This movie was a passion project from the studio rather than a profit project, and it 10000% shows. “Professional” movie reviewers always let us down by rating amazing movies as bad (cough cough rotten tomatoes cough cough)
@Darkstar Rottentomatoes is still extremely popular (and used). It doesn't make sense to ignore it. Also, the only thing it does is putting reviews together for convenience. And that's it.
I love the relationship between Jim and Silver in this film! Their heart to heart moments really warms my heart. Treasure Planet is another Disney film that deserves more love and appreciation. I actually like this film.🙂
Also love we're shown how capable she is as a leader. Better yet, she doesn't demean those under her command aside from some snark at a civilian and well-placed suspicion with Silver's people.
Well it also shows that she probably knows Jim checked everything. Even outside of sabotage, stuff can break even after checking or he could’ve been adrift prior to him checking. There’s a dozen ways he could’ve been axed off naturally. So she refrained from any blaming due to that most likely.
This is my husband's favorite movie. He also had a dad who wasn't around and picked up surrogate father figures. You just don't see young men in that senario represented very often, so this was really good to see.
Yeeeees, I totally agree with you. It's just that as fathers are the ones who must be there to "take care" and girls are seen as "protective beings", it looks like young boys can't be that vulnerable, even if they suffer the same (my English isn't good, sorry for the mistakes) that's why I like Jim's character a lot. It looks so real
the 'etherium' is a reference to the " Luminiferous aether": light is a wave, and so physicists imagined that it travelled through a medium, called the Aether. But all experiments to prove the aether's existence failed. this was before James Clerk Maxwell showed that light was a wave through electric and magnetic fields. Einstein proposed that space-time itself could be thought of as the aether: a medium through which all things move Dr Doppler, a reference to the doppler effect James 'Pleiades' Hawkins, a reference to a group of stars The film was made by nerds of the highest order
@@mrdeadlybootz5414Oh definitely. Prooobaby just deserves ooones more movie with eeeeverything we can do today. Perhaps a little like what we’ve gotten in Arcane, but more so for the backgrounds.
This movie is an underrated jewel. It has it all, a great world, good relatable characters, a well done character development and an amazing soundtrack.
The way I see it, Jims plot line is almost like the time line of the creation of this movie. Treasure Planet (Jim) was this idea that the directors saw as a passion project but many felt it wouldn't work. Disney (Jim's Dad) dropped the ball when it came to caring for the movie and walked away leaving it to fend for itself at the box office. We the audience (Silver) who were lucky to see the movie in theaters were captivated by this movie and saw its potential and feel like this movie deserves and can do so much more. Either way this is my favorite Disney movie and I'm so glad to see reactors watching this movie
Adding to this, Silver is complex and sometimes a good guy and a bad guy. Likewise, critics and audiences are split on this movie, but overall we seem to like it after all these years :)
I just don't understand how underrated this masterpiece of a movie is. The relationship of Jim and Silver is beautifully developed, the character Jimitself is really relatable and REAL and the animation is just top-notch. I'm glad you watched it!
Damn it, I was going to think about 'RLS' later to see if there was an easter egg in there, but I forgot. But now imma steal this fact and tell people if they can't guess first
Its not really explained well in the movie, but in this universe their version of space has breathable air. Since this is a retelling of Treasure Island the production team wanted to keep the sailing and water aspects despite being in space. They really developed a rich backstory and world for this movie and its really a shame that Disney let it flop.
How many Disney protagonists have a backstory of being abandoned by their father instead of said parent being dead? Seriously, I related so much to Jim and his longing for a father-figure in his life. In fact, a lot of children of the last few generations can relate to this.
@@fynnthefox9078 It is. I'm just saying that Disney films usually go for the dead parent or parents cliche, which does work. But to get a movie where a parent literally abandoned the family hit home for me. It was unexpected and I like that they took a chance with it.
I love the fact that Jim saves Silver during the supernova. The betrayal later down the line feels that much worse, because we as the viewer get to say "Are you serious? He saved your LIFE!"
21:32 this quote from John Silver was actually my senior quote in highschool! well, an abridged version bc of the limited character count. this movie is my all time favorite disney movie, i'm glad it's found a great appreciation in recent years. hopefully disney can see this uptick and consider expanding on the project. one can only dream...
Treasure Planet is a favorite, I love that they did a sci-fi spin on the classic Treasure Island story - of course mixing in some old-timey elements, too. The design of the aliens was so epic, too, especially Silver's! He's apparently supposed to be a bear-like alien but it's hard to tell. Clever no matter which way you slice it. :)
There was actually a sequel written for this movie. Since Disney abandoned it though (or intentionally hamstringed it in the box office depending on who you talk to) it was never made. The basic plot of the film was adapted into a RTS game called "Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon." Here's a copy of the story element of the game: Five years after the events of Treasure Planet, Jim Hawkins graduates from the Royal Navy Academy and becomes commander of an Imperial patrol ship. As Jim patrols various sectors of the Etherium, Her Majesty's Empire is in the process of negotiating peace with the Procyons, raccoon-like warriors who have been at war with the Empire for centuries. They send a diplomatic fleet under the command of Procyon diplomat Evar to Parliament, the centre of government and home of the Queen, for the peace talks. However, bizarre and almost unstoppable iron ships nicknamed Ironclads wreak havoc in Imperial territory, and pirate raids are a constant. During his patrols, Jim discovers his old friend Long John Silver's flagship is in command of the pirates aiding the Ironclads. After missing out on a chance to join the fleet scouring the Frontier for Ironclads, Jim is sent to investigate Ironclad activity after finding one apparently lost deep in Empire territory. After locating and destroying an Ironclad base hidden in a nebula, he discovers the Ironclads are Procyon vessels, meant to draw the Navy fleets to the Frontier, allowing the "Diplomatic" Fleet to kidnap the Queen unhindered. Jim is ordered to warn the Empire of the Procyon trap. However, they are soon intercepted by Silver's pirate fleet. Jim pursues Silver to a pirate fortress, where he discovers two identical command ships, both commanded by a Silver. Jim learns that Silver was captured by a robot doppelgänger, who has been aiding the Procyons in his name. Together, they destroy the false Silver. Silver regains command of his fleet, and, together with Jim's fleet, rush back to Parliament to stop the Procyons. They arrive at Parliament, only to find the Procyons have already sprung their trap. A massive battle ensues, ultimately resulting in the Procyons' defeat. An enraged Evar attempts to take Jim down with him by ramming his ship, but Silver's badly damaged ship arrives. He rams Evar's flagship, and both ships are destroyed. The Procyons are forced into harsh peace terms thanks to their treachery, and the Empire is saved. Silver is presumed dead, and receives a posthumous pardon and knighthood. However, Jim believes that Silver survived and is out there somewhere gathering a new fleet
No, the plot of the planned sequel and the plot of the game were completely different. The sequel was supposed to take place while Jim was in the Academy and about retrieving a stolen ship called the Centurion. It had nothing to do with the Procyons.
