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| “ | You see Hopper, nature has a certain order. The ants pick the food, the ants keep the food and the grasshoppers leave. | „ |
| ~ Atta standing up to Hopper. |
Princess Atta, now known as Queen Atta, is the deuteragonist of Pixar's 2nd full-length animated feature film A Bug's Life.
She is a princess from Ant Island who initially showed signs of nervosity for her impending leadership as the new queen, one which is stemmed from her insecurities and the grasshoppers' intimidation against the ants. When she personally met, interacted, and got to know with Flik, she started to mellow herself out more, one which influenced her to become more determined in taking the position as the new queen. She is also the older daughter of the Queen of Ant Island, the older sister of Princess Dot, and the wife of Flik.
She was voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who also played Elaine Benes in Seinfeld and Laurel Lightfoot in Onward.
Background[]
Atta is a gorgeous princess ant, the first daughter of the Queen of the Ant Colony, the older sister of Dot and heir to the throne of Ant Island. During the opening of the film, she’s close to inheriting the crown from her elderly mother. She’s very neurotic throughout the film, regarding her new-found responsibilities, and often concerns about what the rest of the colony thinks about her and loves Flik.
A Bug's Life[]
At the beginning of the film, she does not show much appreciation for Flik at all, especially when she gets crushed by a stalk that Flik has cut down with his latest invention. However, throughout the film, it is shown that she develops a crush on him.
When Flik accidentally spills a pile of food gathered for the grasshoppers, this causes Hopper - their leader - to double the amount of food offering the ants must gather before the next autumn. For this, Atta initially sentences Flik to dig in the tunnels for one month.
However, she comes to accept Flik's decision of going to Bug City to recruit some warrior bugs, henceforth getting rid of Flik so that he won't be around to cause any more trouble. When Flik returns to the island with the Circus Bugs that he has mistakenly recruited, Atta becomes mistrustful of the Circus Bugs and demands Flik to tell what is happening about them.
However, after witnessing a nearly fatal bird ambush, in which Flik and the Circus Bugs save Dot's life, Atta sees that the Circus Bugs may be warriors and, warms up to Flik - as well as the Circus Bugs - and she apologizes to him for her unkindness. When Atta mentions that Hopper is frightened of birds, Flik kisses her on the cheek and runs off with a new plan, leaving Atta very touched.
When the Circus Bugs present the plan to build a makeshift bird that can be controlled from the inside (an idea passed from Flik), Atta takes this plan and announces to the ants that they’ll work together to frighten away Hopper when he returns to Ant Island with his gang.
While the ants build the bird model, Atta's feelings for Flik seems to grow slightly stronger, and she expresses her gratitude to Flik for finding the "warrior" bugs, getting her antennae tangled with Flik's in the process later on. However, when P.T. Flea shows up and exposes the truth about the circus bugs, Atta becomes disappointed with Flik, and seeing him through his fibs and insanity, she foolishly and selfishly exiled him, even after everything they've been through together.
After that, she orders the ants to put away the bird model and gather up whatever food they can find on the island, but they are unable to satisfy the quota demanded by Hopper, which leads to him taking control of the island proving that Princess Atta made a fatal mistake, she puts herself and the entire colony in danger, and without Flik and the Circus Bugs, there’s no hope of dispensing with Hopper and his gang has collapsed. She now realized she was the one to blame, not Flik.
That evening, Flik, who has came back to the island upon hearing from Dot that the grasshoppers are going to squish the Queen after all the food on the island has been gathered, exposes the truth behind Hopper's need for the colony. Atta and all the other ants pay very close attention to Flik's speech.
They all become awestruck to realise that Flik is not only being completely honest, but also being brainy and strong-minded, something she has not seen inside him before. When Flik is roughed up by Hopper thanks to P.T. Flea, she rushes in to defend Flik, orders Hopper and the grasshoppers to depart, and commends Flik for his courage as she helps him up.
When Flik is kidnapped by Hopper, the circus bugs attempt to give chase, but it is Atta who rescues Flik from Hopper. Under Flik's instruction, she takes him across the stream where the bird's nest is located and watches antsily as Flik deals with Hopper. When the bird catches Hopper, Atta pulls Flik to safety and they hide as the bird lowers Hopper into its chicks' beaks.
Later on, Atta apologizes to Flik and offers him back into the colony, which he forgives and accepts.
At the conclusion of the film, when the Circus Bugs are about to depart the island, she expresses her gratitude to them for giving back the colony's hope, dignity and lives and receives a rock, which has magically appeared by Manny's tricks, as a gift.
When the ants applaud Flik for his heroism, Atta returns her love for Flik by kissing him. The Queen gives her crown to Atta as she is made the new Queen, before Atta tosses her own tiara to Dot. As Flik says goodbye to his friends, Atta and Dot fly him to a tree root for a better view. There, Atta holds hands with Flik, her chosen mate, as they, along with Dot, wave goodbye to the circus troupe who have departed.
Trivia[]
- Atta is named after atta ants.
- In the bloopers, Dr. Flora accidentally calls Atta "Princess Abba".
- Atta is perhaps most notable for breaking a very, very long-standing stereotype of a princess getting kidnapped and having to be rescued by a prince; in her case, she does the rescuing, her "prince" being Flik.
External Links[]
- Princess Atta on the Heroic Benchmark Wiki
- Atta on the Disney Wiki
- Princess Atta on the Pixar Wiki
- Atta on the Love Interest Wiki
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