**UNDERWATER AVATAR!!** (but low-key better) Atlantis: the Lost Empire Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING 

PT Barnum said, "There's a sucker born every minute." He is referencing that quote when he said, "P.T. Barnum was right."

Jim Varney passed away on February 12, 2000, at age 50 due to lung cancer from smoking, before the production ended, and the film was dedicated to his memory. Producer Don Hahn was saddened that Varney never saw the finished film, but mentioned that he was shown clips of his character's performance during his site sessions and said, "He loved it." Shawn Keller, supervising animator for Cookie, stated, "It was kind of a sad fact that he knew that he was not going to be able to see this film before he passed away. He did a bang-up job doing the voice work, knowing the fact that he was never gonna see his last performance.

Fun fact: this movie has the highest death count in a Disney animated movie. When you think about the amount of crew they had when they started the journey and how many didn't make it. It's surprising how much they were able to get away with if you think about it, I think because everything moved at a quicker pace things blowing up left and right many weren't able to process how many people just died as they were watching it. It just goes to show you that there are some smart and flexible ways of getting around story elements like that in a "kids movie" or "kids shows" and the story actually being kinda dark or more complex then you'd think possible for something labeled for kids. A lot of animators of course know animation is just a medium for telling stories in general and shouldn't be labeled as something for kids only, I mean look at anime. It's just something that is generally thought in the west "cartoons are for kids" and Disney has made their brand on being family friendly or being for the whole family. So how do they appear to stay on brand while telling a complex and interesting story "for the whole family"? By making things seem vague to fly over the heads of younger audiences while adults understand. This doesn't always work if done wrong but if you hyper focus on making kids only content then you extremely limit your audience base and the movies have a lot less staying power. And in my opinion I've seen a lot of things "made for kids" that are so dumb and so obnoxious that it's super painful as an adult just to sit through watching it with your kid like I'd rather take a hit to the head knocked out cold with a 2 by 4 or bathe in a tub of hot coals. Atlantis is even a movie that I enjoyed more as I got older.

The first mention of the myth of Atlantis is "Atlantis nesos" meaning the Isle of Atlas, in Plato's Timaeus and Critias. It was originally an allegory for hubris. It talked about an island nation that's navy grew too powerful and that power became their undoing. In the story, the Atlanteans are portrayed as antagonists to Athens. (Of course, Athens was the biggest sociopolitical power in Greece at that time and I believe Plato was also from Athens, so they got put in the "good guy" role). Athens is able to beat back the might of the Atlanteans and, in the end, the Atlanteans fall out of favor with the Gods and are submerged into the Atlantic Ocean. (Btw, yes, this is 100 percent where the name "Atlantic Ocean" comes from). While Plato's story of Atlantis was a pretty straight forward, politically fueled allegory that served as both a warning and a piece of propaganda that gave out a kind of "don't mess with Texas" energy, the myth kinda started to snowball around the Renaissance and has picked up a lot of newer aspects. Much like a lot of mythology, this resulted in, basically, what could be considered Ye Olde Fanfiction and got conflated with the original text. Most notably, the idea that Atlantis continues as a functioning society underneath the waves somewhere. The notion is pretty romantic, but if you stop for a second to consider the purpose of the original allegory, it's easy to see that its a bit of a contradiction. I don't know about you, but I don't think that the Greek God's idea of "punishment for hubris" is turning an entire island nation into Aquaman.

I love this movie! This and The Treasure Planet were always my favourites. And I loved women in this movie, including Helga. But what is something I didn't get when I was younger is why they didn't kiss but now that I'm older I love that they just hug and hold hands because that's what was needed at the moment (I heard there was a kiss but they decided to cut it, and I am glad for that).

this movie was my childhood, i used to watch it constantly! it's SUCH a visually stunning movie, like you said, and it really unlocks so much nostalgia in me. i'm so glad to see more people discovering it.

I saw this film when I was a kid. Elementary school if I’m not mistaken. It incited in me a love of history, the mysteries of the past and our own spiritual connections to it.

I’m so glad you loved Packard! She honestly deserves way more love 🤣

When they were making this movie, the creators had a mantra for their sound effects people. "Less music. More Explosions."