"Atlantis:The Lost Empire" has a nearly identical character opening to Daniel Jackson's intro in the Stargate movie. The similarities always make me smile, and I've often wondered if it was done on purpose. Lol
One of my favorite childhood moves! I still remember the day I saw it in the theater! Really wished they made a sequel! Same goes for the road to El Dorado!
This is crazy, I was just watching reactions to this movie yesterday, but I was sad that there weren't that many on RUclips. I'm hyped for this reaction! This is THE most underrated Disney movie.
Brought to you by Disney based on the book written by Robert Louis Stevenson entitled, 'Treasure Island' starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jim Hawkins in this sci-fi film about a lost treasure and the crew that tries to find it. Have this movie and love it
For a great series that is a prequel to Treasure Island watch Black Sails. Superbly written and brilliantly acted. It's four seasons of TV you wish you will never forget.
Fun fact: The narrator in the beginning is voiced by the late-great Tony Jay, who voiced the asylum director in Beauty & The Beast, and Judge Claude Frollo in Hunchback Of Notre Dame. Edit: This movie uses a unique blend of 2D animation, CGI, and Deep-Canvas animation (which produces the 3D tunnel-vision effect, they used a lot of it for the vine-swinging/tree-surfing scenes in Tarzan), which makes it one of the more expensive 2D movies they ever produced.
My dad left because of work when I was 11, I didn't see him again until I was 20. I moved out less than 4 months after he moved back in. I always loved this movie because the beginning was similar to my life.
Yes! Great movie! And Treasure Island was one of my favourite books when I was a kid, Robert Louis Stevenson also wrote kidnapped, which was pretty good as well, and he did some beautiful childrens poems, I had a book of them I used to read to my kids when they were little, he was a very talented writer. I’m going to have to dig out my old copies lol
Many of the Disney video tapes I owned as a kid had the treasure planet trailer on them. It was the kind of film I was always aware of but I was in my early-mid teens when I finally got to see it. I’ll be honest, the trailer didn’t really appeal to me. It didn’t explain the story or even the characters and felt more like a montage of cool action scenes. It was only when I watched a random RUclips playlist of somebody’s favourite Disney songs that i discovered ‘I’m still here’ with Jim and Silver bonding, and I was sold 🥺❤️ I loved their dynamic and the character growth. I got the movie for my birthday that same year (along with the goofy movie) and I completely fell in love with it. My younger sisters thoroughly enjoyed it too but I think they were annoyed with my obsession. 😄
I can relate! We had so many animated movies on tape and dvd when I was little, but this unfortunately wasn’t one of them. So as a kid I only ever saw bits and pieces of it like one time when it came on Disney channel (some of the aliens creeped me out and I changed the channel. I regretted it later 😑) or when I came across scenes on RUclips. I got really into it at the time and it even inspired certain aspects of my own characters and stories. So yeah I finally got around to watching the whole movie for the first time recently. I absolutely loved it and I just wish I had seen the entire thing growing up 🥺
When people have never seen something and make super accurate predictions I don't think they've already seen it, I think they're like me. A "professional movie watcher" 🤣
This has got to be some of Disney’s best character design work. Especially Long John Silver he’s a blend of traditional and 3D Deep canvas Animation. Absolutely groundbreaking design work.
It's subtle but you actually see Jim literally grows through the film. At the start he is slightly shorter than his mom, then at the end when he reunites with his mom they're at the same height and at the very end when he gratiuated the Academy he is taller than her, to show the passage of time in the film. Movies rarely shows that, either very short amount of time passes so kids and teens (especially) stays the same, or there're time leaps from kid to teen or adulthood.
So glad you enjoyed this film! This film is based on an old book by Robert Louis Stevenson call treasure Island. There’s even a sci-fi miniseries of it called treasure Island. There’s an old Disney film version of the book. And there’s even one that was done by the Muppets called Muppet treasure Island. That one is just as funny and hilarious. also yes I would love to see react to Pirates of the Caribbean. All five of them. I know the fourth and fifth one may not be the best ones, but I would at least watch them just for the sake of the storyline for the main characters. At least go in with an open mind. 🏴☠️⚔️💎
I looked it up and the Etherium: "...is a layer of space that contains breathable air, life, and small, island-like bodies that seem to float among the stars. Below this layer is an airless void, some Spacers don suits to explore, or mine this void, though it's fairly certain no life dwells within." This sci-fi adventure is definitely my favorite amongst the genre, especially when you narrow the list down to children's animations.
I loved Treasure Planet as a kid! I always thought it was very VERY clever of Disney to turn a classic Treasure Island novel into a Sci-Fi movie. I repeat... "VERY CLEVER"!
For a sailor to betray a fellow sailor to the depths of a typhoon (blackhole) when everyone is working together to survive the storm (supernova) is a real lesson for kids about honour (or lack thereof)
The movie has pirates and all the sea stuff because is based on the book ´´Treasure Island´´ written at the end of the XIX century. They took the book changed a few things (like the dad abandoning the protagonist) and settled the story in space.
