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Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Atlantis: The Lost Empire
A linguist leads an expedition to Atlantis, in search of a mysterious power source. They find the power source and the people of the civilization, including the king and his beautiful daughter. The expedition leader tries to steal the power source, but the other leaders of the expedition stop him, with the help of the Atlanteans. The expedition leaves, but the linguist stays behind.
--Doug Wake, Resident Scholar

This Disney flick is about the grandson of an adventerer who goes in search of the lost city of Atlantis. He finds it and is able to read the inscriptions that no one else can. But the greedy man he came with takes the life sorce of the city and they start dying.
--Michael Gookin, Resident Scholar


Analysis of Atlantis: The Lost Empire
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Explore/1st contact Yes
Explore plotlet: - exploring a wondrous planet or phenomenon
Technology/$$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - power source - Info about lifeform(s)/phenomena
Mental/Magical powers focus Yes
If a cartoon... - animated cartoon
Environmental disaster? - preventing ecological disaster

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - engineer - govt employee
Age: - 20's-30's
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - very skinny (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - sensitive - happy - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - other weird color - white/grey
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type - very skinny (female)
How much in movie? - 60%

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - explorer - mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 80%
Hair color - white/grey
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - muscular (man)
Ethnicity - White
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition - bulging muscles
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th Century (1900-1950) - Ancient past (Greek-Roman)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Water? Yes
Big cities? Yes
Kind of city - Beautiful sparkling advanced city

Style
Tone of movie - upbeat
Comedy or somewhat funny movie? Yes
Any profanity? - None
Kinds of F/X - exploding vehicles - exploding bombs - exotic big cities
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical
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