have not seen the movie A Bugs Life, I would highly recommend it. It’s an animated movie from 1998 by the same people who made Toy Story. I won’t ruin the plot for you, but it is laden with deep philosophical meaning.

The protagonist Flik, although well intentioned, is a hapless liability to his Ant colony, often coming up with crazy inventions, schemes & plots to improve the lives of his fellow Ants. They are plagued by a gang of rogue Grasshoppers stealing all of their food & Flik sets out on a mission to fight back. Given that he is prone to a mishap or two, this results in a series of comical events that will have you laughing out loud.

Although it is technically a children’s fable, there are some profound quotes & lessons that can be taken from it. As Flik attempts to rally the ants to fight back against the Grasshoppers, he has to make the ants realise that although they are small individually, if they work together they are bigger & stronger than the Grasshoppers. I think the same is true of people & communities. In this crazy digital age, it’s easy to get lost in the noise of it all, making it tricky to find your place & purpose. Whilst you may feel small in amongst a population of billions of people, getting out into the community, doing volunteer work & helping people, has such a positive impact on other people but also your own sense of fulfilment. One of the things I have loved most about creating this blog, is reading other peoples & the charity/community work they do. It reminds me there are good people out there, the world needs more Fliks, lots of people pulling together & working towards common goals. Circling back to the question, without giving any spoilers, my successful person is Flik, even the smallest & clumsiest of Ants can become a hero!

Let me know who your successful person is, I will have a look on WordPress Reader later, but also happy for you to share a link in comments to your writing prompt post 😊

I shall leave you with one of my favourite Flik quotes “You’re not a tree yet, you just have to give yourself some time. You’re still a seed.”

Have a lovely day & thanks for reading ❤️

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14 thoughts on “Flik | The Greatest Ant that ever lived”

    1. Thanks for reading my post Hazel 😊

      Definitely everything is symbiotic with nature when it comes to growth, everything is connected, we need sun light, rain & everything else the earth provides us. I hope you get a chance to watch it, it’s awesome. I had a look & it seems it is on YouTube for free A BUG’S LIFE | CARTOONS FULL ENGLISH MOVIE | HD QUALITY #animation #cartoon #animationmovie

      Have a wonderful week ❤️

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  3. I haven’t watched this Pixar classic in ages.

    However, my wife and I did go to Disney World Orlando (Kissimmee) back in fall of 2023.

    I believe It’s A Bug’s Life 4D theatre was at the Disney Animal Kingdom.

    It was a lot of fun and did feature Flik the Ant.

    I did rather like his Grasshopper Predator invention from the original film. And it WAS working.

    But, Flik, like many inventors, experienced technical issues just at the wrong moment.

    So, here’s to the Inventors!

    Always trying to make our lives just a little bit better.

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    1. Hey mate, thanks for reading my post 😊

      That is really cool they had an exhibition/theatre there, I would love to visit someday, I can’t believe they didn’t make a sequel.

      Definitely agree, big up the inventors, especially Flik, his predator device was ingenious!

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      1. To quote Qui-Gon Jinn, ‘There is always a bigger fish’.
        Just a bit of a warning to all the would be bullies out there that live off of the fruits of the labor of the little guy.
        😉

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  4. @ Tyler the Tartan Traveler

    No worries. If you have the time to check out my friend For Tyeth at FTSabersite, he will get you up to speed.

    He also makes some pretty cool light sabers.

    Sorry my UK geography is not up to par. But FT lives somewhere in your neck of the woods.

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