Titan A.E. came out 25 years ago, and history has been kind to the infamous flop that killed Fox Animation Studios

Titan A.E.在25年前问世，历史对杀死福克斯动画工作室的臭名昭著的失败是善良的。

“After Earth Ends, The Adventure Begins!”

“地球结束后，冒险就开始了！”

Sometimes a work of unique art arrives on the scene that seems misplaced in the stream of time, and this is precisely the fate of "Titan A.E.," a lavish animated space movie set in the 31st century and helmed by the distinguished animators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. Together, this superstar producing and directing team conjured up a flourish of '80s classics including "The Secret of NIMH," "An American Tail," "The Land Before Time," "Anastasia," and "All Dogs Go to Heaven."

有时，一件独特的艺术作品会出现在时间流中似乎错位的场景，这正是《泰坦A.E.》的命运，这是一部以31世纪为背景的奢华动画太空电影，由杰出的动画师Don Bluth和Gary Goldman执导。这个超级明星的制作和导演团队一起创作了80年代的经典作品，包括《NIMH的秘密》、《美国尾巴》、《时间之前的土地》、《阿纳斯塔西娅》和《所有的狗都上天堂》。

Today marks the 25th anniversary of "Titan A.E.," a tarnished Hollywood jewel that has risen impressively in estimation over the decades and is fondly remembered by a certain era of Millennial moviegoers.

今天是《泰坦A.E.》上映25周年，《泰坦A.E.》是一部被玷污的好莱坞珠宝，几十年来在估计上令人印象深刻，并被某个时代的千禧一代电影观众深情地记住。

Released on June 16, 2000 by 20th Century Fox's Fox Animation Studios after less than two years in production, it was an ambitious undertaking that featured a hybrid of 2D hand-drawn animation and CGI-animated sequences, providing a summertime outer space saga complete with a rockin’ soundtrack using bands like Powerman 5000, Electracy, and Fun Lovin’ Criminals.

2000年6月16日，由20世纪福克斯的福克斯动画工作室在制作不到两年后发布，这是一个雄心勃勃的事业，以2D手绘动画和CGI动画序列的混合为特色，提供了一个夏季外太空传奇，配有摇滚配乐，使用Powerman 5000、Electracy和Fun Lovin' Criminals等乐队。

Sadly, the prevailing box office at the time was not kind to "Titan A.E." and despite respectable critical reviews and general young audience enthusiasm, the animated sensation was not a commercial success, only raking in $36.7 million off a rumored budget of $80-90 million. It was this disappointing box office performance that ultimately caused the shuttering of Fox Animation.

可悲的是，当时盛行的票房对《泰坦A.E.》并不友好，尽管有值得尊敬的评论和年轻观众的热情，但该动画在商业上并没有成功，仅从传闻中的8000万至9000万美元的预算中获得了3,670万美元。正是这种令人失望的票房表现最终导致了福克斯动画的倒闭。

"I'd say it’s not a 'mother friendly' movie. Although we haven't left the mothers and children out," Goldman admitted to Animation World Magazine in 2000. "There is some swearing, some sexual innuendo, it's intense … there's a lot of violence. I don't think anybody under 8 years old should see this film."

“我想说这不是一部'母亲友好'的电影。虽然我们没有把母亲和孩子排除在外，”Goldman在2000年向《动画世界》杂志承认。“有一些脏话，一些性暗示，很激烈......有很多暴力。我认为8岁以下的人不应该看这部电影。”

In the mid-to-late 1990s, Fox Animation was lusting after some of that sweet Disney gold mined from the House of Mouse's recent hits like "The Lion King," "Pocahontas," "Mulan," and "Tarzan," so they decided to partner up with former Disney animators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman for a hard sci-fi project. Criticized for rehashing storylines already tread upon by properties like "Battlestar Galactica" and "Star Trek," "Titan A.E." faced an uphill battle when released, regardless of its lush, striking visuals.

在20世纪90年代中后期，福克斯动画渴望从《老鼠之家》最近的热门作品中开采的一些甜蜜的迪士尼黄金，如《狮子王》、《风中奇缘》、《花木兰》和《泰山》，因此他们决定与前迪士尼动画师Don Bluth和Gary Goldman合作进行一个硬科幻项目。《泰坦A.E.》因重述《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》和《星际迷航》等属性已经涉入的故事情节而受到批评，《泰坦A.E.》在发布时面临着一场艰苦的战斗，尽管其郁郁葱葱葱、引人注目的视觉效果如何。

"The look is similar to a graphic novel or dark comic book," Goldman said at the time. "The opening is softer, pastel colors, almost pastoral. The computer graphic imagery and animation are some of our best ever. The CGI work is in about 80% of the film....in 3-D backgrounds, spaceships and the villains. The villains have a gelatin or glass-filled look."

“戈德曼当时说，外观类似于图画小说或黑暗漫画书。 “开场更柔和，柔和的色彩，几乎是田园诗般的。 计算机图形图像和动画是我们有史以来最好的一些。 CGI作品大约在电影的80%中......在3D背景、宇宙飞船和反派中。 恶棍们有明胶或玻璃填充的外观。”

"Titan A.E." boasted an impressive vocal cast as well, with the talents of Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman, Nathan Lane, John Leguizamo, Ron Perlman, and even Tone "Wild Thing" Loc. Its screenplay was penned by "The Tick's" Ben Edlund, "Big Fish's" John August, and a young Joss Whedon, who would later direct 2014's "The Avengers" for Marvel Studios. The complex project began life as a live-action feature titled "Planet Ice" but bounced around in development hell before its hybrid status was decided upon and Goldman and Bluth signed onto the movie.

