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Young Jim Hawkins (Gordon-Levitt) sets out with Dr. Delbert
(Pierce), sailing through space searching for the treasure of the evil pirate,
Flint. Aided by Captain Amelia (Thompson), they must outwit a pirate crew lead
by the cyborg Silver (Murray).
This film is kind of all over the place. It’s a mix of
cyberpunk and steampunk, with the spaceships being actual sailing ships in
space and a whole bunch of alien species. The film has also been pointed to as
the reason Disney decided to kill its traditional animation studios from
2002/2003 until 2009. However, it was about 40/60 in terms of traditional vs.
CGI and the CGI portions were all the robots and tech while everything else was
traditional. It’s noticeable, yes, but also done very well.
The film also handles its characterization and relationships
spectacularly too. All their interactions are realistic and have great
development. It’s also quite different for a Disney film to have the missing
family member actually walk out instead of dying. This helps to solidify Jim’s
character as the delinquent who needs a role model. And while Silver ends up
becoming that figure, he does so begrudgingly until the very end, when it
actually matters. The way the two part ways at the end show how the two have
grown to sort of understand each other.
On the other hand, while he’s got some hilarious lines,
Martin Short as BEN can sometimes get annoying. His shtick of stupid robot who
manages to screw things up while simultaneously doing everything right has been
done a lot better in other series and films. He gets better once he finds and
puts his memory back in though.
It’s not one of Disney’s best films, but it’s still good.
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