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Atlantis: The Lost Empire<\/b><\/i>\u00a0is a 2001 American animated\u00a0science fantasy<\/a>\u00a0action<\/a>–adventure film<\/a>\u00a0produced by\u00a0Walt Disney Feature Animation<\/a>\u00a0and released by\u00a0Walt Disney Pictures<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was directed by\u00a0Gary Trousdale<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Kirk Wise<\/a>\u00a0and produced by\u00a0Don Hahn<\/a>, from a screenplay by\u00a0Tab Murphy<\/a>, and a story by Murphy, Wise, Trousdale,\u00a0Joss Whedon<\/a>, and the writing team of\u00a0Bryce Zabel<\/a>\u00a0and Jackie Zabel.<\/p>\n

The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes\u00a0Michael J. Fox<\/a>,\u00a0Cree Summer<\/a>,\u00a0James Garner<\/a>,\u00a0Leonard Nimoy<\/a>,\u00a0Don Novello<\/a>,\u00a0Phil Morris<\/a>,\u00a0Claudia Christian<\/a>,\u00a0Jacqueline Obradors<\/a>,\u00a0Jim Varney<\/a>,\u00a0Florence Stanley<\/a>,\u00a0John Mahoney<\/a>,\u00a0David Ogden Stiers<\/a>, and\u00a0Corey Burton<\/a>. The film is set in 1914 and tells the story of young linguist Milo Thatch, who gains possession of a sacred book, which he believes will guide him and a crew of mercenaries to the lost city of\u00a0Atlantis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Development of the film began after production had finished on\u00a0The Hunchback of Notre Dame<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(1996). Instead of another\u00a0musical<\/a>, directors Trousdale and Wise, producer Hahn, and screenwriter Murphy decided to do an adventure film inspired by the works of\u00a0Jules Verne<\/a>.\u00a0Atlantis: The Lost Empire<\/i>\u00a0was notable for adopting the distinctive visual style of\u00a0comic book artist<\/a>\u00a0Mike Mignola<\/a>, one of the film’s\u00a0production designers<\/a>. The film made greater use of\u00a0computer-generated imagery<\/a>\u00a0(CGI) than any of Disney’s previous\u00a0traditionally animated<\/a>\u00a0features and remains one of the few to have been shot in\u00a0anamorphic format<\/a>.\u00a0Linguist<\/a>\u00a0Marc Okrand<\/a>\u00a0constructed<\/a>\u00a0an\u00a0Atlantean language<\/a>\u00a0specifically for use in the film.\u00a0James Newton Howard<\/a>\u00a0provided the film’s musical score. The film was released at a time when audience interest in animated films was shifting away from hand-drawn animation toward films with full CGI.<\/p>\n

Atlantis: The Lost Empire<\/i>\u00a0premiered at the\u00a0El Capitan Theatre<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Hollywood, Los Angeles<\/a>, on June 3, 2001, and went into its general release on June 15. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Budgeted at around\u00a0$90\u2013120 million<\/span>,\u00a0Atlantis<\/i>\u00a0grossed over\u00a0$186 million<\/span>\u00a0worldwide,\u00a0$84 million<\/span>\u00a0of which was earned in North America; its lackluster box office response was identified as a result of being released in competition with\u00a0Shrek<\/a><\/i>,\u00a0Lara Croft: Tomb Raider<\/a><\/i>,\u00a0The Fast and the Furious<\/a><\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Dr. Dolittle 2<\/a><\/i>. As a result of the film’s\u00a0box office failure<\/a>, Disney cancelled a planned\u00a0spin-off<\/a>\u00a0animated television series<\/a>\u00a0Team Atlantis<\/i>, an underwater\u00a0Disneyland<\/a>\u00a0attraction, and a volcanic\u00a0Magic Kingdom<\/a>\u00a0attraction based on it.\u00a0Atlantis<\/i>\u00a0was nominated for several awards, including seven\u00a0Annie Awards<\/a>, and won Best Sound Editing at the 2002\u00a0Golden Reel Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The film was released on VHS and DVD on January 29, 2002, and on\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0on June 11, 2013. Despite its initial reception, re-evaluation in later years has resulted in\u00a0Atlantis<\/i>\u00a0gaining a\u00a0cult following <\/a><\/sup>and reappraisal from critics as a mistreated classic, due in part to Mignola’s unique artistic influence.<\/p>\n

