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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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[alethianightsong]

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.

[ketaks]

You know what isn’t talked about that absolutely needs to be talked about? This scene, which might be my favorite couple of seconds of the entire movie:

Look how completely natural this 32-year-old single man growing up with almost no family is with small children he has just met.

I firmly headcanon that somewhere between Oxford and his early years with the museum (rather than as a teenager, because it’s a very different experience as an adult), Milo babysat and was surprisingly great at it. Most likely it would have been for family of Lisa McGrath, the woman he briefly dated around age 23 according to the DVD timeline. Offering a quick extra hand with some young nephews or nieces one day might have led to discovering a skill he never guessed he would inherit from Thaddeus. The kids would have come to treasure his nature walks and blanket “tents” and all the random facts he’d excitedly impart as Lisa marveled at his dad instinct, making it all the harder on everyone when “Uncle” Milo went his own way. Now he finds himself walking beside someone new through her own home, meeting all her loved ones who react with curious delight. When even the littlest Atlanteans flock toward the charming stranger, those old feelings wash over him once more; and he joins in their fun and laughter as naturally as someone they’ve always known and loved. So this tyke suddenly getting a playful gesture from both the princess and her cool new friend must know they are in excellent hands all around.

The filmmakers clearly wanted us to see this side of Milo, and I am so glad they did. We rarely get such a sweet glimpse of Disney couple relating to the everyday community around them. I love that we have this image of a thriving kingdom where the children admire their new ruler not just at arm’s length—he’s family and their pal.

(special thanks to @sunflower-of-versace for ending my long search for these gifs!)

[inkpotgoddess2137]

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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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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[penis-lover-3000]

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

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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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