History NightmareFuel / ABugsLife

-->'''Hopper:''' (''holds a crying Dot up by her antennae'') What's the matter? You scared of grasshoppers?\\
'''Flik:''' ''(whispering)'' Dot!\\
'''Hopper:''' You don't like Thumper?

-->'''Hopper:''' (''holds a crying Dot up by her antennae'') What's the matter? You scared of grasshoppers? You don't like Thumper?

** Hopper's scene at the bar. When he is told by his brother that the grasshoppers would rather stay there than go back to Ant Island, he plays along and says they should stay too, even if Flik stood up to him since, "it's just one ant". Hopper seems entertained by this, as he throws a few pieces of grain at three of his lackeys, while they all laugh it off. [[MoodWhiplash But then he breaks the grain dispenser and buries the three grasshoppers in grain, crushing them to death]], all while their screams for help go on until they're silenced. And he merely stands there with the most [[TheSociopath bored/annoyed look]] on his face as he does nothing to save his trapped {{Mook}}s. This scene perfectly shows how [[KnightOfCerebus Hopper is essentially the first]] '''''[[NoNonsenseNemesis genuinely]]''''' [[KnightOfCerebus evil character made by Pixar]]. Right at their second movie!

'''Atta''': No, no, no, please … !\\

'''Molt:''' Just do what he says! You don't want to make him mad, believe me!

--->'''Hopper''': You little termites! I give you a second chance, AND THIS IS ALL I GET!\\

'''Hopper''': Have you been playing all summer? You think this is a game?! Well, guess what! ''You just lost.'' NOT ''ONE'' ANT SLEEPS, UNTIL WE GET '''''EVERY''''' ''SCRAP OF FOOD'' '''''ON THIS ISLAND!!!!!!!!!'''''\\

'''Hopper''': (''snatches Flik by the throat'') ''I'll'' get more grasshoppers and be back ''next'' season, but '''''you won't!'''''

'''Hopper''': (''snatches Flik by the throat'') ''I'll ''get more grasshoppers and be back ''next'' season, but '''''you won't!'''''

'''Hopper''': (''snatches Flik by the throat'') I'll get more grasshoppers and be back ''next season'', but '''''YOU''''' ''' WON'T'''.

([[EvenEvilHasStandards Cue the grasshoppers preparing to take off, all of which (justifiably) having horrified faces]])

'''Hopper''': Have you been playing all summer? You think this is a game?! Well, guess what! ''You just lost.'' NOT ''ONE'' ANT SLEEPS, UNTIL WE GET '''''EVERY''''' SCRAP OF FOOD '''''ON THIS ISLAND!!!!!!!!!'''''\\

** In a [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WaY65rzibkk&t=46s deleted portion]] of that scene, we see one of the grasshoppers’ hands feebly reaching out from under the grain [[DeadHandShot before going limp]].

* This movie manages to make a rainstorm pretty terrifying. After all, normal raindrops hit the ground like a watery avalanche; the ants' only hope is simply for run for cover.
* The entire sequence at the end of the movie, beginning with the rain. What is a normal and perfectly harmless occurrence for us humans is amplified into a nightmarish and regular disaster for all bug kind. Amidst the chaos, Hopper still manages to spot Flik, and with a furious roar, lunges at him, and snatches him and flies off. Flik's friends from the circus ''try'' to come to the rescue, but their rescue attempts are all foiled. (Admittedly, the incident where Hopper lost one of his antennae is pretty funny.) Not even Princess Atta can keep Hopper away for too long, and his final death, albeit very [[KarmicDeath karmic and well-deserved]], in and of itself was '''very''' unsettling.

'''Hopper''': Have you been playing all summer? You think this is a game?! Well, guess what! ''You just lost.'' NOT ''ONE'' ANT SLEEPS, UNTIL WE GET '''''EVERY''''' SCRAP OF FOOD '''''ON THIS ISLAND!!!!!!!!!'''''

'''Hopper''': Have you been playing all summer? You think this is a game?! Well, guess what! ''You just lost.'' NOT ''ONE'' ANT SLEEPS, UNTIL WE GET '''''EVERY''''' SCRAP OF FOOD ''ON '''THIS ISLAND!!!!!!!!!'''''