There was a canceled Theatrical Sequel, a canceled Saturday Morning Cartoon and canceled rides at both Disneyland and Disney World. It was meant to be Disney’s next big franchise. I know this because I’m interviewing everyone who worked on this film and making a documentary about it.

Packer being your favorite character warmed my heart cause I agree.

When the movie came out there was a hour long special about all the Legends of Atlantis . It was what they based the morning off of. Not sure if you can find it anywhere but it might be worth looking for it.

i had a crush on milo. he's so nerdy lol

This is the one Disney movie I am LITERALLY dying to see in live-action, and these are my personal preferences for which actors and actresses I would want to be cast in it: •Tom Holland as Milo •Zendaya as Kida •Josh Brolin as Rourke •Jennifer Lawrence as Helga •Ray Romano as Vinny •Isabela Merced as Audrey •LaMonica Garrett or Ray Fisher as Sweet •John Leguizamo as Mole •Francis McDormand or Helen Mirren as Mrs. Packard •Woody Harrelson or Jeff Bridges as Cookie •J.K. Simmons as Mr. Whitmore •John Kani as The King of Atlantis/Kida’s father (Daniel Kaluuya as the younger version) •Stephen Root as Mr. Hartcourt •Kurt Russell as Thaddeus Thatch/Milo’s grandfather •Logan Browning as The Queen of Atlantis/Kida’s mother

I love that you loved Mrs Packard too 😁💘

You need to check out Treasure Planet next! A space adaptation of Treasure Island. So cool

This is the favorite Disney movie in 2D animation of my dad, the next one will be Treasure Planet. I read about this project, and I founded a sequel, but that was just several episodes of a future TV show that never were release because of unknowing things. There was a real second movie of Atlantis, but I don't found more info.

That operator, who looked "so over her job," was voiced by an actress well-known as a bailiff in the TV series, "Night Court," who had an identical disposition, and (if I remember correctly) would smoke on the job.

Did you notice those coelacanths in the aquarium? Those ancient fish were thought to have been extinct for about 66 million years (about when the non-bird dinosaurs went extinct), but populations of them were found still living during the 20th century, and they're still around today. It's a true "living fossil".

If you want something of a similar vibe, The Road to El Dorado (from Dreamworks) is worth a watch. I feel like it's not quite on the level of Atlantis, but it was still a large part of my childhood.

Another awesome reaction, bravo! I saw this in theaters and was a huge fan afterwards - I recall getting so much Atlantis merchandise at the time, lol.

Atlantis is such an underrated Disney classic! I don't think it did very well in the box office, unfortunately. I definitely see the Avatar similarities now that you mention it! What really sells this movie for me are the high stakes and the twist~ that they're all actually in on it. Mrs. Packard is probably my favorite character, she's hilarious.

I always compared this movie with "Stargate" 1994

I remember when this came out McDonald’s had happy meal toys and all I wanted was one of the necklaces and I could never get one. Even when my parents asked for it specifically. They were always out lol.

Another underrated adventure movie I always liked was “The Adventures of Tintin” 3D animated and directed by Spielberg

Doesn't the huge stones going around in a circle in the air thing kind of remind you of where Ralph got his medal in _Wreck-It Ralph_ ? Of course, this example came first, and I wonder if it was a direct inspiration for that. It's from the same animation studio (Walt Disney's old studio), of course, which if anything makes a connection even more likely, I think.

Fun Fact: Dr. Marc Okrand, a linguist, created the Atlantean language for this movie. He also created the Klingon language for Star Trek!!!!!!

Why in the hell did i not come across your channel sooner -_- 4k subs already lezgoo!!!

To me, the twist wasn't "Rourke is a bad guy." Everything from his voice to his design telegraphed that. The twist here is the WHOLE CREW were in on it!

P.T. Barnum said, "A sucker is born every minute."

I can't blame milo for the fireflies. They were cranky and wanted to burn the world, milo just needed to pee.

