Leonard Nimoy in Disney's Atlantis
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Leonard Nimoy lends his voice to the king of Atlantis.
The supervising animator for King Nedakh has only one word for Leonard Nimoy: Wow. He was impressed with both his professionalism and his ability to delve into the character. Leonard Nimoy really became someone else in the process, he observes. It was like one could really smell the age and dust on his character, who, he thinks, was truly enriched by it.
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The odd thing is, if this movie had come during the Disney Dark Ages (late 1970s - mid 1980s), it would've been a huge hit. It has an Indiana Jones/Stargate/Star Wars feel to it, the animation is great, the characters all kind of sound like they were written in the 80s (in a good way), and it's kind of like a prototype steampunk story. As it is, it's a sadly underrated adventure story.
BRUTALLY underrated
So true.
They actually aimed for that Indiana Jones feel during production and achieved that in a lot of subtle ways, such as the stereoscopic widescreen aspect ratio.
The Stargate feel, I'm not sure if that was intentional but I definitely felt it too.
And I love how they blended Mike Mignola's art style with Disney's, they cancel each other out in a good way and it's a really unique look.
ztslovebird this movie came out 2001
I loved this movie as a kid. It's a shame that it really didn't get all that much attention.
Well said....I miss the 90s
1:09 "Our weapons allow us to remove...obstacles we may encounter."
This is an underrated line.
The line needs to be used for this Generation.
“Some obstacles cannot be removed by a mere show of force.”
This is my favorite line of that scene.
You know what's funny? The King is blind, so he can't actually *see* that Rouke had a gun. He just naturally assumed they had weapons with them by pure experience. And he was right...
Its a meme waiting to happen
@@ShinobiPXO Or maybe, the King could hear Rourke's gun, considering that blind people often develop hyper awareness of other senses. It could be a assumption from combination of past experiences and his acute senses of hearing, smell, touch, etc.
Atlantis was a beautiful film. It is criminally underrated.
I wish Disney made more movies like this. Obviously they weren’t super successful but they were still a treat to watch
taki this is their greatest story if you ask me, it also has the most memorable soundtrack too... that moment they’re swimming underwater is absolutely beautiful
taki ua-cam.com/video/gwCTV7PzA00/v-deo.html
It was Pixar. The rise of 3D made people think they wanted that instead of hand drawn animation
Jayman493 it has nearly destroyed the soul of anime too :(
Fun fact: the supervising animator for Nimoy’s character, Michael Cadeno, was astounded by the voice talent of Nimoy, saying he had rich character in his voice performance. Apparently also, he was so good that as he was speaking his lines during the recording sessions that the staff/crew would just sit and watch and gape in astonishment/amazement during the whole time. THAT’s how fuckin legendary he was.
A true legend Mr Nimoy. RIP.
The man was one of few who could act on stage, on the screen AND behind the microphone in an absolutely stellar way.
I still miss him so much.
He died on my birthday
@@spritemon98 So you're his reincarnation. You wouldn't have pointy ears and be slightly autistic, would you?
Leonard Nimoy did have some practice doing voice acting. If nothing else, he was in that Filmation star trek animated series reprising as Spock.
I can't believe I never realized Leonard Nimoy was Kida's father. Then again, this was before I got into Star Trek.
***** Spock from STAR TREK
+spiritgirl41192 Same here. I didn't learn about Leonard Nimoy or Star Trek until I was in Middle School, which was way after I had seen this movie.
I only know him from this movie and from Ancient Mysteries and In Search Of.
Also, the guy who came up with the Atlantean language also came up with the Klingon language for Star Trek.
Same!!!!!
The great Leonard Nimoy (RIP) was praised for his voice work in this (underrated) Disney animated film. One in which he was nominated for an Annie-award for his performance. And in my opinion, his monolgue to Milo as he lays dying was a high-point for his performance. His line, "The love of my daughter is all that I have left", was just touching.
