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Model sheets for Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

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Kida by Mariana Garcia Grijalva

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Huevember: Day 21 - Kida

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

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Atlantis: the Lost Empire subverts the "White Savior" trope so well and here's my Ted talk tangent

Atlantis: the Lost Empire is just Avatar but with a smarter story. Both films feature a young white man discovering a foreign culture, falling for the culture's princess, and saving the natives' way of life. Both films commentate on the exploitation of indigenous people for their resources. The biggest fundamental difference between Avatar and Atlantis is how the white male leads approach their scenarios. Milo Thatch is a wide-eyed scholar who just wants to learn; Jake Sullivan is a soldier infiltrating the culture so he can exploit them. Milo never had any intention of hurting/exploiting the natives but the people around him did; Jake knew the end goal was exploitation and only changed his alliance when he fell in love. Kida comes to Milo for help and he approaches her with respect not condescension; Jake has to learn the planet and its people are worthy of respect. Milo is attracted to Kida but he doesn't save her so he can get the girl; he saves her to save her people (getting the girl was a luxury and even then, it's obvious they'll take things slow cuz there's more important things than romance like reconnecting the Atlanteans with the lost parts of their culture). The Atlanteans are also not harmless, primitive natives. They had super-advanced technology ie the Leviathan that took out a modern submarine in like 2 minutes while the Navi are overtly primitive, their simplicity treated as a virtue. The Atlanteans were so advanced that they sent themselves back to the Stone Age with their war tech. This little detail keeps the Atlanteans from being hippie-dippie natives who need rescuing and make them a cautionary tale; they used to be greedy, hyper-advanced warmongers and that hubris leaves their race and culture on the verge of extinction. Both the Navi and Atlanteans have spiritual, mystical aspects to them, but the Navi are anti-tech while it's only the rediscovery of their tech that allows the Atlanteans to save themselves. The primitive life we see the Atlanteans lead is not presented as ideal; it is the death throes of a culture, a fatal stagnation at the bottom of the world. When Kida and Milo meet, it's not the typical "more advanced culture taking from the weaker culture" that has come to define first contact between societies. It's quid pro quo: we both answer, we both listen, we both come away with more not one party coming away with less. No one is humbled or talked down to. As for the antagonists of both films (Avatar and Atlantis) the antagonists of Avatar are just cardboard cutouts. The antagonists of Atlantis are just disinherited individuals coming together for a treasure hunt. There's a gag where Milo asks what each character seeks and they all say "Money" but that's not it. They each want to pursue goals unique to them and they need money to do it. When the chips are down and it's either money or NOT dooming an entire lost tribe to death, they choose saving the tribe. The main big bads, Rourke and Helga, have just spent a day walking through a ruined city where people live in the remains of their greatness and think, "Yeah, we are so stealing their technology so we can reenact the fall of their civilization on our OWN civilization. Why? Cuz capitalism." Why am I talking so much about Atlantis but not Avatar? Because Avatar lacks depth. I've watched Atlantis a thousand times on my cheap 2000s-era TV and get pulled in each time but Avatar's just a pretty screensaver playing in the background.

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so I just saw "Once Upon a Studio" and I'm freaking out

LOOK AT JIMBO MY BBY! I'm so proud 😭

Also here's all of my favorite characters I managed to find! I'm so touched omg

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Cree Summer has mentioned her disappointment that Kida is excluded from the official princess lineup, and people credit that to the failure of the movie…but I think the real reason is closer to: “ooh, she’s pretty! let’s watch her movie now!” / “Mommy, turn it off! this is boring and/or scary! where’s the princess? and why is nobody singing?!”

…which is why it would be so, so, SO inspiring to know that somewhere out there, in the sea of little Elsa acolytes, is a tiny child whose hero is this kind, curious, and powerful ancient queen—or possibly cooler yet, the lovable brainiac who followed his dream and bravely helped her restore her legendary kingdom ♡

[animatorroseoak]

I’m here to deliver more buff Disney princess/queen hcs… Elsa and kida because they’re always fighting something and climbing and doing awesome stuff— and I think elsa would have snowflake shaped scars from when she was frozen over

[bun-fish]

underrated movie, underrated queen. 7 y/o me had the biggest crush on her. (still do)

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one thing that always bothered my in atlantis: the lost empire is the scene where Kida introduces herself as Kidagakash and Milo immediately mispronounces it and asks her for a nickname instead 🤨 you're telling me that the LINGUIST who is OBSESSED with atlantis and its culture would do something like that???? absolutely not. get fucked

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Modern Kida

Designing a modern Kida was an adventure... which ultimately ended with her being dressed as an adventurer. I wanted her to be recognizable so I didn't change a lot of the details, just the clothing. This is a woman who is chasing down archeological sites and possibly enjoyed a number of unnamed 80s movies.

I am the artist!!! Don’t repost without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: instagram.com/ellenartistic or tiktok: @ellenartistic

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Kida by Craig Rousseau

[el-faconator]

To continue with the Kida theme. I realized I never posted this fanart of her in Tumblr so here you go.

I’m super proud of this one, especially the anatomy and background ❤️

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Princess Kidagakash

First art in 2024!

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