Phase IV
Movie • 1974 • Horror
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Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.
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There is an implied relationship between a 16 year old girl and a man who is at least in his 30s. The original 1973 ending is more explicit about this, showing a nude female form that is likely supposed to be the girl's in a cryptic montage sequence. No actual sexual contact between the characters is shown but it is very creepy.
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A man in a delirious rage slashes his hand on glass while trying to kill an ant. It's not so much an accident, because he can see that the ant is sitting inside a bunch of shattered glass.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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The ending is ambiguous. Though the ants win, the film implies that humans may not mind being ruled by ants.
There are actually two endings to the movie which have different levels of ambiguity, but both endings suggest this same outcome. The original 1973 cut ends with a mysterious montage that suggests some people may enjoy the ant-ruled future.
There are actually two endings to the movie which have different levels of ambiguity, but both endings suggest this same outcome. The original 1973 cut ends with a mysterious montage that suggests some people may enjoy the ant-ruled future.
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Is there a dead animal?
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The movie contains a number of dead animal bodies. A dead sheep is shown in a crop field, numerous dead ants are shown throughout, and a mantis dies and is later found having burned. There is a time-lapse sequence showing a dead mouse being eaten by ants, which depicts the creature being eaten into skin and bones in some detail.
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Dead sheep are seen and examined. A horse is attacked by ants and must be shot. Many bugs are attacked by and devoured by ants. A mantis devours an ant, and a group of ants attacks and devours a tiny mouse.
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Many, many, many ants. Half the film is extreme closeups of ants.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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