"what they have to teach us , we have already learned." i realized that makes sense now. Atlantis was once a powerful empire in the Mediterranean , they became arrogant and hungry for more. and now they have been reduced to ruin because of that.
A living weapon, a living crystal, and a living energy source, it never ends well, and having an arrogant king, it was a powder keg, and the old king knew it, and saw himself in Rourke. Long Live Leonard Nimoy, the words "the king is dead" never held so much meaning until now
Fucking weirdo
@@Darthfeder002DJ You mean yourself?
@@Moszan Yes!
A good king dying always hurts my feelings.
R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy
The best Master Xehanort
R.I.P. Sentinel Prime.
🖖Live long and prosper.
Nimoy's performance as King Nedakh was truly remarkable. You can just feel the impact of it, as if this man had truly lived through the centuries.
The King’s death still saddens me because of how Kida wasn’t there to say good bye to her own father.😢
Why is it, that when Disney hires incredible actors for their animated voices, that somehow it tanks in the theaters???
This was AMAZING!!
It was released at the wrong time
brcshephard agreed
cause they dont advertise stuff (just like they didnt advertise galaxys edge and thats just stillborn now).
Poor advertising. The internet is the street drug here. It has a more than healthy following.
They didn't market it strongly enough plus it was released in the 2000's, those were weird times. If it was released in the 2010's it would have gained a lot of following
I want to point out, he was a King Consort to the Royal Queen. He wasn't afraid of the crystal choosing him because it couldn't, Kida's was the only one who had the royal blood necessary hence why in his fear he tried to isolate her from it; willing to let his culture die in ignorance to protect her. And when Milo replaced him, it was once again as a non-blooded Consort to the royal bloodline.
I do have a headcanon that *Atlantis was a matrilineal society* (and similar to the myth of Poseidon vs. Athena over patronage of Athens, there were times when the males tried to wrest that power away from them, only for it to fail multiple times), and that *the actual rulers were its Queens Regnant* , and therefore were *usually the ones called by the Heart* , or else why would the stone effigies revolving around the Heart all portray male figures?
Plato's story was just a cover up (ten sons of Poseidon as the kings of Atlantis) because Greek society was anti-women
I had no problem understanding that Milo would be a King Consort or Prince Consort but the bit of “King Leonard” is new revelation to me. 😮
Where'd you get that claim?
4:42 So, the Atlanteans are literally using the emotions of their ancestors to power their culture, their world, themselves.
Sounds like the crystal is a artificial intelligence when he says "It grew a conscious of its own" To me that sounds like a artificial intelligence that grew too smart for the King to control that is why he locked it away.
It’s a symbiotic relationship, the crystal feeds and grows from the collective emotions of their ancestors, and in return, the crystal provides power, longevity and protection. Over time the crystal began developing a conscious of its own, though its unclear about how developed it has become, it seems to know the basic differences between right and wrong, considering its actions are in aid of our hero’s, but it’s not big on the details
This can either mean it’s consciousness is still in the early stages, and might not even be sentient, instead closer to an instinctual, animalistic level.... OR... it’s at the other end of the spectrum and is way beyond even human levels of understanding. I suppose at the end of the day, it all depends on your own opinion
As for why the king sealed it away
He didn’t actually use the crystal itself in trying to create the ultimate weapon, rather, he only used a fragment, which probably wasn’t even conscious. Even that small fragment’s energy however, was too great, he underestimated the crystal’s power, and considering what a small fragment did, imagine what might have happened had the entire crystal detonated
Following this and Atlantis’ destruction, he hid the crystal to prevent anyone, Atlantean or otherwise, from using the crystal, for the same purpose, as well as to protect Kida, from befalling the same fate as his wife, and essentially being absorbed by the crystal
@wristpain you are so far from right ma dude.
It's basically the Crystal Heart from My Little Pony.
Final Fantasy VII any one?
LLAP RIP Leonard Nimoy.
Spock
King of Atlantis
Master Xehanort
Live long and prosper!
As well as Sentinel Prime don't forget that.
