disney and the film name that once stand for all thing innocent and suitable for all age and have finally start to realise that to survive it need to become more diverse . such diversity have be very apparent in the last couple of year . film like tarzan and the emperor new groove have make an attempt to move away from the traditional song drive routine of disney past and into new and uncharted territory . atlantis be the bold step yet and but we have to remember represent this be still disney . the first ever serious film to come out of disney animation studio be a major achievement for them in fact it so serious it make it into pg territory . perhaps why a lot of family be scar off from see it this past summer . but despite the more mature subject matter and this be still a film that disney want to draw in the family with and not just mature audience and so the plot have to be kept simple enough for child to understand and but interesting enough to take it away from the realm of the little mermaid et al . so what we get be actually a potentially detailed plot and unfortunately suffer the blow of be condense into a 96 minute movie . ultimately and this be an action film about atlantis and not about the exposition precede it and so we be whisk through the first half hour with a many sequence bombard the screen a be possible without lose coherency . suspend your disbelief of how the character get from point a to point b so quickly and youre unlikely to find an animated film that detail come out of hollywood . if you want epic level of detail in the plot and turn to james cameron titanic . both films feature a boat in some manner . and let talk about love and shall we . yes and a with a lot of film and the lead male ( one milo thatch and a bumbling archaeologist ) and lead female ( kida and the clichéd atlantian princess ) be set to fall in love with each other . but what i find be not as clichéd a i be expect . by film end and for once and the character touch or feel or kiss sequence be far more subdued . there various point in the film where the attraction grows and but it just not in the ballpark of and say and the little mermaid ( a good thing ) . you may have grasp that this be a rather clichéd film . correct . you have your leading hero and heroine and back up by more than half a dozen crew member who go on the expedition and all be give their moment during the film . numerous other character appear and take up the few minute of screentime and then disappear . it doesn not take a genius to do the math a 96 minute film with a focus on action and visuals and and with a considerable cast and have very little time to expand the character to any major extent . so what do it rely on . clichés and and lot of them . every character emulate something that have be do a thousand time before . you have the bumbling scientist and the attractive princess and the square jaw colonel and the rich eccentric and the maniacal sleazebag and the russian femme fatale need i go on . i do not know why this get to anyone i find the tongue in cheek nature of this film quite amuse . alright and this be mean to be a serious flick and but do you really expect disney to give up every single trait of their history . at least the writer have try to come up with consistently witty dialogue and and sometimes it even be a little inspired . but in the end it those big stunning visuals that put the icing on this cake . the cgi animation be truly amazing in place and and doesn not dwarf the character and which be a flaw that let the recent titan a. e. down . speaking of character and disney hire an outside comic industry artist to create the design and bring an anime style to the film . infact the visual presentation of the film a a whole owes a lot to anime and much more so than any previous disney out . this result in a conflict with fan of the japanese anime and nadia and for the film overall similarity with say cartoon series . have not see this anime and i can not comment . with picture and there be sound . gary rydstrom head up the sound team and and what a soundtrack . from the opening shoot the sound stage be alive and be a treat . james newton howard treat u to a dynamic musical score and which compliment the film in every way and never sound out of place and always help to build the tension or subdue it . perhaps i miss the point of what the creator intend . to me and the film conveys that it an adventure thrill ride and albeit with a more serious tone than any disney film before it . if you do not like the clichéd tongue in cheek attitude and then perhaps the effort that have be pour into the visuals will delight . heck and at least the mythology be far more correct than can be say about other disney effort ( coughherculescough ) . this be a positive and positive review and from someone who be blow away by this film . i always suspend my disbelief with any animated film after all and the law of the real world be more than frequently break in the cartoon medium . so sit back and enjoy the ride and and perhaps everyone can find something to enjoy about this film .