Line #22 Heartwarming/ABugsLife


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3	Heartwarming moments in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife''.
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5	* Dot snapping Flick out of his HeroicBSOD. The hug that follows is so incredibly adorable and comforting.
6	-->'''Dot:''' [[MeaningfulEcho Pretend it's a seed, okay?]]
7	** Flik and Dot's friendship throughout the movie is nothing short of sweet itself. Dot is the first one to show any genuine appreciation for Flik's inventive ideas, and she's the only one who still believes in him when he gets exiled from the colony for his "warrior bugs" deception.
8	* "Well, Flik, you really goofed up... thanks." Followed by the circus bugs and the entire colony applauding. Flik is understandably teary-eyed.
9	* In all the colony, out of all the countless ants, it's not the elders or the Council or even the Queen who speaks up when Dot is being threatened. It's [[BigBrotherInstinct Flik]], the outcast.
10	--> '''"''Leave her alone!''"'''
11	* Flik and the circus bugs rescuing Dot from the bird. Followed by:
12	--> '''Rosie''': What is that?
13	--> '''Manny''': That, my friends, is the sound of applause!
14	* Gypsy's tendency to gently rub Manny's hand when he's feeling down. The quiet love between them is tangible whenever they're onscreen together and it's not a CMOF.
15	* The two young ants who want the circus bugs' autographs.
16	--> "When I grow up, I want to be a praying mantis!"
17	--> "I want to be a stick bug!"
18	--> "Oh, they're all so cool--I can't pick!"
19	* While it doubles as a CMOF, Rosie's horror when she realizes she actually hurt Dim and the fact that she immediately rushes to comfort him regardless of P.T's anger.
20	* The scene in the circus van, with Flik's friends reminding him of the good he's done.
21	--> "You have [[NarmCharm rekindled the long-dormant embers of purpose]] in our lives!"
22	* When the bird crashes, Atta is [[GoThroughMe clearly willing to die]] rather than let Hopper hurt the girls.
23	** And before that (though it crosses with a {{Tearjerker}}), her desperate "Where's Dot? ''Has anyone seen Dot''?" Especially heartwarming given their rocky relationship up to that point.
24	* The first thing Atta does upon being inspired by Flik's "Ants don't serve grasshoppers" speech is to defend him from Hopper. The first thing that she says to Flik is [[SoProudOfYou "I'm so proud of you, Flik!"]]. After all the times she's been anything but patient with Flik, especially the part where she banishes him and the circus bugs, that one moment there ''officially'' cements her newfound respect for him. It soon becomes even sweeter when she shows genuine concern for him when he goes to lure Hopper to the bird's nest to be eaten.
25	** Even before that moment, there are quite a few moments that show how much their relationship is improving. The conversation they have after the bird attack has some pretty sweet exchanges between them - first off, Flik tells Atta that she's doing a great job despite her thinking otherwise. That is followed by her expression of self-doubt and the notion that everyone could be watching her, "waiting for (her) to screw up", as Flik puts it (that also doubles as a bit of a {{Tearjerker}}). Then, after she offers him the position as the Queen's official aide to the "warrior" bugs and compliments him for his bravery during the bird attack, Flik responds with a modest, "Really? Naw, naw." And to top it all off, [[EurekaMoment after she reveals that even Hopper is deathly afraid of birds]], he suddenly runs off but immediately comes back with a quick "Thank you", and kisses her on the cheek before running off again. Atta clearly didn't see that coming, but you can tell how touched by it she is afterward.
26	*** The "building the bird" sequence after that has a few instances such as an awkward "Hi, Flik …" from Atta while they're picking up part of the acorn they are using as the beak, and Flik later staring lovingly at her as she compliments the other ants. Atta soon notices him, but he quickly hides himself behind a leaf. Even so, she can't resist doing the same thing eventually. And finally, after the bird is finished, they get their antennae tangled after she thanks him for finding the "warriors" (which also crosses with a funny moment).
27	** One subtle moment that indicates that Atta does appreciate and listen to Flik's ideas despite often seeming dismissive of him up to that point is that, when Dot and Francis are being attacked by the bird, and the ants struggle to see what is happening, Atta remembers when Flik fashioned her a makeshift spyglass using a leaf and a dewdrop, and creates one herself to get a better view of the situation.
28	** During Thumper’s attack on Flik, in a blink and you’ll miss it detail during the crowd’s reactions, we see a brief shot of Manny hugging a clearly terrified Gypsy to comfort her.
29	** Flik's entire speech about how the ants are more than the grasshoppers' slaves. Keep in mind, he is saying this about the colony that banished him and has treated him as nothing but a failure all his life. And even now, after all of that, after having been brutally beaten while the ants stood by helplessly, he is ''still'' defending them, putting them before himself.
30	* When Hopper grabs Flik and flies off with him, the available Circus Bugs don't hesitate for a ''second'' before flying after the grasshopper to save their friend.
31	-->'''Slim''': Quick! After them!
32	* "Sorry. My place is here."
33	** "Good answer."
34	* Francis catching Dot mid-fall. Bear in mind, he's been established as the Token {{Jerkass}} Teammate, yet when he sees a small child screaming for help, his first instinct is to save her.
35	** Also, his bonding with the Blueberry Scouts, and the kids all hugging him tight as they all say goodbye.
36	* Molt, Hopper's MinionWithAnFInEvil brother, actually getting a HappyEnding and taking a job with the circus bugs.
37	* Mixed with CMOF, Hopper and Thumper are considerably nicer out-of-character in the HilariousOuttakes.
38	** It's also cute that it's implied that the reason Atta kept screwing up the "Do I look stupid to you?" scene is because she finds the idea of being afraid of Hopper the actor uproariously funny.
39	* Hopper, despite being odious, remarks that he hasn't killed Molt because he promised his mother on her deathbed that he wouldn't. And he kept that promise. EvenEvilHasLovedOnes indeed.
40	* When giving his speech after returning to the colony, Flik doesn't try to claim all the credit for the "warrior bugs" idea or even try to rub in the colony's face the fact that he succeeded in his mission. Instead, he humbly thanks Princess Atta for believing in him and supporting his idea. Even though he is unaware that she only sent him away to be rid of him, it just goes to show how nice and genuinely innocent Flik is.
41	* Ignoring the fact that we're seeing this [[NightmareFuel from the food's perspective,]] seeing the monstrous bird feeding her young (Feeding them Hopper, but still) is pretty sweet, [[CrossesTheLineTwice in a very screwed up way.]]
42	* An understated one; early in the film Slim expresses his displeasure with being used as a prop, and that he dislikes being laughed at when he's in this role. At the ants' celebratory party once the bird is complete, Slim is being used as a limbo pole... and is enthusiastically joining in with the "how low can you go" song and is clearly enjoying himself in the game. During Flik's DarkestHour he also attempts to cheer him up by making himself the butt of a "slapstick" joke without a hint of resentment or self-consciousness. It's obvious that when he's in the company of people he likes and respects (and who like and respect him as a person) as opposed to working for an abrasive parasite to an unappreciative crowd, he doesn't even think twice about using himself in a comical way to help others enjoy themselves.

Context Heartwarming / ABugsLife