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Excellent but underrated film

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

I remember taping this movie off TV years ago as a kid, and I liked it since I was at the peak of my interest in animals and nature. Sadly though, the tape ran out about two thirds into the movie.Now, after seeing it all the way through as an adult AND on the big screen, I appreciated it even more than before. The way Luc Besson and his team combined sounds from the people's everyday lives and Eric Serra's music with the underwater visuals is something really unique. As soon as the part with the octopus came up, I was like: "Oh yeah, this is the movie I remember." And by the time the credits started rolling, I was simply in awe."Atlantis" really makes you appreciate what's lurking in our oceans and that they have to be kept safe.

The strange thing about this movie is that there is almost no talking. I guess that is why it is so great! Everything you look for in a great movie is there: Love, hate, adventure, great music and beautiful camera work. It takes you to a whole new world. If you love the underwater world or not, this movie will make you want to go there and stay there forever! If you haven't seen it yet and you get the chance to (and believe me it doesn't come along that often), then take it!

Watching this on a big screen one realizes how much effort must go into the "Life on Earth" and subsequent TV documentaries. This looks really mundane and unimpressive, even with the benefits of the cinematic experience. Maybe my expectations were too high, but if it had run another 30 min. I would have been asleep before the credits. There is about 15 min. of impressive footage of sharks and dugongs, but most of the rest is really repetitive and no better than a hundred other underwater wildlife documentaries.

The director just filmed the living sea without documentary explanation. No words are speaking in the film. The only thing are beautiful images and music. Not so much you would think but the way it is done is simply beautiful. Luc Besson put the right music with right image. It is very hard to write about it, you just have to see it. You get out of the film completely relax...