THIS is my favourite disney movie and honestly at least top 3 movies in general. as a kid I had the vhs tape and would watch and rewind and watch it again 3 times a day sometimes. love treasure planet SO much.
This movie is so underrated. If you don’t know the story behind Disney trying to bury this movie, I highly recommend you look up a documentary about it on RUclips.
They can breath, because they are not in space. They are in the Etherium, which was the concept of how people from back then imagined the space around the earth.
Morph is aside from being designed as the cute character to this picture and the symbolism of the bond between Jim and John SIlver, he's a sci-fi alien version of a parrot since parrots are associated with pirates and sailors. After all, Morph doesn't just mimic people by morphing into them, he does repeat their words like parrots do. By the way, the Pokémon you were thinking of is Ditto, that one is a slimey Pokémon that can transform temporarily into the opponent and use their moves.
The breathing in space thing is explained at the very start but it's extremely easy to miss. Basically, this part of the universe is full of breathable air instead of being a vacuum. How that works I have no idea.
This is by far one of my favorite Disney movies. I never knew why it didn't make it in box offices but I relate to Jim so much, I was never a miscreant but the father figure being somebody else I do have. Having a loving stepfather who's known me longer than my abusive absent father. It was heartwarming to watch and I live the designs and art aspects.
Anyone else terrified of Scroop? Silver may have been the pirates’ leader, but Scroop was the real villain. 20:16 What happens to a human body in a black hole? I seem to recall hearing the word “spaghettification.”
37:45 Idk if you've already watched it but if you like space movies and want a lot of emotions you should definitely watch Interstellar! Mind blowing movie about space, morals and family with incredible scenery❤️
Sometimes there are bad guys who still have a good heart and a caged soul. All they ever need is help from someone to get to know, in order to help redeem their true kindness and love and compassion. And in the end they became the best characters willing to follow that positive path to thrive in peace.
14:30 To answer that question, look no further than the book narration in the first 20 seconds of the movie. The setting of Treasure Planet takes place in a layer of space called the “Etherium”; a stable (albeit science fictional) atmosphere that stretches between stars or even between multiple galaxies. This allows life to flourish between the stars and planets, such as the whales you see during the launch, and it even provides unique weather conditions like the “waves” of the black hole later in Beyond this layer of space is an empty airless void akin to what we possess. To my understanding, this is based on a early/medieval European depiction of space.
14:31 this universe has different rules. It’s not space as we know it, it’s made of “Etherion”. I believe they mention it at the very beginning. I think since it’s full of “etherion” it’s not a void so they don’t need help breathing? Something like that
There's a video here on youtube by BREADSWORD about how Disney basically wanted people to forget about this film before it was even made and how they purposefully botched the marketing and other aspects of the film so that it wouldn't perform well and fade into obscurity. It's pretty interesting and goes into a lot of the background stuff happening at the time within the company, definitely recommend it!
You're right, this is a combination of 3d cgi with handdrawn 2d, one of a few movies to actually pull it off the hybrid animation impressively. This is quite the passion project and it shows, love the unapologetic creativity on display for such an unforgettable trip.
In Treasure Planet the world dose not have traditional space, it's called the etherium which lets people breath in the open space in treasure Planet this makes Scroops death even worse because he wont die from suffocation he will die from slow dehydration. And they tell you about it at the beginning of the movie.
i love how know one ever mentions that, technically, Flint was the richest man in all of disney, as his treasure was covering the entire surface of the planetary core. that would break the mind of scrouge mc duck.
Yet another childhood film that really cemented my preference for found family stories over romance. Too bad found family movies aren't as popular as romance ones...
So this movie’s physics functions on the old sci-fi concept of the ‘aether’. This is the idea that only really light things could be in space, like air, so between planets was air. Very small moons wouldn’t be able to attract large things like people, but they would have air. Some people would even write fiction where some aliens were like spiders and would build webs in asteroid belts. The aether was an amazing idea, it’s such a shame that it isn’t real.
I'm early 😅 haven't watched the full video yet but as someone who's been watching you for a little while, I gotta say, I love seeing how much your channel has grown and watching you become more and more comfortable in front of the camera. I hope you're proud of your growth cuz you're killin it!
For people who love this movie I recommend the anime: Last Exile. it's a great steampunk series but delves deeper into the ideas of poverty/inequality that are somewhat touched on in this movie. it came out around the same time
"He's like Anakin Skywalker." Me: Yeah, except Jim doesn't turn out to be a cringey, angsty disappointment. And, as for Long John Silver, he turned the treasure he got from Treasure Planet to start his own seafood restaurant chain on Earth with his name on it. Not bad.
Lol. Anakin is pretty cool actually if you take into account Clone Wars and his comic appearances, the movies alone don't do him justice, they're more complementary
Treasure Planet, all with Lion King, Zootopia, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and a few others are some of my favorite Disney animated films. Now, even though the couple following recommendations aren’t set in space, I would still recommend Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and the live-action Muppet Treasure Island. Anyway, I surprisingly never caught on, until maybe a few years ago, that RLS in the RLS Legacy was an abbreviation for Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of the Treasure Island novel. Oh well! So, between the sci-fi underwater film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and the sci-go space film, Treasure Planet, I would say that Treasure Planet is better, as I felt like most of the characters were a little more fleshed out, the pacing was a little better, and I thought that it had more emotional moments. The only thing that I would say that I liked a little better about Atlantis: The Lost Empire would be that that one had more named side characters. Another reason that Treasure Planet is one of my favorites is that I loved moments like Jim, and Silver’s last heartfelt bonding moment near the end. Also, how could one not appreciate the fact that this was one of the rare to few times where a Disney villain redeems himself? Oh, and the score by James Newton Howard makes this film even more worthwhile. One more thing that I would like to mention is that I created quite a few memories with this film when I was younger, including drawing B.E.N., and Long John Silver while having dinner at Macaroni Grill of all places. Well, thanks for reviewing this film once again! Oh, and looking forward to seeing you cover films like Titan A.E. fairly soon, as well as see you reviewing the Shrek franchise. Oh, and there are five Pirates Of The Caribbean films thus far.
