Titan A.E. (2000)
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A young man must race against time to find a legendary spaceship capable of creating a new home for humanity after Earth is destroyed.
The story
In 3028 A.D., a groundbreaking scientific project known as "The Titan Project" incurs the wrath of the Drej, a hostile race of aliens made of pure energy. The Drej launch a massive attack on Earth, forcing the human race to evacuate. Fifteen years later, the remnants of humanity live as refugees in space. Ex-military officer Joseph Korso tracks down a jaded Cale Tucker, who possesses a ring containing a map to the Titan. Korso recruits Cale to join his crew on the spaceship Valkyrie to find the Titan before the Drej can destroy it, as the ship holds the key to creating a new home for humanity.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 3028 A.D., the Drej, a race of energy-based aliens, destroy Earth to prevent humans from using the 'Titan Project' to challenge them. Cale Tucker, the son of a lead researcher, is left with a ring containing a map to the Titan, a ship capable of creating new planets. Fifteen years later, Cale is found by Joseph Korso, who recruits him and a crew—including Akima Kunimoto, Preedex Yoa, Stith, and Gune—to find the ship. They travel through the Andali Nebula and the Ice Rings of Tigrin. Along the way, they face betrayal from Korso and Preed, who secretly deal with the Drej. Cale and Akima eventually reach the Titan, only to find it lacks the power to create a planet. During a final confrontation with the Drej, Korso sacrifices himself to repair the circuit breaker. Cale manages to use the Drej's own energy to power the Titan, which destroys the Drej and creates a new world, 'New Earth,' where humanity can begin anew.
- First release year
- 2000
- Runtime (minutes)
- 95
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Don Bluth; Gary Goldman
- Writers
- Ben Edlund · screenplay; John August · screenplay; Joss Whedon · screenplay; Hans Bauer · story; Randall McCormick · story
- Cast and characters
- Matt Damon · Cale Tucker; Bill Pullman · Captain Joseph Korso; Drew Barrymore · Akima Kunimoto; Nathan Lane · Preedex "Preed" Yoa; John Leguizamo · Gune; Janeane Garofalo · Stith; Ron Perlman · Professor Sam Tucker; Tone Lōc · Tek
- Genres
- animated; post-apocalyptic; science fiction; action
- Tone and mood
- dark; edgy
- Setting
- Space and various celestial locations in the 31st century.
- Premise and plot tags
- space opera; alien invasion; quest
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its visuals and animation but criticism for its characters and plot. It was a box office disappointment but has since become a cult classic.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 51% · scale: percentage · review count: 102; Metacritic · score: 48 · scale: 100 · review count: 30
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Reel Award · Best Sound Editing for an Animated Feature · win
- Production trivia
- The film was the first major motion picture to be screened in end-to-end digital cinema.; The animation combines traditional hand-drawn created animation with the extensive use of computer-generated imagery.; The film was originally intended to be a live-action film titled Planet Ice.
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