And Galvatron in the Transformers movie in 1986
Nimoy also voiced Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde in the Pagemaster.
Rest in peace, you titan.
zodiark111 childhood us gone
I always love the fact that even though there is about a 2000 years culture gap between Rourke and the Atlantians the King knows a weapon when he sees one. Rourke treats the Atlantians as the ancient culture but everything Rourke and the others were doing the king had probably done to other civilizations. The king's warning is one of experience, "Not all obstacles can be removed by a sheer show of force". The king has probably used the same tactics Rourke is using many times before and knows a ploy when he sees it. Looking at the two of them talk is like looking at two sides of coin, one side more aged than the other but none the less different than its counterpart.
lol there isn't a 2000-year gap, Milo says in shock Kida was basically 8800 years old
I always thought Kida would have been 5.000 years old.
Mr. Spock
King of Atlantis
Master Xehanort
Leonardo Nimoy is a legendary voice actor indeed. You will be missed. 😢
Truly missed!
Sentinel Prime
@@nickp2271 galvatron
I’m just glad that my grandfather (one of his biggest fans) got to meet him.
@@nickp2271That’s awesome
Leonard Nimoy isn't the only Star Trek actor to voice a king in an animated film; Patrick Stewart voices Seti (Pharaoh & father of Rameses/Moses) in ”The Prince of Egypt.”
What an incredible talent. Frankly it’s not the most inspired writing but Leonard Nimoy makes every line ring with authority and pathos. The scene where he describes the crystal is just stirring, when he says “my burden would have become hers” it just breaks your heart. One of the greatest ever voice acting performances in animated film
I know Rourke is evil but when he says "maybe old king Cole can help us fill in the blanks" I just can not help but laugh.
Kida - "The kings of our past would weep if they could see how far we have fallen."
Father - "Kida...don't you bring them into this." LOL
0:00
The very chamber expresses the deep grief the king has. The very statue is crying, if you haven't noticed.
It was the king's decision to use the Crystal as a weapon, which brought but the destruction of nearly all of his people. For ages he's lived bearing that burden of guilt.
Comprehend that.
I saw Atlantis in the theater when I was 10 years old. My grandmother and grandfather are both fans of "Star Trek."
Same here when my mom took me into theaters when i was 4 in summer 2001
I love Disney!! Both of my parents and my dads family loves Star Trek!
I was 3 years old when I saw this in theaters.
Oddly enough, I never put two and two together that the king was blind. I had always assumed that he had a strong enough tie to the crystal over thousands of tears for it to have physically changed him - probably because Kida's eyes were the same way when whe was bound to it. But their explanation is more straightforward and makes a lot more sense.
because he watched the crystal glow as it was sealing itself up to protect the city (at the beginning of the film)
I enjoyed this movie greatly but I have a bone to pick. King Kashekim Nedakh had good intentions but I hate that he allowed his people to grow in ignorance of their own culture & history. When you don't know your history you tend to repeat it.....
+J.R. M You do have a point, but it was probably a slow realisation that their new found relative peace was decaying, and there was little he could do, or perhaps he'd face the backlash of his people. He might also be the only one who can read, or could before he went blind.
Certainly an interesting thought though!
@@maxek46 Not only that, remember, he said, "I didn't want the same to happen to Kida, as to what happened to my Beloved Wife."
He was in mourning, overwhelmed with Grief over the loss of his Wife, his Queen, that he did reckless and Stupid actions, such as locking the knowledge of his own people away.
Grief, and Power, don't mix very well.
But in the end in some ways he redeemed himself by passing on the burden to Milo
I read that when he was reading his lines for the King the people around him were just in awe of him.
The death of Ketackackash’s father always made me cry as a kid. It still does to this day, at nearly 30 years young.
Crazy how he played a wise sage/father in this movie and then also played Xehanort in the kingdom Hearts, a man who literally wanted to end the universe just to see what would happen.
He only became a wise sage/father because he learned from his mistakes of trying to take over other places
Atlantis is probably the most underrated film in Disney history.
