ok and after read a couple of review on atlantis represent the lost empire and i just want to clear up some misunderstanding a to it be a direct rip off from nadia represent secret of the blue water . the only part that be a ripoff from nadia be that the pendant from nadia and the pendant from atlantis bear so much resemblence in term of how it use and origin and how it create from the source of life that there no doubt about it be copy . if you want to consider how kida and nadia be dress alike then you could put that against disney too ( it be kind of wierd for nadia and kida to wear that bikini style clothing in an adventure sci fi and not to mention they both move in a similar style too ) . a an anime fan i have to agree there some degree of copy but it only on the minor detail and even though not many of the idea be original ( like the encryption design on the wall in laputa and the ancient mask from princess mononoke and the resemblence of the vehicle to the garfish submarine in nadia and etc ) . the plot itself i believe it highly original and it quite amaze that disney can pull it off without the use of captain nemo ( the main character in jules verne 20k league under the sea which be also the main character in nadia ) . a for mylo and jean wear similar style glass . a show in the novel lord of the fly and glass be a symbol of wisdom and intelligence . i think mylo and jean and the main character from stargate and a dozen of other intelligent character would look kind of unfit for the role if they go in without glass . a for the submarine and and how the submarine fight ( with those wide blast torpedo which really resemble what nautilius do ) and i want to state that it a required element for either one if atlantis be involve in the plot ( after all it a sunken city beneath the water ) . a for the crew have some charactistical resemblence with the crew from nautilius in nadia and it might be the artwork but i do not sense any copyright infringement there a the character personality be perfectly original to me . a an anime fan that rat nadia a the # 1 best anime i ever watch even now today . i do have my doubt about atlantis when i first saw the preview . but now that i watch the movie and i once again regained my confidence with disney and have high hope for their future movie after atlantis . overall and the best disney movie yet without me shiver at the sound of their song at the middle of the movie and it a plus that they revise their cheesy script to make it even well . also and it amaze that they actually portray the bad guy look normal with out make them overly evil in the beginning ( i be wonder who the bad guy be and only the blonde girl kind of resemble the look of a bad character in term of how disney draw it aka make the bad guy look really menace ) .