Atlantis: The Lost Empire is the first science fiction film in
Disney's animated features canon and the 41st overall. Set in 1914, the film tells the story of a young man who gains possession of a sacred book, which he believes will guide him and a crew of adventurers to the lost city of
Atlantis. Linguist
Marc Okrand created an
Atlantean language for the film (letter "A" pictured). Atlantis made greater use of computer-generated imagery than any of Disney's previous animated features; it remains one of the few to have been shot in
anamorphic format. Atlantis, which adopted the distinctive visual style of comic book creator
Mike Mignola, is one of the few Disney animated features not to have songs. The film premiered at the
El Capitan Theatre in
Hollywood, California, on June 3, 2001, and went into general release on June 15. Due to the film's poorer-than-expected box-office performance, Disney quietly canceled both a spin-off television series and an underwater attraction at its
Disneyland theme park. Some critics praised it as a unique departure from typical Disney animated features, while others disliked it due to the unclear target audience and absence of songs. (
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