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Titan A.E. (2000)
My favorite movie this year.
For those of you that haven't seen this movie, go!!!. For those that have seen it go again!!!
Just a few things I picked up on in the movie that I thought I would share with the rest of you. Titan's were mythical beings that challenged the gods and because of that they were caged under the sea, destroyed. I think it is interesting that the Titan project was a challenge to the gods also, showing that man could create a world like a god. Because of this grand challenge we brought the drej upon us. The good thing is is that in the end we succesfully challenge the gods. The other thing was that the spaceship Akima and Kale fixed up was called the phoenix. The phoenix was a bird that would resurrect from the ashes, bringing new life. I am sure there are dozens of other symbolic references in this story, and I can't wait to see it again to try and pick them up.
Now I would like to congratulate Fox, Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, for producing such an incredible piece of art and action. This movie puts you in a state of wonder and the beauty of a fantastic world. The ice scenes in this movie alone will have me watching it over and over again. I also appreciated them not explaining every bit of what was going on, this leaves more up to the imagination. Like what was the deal with those bat like people? Why didn't they use technology? or leave their planet? Why was Tik blind when he could see fine when kale was a boy? What was the drej relationship to other alien races? Had other races been crushed by them before? Was the human planet the first to go? How did Kales father die? What was Korso doing for those fifteen years? What happened to Kales mother? How did Kale and Akima get the drifter colonies to band together with them to launch the phoenix? Why was it that everyone seemed to understand the drej laungauge?
It was obvious that Kale was a technological genius and not really a military man like korso. I liked that he wasn't a tough guy... he got beat up all of the time... I think that they underplayed his technological skills in the movie, (this might be in keeping with the way humans were treated, i.e. he wasn't encouraged or recognized as being as smart as he was, because he was just a human) here is a guy that could figure out the drej technology in minutes, was smart enough to give a numerical reference to goon as to who he was, he figured out how to fix the navigation system, he was inventing things that worked at the age of four and could fix the phoenix up in days. Kale really was a motorhead, and I loved it.
I guesse you can tell I enjoyed this movie. I am so hoping for a sequel (I mean there has to be another drej hive hasn't there? or maybe more riddles in these alien worlds to figure out.) Whatever it is I am enjoying Titan A.E. while it is hear and look forward to a book or a second movie to fill in what I am craving.
Prince Valiant (1997)
Great Bad Guy, Beautiful Scenery
I have no clue why this wasn't released wider and in theatres. I saw it as a fluke on cable t.v. and then looked everywhere to rent it so I could see it again, but no Joy whatsoever. I was forced to rent it on direct t.v. to see it again. The scenery was phenominal, and the action was intense. One of the strongest points in the movie was the bad guy Udo Kier, he was a very threatening individual. The sword play and sorcerey was some of the best I have seen and it is a true testiment to the lack of credit hollywood gives fantasy movies. It wasn't released in a major fashion, and I believe they missed out on a bigger bankroll movie than they could have expected. I wish it were rereleased in theatres, because I would love to see it on the big screen.