DIY VIRAL
The author Robert Scucci
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If you have children and are tired Inside Out 2 after the hundredth viewing, you might want to check out one of Walt Disney's most fantastic early Feature Animation adventures: Atlantis: The Lost Empire. While I'm not always on board with Disney's latest intellectual property, I'm definitely tired of being overexposed to new releases and have been watching Aladdin too many times as a kid myself to even think about adding it to my family's Disney animation rotation for the sake of my sanity.
Because I was already too cool for school Atlantis: The Lost Empire was making my own circle, I saw it for the first time only recently. While some of the character development feels a little rushed in this sci-fi action adventure epic, the animation and voice acting are superbly done. And if you're a hiker who needs some extra convincing, you'll be happy to know that Leonard Nimoy's talent is clearly on display in his portrayal of the King of Atlantis.
An unlikely adventure
Atlantis: The Lost Empire first points to 6800 BC to show how the lost city of Atlantis was lost. In case you were wondering, it was the megatsunami that pushed the city underwater, introducing us to Kashekim Nedakh (Leonard Nimoy), the king of Atlantis, and his young daughter, Kidagakash “Kida” Nedakh (voiced by Natalie Strom in this sequence). after being mysteriously abandoned by the Queen of Atlantis.
Flash forward to 1914 and we're introduced to clumsy and rambunctious linguist Milo Tech (Michael J. Fox), who is obsessed with the lost city of Atlantis, but cannot get adequate funding from the Smithsonian Institution to go on an expedition based on his extensive research.
Unbeknownst to Milo, his late grandfather Thaddeus had met eccentric millionaire Preston B. Whitmore (John Mahoney), who decides to finance an elaborate expedition to Atlantis out of his own pocket. Giving Milo his precious copy Shepherd's Journal, a map describing the route to Atlantis, and introducing him to the expedition team, Whitmore sends him on his way, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire leaves the streets and sinks into the sea for the remainder of the film.
Never trust a mercenary
Milo is overjoyed at his chance to test his knowledge of dead languages and navigation, and finally has the financial backing to fulfill his grandfather's wildest fantasy of the location of Atlantis and see the lost empire for himself.
Milo is joined by a group of misfits led by Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (James Garner), including his second-in-command Lt. Helga Catherine Sinclair (Claudia Christian), demolitions expert Vinny (Don Novello), Dr. Joshua Strongbear Sweet (Phil Morris), an eccentric cook named Jabid Allardyce “Cookie” Farnsworth (Jim Varney), a radio operator for Wilhelmine Bert Packard (Florence Stanley) and a French geologist who behaves like a mole named Gaetan “The Mole” Moliere (Corey Burton).
After an unexpected mechanical leviathan attack that kills most of the crew's support soldiers and sailors in an epic series of explosions, Milo and company finally find the lost city of Atlantis and are introduced to Kashekim Nedak and an adult Kid (Chrissumara). While Kida is receptive to the idea of allowing Milo to reclaim Atlantis' history using his unique experience, Kashekim is wary of the crew and retreats, assuming they are unharmed.
Fortunately, and to Milo's shock and disgust, Commander Rourke is only trying to find an ancient crystal located in Atlantis, and he visits the lost city to loot it for his own personal gain. Realizing his sinister plot, Milo, Kida and the rest of the crew put their heads together to reclaim the lost city of Atlantis before the ancient civilization is stripped of its life force.
Underwater adventure for the whole family
As much as I love the visuals and the snappy dialogue Atlantis: The Lost EmpireOne thing that really blew me away was how quickly Milo went from a nervous wreck who can't run down a Smithsonian hallway without tripping over his feet to an underwater hero with god-like reaction time and agility. But since we're talking about a children's movie with broken pacing and action sequences, I'm willing to suspend some disbelief while watching a movie about a secret ancient underwater society controlled by glowing blue crystals.
At the end of the day Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a visually stunning, witty and witty family movie streaming on Disney+ that will bring out the explorer in you.
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