Plato wrote a book about Atlantis, but it's believed to be based on a real place. Scientists have a few guesses as to which civilization Atlantis was based on from how detailed Plato's writing is, but it's all up for debate. There is a 2nd Atlantis movie. You should react to that one 💜

Atlantis is, as far people who take the legend very seriously, wiped off the face of the Earth. It would be where we now have "The Eye of Sahara", as it matches the dimensions of the old descriptions of the city. There’s a channel called Bright Insight which has a really cool little series on Atlantis, and how The Eye is the most probable location to date. Granted, this also implies civilization started way earlier than modern historians would claim. As far geologists and archaeologists are concerned, mankind may have been *very* advanced prior to the Younger Dryas event, which caused the last ice age. That same event, over ten thousand years ago, is speculated to be the same event that wiped out Atlantis and the entire region surrounding it. If you look at satelite maps of the area, it really does look like a floodplain. It’s a fun thing to study. The reason why it’s easy to argue we may have been exceptionally advanced back then is simple. The Titanic, an absolutely collossal ship, has been underwater a hundred years. It’ll be completely gone in a few hundred years, no metal left. Imagine what a few thousand will do. As far I’m concerned, it’s not hard to believe mankind was potentially as advanced as we are now back then, but were brought to the brink of extinction by the Younger Dryas.

a top tier movie that failed to get the deserved plaudit because people wasn't ready for it should it be re-released in cinemas, it would profit amazingly

The boss mercenary guy always reminds me of Clayton from Tarzan when he's switching the sword and cuts the vine he's holding

Yeah, a spin off world from Avatar, like the 5th Nation :D Air Nomads, Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, Atlantis :D

17:42 P.T. Barnum's infamous quote was "there's a fool born every minute" so he's saying their fools for not going after the monetary gain...

I don't know for sure the reasons why this movie didn't work in the US when it was released. All I know is that in France it has suffered of plagiarism accusations. Indeed, looked from far, the plot is quite alike the one of The Secret of Blue Water, a japanese animated series that revolve around a young african girl which has a magical blue cristal pendant which hold the secret of Atlantis, helped by a science nerdie blond boy with glasses, and the equipage of the Nautilus (yeah, the very Nautilus from Jules Verne's "20000 lieues sous les mers", with Captain nemo at its head). I went see it in theatre nonetheless, and I really liked it. The plagiarism accusations are at the same levels from those which had, a few years earlier accused Disney to have plagiate Jungle Taitei by making The Lion King. Yes, it could look alike, and there certainly are bits of inspiration. But it is as much a plagiarism as Star Wars is a plagiarism of Lord of The Rings.

this is such an underrated, epic adventure film and one of my favourites that doesn't get enough love! really enjoyed your reaction

One of my top 10 favorite animated films of all time. I grew up watching this, so it has a soft spot in my heart, and is so underrated!

One of my favorite Disney movies. My favorite artist, Mike Mignola, helped with the art direction. He’s also the creator of Hellboy.

I love this film this is my child hood

I just dicovered who were the kaijus in the third segment of the movie. They are Surt (fire monster) and Ymir (ice giant) from Nordic mythology.

Have we done Titian A.E. yet? I recommend adding that to the list of movies.

watched your lilo and stitch reaction and i HAD to see your atlantis one. It's my favorite Disney movie i swear

I've watched plenty of these reactions for this wonderful movie, and one thing stands out for me: all of the younger people who react to this are a bit too young to realize what a great cast of character actors from a few years earlier appear here. Michael J Fox (Milo) was truly born to do animation voice overs; the Atlantean king is the legendary Leonard Nimoy (Spock himself!); the villain is voiced by James Garner a movie and TV favorite since the 60s; Mr Whitmore is voiced by John Mahoney, who played the dad on "Frasier'; Mrs Packard is character actress Florence Stanley; Jim Varney was Cookie; Vinnie was Don Novello, a "Saturday Night Live" alum who created the character of Father Guido Sarducci.

I like this one!. I remember going to the movies, being blown away by the story and the actual possibility of having a lost empire buried underwater. I still believe something like that could be real. Especially if we consider the fact that we know more about the moon than the bottom of the ocean. I also liked the way they animated it. It reminds me of 'The rescuers' if you haven't seen those oh please do! is love to watch your reactions. There are two: the rescuers and the rescuers: down under. I loved both of them. Connected a little bit more with the 2nd one.