--->'''Hopper''': You let one ant stand up to us, then they ''all'' might stand up! Those "puny, little ants" outnumber us ''a hundred to one''. And if they ever figure that out, ''there goes our way of life''! It's not about food, it's about ''keeping those ants in line''. ''That's'' why we're going back! Does anybody else want to stay?\\

** Not to mention the music as well. Once Hopper is picked up by the bird, only the higher-pitched instruments are playing (such as the violins). They produce the same [[PsychoStrings “Psycho strings”]] that can be heard in the score for the climax of ''NightmareFuel/RaidersOfTheLostArk''

* The movie does a pretty good job of making an otherwise adorable little summer tanager and its chicks absolutely terrifying. While a bird feeding its young obviously isn't scary, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments quite the opposite in every other situation really]], Hopper's FamilyUnfriendlyDeath shows how horrifying it would be if you were a bug. Consider the sounds the bird makes; they did a convincing job of depicting what birdsong must sound like from a bug's perspective, because the deep and loud screeches it makes would be right at home in ''Film/JurassicPark''. It's a harrowing reminder that despite the widespread belief (especially at the time of the movie's release) [[PrehistoricMonster dinosaurs still walk strong among the living]]. Even more terrifying is the ''speed'' in which the bird jumps in front of Hopper, and then snaps him up to feed to the chicks. It's 100% clear that, from the moment that the bird saw him, there was no escape.

** Not to mention the music as well. Once Hopper is picked up by the bird, only the higher-pitched instruments are playing (such as the violins). They produce the same “Psycho strings” that can be heard in the score for the climax of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''

** Not to mention the music as well. Once Hopper is picked up by the bird, only the higher-pitched instruments are playing (such as the violins). They produced the same “Psycho strings” that can be heard in the score for the climax of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''

** In the scene after that Hopper uses Dim to launch himself out of the "cannon." The look on his face perfectly encapsulates a single phrase aimed right at Flik: "YOU'RE FUCKING DEAD!!!!!!!!!!"

** Hopper's scene at the bar. When he is told by his brother that the grasshoppers would rather stay there than go back to Ant Island, he plays along and says they should stay too, even if Flik stood up to him since, "it's just one ant". Hopper seems entertained by this, as he throws a few pieces of grain at three of his lackeys, while they all laugh it off. [[MoodWhiplash But then he breaks the grain dispenser and buries the three grasshoppers in grain, crushing them to death]], all while their screams for help go on until they're silenced. And he merely stands there with the most [[TheSociopath bored/annoyed look]] on his face as he does nothing to save his trapped {{Mook}}s. This scene perfectly shows how [[KnightOfCerebus Hopper is essentially the first]] '''''[[NoNonsenseNemesis genuinely]]''''' [[KnightOfCerebus evil character made by Pixar]].

** In the scene after that Hopper uses Dim to launch himself out of the "cannon." The look on his face perfectly encapsulates a single phrase aimed right at Flik: "YOU'RE DEAD."

* The movie does a pretty good job of making an otherwise adorable little summer tanager and its chicks absolutely terrifying. While a bird feeding its young obviously isn't scary, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments quite the opposite in every other situation really]], Hopper's FamilyUnfriendlyDeath shows how horrifying it would be if you were a bug. Consider the sounds the bird makes; they did a convincing job of depicting what birdsong must sound like from a bug's perspective, because the deep and loud screeches it makes would be right at home in ''Film/JurassicPark''. It's a harrowing reminder that despite the widespread belief (especially at the time of the movie's release)[[PrehistoricMonster dinosaurs still walk strong among the living]]. Even more terrifying is the ''speed'' in which the bird jumps in front of Hopper, and then snaps him up to feed to the chicks. It's 100% clear that, from the moment that the bird saw him, there was no escape.

* The entire sequence from Flik accidentally destroying the food offering to when the grasshoppers finally leave. Flik's whimpering "Oh, no" upon seeing the food destroyed, his desperate screaming for Atta, the constant, droning buzz of the grasshoppers approaching, and Atta's panicked repeating of the "They come. They eat. They leave," mantra all add up into a scarily good job at building tension regarding just how terrifying Hopper's gang is. This continues to them breaking their way into the anthill, threatening to feed Dot to Thumper, Hopper intimidating Flik into backing down when he tries to defend Dot, and finally Hopper's threat that they have until the end of autumn to double the standard food supply or else.

* The entire sequence at the end of the movie, beginning with the rain. What is a normal and perfectly harmless occurrence for us humans is amplified into a nightmarish and regular disaster for all bug kind. Amidst the chaos, Hopper still manages to spot Flik, and with a furious roar, lunges at him (see above image), and snatches him and flies off. Flik's friends from the circus ''try'' to come to the rescue, but their rescue attempts are all foiled. (Admittedly, the incident where Hopper lost one of his antennae is pretty funny.) Not even Princess Atta can keep Hopper away for too long, and his final death, albeit very [[KarmicDeath karmic and well-deserved]], in and of itself was '''very''' unsettling.

** In the scene after that Hopper uses Dim to launch himself out of the "cannon." The look on his face (see the picture above) perfectly encapsulates a single phrase aimed right at Flik: "YOU'RE DEAD."

'''Hopper''': You think it's over?!\\
'''Flik''': No, no, I-I-I can explain!\\

'''Hopper''': (''snatches Flik by the throat'') I'll get more grasshoppers and be back ''next season'', but '''''YOU''''' ''' WON'T.'''