Wow first Brother Bear, and now Treasure Planet! You’re spoiling me with my all-time Disney favorites! Keep up the good work. I hope you do bring some amount of anime content, or maybe something like Gravity Falls, to RUclips someday. But I’ll watch whatever you put out haha
When you get pulled into a black hole long story short it pulls you apart particle by particle through spaghettification. Here, as they’re usually portrayed in kids movies, they made the black hole a wormhole. Or I guess in the case of a pirate movie, a whirlpool
I think those (even the "need-a-realistic-explanation" people like myself) who've read or seen movie adaptations of the book Treasure Island feel they don't need the explain to the technology that make the space elements and technology in Treasure Planet similar to the original in creative and stunning ways! By far my favourite movie adaptation and wish more people knew about it!!!
They breathe in space because they are in the etherium. Or rather, it’s space with air and weather. Hence why they use solar sails. Purely fictional obviously. And BOY do they go through the effort of making it work.
This was my favorite Disney movie as a kid (though I suppose Star Wars is now Disney LOL). I think the character arc of Jim is one of the best examples of a coming of age story for a delinquent style character as well as showing how important a role model can be. There is a lot of layers to that relationship, and it's awesome to see how Silver and Jim come out much better people because of it.
A beautiful movie, I am wondering if you had ever seen the original movie Treasure IslandI 1934, It is close to the original novel. you will appreciate how the original elements have been incorporated here. The Animation is stunning.
You should see the Russian Treasure Planet from 1988. It's an entertaining film that's very slapsticky. It's also an anti-smoking/anti-drinking PSA. You'll love Dr. Livesey.
While John Silver seem to be the villian of the movie because he's the leader of the pirates, it is actually Scroop that is the actual bad guy due to being the enemy of Jim right from their first meeting, getting in conflict with Mr. Arrow, killing him off by sending him into the black hole and blaming Jim for Arrow's death, not mention how gets "killed" (since they don't suffocate in space unlike real life, he most likey starve to death being helplessly float around with no food, if he doesn't get hit by comets or asteroids) towards the end battling against Jim. John Silver on the other hand is a moraly gray character being both good and bad at the same time as he did made the mutany and to take Flint's treasure for himself and his pirates but has a soft spot for Jim, sees him like a surogate son but he has to act manly and piratey in front of his crew for both his and Jim's sake cuz if the pirates don't like Silver's action, they would bound or kill him and one of them takes over as captain (they wouldn't hesitate to kill Jim, proven with Scroop) cuz that is what pirates usually do. It's a very complicated situation for Silver and he has to make difficult choses throughout the film even if he is relucant to betray or stand against Jim.
25:38 if you go down the Disney/other animated show rabbit hole there’s a crossover of Sinbad from Dreamworks being related to Jim. Sometimes its as a brother, others as a father. Though some fans have sinbad as an older version of Jim. This movie is great between the blend of CGI and 2d, not a romance based one, and the focused on the bond between a foster father and son.
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You should do Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Bebe's Kids and James and the Giant Peach!! Classics
This movie was a passion project from the studio rather than a profit project, and it 10000% shows. “Professional” movie reviewers always let us down by rating amazing movies as bad (cough cough rotten tomatoes cough cough)
true and they tend to only give high scores to boring drama movies not the ones that really deserves it
Rotten tomatoes aggregates reviews, it doesnt make them.
@Darkstar Rottentomatoes is still extremely popular (and used).
It doesn't make sense to ignore it. Also, the only thing it does is putting reviews together for convenience. And that's it.
Rotten tomatoes has good audience scores. But the actual critics there are a joke
I wished they continued making the second Treasure Planet 😞! Cause this movie was the greatest movie there is 💯
I love the relationship between Jim and Silver in this film! Their heart to heart moments really warms my heart. Treasure Planet is another Disney film that deserves more love and appreciation. I actually like this film.🙂
Me too.
Underrated gem.
I love how the Captain doesn’t blame Jim and instead goes off to be alone instead because she just lost one of her closest friends
Also love we're shown how capable she is as a leader. Better yet, she doesn't demean those under her command aside from some snark at a civilian and well-placed suspicion with Silver's people.
Well it also shows that she probably knows Jim checked everything. Even outside of sabotage, stuff can break even after checking or he could’ve been adrift prior to him checking. There’s a dozen ways he could’ve been axed off naturally. So she refrained from any blaming due to that most likely.
How could I blame him, I knew it wasn't his fault
This is my husband's favorite movie. He also had a dad who wasn't around and picked up surrogate father figures. You just don't see young men in that senario represented very often, so this was really good to see.
Yeeeees, I totally agree with you.
It's just that as fathers are the ones who must be there to "take care" and girls are seen as "protective beings", it looks like young boys can't be that vulnerable, even if they suffer the same (my English isn't good, sorry for the mistakes) that's why I like Jim's character a lot. It looks so real
@@antoniarodriguez1548 Exactly :)
The ships travel through the "Etherium" (mentioned at the start of the film), which is different to space and why they can breathe and use sails.
Reminds me of the astral plane in D&D
the 'etherium' is a reference to the " Luminiferous aether": light is a wave, and so physicists imagined that it travelled through a medium, called the Aether. But all experiments to prove the aether's existence failed.
this was before James Clerk Maxwell showed that light was a wave through electric and magnetic fields.
Einstein proposed that space-time itself could be thought of as the aether: a medium through which all things move
Dr Doppler, a reference to the doppler effect
James 'Pleiades' Hawkins, a reference to a group of stars
The film was made by nerds of the highest order
I also love how relatable Jim is.