Even though many people dislike Rourke, many American settlers and explorers most likely acted just like him. Especially the ones that wiped out a majority of the Native Americans.
EmptyMan000 it would be you can destroy airship with flare gun in bf1
EmptyMan000 they were conquered you idiot, just like every civilization that fell before in all of human history
Still doesn't mean it was right what they did. The american settling in america almost caused an entire genocide the native americans. Sadly time cannot be refursed but they can at least give the natives a bit of better land and not just dusty desert and slums.
Andre Klinge all of us integrating and building a new nation would be a better option.
On top of that, just about every colonists and imperialist nations all over the world...
6:15
"You could say he's a teacher, but he's got no pupils!"
Oh God, that is such a BAD joke! XD
It's a not just a bad joke, it's a DAD-joke.
Jackie McCann what’s wrong with his 👀?
@@nathancruz9172 The King is blind, according to the DVD commentary.
6:15
The king really encapsulates the essence of Atlantis in this film. His voice carry’s power and authority, but it’s also gravelly and frail under that deep, projecting tone. Like his nation, he was and in some was still is, proud, but he’s barely holding on to life, regretful of the mistakes that cost his people their nation and fearful that any outside force could snuff them out. He, like his nation, is a shell of their former power and authority, and when he dies and the crystal seemingly lost we feel like Atlantis is about to die with him
“Some obstacles cannot be removed with a mere show of force.”
He’s not wrong though.
My mom realized that I was a multilinguist at the age of 10 for she noticed that I would imitate the atlantean dialogue perfectly. Such a beautiful movie!!! Still one of my favorites and the one that inspired me to learn languages.
How many languages do you know?
@@rockydavis94 Three: English, Spanish and Italian. Still learning chinese.
Very underrated movie with some of the best voice talent, talent that is no longer of this world...
RIP MR Leonard Nimoy
We are assembled here today to pay final respects to our honored dead. And yet that it should be noted that in the midst of our sorrow, this death takes place in the shadow of a new beginning. The rise of a new Atlantis. The city that our beloved comrade gave his life to protect and nourish. He did not feel this sacrifice a vain or empty one and we will not debate his profound wisdom at these proceedings. Of my friend I can only say this: Of all the Atlanteans I have encountered in my adventure. He was the most....human.
He has joined the great kings of the past
@@zacharymoss2994 Yes
Leonard Nimoy had a very distinctive voice. One I could always recognize. RIP to a legend.
I don't know of you can hear it here, but something that was brought up in an article I read was that the supervisors were so astonished by Nimoy's talent and how much character he put into his voice. They say they'd just sit there when he read lines and just watch in astonishment. :)
I have been, and always shall be, your friend. Live long, and prosper.
such a raw line.
"im gonna count to ten... 1.... 2... 9...."
I love how Milo kneels before the king like Kida does: he’s very humble and respectful ❤️
Pay attention, boys: THIS MAKES A MAN
Too bad Disney Disney these days can only tear down the boys
as a kid i never realized that the king was played by Leonard Nimoy, and my parents got me into Star Trek around the same time i saw this
Interesting detail. The beheaded statue behind the king's throne is "crying". A bit of foreshadowing for the reveal of why Atlantis is left in its ruined state.
R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy
Also, how did they develop the Atlantian language???
I think they based it on Indo-European languages.
this scene were leonard nimoy meet james garner
josh hatfield Is your profile picture a butt?
Yes it is
josh hatfield Lovely... XD
Nimoy killed it in this. I mean come on him and summer both of them how do you speak a language that was made for a movie not only that how do you act while speaking that language? They have tones they have inflections they have attitudes you can hear their how are they doing it how do they stay in character while speaking in this language that does not exist in our real world. Just the fact that this movie wrote an entire language with a lexicon and writing system is great but to have the actors speak in it... and still communicate character while doing it!
Since this takes place in 1914, Rourke should have been paranoid about finding powerful weapons instead of money or treasure, or, to make this more realistic, perhaps he could have been afraid that Atlantis would rise again and threaten the rest of the world. Just food for thought.
