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[1] [2] It excludes films where the antagonists are inhuman insects or a human becomes an insect, such as The Adventures of André and Wally B., Them! or The Fly. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It also excludes documentary, scientific and educational films about insects, such as the Secrets of the Ant and Insect World (1960), [ 5 ] More than Honey (2012), and The ...
This is a list of monster movies, about such creatures as extraterrestrial aliens, giant animals, Kaiju (the Japanese counterpart of giant animals, but they can also be machines and plants), mutants, supernatural creatures, or creatures from folklore, such as Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster.
This list may not reflect recent changes. Insects in mythology; A. Adze (folklore) Ah-Muzen-Cab; B. Bees in mythology; C. Cicadas in mythology; G. Gallinipper (mythology)
Insect fictional The Stingiest Man in Town: Barry B. Benson: Honey bee Bee Movie: Barry B. Benson (Voiced by Jerry Seinfeld) is "just an ordinary bee" in a hive in Sheep Meadow, Central Park in New York City. Bim Heimlich Caterpillar A Bug's Life: An overweight caterpillar who speaks with a German accent and longs to be a butterfly. Bumble ...
Loki (Marvel Comics) - From the Marvel Comics series, and from the Marvel movies Thor, The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Ragnarok, and Avengers: Infinity War. He is based directly on the trickster god Loki from Norse mythology. Max and Moritz - Principal characters of the book of the same name written by Wilhelm Busch in 1865. Famous ...
Pages in category "Films based on folklore" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Bahamut – Whale monster whose body supports the earth. Word seems far more ancient than Islam and may be origin of the word Behemoth in modern Judeo-Christian lore. Bake-kujira – Ghost whale; Cetus – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail
Aside from a natural fear or aversion to arthropods, reasons for using such creatures in movies could be metaphorical. Many of the most famous "Big Bug Movies" were made in the 1950s in the aftermath of World War II, when the world was introduced to the cataclysmic destruction inflicted by nuclear bombs. The bomb was unapproachable, remote, and ...