This movie is an interesting combo of space steampunk.
if you like this you might like to check out the anime Last Exile (it's also steampunk, with airships...just not in space)
@@mischr13 lol I actually own it already but good suggestion!
@@ravenm6443 haha cool!
This movie is *criminally* underrated, for sure! It was my favorite movie as a kid and I still have a soft spot for it.
Same man
It was genius to combine Futurism and Pirates. Disney wouldn't need Star Wars if they gave Treasure planet a series
@@Uta_Chandra.H Please, no. Let this movie stand as perfection. Greatest thing to happen to this franchise is having been forgotten by Disney.
Thankfully, over the past few dozen years it seems it really seems to be getting even more of the attention it deserves.
@@mrdeadlybootz5414Oh definitely. Prooobaby just deserves ooones more movie with eeeeverything we can do today. Perhaps a little like what we’ve gotten in Arcane, but more so for the backgrounds.
This movie is an underrated jewel. It has it all, a great world, good relatable characters, a well done character development and an amazing soundtrack.
I Love the soundtrack! “I’m still here” and “always know where you are” 🥲
The way I see it, Jims plot line is almost like the time line of the creation of this movie. Treasure Planet (Jim) was this idea that the directors saw as a passion project but many felt it wouldn't work. Disney (Jim's Dad) dropped the ball when it came to caring for the movie and walked away leaving it to fend for itself at the box office. We the audience (Silver) who were lucky to see the movie in theaters were captivated by this movie and saw its potential and feel like this movie deserves and can do so much more. Either way this is my favorite Disney movie and I'm so glad to see reactors watching this movie
Adding to this, Silver is complex and sometimes a good guy and a bad guy. Likewise, critics and audiences are split on this movie, but overall we seem to like it after all these years :)
Seriously you described it so well.
I just don't understand how underrated this masterpiece of a movie is. The relationship of Jim and Silver is beautifully developed, the character Jimitself is really relatable and REAL and the animation is just top-notch. I'm glad you watched it!
"You're going to rattle the stars" is such a raw line.
Fun Fact: The RLS Legacy is named after Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of Treasure Island.
Damn it, I was going to think about 'RLS' later to see if there was an easter egg in there, but I forgot.
But now imma steal this fact and tell people if they can't guess first
Its not really explained well in the movie, but in this universe their version of space has breathable air. Since this is a retelling of Treasure Island the production team wanted to keep the sailing and water aspects despite being in space. They really developed a rich backstory and world for this movie and its really a shame that Disney let it flop.
Its called the Ethereum probably spelt it wrong but whatever its like a space between space that has breathable air and wind
10:20 Fun Fact: The prefix letters “R.L.S.” stand for the author’s name of the original Treasure Island book.
This is one of my favorite Disney films! Criminally underrated! Always wanted treasure planet and Atlantis in kingdom hearts.
Treasure Planet was in the game data for KH3D.
@@LocalMaple oh dang that wouldve been real cool
PLEASE! Nomura I NEED this in the next KH game!
How many Disney protagonists have a backstory of being abandoned by their father instead of said parent being dead? Seriously, I related so much to Jim and his longing for a father-figure in his life. In fact, a lot of children of the last few generations can relate to this.
Parental abandonment is honestly worst than them being dead.
@@fynnthefox9078 It is. I'm just saying that Disney films usually go for the dead parent or parents cliche, which does work. But to get a movie where a parent literally abandoned the family hit home for me. It was unexpected and I like that they took a chance with it.
21:31 "You've got the makings of GREATNESS in ya."
EVERY child needs to hear those words growing up.
I love the fact that Jim saves Silver during the supernova. The betrayal later down the line feels that much worse, because we as the viewer get to say "Are you serious? He saved your LIFE!"
You were right, Silver wasn't a bad guy, he was just obsessed, he did bad things to get that treasure
21:32 this quote from John Silver was actually my senior quote in highschool! well, an abridged version bc of the limited character count. this movie is my all time favorite disney movie, i'm glad it's found a great appreciation in recent years. hopefully disney can see this uptick and consider expanding on the project. one can only dream...
Treasure Planet is a favorite, I love that they did a sci-fi spin on the classic Treasure Island story - of course mixing in some old-timey elements, too. The design of the aliens was so epic, too, especially Silver's! He's apparently supposed to be a bear-like alien but it's hard to tell. Clever no matter which way you slice it. :)
I absolutely love this movie to bits! It sucks that this movie is so underrated. It's a total work of art!
This movie is SO GOOD, I wish more people knew about it.
There was actually a sequel written for this movie. Since Disney abandoned it though (or intentionally hamstringed it in the box office depending on who you talk to) it was never made. The basic plot of the film was adapted into a RTS game called "Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon." Here's a copy of the story element of the game:
Five years after the events of Treasure Planet, Jim Hawkins graduates from the Royal Navy Academy and becomes commander of an Imperial patrol ship. As Jim patrols various sectors of the Etherium, Her Majesty's Empire is in the process of negotiating peace with the Procyons, raccoon-like warriors who have been at war with the Empire for centuries. They send a diplomatic fleet under the command of Procyon diplomat Evar to Parliament, the centre of government and home of the Queen, for the peace talks. However, bizarre and almost unstoppable iron ships nicknamed Ironclads wreak havoc in Imperial territory, and pirate raids are a constant.
During his patrols, Jim discovers his old friend Long John Silver's flagship is in command of the pirates aiding the Ironclads. After missing out on a chance to join the fleet scouring the Frontier for Ironclads, Jim is sent to investigate Ironclad activity after finding one apparently lost deep in Empire territory. After locating and destroying an Ironclad base hidden in a nebula, he discovers the Ironclads are Procyon vessels, meant to draw the Navy fleets to the Frontier, allowing the "Diplomatic" Fleet to kidnap the Queen unhindered. Jim is ordered to warn the Empire of the Procyon trap.
