@@katherinealvarez9216 Because Plato talked about Atlantis as if a real place, including a story about how he heard about the place. And unlike much of the contemporary literature, Plato's mentions of Atlantis were never entirely lost. So you're looking at over two thousand years of people reading about the place, and for most of that time why _wouldn't_ you take it at face value? Yeah, you never met anyone who'd been there, but it was destroyed in Plato's story, so _that_ checks out. Add in its appeal to the ancient astronaut crew and some 'mystics' invoking the name to help build a provenance for their beliefs... and well, you can see the results.
This is an excellent case of showing why retelling an old story isn't inherently a bad thing and shouldn't be an insult. Yeah, this is Treasure Island in Space. So? That does not make it any lesser. Most Disney classics are iconic retellings of public domain stories. And this goes back to long before Walt. William Shakespeare was doing the same thing. Very little of his work was original in a purist sense, but he told the old stories so well they became the versions that lasted to this day. Not every retelling or reimaging works. Some actively make existing stories worse. But to inherently disregard it as an inferior tool for inferior storytelling is wrong.
They've been gaining appreciation with time. I daresay they're approaching the point where they're no longer underrated. When they being regarded not as cult classics, but actual classics.
Disney in this period especially had their own "young man" haircut. The hair is always up off the forehead with a longish bang on each side. This must have been considered rakish at the time.
I've been praying Treasure Planet or Atlantis getting representation for a Kingdom Hearts game for years (imagine my disappointment that it wasn't for KH3, and the world count being HALF of what was in its numbered predecessor). Because, Sweet Zombie Jesus, imagine a solar surfing mini-game or a boss battle with the freakin' Leviathan!
Plato's version of Independence Day is now my favorite description for Atlantis.
People are still insisting that Atlantis must have been real, right?
@@katherinealvarez9216 Unfortunately, yes. Many people still think a city named Atlantis sunk into the ocean.
@@MrDj232huh. I want to ask, how did that happen? And why did Atlantis become a cornerstone for sci Fi and fantasy?
@@katherinealvarez9216 Because Plato talked about Atlantis as if a real place, including a story about how he heard about the place. And unlike much of the contemporary literature, Plato's mentions of Atlantis were never entirely lost. So you're looking at over two thousand years of people reading about the place, and for most of that time why _wouldn't_ you take it at face value? Yeah, you never met anyone who'd been there, but it was destroyed in Plato's story, so _that_ checks out.
Add in its appeal to the ancient astronaut crew and some 'mystics' invoking the name to help build a provenance for their beliefs... and well, you can see the results.
@@boobah5643 so basically, Plato was way too good a writer and it had marketing value?
This movie was a masterpiece not only in terms of story but in artistry and technology. It in some way surpassed the original story
RIP to Tony Jay. A voice so deep and smooth it echoes in the world to this very day.
This is an excellent case of showing why retelling an old story isn't inherently a bad thing and shouldn't be an insult. Yeah, this is Treasure Island in Space. So? That does not make it any lesser. Most Disney classics are iconic retellings of public domain stories. And this goes back to long before Walt. William Shakespeare was doing the same thing. Very little of his work was original in a purist sense, but he told the old stories so well they became the versions that lasted to this day.
Not every retelling or reimaging works. Some actively make existing stories worse. But to inherently disregard it as an inferior tool for inferior storytelling is wrong.
Disney's films from the early 2000s are vastly underrated 😊
They've been gaining appreciation with time. I daresay they're approaching the point where they're no longer underrated. When they being regarded not as cult classics, but actual classics.
@@bthsr7113as they should be
Disney in this period especially had their own "young man" haircut. The hair is always up off the forehead with a longish bang on each side. This must have been considered rakish at the time.
They hit on something good with how an earring in one ear works both as an old-timey pirate look and as a late-90's/early-2000's edgy teen look.
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Now I’m disappointed that nobody has created a new musical “The Burger King and I” yet.
Because no one is ready for that horror.
5:37 - “What looks like a crescent moon but is actually a space port. …er, take my word for it.” - sure, whatever you say Obi-wan.
😜
Ah, to hear the voice of Tony Jay once more. The man narrated some of my favorite childhood moments...I'm old, let me bask for a moment.
Ah, the Spelljammer movie.
I need to watch this movie again. It's really good.
How many kids were into steampunk after this?
Reporting in.
Yes
I frankly wonder how many furries did Captain Amelia awaken?
Treasure Planet was my first exposure to alt fantasy steampunk for sure.
Been looking for other steampunk movies, games, and books to check out but not sure where to start 😅
This is my favourite movies
The inn gets burned... is this the beginning of a JRPG?
Can't wait for Treasure Planet to show up in Kingdom Hearts 4... Where Silvers is merged with a heartless.
That would be freaking dope.
I've been praying Treasure Planet or Atlantis getting representation for a Kingdom Hearts game for years (imagine my disappointment that it wasn't for KH3, and the world count being HALF of what was in its numbered predecessor). Because, Sweet Zombie Jesus, imagine a solar surfing mini-game or a boss battle with the freakin' Leviathan!