This movie also has a cool steampunk vibe to it, without being overtly of that style. I guess Disney (the live action side) had already done the brass and green velvet thing with _20,000 Leagues Under the Sea_ , but this one still has some of that feel.

The Legend of Atlantis that u described in the beginning is based on the Creatan Minoan civilization - pretty cool story if you'd like to research about it

Hello Thor my dude, perfect way to end my sunday before I go to sleep. 💜😌👌🏼

just FYI in the sequel they meet Odin, Asurter, and Fenris.

yayy you finally got to this amazing movie, love it :) this is such an epic adventure film, its so much fun, visually really good, great soundtrack, feels fresh, especially when it came out, which is unfortunately why it wasnt received well when it came out, luckily it got its appreciation later, its still one of the most underrated and overlooked movies :) since you have already seen Prince of Egypt and The Iron Giant, I would like to recommend you one animated movie you might not have heard about before, its called The Last Unicorn, its a really great movie and very underappreciated and overlooked :)

Theodore Roosevelt called. He said that he wants his boxing championship back

You mention the ship reminds you of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". I believe this movie is based on Jules Verne's book of that name. :) I don't know if there is an official legend of Atlantis, but there are many versions. To the best of my knowledge, they all have a few aspects in common: Technologically advanced island kingdom experiences some cataclysmic event and winds up sinking under the ocean. Aquaman from the DC comics is supposed to be the king of Atlantis. The is a great fantasy duology by Marion Zimmer Bradley about the fall of Atlantis.

In Plato's Timaeus and Critias there is a mention for the atlantis but it was a much older myth. More specifically before Timaeus' speech, Critias narrates the myth of Atlantis, as supposedly Solon had heard it from Egyptian priests, who knew him again, because it was recorded in their scriptures. The narrated events take place 9,000 years before the time of Solon, when another, primitive Athens, repulsed the attack of the mighty island of the Atlantic, Atlantis. There are many theories about Atlantis. One of them is a theory that combines the legend of Atlantis with Santorini, the Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Santorini’s colossal volcanic eruption took place about 3,600 years ago that demolished the island and caused an irreversible damage in the Minoan society. Minoans have been the naval empire of that era, which bears a lot of similarities with Atlantis. So, many scientists supported the theory of Santorini being the lost empire, although the date of its volcanic eruption does not coincide with Plato’s sayings. Another theory is that its location might be in the Atlantic in the Strait of Gibraltar. I loved this movie and the myth as i am from Greece. Loved the reaction!! Keep up!!

Those fireflies are very volatile

Brought to you by Disney starring Michael J. Fox as Milo Hatch as a wannabe explorer who gets denied a loan to travel to Atlantis. When an older gentleman actually agrees to to not only fund his expedition but also provides him with a crew. There Milo encounters a resident of Atlantis

My dentist was a dentist for the bootcamp before he retired

I love this movie!!!!! SO underrated. I want a live-action Atlantis!

What an underrated film. Together with Treasure Planet these two are some of the lesser known Disney-films.

Dr. Sweet is a bulky fit dude who can perform chriroprachty

Plato sort of wrote the book on Atlantis as a real place, and he isn't the only one to have written about it, but such a place hasn't been seen for thousands of years, so who knows? Actual, physical clues have been few and far between, as well as inconclusive. No one is even sure exactly where Atlantis supposedly was, although many theories exist, such as that of Santorini being the original site. Check it out if you're interested, and I think you'll immediately see why Santorini is one of the more popular theoretical locations of Atlantis. Many other theories put it out somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, which makes sense considering the names, although the two aren't necessarily connected in this way. Supposedly records of Atlantis had existed at the Library of Alexandria, along with the lost works of Homer, but even if that really was true, this wonder of the ancient world was completely destroyed at one point--a total loss of untold amounts of human history and culture.

When you see James Garner(voice of the captain) in movies, you immediately assume he's a good guy. However when you hear his voice, you know for sure he's gonna be the bad guy 😅 I love it

After watching this video, I think it would be really fun watching you react to the original Stargate movie, from 1994!

