(Re)discover “Atlantis, the lost empire”, a thrilling and exotic adventure produced by Disney studios in the early 2000s, and unfairly forgotten since.
From the age of 8
Cartographer and linguist, Milo James Thatch has the same dream as his grandfather: to discover the mysterious lost city of Atlantis.
The day an eccentric billionaire pays him an unexpected visit and reveals to him that he has in his possession all of his grandfather’s precious information on the location of this disappeared kingdom, the young scientist jumps at the chance, and decides to board the huge submarine that will soon dive in search of Atlantis. During the expedition, Milo and his teammates will encounter many perils…
The 2000s, as we know, were not a particularly easy period for the Disney studios. After the memorable golden age of the 90s, and just before starting to get back on track with films like Rapunzel or Wreck-It Ralph, the famous company had a string of lackluster successes, sometimes even suffering box office failures.
Some feature films from this decade, however, would have deserved a little more recognition. This is the case of Atlantis, the lost empire, released in 2001, and directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise: a most illustrious duo, since the two directors had already signed Beauty and the Beast and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Unveiled at the end of the year, and probably eclipsed at the box office by two real groundswells – the first part of Lord of the Rings, and that of the Harry Potter saga – the new Disney nevertheless had many qualities. Let us cite for example its spectacular opening sequence, its particularly rich and inventive visual universe, its endearing characters and its very inspired soundtrack, composed by the excellent James Newton Howard.
In short, Atlantis is a quality Disney trip, which we strongly encourage you to try as a family.
What they will like…
- The action sequences, truly spectacular. If the use of synthetic images in a feature film in traditional animation could prove hazardous on many occasions, it is here very convincing, and marries in a nice way with the rest of the film.
Walt Disney Animation Studios
What can worry them…
- The monstrous leviathan, a gigantic underwater creature that sets off in pursuit of the heroes, at the start of the film.
- Some subtleties of the plot which, without being disturbing, may eventually lose the youngest spectators, or escape their interest.
(Re)discover the hidden details of “Atlantis, the lost empire”…