Kael The Invoker true, although milo mentions he might have sold the weapon to the kaiser had he gotten the chance.
@joshua ashley Crystal chicks are hooot xD
Damn right the are afraid because they cant access that power and that is the way society is today its never gonna change there will always be jealousy an greed
ilikeceral3 True, and Americans weren’t enemies to anybody yet, they were neutral.
@@MRresievil310 And to think this started with a war between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia that became WWI's prelude.
It's sad how the king became blind. In the beginning of the film when the queen is taken by the crystal he shields Kida's eyes away but he keeps looking at it until it emits a burst of bright light, blinding him. So the last sight he remembers is his wife being taken from him by the crystal he had just finished trying to make into a weapon.
RIP Mr. Spock
Christopher Spaulding yup, hes dead
+alerkina4the6th He's dead, Jim.
It completely went over my head that that was Leonard Nimoy playing that character.
What I get from the fact that the crystal chooses one of royal blood only scene implies that the king himself is not of royal blood.
He must have married into royal become the crystals guardian but not its champion. Milo in the future would perhaps play the same role.
Or he was out of reach.
Or, it chose the queen on purpose.
The king says he sought to use it as a weapon and the crystal had a consciousness.
So perhaps that was his punishment, to lose his wife and live with the consequences of his arrogance.
Maybe the crystal only chooses princesses/ queens for men are often said to represent more of the human evil and the queen was pure/worthy enough.
Or he and the queen both were of royal blood (and the crystall did not accept him for his actions?). Inbreeding in different grades is pretty normal in many royal families and especially some very ancient royals like the ones in old mesopotamia had even marriages between siblings to keep the divine bloodline pure.
3:11 Kida needed no translation there. R.I.P Leonard Nemoy.
She must have called him a Cold-Hearted Bastard
Good old Joshua, he tried his best to save the king but he could not. Bless him, I always liked Joshua.
When they draw the characters, the people at Disney always take a little from the voice actors and put it into the character design
He’s a wise king and a nice father to his subjects and his daughter. I hate when Rouke beat him, he’s old and vulnerable. Not respect the eldest is one of sin and crime
R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy
"X-blade!" ~Master Xehanort
Knew I'd come here to see all these good people paying respects. We will miss you, we will remember you fondly, and we will never forget all that you have taught us. Immortal Leonard Nimoy. Forever cherished.
This is why they never had a Atlantis world in Kingdom Hearts...Sora would be accusing the King of being the ultimate evil
If anything I would rather have xehanort and the king to have a conversation as two old individuals with ancient knowledge. Perhaps xehanort can also be after the heart of Atlantis as a link to kingdom hearts.
I noticed that he was blind and came to the conclusion that it was the light from when Kida's mother was taken.
He was not blind at the time of the Meybemok.
@@halomov1 but did we see the king in the aftermath of the event? Nope. Plus he said for Kida to not look, indicating either he didn't want her to see the death of a wife and mother, or it could possibly blind Kida. The former is more likely than the latter, but perhaps a combination is true.
He was blinded by the light seen at the start of the film
I seriously had no idea that that was Leonard Nimoy voicing the king
Did he just punch Master Xehanort?
...he has chosen death.
Leonard Nimoy's best role and the pagemaster.
I have always felt like this movie was a love letter for us Star Trek fans
NIMOY HAD AN AWESOME VOICE RANGE.
“Live Long And Prosper King Of Atlantis🖖🏻”
1:55 "your heart has softened kida. A thousand years ago you would have slain them on sight". Damn!
I can remember the nostalgia just from watching the trailer for atlantis that came with Disney movies vhs/dvds, the excitement and amazement i had as a kid watching it, wishing i could watch it.
Years later now watching it online I have no disappointment.
This and Treasure Planet were my childhood
Yeah but I have to rewatch these again
Leonard Nimoy as Spock from original Star Trek, since 1966.
