Atlantis: The Lost Empire

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Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a cartoon version of the mythical city of Atlantis. The movie starts out with an explosion in the far distance that causes a huge tidal wave. This wave reaches the city destroying everything in its path. This fits into my theme of destruction. To see the video click here

According to legend and recorded in Plato's history of Atlantis, the rulers of Atlantis became greedy. They wanted to conquer the whole world much like Hitler wanted to do during WWII. To prevent this from happening, the great god Poseidon sent a great wave that destroyed the city and forced it to remain at the bottom of the ocean. This can be seen in the Disney movie. To read more, check out this article here.  A quote from Plato is even mentioned in the beginning of the movie. This is when destruction is a bad thing. Because of their greed, it cost the lives of the inhabitants of Atlantis.