Actually, beans and bacon are a pretty decent diet, considering how his food was supposed to sound.

Brought to you by Disney starring Michael J. Fox as Milo Thatch. A wannabe explorer who gets denied by the bank a loan. Low and behold an older gentleman offers to fund his expedition along with his own crew to seek out the lost city of Atlantis.

You should check out Brother Bear or Anastasia next!

I wonder why most of my favorite movies are underrated

This is my favourite Disney film of all time and it breaks my heart that it flopped so Disney doesn't give two shits about the property.

I used to live in Germany by means of a 13 hour flight

PT Barnum said there’s a sucker born every minute and two to take from ‘em

Wooo!! Three mins now THAT'S early

He's voiced by James Garner

underwater pocahontas you mean. lol

Can you please react to SANTA CLARITA DIET (zombie alert!), a really awesome brilliant show with ONLY 30 episodes (20min long) so you can finish it pretty fast! Joel & Sheila's relationship is AWESOME to watch, just love them so much! Drew Barrymore is such an amazing actress & we get the sexy TImothy Olyphant with his awkward smile in the perfect/worst situations... The beginning is a bit slow so please give it a chance, a few episodes and you will be hooked!

Such a good movie. I highly recommend watching Treasure Planet!! Very underrated!

I own this movie and I love it a lot

Indiana Jones called. He wants his museum back

It suck ,knowing that movie didn't get the credits it deserved, like... they put it away. And Kida, she is a real Princess and yet, she's not a member of the Disney princess!

Fun fact he had a point about returning artifacts from museums. . .This movie just showed the actual issues of archaeological exploration. It looks harsh but artifacts in a museum ALOT of them were taken the SAME WAY. So when you said it's 2 different things that was WRONG. It isn't it's actually the same. . . .🤣😂🤣🤣 It why so many countries HATE major nations with museums with international pieces because they were ALL stolen. . . .and many museums are still refusing to return them. This one of the few movies where the ALL the major points in the movie are real and relevant

This movie came out around 1999 I wanna say

Can you PLEASE rreact to these awesome movies next: WHY HIM SHE'S THE MAN KILLERS MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL READY OR NOT COUPLES RETREAT THE BABYSITTER 1 & 2 FREAKY FRIDAY GAME NIGHT HORRIBLE BOSSES 1 & 2 HOT CHICK LET'S BE COPS ROAD TRIP/EUROTRIP ROUGH NIGHT REPLI KATE SORORITY BOYS VAN WILDER And if you have the time & energy to react to a sitcom I highly recommend SANTA CLARITA DIET (zombie alert!) & WRECKED (Lost "parody"), both only 30episodes/20min long so you can finish both pretty fast plus they are just freaking brilliant!!!

The king is Spock from Star Trek!

8:06 what is behind the door/ inside the closet behind you???

Blue is my son's favorite color

Introducing Kida

Have you seen the Anime Movie "Your Name" (Kimi no Na wa) it has some amazing art too.

15:08 You completely missed the point that we should return stolen artifacts to their owners. Many countries around the world had historical or religious artifacts plundered during the age of colonialism (which has parallels to the plot of the movie), and western museums are pretty stubborn about giving them back, despite having no claim to them in the first place. It isn't all that different if you think about it.

I've ALWAYS compared this movie to Avatar, glad someone else sees it. It's one of my all time Disney favorites 💙💙💙

Milo Hatch is an engineer

avatar was released in 2009, and Atlantis the Lost Empire was released in 2001, 8 years before hahahahahahaha! greetings from Mexico.

Avatar 2 Way of Water origins 💧

Hi

Why can Thor do a better ponytail than me? :( I have no volume to my hair when in a ponytail!

Introducing Kira, and she's a babe

Can I request Brother Bear!? :) peez and tank you :)

Video not done yet, made an Appeasement and you're in it. Hopefully I won't have to make a second or third I'm 1/3 through the second half. Anywho here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hHRHwuk-iC4.html

What is your problem with vinny 😂 You didn’t show him . Just in one second

For a long period of time Avatar was the top grossing film of all time until it was defeated by another one that came later