Wait, what? What?! WHAT!!!??? Leonard Nimoy was the voice? And I’ve watched this film for years throughout my childhood! I cannot believe it. That actually stuns me. Wow.
Leonard Nimoy did the voice of the voice of the king of Atlantis?
I didn't recognize his voice.
Anyway, R.I.P., Leonard Nimoy.
🖖😔
I barely know the guy
,but can we gets some F in the chat
F
I mostly Remembered him as the voice actor of one of the most Hated characters of all time. (Sentinel Prime From Transformers)
Goddamn good writing. And the one Disney movie where the ‘villain’ is smart enough to solve half the puzzle on his own
6:15 "you could say hes a teacher, but hes got no pupils!"
👉😂👉 zing!
Live long in prosper, Leonard Nimoy!
Damn, that Xehanort vessel was old and lost to time in Atlantis. Not even young Xehanort was able to find him
Imagine if old man xehanort and Kida’s father had a conversation about the heart of Atlantis and kingdom hearts.
Look carefully toward the end of the film, when the old king's visage is carved into stone...
It IS Leonard Nimoy.
R.I.P Leonard Nimoy 1931-2015 age 83
R.I.P.
RIP Nimoy. Live long and prosper. We now return you to the stars ♡
AmorePasta and to the great atlantean Kings of the past
3:15 You think you're tough, hitting an old man? He is a king...'have you no honour?"
+agenttheater5 Well, if he's Zuko....
It’s a movie...and they can’t hear you
agenttheater5 and the sad thing about this, he was already dying before they even set foot on Atlantis.
WAKANDA FOREVER!!!
Or respect??
When Rourke said "Well as usual, diplomacy has failed us" gives the implication that this was the not the first time Rourke didn't get his own way.
Even though we don't know how Milo's grandfather died it can be assumed that between the shepherd's journal being found in Iceland and this film, Milo's grandfather found out Rourke's true motive was to find and steal the crystal for a hefty price on the black market. And when Rourke tried to coax him to join forces with him, Milo's grandfather simply didn't cooperate with him leading to his demise but likely left the journal to Milo.
Rourke who got wind of this took this to his advantage and tricked Whitmore into funding his bet he promised Milo's grandfather so Milo can lead the crew to the crystal and once again faced being disappointed he didn't get his way when both Milo refuses to coop-rate and when the king refuses to say where the chamber is.
Kida, the forgotten Disney princess because her movie didn't make enough money
"Knock knock"
"Room service"
This film has so much punchline taht are incredible. Love it
For as long as man been on earth. Every time we discover a new source of power. We’ve tried to make it a weapon.
RIP, live long and prosper
RIP Nimoy and King of Atlantis.
rest in peace,Mr. Leonard Nimoy and I hate that guy who punched him.
The scene between 3:30-3:45... give me inspiration to my novell..
truly one of nimoy's greatest roles besides spock and xehanort imo. :'( he was a great actor
Dr. Sweet: "Rourke, this was not a part of the plan!"
Darth Rourke: "I am altering the plan. Pray I don't alter it any further."
''You could say he's a teacher but he's got no pupils!'' Okay, that was a good one. Hehehehe....clever joke. Really clever.
4:26, 5:00, 5:19 Those are the flashbacks from the beginning.
4:42 That's the flashback early when Kida was bonded to the crystal before King Kashekim died.
Nimoy had an Annie Award nomination for his performance
I just realized after all these years, watching this movie countless times, that Leonard nimoy was in this movie
I love that Rourke figures it out himself
R.I.P Leonard Nimoy, the real Spock from Star Trek
RIP Sentinel Prime.
Oh, the irony.
Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock is Star Trek, notices that "peaceful explorers" bring weapons. Lol.
R.I.P Leonard Nimoy
SPOCK, GALVATRON
MASTER XEHANORT & SENTINEL PRIME, RIP.
This man made Milo the King of Atlantis
4:42 Atlanteans are using the life essences of their ancestors to keep themselves alive and thriving. Powerful stuff.