However, they are soon intercepted by Silver's pirate fleet. Jim pursues Silver to a pirate fortress, where he discovers two identical command ships, both commanded by a Silver. Jim learns that Silver was captured by a robot doppelgänger, who has been aiding the Procyons in his name. Together, they destroy the false Silver. Silver regains command of his fleet, and, together with Jim's fleet, rush back to Parliament to stop the Procyons. They arrive at Parliament, only to find the Procyons have already sprung their trap. A massive battle ensues, ultimately resulting in the Procyons' defeat. An enraged Evar attempts to take Jim down with him by ramming his ship, but Silver's badly damaged ship arrives. He rams Evar's flagship, and both ships are destroyed.
The Procyons are forced into harsh peace terms thanks to their treachery, and the Empire is saved. Silver is presumed dead, and receives a posthumous pardon and knighthood. However, Jim believes that Silver survived and is out there somewhere gathering a new fleet
No, the plot of the planned sequel and the plot of the game were completely different. The sequel was supposed to take place while Jim was in the Academy and about retrieving a stolen ship called the Centurion. It had nothing to do with the Procyons.
This movie is so underrated, I really love the relationship between Jim and Silver and understand it getting you to tear up because it's so well done
Love how Jim and Silver redeem each other meanwhile trolling the audience into thinking they are enemies and only one of the two is standing. Epic
"Atlantis:The Lost Empire" has a nearly identical character opening to Daniel Jackson's intro in the Stargate movie. The similarities always make me smile, and I've often wondered if it was done on purpose. Lol
One of my favorite childhood moves!
I still remember the day I saw it in the theater!
Really wished they made a sequel!
Same goes for the road to El Dorado!
This is crazy, I was just watching reactions to this movie yesterday, but I was sad that there weren't that many on RUclips. I'm hyped for this reaction! This is THE most underrated Disney movie.
Can’t wait for you to watch Atlantis: The Lost Empire next. That movie and this one are two of my favorites. And A Goofy Movie is freaking awesome!
Brought to you by Disney based on the book written by Robert Louis Stevenson entitled, 'Treasure Island' starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jim Hawkins in this sci-fi film about a lost treasure and the crew that tries to find it. Have this movie and love it
For a great series that is a prequel to Treasure Island watch Black Sails. Superbly written and brilliantly acted. It's four seasons of TV you wish you will never forget.
Fun fact: The narrator in the beginning is voiced by the late-great Tony Jay, who voiced the asylum director in Beauty & The Beast, and Judge Claude Frollo in Hunchback Of Notre Dame.
Edit: This movie uses a unique blend of 2D animation, CGI, and Deep-Canvas animation (which produces the 3D tunnel-vision effect, they used a lot of it for the vine-swinging/tree-surfing scenes in Tarzan), which makes it one of the more expensive 2D movies they ever produced.
My dad left because of work when I was 11, I didn't see him again until I was 20. I moved out less than 4 months after he moved back in. I always loved this movie because the beginning was similar to my life.
Yes! Great movie! And Treasure Island was one of my favourite books when I was a kid, Robert Louis Stevenson also wrote kidnapped, which was pretty good as well, and he did some beautiful childrens poems, I had a book of them I used to read to my kids when they were little, he was a very talented writer. I’m going to have to dig out my old copies lol
Many of the Disney video tapes I owned as a kid had the treasure planet trailer on them. It was the kind of film I was always aware of but I was in my early-mid teens when I finally got to see it.
I’ll be honest, the trailer didn’t really appeal to me. It didn’t explain the story or even the characters and felt more like a montage of cool action scenes.
It was only when I watched a random RUclips playlist of somebody’s favourite Disney songs that i discovered ‘I’m still here’ with Jim and Silver bonding, and I was sold 🥺❤️ I loved their dynamic and the character growth.
I got the movie for my birthday that same year (along with the goofy movie) and I completely fell in love with it. My younger sisters thoroughly enjoyed it too but I think they were annoyed with my obsession. 😄
I can relate! We had so many animated movies on tape and dvd when I was little, but this unfortunately wasn’t one of them. So as a kid I only ever saw bits and pieces of it like one time when it came on Disney channel (some of the aliens creeped me out and I changed the channel. I regretted it later 😑) or when I came across scenes on RUclips. I got really into it at the time and it even inspired certain aspects of my own characters and stories. So yeah I finally got around to watching the whole movie for the first time recently. I absolutely loved it and I just wish I had seen the entire thing growing up 🥺
When people have never seen something and make super accurate predictions I don't think they've already seen it, I think they're like me. A "professional movie watcher" 🤣
This has got to be some of Disney’s best character design work. Especially Long John Silver he’s a blend of traditional and 3D Deep canvas Animation. Absolutely groundbreaking design work.
It's subtle but you actually see Jim literally grows through the film. At the start he is slightly shorter than his mom, then at the end when he reunites with his mom they're at the same height and at the very end when he gratiuated the Academy he is taller than her, to show the passage of time in the film. Movies rarely shows that, either very short amount of time passes so kids and teens (especially) stays the same, or there're time leaps from kid to teen or adulthood.
So glad you enjoyed this film! This film is based on an old book by Robert Louis Stevenson call treasure Island. There’s even a sci-fi miniseries of it called treasure Island. There’s an old Disney film version of the book. And there’s even one that was done by the Muppets called Muppet treasure Island. That one is just as funny and hilarious. also yes I would love to see react to Pirates of the Caribbean. All five of them. I know the fourth and fifth one may not be the best ones, but I would at least watch them just for the sake of the storyline for the main characters. At least go in with an open mind.
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I looked it up and the Etherium: "...is a layer of space that contains breathable air, life, and small, island-like bodies that seem to float among the stars. Below this layer is an airless void, some Spacers don suits to explore, or mine this void, though it's fairly certain no life dwells within."
This sci-fi adventure is definitely my favorite amongst the genre, especially when you narrow the list down to children's animations.
