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3* The picnic scene, starting with the gigantic shoe descending into frame and ending with a flick of a gum-and-ant-covered penny into the garbage. Think humans are ants compared to giant monsters? To ants, we're living mountains.
4* Speaking of the picnic scene, there's also Z's (attempted) rescue of Bala. According to WordOfGod, at that point, Z had to stop being nebbish and start being heroic.
5* Z unintentionally inspiring the rest of the colony to stand up for their rights.
6* Barbatus is a highly capable warrior ant who is able to take down giant termites alone, one after another, and saves Z before his death.
7* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams combined to make a superb soundtrack -- their next film was ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'' -- and six words: "High Hopes" sung by Doris Day. You'll know it when you hear it.
8* Ants are awesomely strong for their size, but Weaver supporting about ten-thousand ants on his shoulders, all alone? That was still cool.
9* Bala fearlessly standing up to Mandible and revealing her true distaste for him.
10-->'''Bala:''' I don't like the way you think, and I don't like the way you run this colony. And I don't like ''you''. The wedding is off. Things are going to change around here.
11* Cutter rebelling against Mandible and stepping forward to help Z and the others.
12-->'''Mandible:''' Cutter, what are you doing?!\
13'''Cutter:''' [[IShouldHaveDoneThisYearsAgo Something I should have done a long time ago]]. ''[[TakeMyHand This]]'' is for the good of the colony, sir!\
14'''Mandible:''' YOU USELESS, UNGRATEFUL MAGGOT!!! '''''I''''' '''AM THE COLONY!!!'''
15* Z sees Mandible about to kill Colonel Cutter and shoves him out of the way. Keep in mind he barely knows Cutter, but the guy is about to help his friends, and that's far more important. Throughout the film, Z has been rather selfish, but now he understands that the colony is just as important as he is.
16* Evidently some nameless soldier Ant really did succeed in killing the Termite Queen, [[HeroicSacrifice most likely in exchange for their own life.]]
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