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A Sociological Analysis of Antz Antz is a very funny and witty story that makes a strong underlying statement about socialism and it’s failure to fulfill the human need for individual significance. The story is set, oddly enough, in an ant colony outside New York City. The first five minutes of the movie beautifully illustrates the entire social structure of the colony with images of a super organism set in motion. Images of little larva ants being given their social label, worker ants taking their place in the lines of production, and soldier ants training for battle. Each ant is expected to take their place in the system and serve the greater good of the colony, sacrificing their time, energy, and even their lives. There are three central characters in the film: Z, Princess Bala, and the evil General Vandible. Z is a disgruntled worker ant desperate to find his individual significance in the midst of a social system that focuses solely on the good of the colony. He dreams of a better place and longs to go in search of “Isectopia” where you can “be your own ant”. Z’s discontent is temporarily put on hold when he mee