I loved Treasure Planet as a kid! I always thought it was very VERY clever of Disney to turn a classic Treasure Island novel into a Sci-Fi movie. I repeat... "VERY CLEVER"!
For a sailor to betray a fellow sailor to the depths of a typhoon (blackhole) when everyone is working together to survive the storm (supernova) is a real lesson for kids about honour (or lack thereof)
The movie has pirates and all the sea stuff because is based on the book ´´Treasure Island´´ written at the end of the XIX century. They took the book changed a few things (like the dad abandoning the protagonist) and settled the story in space.
Reading Treasure Island as a kid sparked my interest in pirates; which led to my fondness for history.
THIS is my favourite disney movie and honestly at least top 3 movies in general. as a kid I had the vhs tape and would watch and rewind and watch it again 3 times a day sometimes. love treasure planet SO much.
This movie is so underrated. If you don’t know the story behind Disney trying to bury this movie, I highly recommend you look up a documentary about it on RUclips.
This movie was so so important to me as a kid. Seeing it again brings back so many memories.
They can breath, because they are not in space. They are in the Etherium, which was the concept of how people from back then imagined the space around the earth.
Jim's parents are the only ones who's divorces as far as I know in Disney animated movies
Morph is aside from being designed as the cute character to this picture and the symbolism of the bond between Jim and John SIlver, he's a sci-fi alien version of a parrot since parrots are associated with pirates and sailors. After all, Morph doesn't just mimic people by morphing into them, he does repeat their words like parrots do.
By the way, the Pokémon you were thinking of is Ditto, that one is a slimey Pokémon that can transform temporarily into the opponent and use their moves.
The breathing in space thing is explained at the very start but it's extremely easy to miss. Basically, this part of the universe is full of breathable air instead of being a vacuum. How that works I have no idea.
This is by far one of my favorite Disney movies.
I never knew why it didn't make it in box offices but I relate to Jim so much, I was never a miscreant but the father figure being somebody else I do have.
Having a loving stepfather who's known me longer than my abusive absent father. It was heartwarming to watch and I live the designs and art aspects.
Anyone else terrified of Scroop? Silver may have been the pirates’ leader, but Scroop was the real villain.
20:16 What happens to a human body in a black hole? I seem to recall hearing the word “spaghettification.”
37:45 Idk if you've already watched it but if you like space movies and want a lot of emotions you should definitely watch Interstellar! Mind blowing movie about space, morals and family with incredible scenery❤️
Sometimes there are bad guys who still have a good heart and a caged soul. All they ever need is help from someone to get to know, in order to help redeem their true kindness and love and compassion. And in the end they became the best characters willing to follow that positive path to thrive in peace.
We call them... "antiheroes"?
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To answer that question, look no further than the book narration in the first 20 seconds of the movie. The setting of Treasure Planet takes place in a layer of space called the “Etherium”; a stable (albeit science fictional) atmosphere that stretches between stars or even between multiple galaxies. This allows life to flourish between the stars and planets, such as the whales you see during the launch, and it even provides unique weather conditions like the “waves” of the black hole later in Beyond this layer of space is an empty airless void akin to what we possess.
To my understanding, this is based on a early/medieval European depiction of space.
14:31 this universe has different rules. It’s not space as we know it, it’s made of “Etherion”. I believe they mention it at the very beginning. I think since it’s full of “etherion” it’s not a void so they don’t need help breathing? Something like that
There’s a Stitch plush doll in Jim’s room at the beginning.
There's a video here on youtube by BREADSWORD about how Disney basically wanted people to forget about this film before it was even made and how they purposefully botched the marketing and other aspects of the film so that it wouldn't perform well and fade into obscurity. It's pretty interesting and goes into a lot of the background stuff happening at the time within the company, definitely recommend it!
You're right, this is a combination of 3d cgi with handdrawn 2d, one of a few movies to actually pull it off the hybrid animation impressively.
This is quite the passion project and it shows, love the unapologetic creativity on display for such an unforgettable trip.
In Treasure Planet the world dose not have traditional space, it's called the etherium which lets people breath in the open space in treasure Planet this makes Scroops death even worse because he wont die from suffocation he will die from slow dehydration. And they tell you about it at the beginning of the movie.
The pokemon you're thinking of is Ditto a pink squishy thing that literally transforms into other Pokemon and others things that's what Morph is
i love how know one ever mentions that, technically, Flint was the richest man in all of disney, as his treasure was covering the entire surface of the planetary core. that would break the mind of scrouge mc duck.
Yet another childhood film that really cemented my preference for found family stories over romance. Too bad found family movies aren't as popular as romance ones...
21:42 this movie and silver's speech gets me in the feels.
So this movie’s physics functions on the old sci-fi concept of the ‘aether’. This is the idea that only really light things could be in space, like air, so between planets was air. Very small moons wouldn’t be able to attract large things like people, but they would have air.
Some people would even write fiction where some aliens were like spiders and would build webs in asteroid belts.
The aether was an amazing idea, it’s such a shame that it isn’t real.
I'm early 😅 haven't watched the full video yet but as someone who's been watching you for a little while, I gotta say, I love seeing how much your channel has grown and watching you become more and more comfortable in front of the camera. I hope you're proud of your growth cuz you're killin it!
Supplementary material explains that the movie takes place in a universe where space isn't a vacuum
It took me an embarrassingly long amount of time to realize this movie was based on Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island
For people who love this movie I recommend the anime: Last Exile. it's a great steampunk series but delves deeper into the ideas of poverty/inequality that are somewhat touched on in this movie. it came out around the same time
This has been my favorite Disney film for a long time now.
"He's like Anakin Skywalker."
Me: Yeah, except Jim doesn't turn out to be a cringey, angsty disappointment. And, as for Long John Silver, he turned the treasure he got from Treasure Planet to start his own seafood restaurant chain on Earth with his name on it. Not bad.
