Synopsis :
Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld) is "just an ordinary bee" who recently
graduated from college and is about to enter the hive's Honex Industries (a
division of Hones Coporation and owned by Hexagon Group) honey-making workforce.
Along with his best friend Adam Flamen (Matthew Broderick) Barry is initially
very excited, but his latent, non-conformist attitude emerges upon finding out
that his choice of job will never change once picked. This prompts Barry to
leave the hive and see the world on a daily run with the macho, elite 'Pollen
Jocks', though Adam tries to talk Barry out of it. He thoroughly enjoys his
new freedom, and is impressed by the process of nectar collection and pollination,
but after being stuck to a tennis ball during a game and flying through a panicky
family's car he decides humans are crazy and that he should go home. Unfortunately,
it begins to rain and he crash lands on a windowsill. The apartment's occupants
have just come home and they close the window before Barry can escape. After
freaking out the people inside and nearly being squashed, he is rescued by a
female human named Vanessa Bloome (Renée Zellweger) and gently put back
outside. This unexpected act of kindness intrigues Barry, who goes back in to
thank the woman even though doing so would violate Bee Law #1 - "Don't
talk to humans". Despite both of their expectations they develop an instant
bond - bordering on attraction - and start hanging out together frequently.
Of course all of their friends and family are completely upset by this relationship.
While they are going through a grocery store Barry is shocked to discover that
the humans have been stealing and eating the bees' honey for centuries, and
after venturing to Honey Farms and witnessing the artificial process by which
the honey is gathered, he ultimately realizes that his true calling in life
is to set the world right by suing the human race for stealing their precious
honey. The trial initially goes well, until the main defense lawyer (John Goodman)
goads Adam into stinging him in order to show the less lovable side of bees,
but Barry counters by producing the smoke-machine used by Honey Farms to drug
and subdue their bees.
Barry wins the lawsuit, and all honey in the world is confiscated and returned
to the bees. Too late, Barry and Vanessa realize that the sudden, massive stockpile
of honey has put every bee out of a job, including the vitally important Pollen
Jocks. Without bees pollinating the flowers, all plant life begins dying with
the entire food chain close behind. To set things right, he and Vanessa find
a way to save all the flowers by going to the Tournament of Roses Parade in
California and bringing back with them all the pollen-filled flowers to re-pollinate
the world. Barry and Vanessa fly the flowers as luggage on a flight from Los
Angeles International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport. The
flight begins to take a detour which would be fatal to the flowers, and in trying
to intervene Barry accidentally knocks out terrified pilots. Vanessa joins him
and tries unsuccessfully to fly the plane, but in the meantime millions of bees
have rallied together and arrive at the last minute to help them safely land.
Armed with the pollen of the last flowers, Barry and the Pollen Jocks manage
to reverse the damage and save the world's flowers, also restarting the bees'
beloved honey production. Nothing is mentioned about the fate of the existing
honey or companies like Honey Farms, though humans and bees are seen treating
each other visibly better. Barry becomes a member of the Pollen Jocks, helping
to pollinate the plants while also running a law firm inside Vanessa's flower
shop, switching the name to "Vannesa and Barry: Flowers; Honey; Legal Advice".
As the film closes, his office door reads "Insects at Law."
- Cast : Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew
Broderick, John Goodman, Chris Rock, Kathy Bates, Megan Mullally, Patrick
Warburton, Larry Miller
- Studio/Banner : HMV
- Format : VCD
- Language : English
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