Atlantis: The Lost Empire a 5 Stars worthy Walt Disney Movie

Atlantis: The Lost Empire a 5 Stars worthy Walt Disney Movie

I watched the Atlantis Disney movie a few years ago. I only watched it once. Even now, I still remember its complete awesomeness. The second part was not too hilarious. I think this was one of the few movies were people did no spontaneously break into songs. The mysterious mood created by Disney also worked pretty well. Like we all know, this story is about Milo and Kida. Kida is the princess of Atlantis. Milo found Atlantis by following the notes written by his dead father. The bad guys in this story are some random guys who wanted to use the power of Atlantis to make money. Yeah, its the ancient old battle of the entrepreneurs vs the scientist. True scientist like to discover. They seek knowledge for knowledge's sake. Entrepreneurs are more sensible. They are keenly aware of their empty wallet. Thus, it makes sense that they would jump at the opportunity of using Kida as a battery.




I liked a lot the rich mythology of this movie. It is a wonder how much research went into making this movie. Its pretty neat how Disney's Atlantians resembled those described by Archimedes or was it Aristotle. I think it was some Greek guy. No one of any importance. Part of the big deal of Atlantis was their power crystals. They used them to control their ancient machinery. However, they forgot how to use them after being locked underground for so long. Atlantis sunk once again, when Kida protected their city from the Volcano, as her mother had done before.

Its a major bummer about the languages in the Disney movies. Its pretty neat how Disney manages to make all foreign tongues into English. In Atlantis's case, their magic crystal also served as a compact communicator , of sorts. It does help you skip a few scenes. Via such devices or the spirits or whatever, Disney makes do without a translator character. Lets see, I mentioned the technology, the romance, the bad guys, the counterattack...

I liked how the princess was unlike the others princesses we usually see in Disney. Its a good thing that ,by the time the Atlantis: The lost Empire was made, Disney had thrown the Brother's Grimm out the window. This animated movie was pretty original. A breath of fresh hair. The second part was more of a farce (for lack of a better word. Well there is a better word, but it sounds too yukky for my taste). I really do no like second parts. They only come about when the first part became commercially successful. They usually deviate from the  true vision of the original.

Then again, I should not be too harsh on Disney's drive to make money. That company is after all, ruled by entrepreneurs. Then again, there is no such thing as art, for art's sake. If they tell you otherwise, then they are probably lying. In any case, Walt Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire deserves 5 stars rating. It is a totally amassing kids animated movie.