Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated science-fantasy action-adventure film created by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Set in 1914, the film tells the story of a young man who gains possession of a sacred book, which he believes will guide him to the lost city of Atlantis. The film made greater use of computer-generated imagery than any of Disney’s previous traditionally animated features. It grossed over USD 186 million worldwide, USD 84 million of which was earned in North America.
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated science-fantasy action-adventure film created by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Set in 1914, the film tells the story of a young man who gains possession of a sacred book, which he believes will guide him and a crew of mercenaries to the lost city of Atlantis. The film made greater use of computer-generated imagery than any of Disney’s previous traditionally animated features, and it remains one of the few to have been shot in anamorphic format. A direct-to-video sequel, Atlantis: Milo’s Return, was released in 2003. Atlantis was nominated for a number of awards, including seven Annie Awards, and won Best Sound Editing at the 2002 Golden Reel Awards. It was released on VHS and DVD on January 29, 2002, and on Blu-ray on June 11, 2013. It is considered to be a cult favorite, due in part to Mike Mignola’s unique artistic influence. It grossed over USD 186 million worldwide, USD 84 million of which was earned in North America. Disney quietly canceled both a spin-off television series and an underwater attraction at its Disneyland theme park. Some critics praised it as a unique departure from typical Disney animated features. Others disliked it due to the unclear target audience and absence of songs. The movie was released at a time when audience interest in animated films was shifting away from hand-drawn animation toward films with full CGI. It premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on June 3, 2001, and went into general release on June 15.
It has been described as the 41st entry in Disney’s animated features canon and its first science-fiction film. It features an ensemble cast with the voices of Michael J. Fox, Cree Summer, James Garner, Leonard Nimoy, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian, Jacqueline Obradors, Jim Varney, Florence Stanley, John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers and Corey Burton. The Ulysses, a robotic lobster-like creature that resembles a young woman—and that is the basis of the Atlantean language. A massive tidal wave, triggered by a distant explosion, threatens to drown the island kingdom ofAtlantis. In the midst of an evacuation from the capital city, the Queen of Atlantis is caught by a strange, hypnotic blue light and lifted up into the \”Heart of Atlantis\”, a powerful crystal protecting the city’s innermost district. She leaves behind her husband, the King of Atlantis, and her young daughter, Princess Kida, as the island sinks beneath the ocean. Several thousand years later, Milo Thatch, a cartographer and linguist at the Smithsonian Institution who is marginalized for his research on Atlantis,believes that he has found The Shepherd’s Journal. Milo enlists a team of specialists led by Commander Rourke to lead an expedition to Atlantis as soon as he deciphers it. After traveling through a network of caves and a dormant volcano, the team reaches Atlantis.
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