Disney Feature Animation also had a special computer program, Inka, made uniquely for Atlantis. Inka creates hidden lines that mesh 2D and 3D animation. Similarly subtle digital effects appear in the particle animation of bubbles in water and swarms of fireflies.

Atlantis features spectacular effects animation. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.

As always, the basis for all good movies is an intriguing story which the computer graphics and CinemaScope supplement. Atlantis rekindles a subject entrenched in history; everyone is familiar with the myth of the lost city, and Disney has approached the subject in a manner certain to elevate it to blockbuster status in addition to re-stimulating interest in the historical myth. The graphics are impeccable and the musical score is intense. Hahn, Trousdale and Wise set out four years ago to return Disney action/adventure films to the forefront of the genre and they have succeeded in a film destined to become a classic worthy of George Lucas himself.

Gerard Raiti, a native of Baltimore currently residing in Nashville, has reported on animation, Broadway musicals and comic books for various publications. He also holds the Diploma of the Royal Schools of Music, U.K. in classical piano and music.