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<strong>Proceedings</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Seminar</strong> on Postmodern Literary Theory and Literature , Jan. 27-28, 2012, Nanded Application <strong>of</strong> Film Theory on Hollywood Animated Movie Antz Kale Sandip Sahebrao Indira Gandhi Sr. College, Nanded. Abstract:- 1.Film theory in general 2.Henri Bergson’s opinion on film theory 3.Instroduction to Antz 4.Production and reception <strong>of</strong> Antz 5.Comparision between Antz and a Bugs Life 6.Application <strong>of</strong> Film theory to Antz 7.Anew tide in animated 3D movies with didactic purpose 8.Individual vs Society 9.Critical conclusion Keywords:- 1.Cenemetagraphy terminology 2.Film theory in general 3Conformist society 4.hard socialism 5.hard individual 6.facist methodology 7.critical reception 8.critical consesus 9.tremendous humanism Film theory is as intrinsic as the film itself. As we know it’s an academic disciple that aims to explore the essence <strong>of</strong> cinematography. Film theory also provides conceptual frameworks for fancy and imagination and other complementary arts. Henri Bergson truly hailed film theory as an amalgamation <strong>of</strong> the movement image and the time image film theory took up residence in academia importing concepts from established disciplines like gender studies, psychoanalysis, anthropology, literary theory semiotics and finally linguistics. This paper will apply film theory on a 3D Hollywood child-movie Antz. The paper will deal with the thematic dimensions, production values and reception by audience all over the world.(Stam, Robert:1). Antz is a current computer animated action adventure film produced by DreamWorks. Ant was directed by Eric Darnell produced by Brad Lewis, written by Paul Weitz and cinema to graphied by S. J. Smith Antz features the voices <strong>of</strong> well-known celebrities like woody Allen, Sylvester stone and Jennifer Lopez. [2] Along with Finding Nemo and Shark Tales, Antz is notable for being part <strong>of</strong> Disney- Dream works. This movie was released little more than a month before Pixar’s A Bug’s Life, which was coming out opposite Dream work the prince <strong>of</strong> Egypt. Even though a bug’s life was the first to be pitched, Antz was finished and leased first. Though the general public tends to say they are similar in many ways, <strong>of</strong>ten claiming one ripped-<strong>of</strong>f the other, the only true commonality they have is that they both include a work and falling in love with a princess out.(Stam, Robert:3) Loosely based on the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the setting for the story is an ant colony in Central Park in New York City, under the chronological time span <strong>of</strong> 4 days. The protagonist (Woody Allen) is Z- 4195, or "Z" for short, a neurotic and individualistic worker ant living in a wholly conformist society who longs for the opportunity to truly express himself. His friends include fellow worker Azteca (Jennifer Lopez) and a soldier ant, Weaver (Sylvester Stallone). Z meets Princess Bala (Sharon Stone) at a bar where she goes to escape from her suffocating royal life and falls in love with her. In order to see Bala again, Z exchanges places with Weaver and joins the army. He marches with the ranks, befriending Barbatus (Danny Glover), another 522 PLTL-2012: ISBN 978-81-920120-0-1
<strong>Proceedings</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Seminar</strong> on Postmodern Literary Theory and Literature , Jan. 27-28, 2012, Nanded soldier, in the process. He doesn't realize that the army's leader and Bala's fiancé, the corrupt General Mandible (Gene Hackman), is secretly sending all the soldiers loyal to the Queen to die so he can begin to build a colony filled with powerful ants. At the base <strong>of</strong> a tree near nightfall, Z realizes he's actually marching into battle, and all <strong>of</strong> the soldiers except for Z are killed by the acid-shooting termites. Following the battle, all Z can find <strong>of</strong> Barbatus is his head. Before he dies, Barbatus tells Z to think for himself rather than follow orders all his life. Z returns home and is hailed as a war hero, congratulated personally by the secretly irate General Mandible, and is brought before the Queen. There he meets Princess Bala, who eventually recognizes him as a worker. When Z finds that he has been cornered in a lie, he panics and takes Princess Bala hostage. They escape the colony and hide, and Z decides to search for the legendary Insectopia. Bala reluctantly decides to go with him after she narrowly escapes from a hungry praying mantis. Word <strong>of</strong> the incident quickly spreads through the colony, whereupon Z's act <strong>of</strong> individuality sparks a revolution in the workers. As a result, productivity grinds to a halt. Seeing an opportunity to gain control, General Mandible begins to publicly portray Z as a villain who cares only about himself. Mandible then promotes the glory <strong>of</strong> conformity and promises them a better life, which he claims to be the reward <strong>of</strong> completing a "Mega Tunnel" planned by himself. Mandible learns Z is looking for Insectopia after interrogating Weaver. Knowing full well <strong>of</strong> the place's existence, Mandible sends his aide, Colonel Cutter (Christopher Walken), to its location to retrieve the Princess and kill Z. Cutter, however, slowly begins to have second thoughts about Mandible's plans and agenda and develops sympathy for the worker ants. The film topped the box <strong>of</strong>fice in its opening weekend, earning $17,195,160 for a $7,021 average from 2,449 theaters. In its second weekend, the film held the top spot again, with a slippage <strong>of</strong> only 14% to $14.7 million for a $5,230 average and expanding to 2,813 sites. It held well also in its third weekend, slipping only 24% to $11.2 million and finishing in third place, for a $3,863 average from 2,903 theaters. The film's widest release was 2,929 theaters, and closed on February 18, 1999. The film altogether picked up $90,757,863 domestically, recouping its $60 million budget, but failing to outgross its competition with A Bug's Life. The film picked up an additional $81 million overseas for a worldwide total <strong>of</strong> $171.8 million, making it a box <strong>of</strong>fice success. Antz is the first animated film, as well as the first CGIanimated film, by DreamWorks and the second computer-animated film released in the United States after Toy Story. The film was originally released to theaters on October 2, 1998. Z and Bala, after misdirection and a brief separation, finally find Insectopia, which consists <strong>of</strong> a human waste-bin overfilled with decaying food (a treat for insects <strong>of</strong> all kinds). Here, Bala begins to reciprocate Z's feelings. However, during a break, Cutter arrives and takes Bala back to the colony. Z finds them gone and makes his way back to the colony to rescue Bala, aided by a wasp named Chip (Dan Aykroyd), whom he met earlier and has made himself drunk grieving over the loss <strong>of</strong> his swatted wife, Muffy (Jane Curtin). Z arrives at the colony, where he finds that Bala has been held captive in General Mandible's <strong>of</strong>fice. After rescuing her, he learns that General Mandible's "Mega Tunnel" leads straight to a body <strong>of</strong> water (the puddle next to Insectopia), which Mandible will use to drown the queen and the workers who have gathered at the opening ceremony. Bala goes to warn the workers and her mother at the ceremony, while Z goes to the tunnel exit to stop the workers from digging any further. He fails, however, and the water leaks in. Z and Bala unify the workers into a single working unit and build a towering ladder <strong>of</strong> ants towards the surface as the water continues to rise. Meanwhile, General Mandible and his soldiers are gathered at the surface, where he explains to them his vision <strong>of</strong> a new colony with none <strong>of</strong> the "worker filth". He is interrupted, however, when the workers successfully claw their way to the surface and break through. Mandible tries to kill Z but is stopped by Cutter, who finally rebels against Mandible and instead tries to help Z and the worker ants out <strong>of</strong> the hole "for the good <strong>of</strong> the colony." Mandible then snaps, yelling that he is the colony, and charges 523 PLTL-2012: ISBN 978-81-920120-0-1
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