Lol. Anakin is pretty cool actually if you take into account Clone Wars and his comic appearances, the movies alone don't do him justice, they're more complementary
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There's actually five Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
Treasure Planet, all with Lion King, Zootopia, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and a few others are some of my favorite Disney animated films. Now, even though the couple following recommendations aren’t set in space, I would still recommend Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and the live-action Muppet Treasure Island.
Anyway, I surprisingly never caught on, until maybe a few years ago, that RLS in the RLS Legacy was an abbreviation for Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of the Treasure Island novel. Oh well!
So, between the sci-fi underwater film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and the sci-go space film, Treasure Planet, I would say that Treasure Planet is better, as I felt like most of the characters were a little more fleshed out, the pacing was a little better, and I thought that it had more emotional moments. The only thing that I would say that I liked a little better about Atlantis: The Lost Empire would be that that one had more named side characters.
Another reason that Treasure Planet is one of my favorites is that I loved moments like Jim, and Silver’s last heartfelt bonding moment near the end. Also, how could one not appreciate the fact that this was one of the rare to few times where a Disney villain redeems himself? Oh, and the score by James Newton Howard makes this film even more worthwhile.
One more thing that I would like to mention is that I created quite a few memories with this film when I was younger, including drawing B.E.N., and Long John Silver while having dinner at Macaroni Grill of all places.
Well, thanks for reviewing this film once again! Oh, and looking forward to seeing you cover films like Titan A.E. fairly soon, as well as see you reviewing the Shrek franchise. Oh, and there are five Pirates Of The Caribbean films thus far.
Titan AE is such and underrated film. I really enjoyed it and found it to be a visually beautiful movie.
If I’m not mistaken, it was Don Bluth’s last movie. Or did he ever release anything else after that?
I love this movie, and the song when they were binding at the beginning 😊
And yes, I'd love to see Pirates of the Caribbean reactions!! 🤩
I loved this movie cause I also had a dad who wasn't around and picked up a surrogate father figure plus I was also tearing up at the end. 😭
It takes an instant for a star to go supernova it takes millions of years for us to see it
Wow first Brother Bear, and now Treasure Planet! You’re spoiling me with my all-time Disney favorites! Keep up the good work. I hope you do bring some amount of anime content, or maybe something like Gravity Falls, to RUclips someday. But I’ll watch whatever you put out haha
When you get pulled into a black hole long story short it pulls you apart particle by particle through spaghettification. Here, as they’re usually portrayed in kids movies, they made the black hole a wormhole. Or I guess in the case of a pirate movie, a whirlpool
I think those (even the "need-a-realistic-explanation" people like myself) who've read or seen movie adaptations of the book Treasure Island feel they don't need the explain to the technology that make the space elements and technology in Treasure Planet similar to the original in creative and stunning ways! By far my favourite movie adaptation and wish more people knew about it!!!
My favorite adaption of treasure island this and Atlantis have so much love in there animation
They breathe in space because they are in the etherium. Or rather, it’s space with air and weather. Hence why they use solar sails. Purely fictional obviously. And BOY do they go through the effort of making it work.
The Captain of the ship is voiced by Emma Thompson
This was my favorite Disney movie as a kid (though I suppose Star Wars is now Disney LOL). I think the character arc of Jim is one of the best examples of a coming of age story for a delinquent style character as well as showing how important a role model can be. There is a lot of layers to that relationship, and it's awesome to see how Silver and Jim come out much better people because of it.
29:05 hasta la vista, scroops! 30:33 there is the 5 movies from pirates of the Caribbean. 32:51 😏
I've been WAITING for you to do Pirates of the Caribbean the Curse of the Black Pearl! So excited
I'm so glad you're watching this movie! I watch you all the time and this is a childhood movie.
This is one of my personal favorites of Disney. I grew up with this and my ultimate favorite, Bolt. Bolt is also a really good movie.
First reaction to this film where I enjoyed the reactor, instant subscription, bell rung.
Love how you take notes as well.
A beautiful movie, I am wondering if you had ever seen the original movie Treasure IslandI 1934, It is close to the original novel. you will appreciate how the original elements have been incorporated here. The Animation is stunning.
If anyone hasnt seen this movie, I suggest you watch it and check it out. It is one of the best movies ever made in my opinion.
The creators wanted to do a 70/30 sifi to victorian art style.
Glad to see you chose this one! Still got my VHS
They actually explained why you can breathe in space right at the beginning of the film. There is oxygen in this kind of space
You should see the Russian Treasure Planet from 1988. It's an entertaining film that's very slapsticky. It's also an anti-smoking/anti-drinking PSA. You'll love Dr. Livesey.
The dad was a soldier, he left for war, he never came back
While John Silver seem to be the villian of the movie because he's the leader of the pirates, it is actually Scroop that is the actual bad guy due to being the enemy of Jim right from their first meeting, getting in conflict with Mr. Arrow, killing him off by sending him into the black hole and blaming Jim for Arrow's death, not mention how gets "killed" (since they don't suffocate in space unlike real life, he most likey starve to death being helplessly float around with no food, if he doesn't get hit by comets or asteroids) towards the end battling against Jim. John Silver on the other hand is a moraly gray character being both good and bad at the same time as he did made the mutany and to take Flint's treasure for himself and his pirates but has a soft spot for Jim, sees him like a surogate son but he has to act manly and piratey in front of his crew for both his and Jim's sake cuz if the pirates don't like Silver's action, they would bound or kill him and one of them takes over as captain (they wouldn't hesitate to kill Jim, proven with Scroop) cuz that is what pirates usually do. It's a very complicated situation for Silver and he has to make difficult choses throughout the film even if he is relucant to betray or stand against Jim.
25:38 if you go down the Disney/other animated show rabbit hole there’s a crossover of Sinbad from Dreamworks being related to Jim. Sometimes its as a brother, others as a father. Though some fans have sinbad as an older version of Jim.
This movie is great between the blend of CGI and 2d, not a romance based one, and the focused on the bond between a foster father and son.