Titan A.E. (2000)

I love this movie so much

Redundant and unnecessary.

Powerful

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

This movie is awesome! And all of those other movies like Shrek and Nemo and Alien are good, but they don't have **** on this movie. Titan AE very well reminded me of Treasure Planet, another good movie! And these two are like star wars, except for the part that Titan and Treasure are actually good movies! And this was just pure nostalgia. Everything about it is awesome! And I wish they would have went ahead with the video game. That just triggers me they cancelled the game. But this is a movie that you need to see, and the story is awesome too!

With a rather believable premise, Titan A.E. is no doubt a fascinating movie to hear about in conversations. When you actually watch it, though, expect it to just barely exceed expectations. The story emphasizes action over its other elements, and though the action is OK, the rest of its composition leads it to be predictable in a few places. To its credit, though, the plot twists were very nice and didn't seem all that out of the blue. The characters aren't boring and some can even be relatable, but they end up being more tolerable than fun to watch. The main strength of its film is that by 2000 standards, the animation is well mixed and brings out some nice effects. They aren't blowout awesome like The Iron Giant, but I still went "Whoa" at a few points. The songs were average, being the typical turn of the millennium pop songs that aren't catchy or insulting to the ears. Thought should be taken by you before you see it, but I would give the green light if you're a Bluth buff or are just super curious.

Titan AE is one of the best 2D animation ventures out there that isn't Disney. Science Fiction and animation just seem to inherently go hand in hand (affirming my belief that Treasure Planet is the best one that Disney ever churned out, but that's another story), perhaps because of the dazzling possibilities in a form of creation like that, tools which make the visual patterns of the artist's dreams and beautiful renditions of the cosmos a reality. This one nails the visual aspect, but it was story that hooked me ultimately. Along with the artwork there is a boundless creative surge, a very human plot line that's relatable to anyone who's ever felt lost or like they don't fit in. In the year 3028 A.D., a marauding race of aliens called the Drej decide that us humans are a threat, and obliterate earth, leaving few survivors. Dark way to kick off an animated movie, amirite? That's another great thing about it, it's not exactly for kids and reaches for themes that are a little more than your standard animated flick, getting fairly intense in the process. One of the few human survivors is young Cale (later played by Matt Damon), whose scientist father (Ron Perlman) was working on an idea that could have greatly advanced our civilization. In the years following the destruction, Cale has been left to wander the galaxy with the sparse, impoverished remains of the human race, now looked down upon by other alien tribes for essentially being homeless. When human Captain Joseph Korso (Bill Pullman) comes to him telling of a mysterious device created by his father long ago, Cale is reluctant, resenting his him for disappearing on the Titan ship so many years before. Soon it becomes clear that Perlman's device is the key to creating a new earth, and reuniting humanity. Thus begins an epic race across the universe to find it before the Drej do. Drew Barrymore lends her sassy voice talents to Akima, Korso's tough lieutenant, and there's also work from John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane, Janeane Garofalo, Charles Rocket, Alex D. Linz and rapper Tone Loc who has a perfect voice for this kind of thing, playing a kindly alien mentor named Tek. This one is timeless, feeling fresh and vital with each passing decade it's allowed to age through. A celebration of imagination and the creative force of will that lies inside each and every one of us humans, no matter how dire our situation. Classic stuff.

Wow, released in 2000? Was it really that long ago. I remember being in high school when this came out, and I loved it. I was just watching the Wake Angels scene on YouTube with the band "Red" song overlapping it, the one called "So Far Away". The chorus of the song matches the video perfect. Came over to IMDb to see what kind of rating the movie gets, and was really disappointed that it only got a 6.6 rating. I still love this movie, even if nostalgia plays into my 8 out of 10 rating. The movie isn't perfect, but it is captivating, a quality I find difficult to find in many movies made these days. Sci-fi fans really need to give this one a shot, I think most of you would really enjoy it.