“According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway, because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.”¹ The Bee Movie is one of the funniest and most intriguing movies I’ve ever watched. Though it may be aimed towards a younger audience, the plot and multiple uses of adult humor makes this movie so enjoyable. Of course, with its fair share of concerning but amusing side plots and scenes, The Bee Movie is such a great watch and if you haven’t watched it, I completely recommend that you do.

This movie contains a super interesting cast, with its main character Barry Benson being voiced by Jerry Seinfield. Some other characters such as Vanessa Bloome (played by Renee Zellweger), Ken (played by Patrick Warburton), and Mooseblood (played by Chris Rock) are featured in this movie. Some celebrity characters, like Ray Liotta (played by himself), Larry King as Bee Larry King, and Sting as himself appear in this movie. The movie contains memorable characters and cast, making the film completely unforgettable.

Leaning on the jazziest of quotes, Barry B. Benson highly recommends you watch his action-packed comedic movie, starring himself. After reading the review, head to your screens and watch the Bee Movie right now!




The movie begins with the narrator stating that a bee shouldn’t fly, but of course, they do. We are introduced to Barry Benson, who is getting ready for his graduation. As he puts on his shirt and other morning to-dos, we are shown Barry’s best friend Adam Flayman. They are both graduating from school and have to choose the jobs that they plan to do until they die. While Adam quickly decides on one of the jobs, Barry has trouble believing that they’ll only be doing one job until he dies. They fly around the hive until we are shown the Pollen Jocks, the bees that go out to collect pollen to produce honey. Some of the Jocks come up to Barry and invite him to go out on their next flight. As he explores the flower fields, he accidentally ends up in a tennis court and gets attached to a tennis ball. Here we are introduced to the two people playing tennis, Vanessa and Ken. After getting out of his sticky situation, he flies off until it starts raining and lands in an apartment. The apartment coincidentally belongs to Vanessa and Ken, and through a small conflict, Vanessa saves Barry. The next morning, after staying in the apartment, Barry flies into Vanessa’s kitchen and startles her with the infamous quote, “‘Ya like jazz?”¹ One of the most important rules of a bee is not to talk to humans, and he just broke it. This starts a relationship between the two, with them quickly becoming friends.

Barry then goes back home to the hive and he tells Adam that he met a girl and Adam gets angry that he’s hanging with humans. Later, he’s swimming in a pool of honey when his parents come down and start berating him for his ‘relationship.’ Barry starts floating down into the pool where we see a dream of his. He and Vanessa are having a picnic, and afterwards they go out flying where Vanessa is in a small airplane, but ends up crashing. This wakes Barry up. The next day, Vanessa and Barry head to a supermarket, where Barry realizes that humans have been stealing honey from bees. In a little spat, Barry ends up fighting one of the workers and Barry forces him to tell where they’ve been getting the honey. Barry heads to the location and finds out how mistreated some hives have been and that they use a smoker to deplete the bees’ energy. In a news report by Bob Bumble, it’s reported that Barry intends to sue the human race for rights to the honey that the humans have been taking. Along with the help of Vanessa, Barry goes to trial against Layton Montgomery, representative for five honey industries. As the trial goes on, honey figures like Sting, Ray Liota, and Klauss Vanderhayden are put on the stand. While the bees have trouble getting the jury on their side, Montgomery ends up making Adam very angry, causing Adam to sting the rep. Adam ends up in the hospital and due to some cigarette smoke being blown through the hospital window, Barry has a realization. Barry, as evidence, provides the smoker, and shows its uses and effects. This helps him to win the trial, forcing the companies to give honey back to the bees. Unfortunately, this turns out for the worst when the no longer pollinating bees leave the plants, flowers, and others to die. The last flowers in the U.S. are going on a flower parade, the very last one. So, Barry and Vanessa head to the show, steal a parade float covered in flowers, and try to fly back to New York. Due to an issue with the pilot and co-pilot, Barry is left to help Vanessa fly the plane and with the help of the other bees, they land the plane and get back to pollinating the plants.

While this movie has a ton of twists and turns, it shows the important need for bees and other pollinators. If we don’t have bees and other pollinators, then we won't have the plants that provide oxygen and take in carbon dioxide. While bees may be scary, they are essential to the survival of our planet and humankind. This movie, along with its comedic aims, does have some good themes: Gratitude, Friendship, and Maintaining the Balance of Nature. The themes of the movie are also important in real life. It's important to be thankful for what you have. It’s important to make friends and create relationships. Finally, it’s important to aim for the conservation of our planet Earth.

This movie is completely a 10/10 and if you haven’t watched it, what are you doing? Get over to your phone, computer, or tv and watch the movie! The excitement, comedy, themes, and plots will make this such a fun watch. It’s so memorable and will definitely make you want to go back and watch it again.