Aboard the submarine\u00a0Ulysses<\/i>, Milo meets his teammates: Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke, Lieutenant Helga Sinclair, demolitions expert Vincenzo Santorini, geologist Gaetan \u00ab\u00a0Mole\u00a0\u00bb Moli\u00e8re, medical officer Joshua Sweet, mechanic Audrey Ramirez, radio operator Wilhelmina Packard, mess cook Jebidiah \u00ab\u00a0Cookie\u00a0\u00bb Farnsworth, and a platoon of mercenaries. Upon reaching a cave entrance leading to the lost city, the submarine is destroyed by a massive mechanical\u00a0leviathan<\/a>, killing most of the crew. Milo and the survivors escape in smaller crafts, navigating through the cave to emerge among ancient ruins.<\/p>\n

Milo translates the journal, guiding the team through caves beneath a dormant volcano until they reach the worn remains of Atlantis. There, they are greeted by Princess Kidagakash \u00ab\u00a0Kida\u00a0\u00bb Nedakh, who, despite being around 8,500 years old, appears as a young woman.<\/p>\n

She leads them to her father, King Kashekim, who orders them to leave. Learning that Milo can read their language\u2014a skill lost to the Atlanteans over millennia\u2014Kida asks for his help in uncovering their forgotten history and highly-advanced technology, without which the city has declined and resources have dwindled. Milo learns that Atlantis is powered by the Heart of Atlantis, a massive crystal that grants longevity and health to its citizens through the smaller crystals they carry.<\/p>\n

Rourke betrays Milo and the Atlanteans, revealing his true intention\u2014to steal the Heart for profit, despite knowing the Atlanteans will perish without it. He mortally wounds the King while seizing control and uncovers the crystal’s hidden location beneath the city. Sensing the danger, the crystal merges with Kida, who is then captured by Rourke.<\/p>\n

He departs with the crystallized Kida and his mercenaries, except for Vincenzo, Moli\u00e8re, Sweet, Audrey, Packard, and Cookie, who refuse to take part in the Atlanteans’ destruction. Before dying, the King reveals that Atlantis was devastated by a\u00a0megatsunami<\/a>\u00a0after he attempted to weaponize the crystal’s vast power. To protect the city, the crystal merged with a royal family member, Kida’s mother. This created a protective dome over the city’s inner district, shielding it from total destruction as Atlantis sank beneath the waves, but Kida’s mother never returned. To prevent the crystal from ever merging with Kida, the King hid it, inadvertently accelerating Atlantis’ decline. He warns Milo that Kida will be lost forever if she is not soon separated from the crystal and pleads with him to save her.<\/p>\n

Alongside his allies, Milo rallies the Atlanteans to reactivate their long-dormant flying machines. Together, they eliminate Rourke’s mercenaries in the volcano. Milo kills Rourke with a crystal shard before he and the others fly the crystallized Kida back to Atlantis as the volcano erupts. Kida ascends into the air and awakens Stone Guardians, who erect a barrier that shields the city from the lava flow. With Atlantis saved, the crystal separates from Kida and remains suspended in the sky. Milo chooses to stay in Atlantis with Kida, having fallen in love with her. Before returning to the surface, Vincenzo, Moli\u00e8re, Sweet, Audrey, Packard, and Cookie each receive a small crystal and a share of treasure. The six reunite with Preston on the surface and agree to keep their adventure a secret to protect Atlantis. Preston opens a package from Milo containing his own crystal and a note thanking him.<\/p>\n