Atlantis: The Lost Empire

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Milo Thatch is pulled into an adventure to discover the lost city of Atlantis. He follows a team of unlikely explorers deep underground to finish what his grandfather had begun.

This film was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. This film was a highly unique animation to come from the Disney company. This film was made to appeal to older audiences by cutting out musical sequences and creating a more action paced animation. This was a genre that Disney was new to, and needed some practice with. This film has a fast paced action story. The film also has an amazing animated ending fight sequence. It does lack in creating emotionally deep characters and the story isn't highly gripping to its audiences. The plot is very basic, and the film does not bother to explain any of the small details. It makes the history and the future of Atlantis appear mysterious and confusing. The backdrop animation is amazing to watch, but some of the character animations are awkward to watch. The visual styles were reminiscent of comic books making it unique within the animation world.

The cast worked great together. Many of the characters were kept flat, but entertaining. It would have been nice to see more the characters in the film. Michael J. Fox voiced the role of Milo Thatch. He was good in his role. He created a character that develops by discovering what to fight for. Cree Summer voiced the role of Princess "Kida" Kidagakash. She was good in her role. Most of her character is kept in mystery. She managed to keep the character relatable and kindhearted. Claudia Christian voiced the role of Helga Katrina Sinclair. She was good in her. Unfortunately, her character leaves more of an impression than the real villain does. James Garner voiced the role of Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke. He was good in his role. It would have been nice to build som kind of connection to him-bad or good. Don Novello voiced the role of Vincenzo "Vinny" Santorini. He was good in his role. He offered some comedic relief to the film. Corey Burton voiced the role of Gaetan "The Mole" Moliere. He was good being pure comic relief for the film. Phil Morris voiced the role of Dr. Joshua Strongbear Sweet. He was good in his small role, even though he spoke a mile a minute. Jacqueline Obradors voiced the role of Audrey Rocio Ramirez. She was good in her role. She gave the film some innocence. Leonard Nimoy voiced the role of King Kashekim Nedakh. He was good in his small role, but it would have been nice to see more of this character.

I give this film 3 out of 5 stars! It is a well drawn animated film, but it fails to provide a gripping story with heartfelt characters.

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