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Wednesday 31 October 2018

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Of the Disney animated films that I've watched thus far, Atlantis: TLE is the only one that I definitely want to see again. It's because it feels very non-Disney: it's sci-fi, there's no furry things in peril and at times it even has more in common with anime (the beginning and end, especially).
It's a Jules Verne-esque story about Milo Thatch's (Michael J. Fox) lifelong desire to find the fabled city, but beyond that it's about family, it's about truth, folly, fear, compassion, respect, moral choices and following your heart. The story moves too quick for it's own good, but I loved it, nevertheless.
Voice work is superb. The CGI actually works alongside the traditional. And, remarkably, even the obligatory comedy character was bearable.

4 vegetables out of 5

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