《泰坦A.E.》也拥有令人印象深刻的声乐阵容，Matt Damon、Drew Barrymore、Bill Pullman、Nathan Lane、John Leguizamo、Ron Perlman，甚至Tone“Wild Thing”Loc都才华横溢。它的剧本由“The Tick”的Ben Edlund、“Big Fish”的John August和年轻的Joss Whedon撰写，后者后来为漫威工作室执导了2014年的《复仇者联盟》。这个复杂的项目最初是一个名为《冰星球》的真人电影，但在决定其混合状态之前，在开发地狱中弹跳，高盛和布鲁斯与这部电影签约。

The basic plotline follows the obliteration of Earth in the far future by the Drej, an alien race comprised of pure concentrated energy. This aggressive species catches wind of something called Project Titan, an enormous spaceship with an even bigger, secretive purpose, and decides that Earthlings pose a threat that must be exterminated. Right before the attack, Professor Sam Tucker (Perlman), Project Titan's chief engineer, hands his young son Cale Tucker (Alex D. Linz) a golden ring and forces him onto an evacuation craft with his alien buddy, Tek (Tone Loc).

基本情节遵循了Drej在遥远的未来消灭地球的故事，Drej是一个由纯集中能量组成的外星种族。这种具有攻击性的物种抓住了名为泰坦计划的东西的风，泰坦计划是一艘巨大的宇宙飞船，其目的更大、更隐秘，并决定地球人构成了必须消灭的威胁。就在攻击之前，泰坦计划的首席工程师Sam Tucker教授（Perlman）将他年幼的儿子Cale Tucker（Alex D.Linz）一枚金戒指，强迫他和他的外星伙伴Tek（Tone Loc）一起上一艘疏散飞船。

Sam and his colleagues launch the Titan away from Earth and into hyperspace as their homeworld is vaporized. Fifteen years later, humanity is a vagabond race scattered amid the galaxy. Cale (Damon) is now 20 and working a salvage yard job at Space Station Tau 14 with Tek. They learn from hotshot starship pilot and ex-military officer Joseph Korso (Pullman) that Cale’s inherited ring contains a holographic map that points to the hidden location of the Titan.

Sam和他的同事们将泰坦发射离地球，进入超空间，因为他们的家园蒸发了。十五年后，人类是一个分散在银河系中的流浪种族。Cale（Damon）现在20岁，和Tek一起在Tau 14空间站做打捞场的工作。他们从hotshot星舰飞行员和前军官Joseph Korso（Pullman）那里了解到，Cale继承的戒指包含一张全息地图，指向泰坦的隐藏位置。

Cale joins the Valkyrie’s motley crew that includes alluring human pilot Akima Kunimoto (Barrymore) and a trio of aliens: first mate Preed (Lane), astro-scientist Gune (Leguizamo), and weapons expert Stith (Garofalo). Off they go to search for the Titan, the massive spaceship with the technological capability of creating a New Earth, before the Drej queen and her minions find it first and silence humanity forever.

Cale加入了女武神杂七杂八的船员，其中包括诱人的人类飞行员Akima Kunimoto（Barrymore）和三个外星人：大副Preed（Lane）、天体科学家Gune（Leguizamo）和武器专家Stith（Garofalo）。他们去寻找泰坦，泰坦是一艘拥有创造新地球的技术能力的大型宇宙飞船，在Drej女王和她的爪牙首先找到它并永远让人类沉默之前。

Debates over its failure range from the derivative PG-rated screenplay and bumpy development process, to its landing squarely in that netherworld of being ignored by older teens and adults and too mature and violent for small children, dropping it in that abyss between the two ticket-buying demographics.

关于其失败的辩论范围从衍生的PG评级剧本和坎坷的开发过程，到它直接降落在被年龄较大的青少年和成年人忽视的冥界，对小孩子来说过于成熟和暴力，将其丢在两个购票人口之间的深渊中。

It also didn’t help that Fox Animation had issued widespread layoffs in 1999, nearly gutting the entire department, which eventually led to a total studio closure weeks following "Titan A.E.'s" release. Due to Fox Animation's reduced body count while post-production was being finalized, the film’s marketing and distribution efforts suffered.

福克斯动画在1999年大规模裁员，几乎摧毁了整个部门，这最终导致《泰坦A.E.》上映几周后工作室完全关闭，这也无济于事。由于福克斯动画在后期制作完成时减少了尸体数量，该片的营销和发行工作受到了影响。

Whatever the truth, it's a visually-arresting film that deserved more love than it got at the time. Those who've not been introduced to its many fun charms are almost always astonished by its energy, vivid set pieces, and compelling narrative that scratches that diehard sci-fi itch.

不管真相如何，这是一部视觉上引人入胜的电影，值得比当时更多的喜爱。那些没有被介绍过它许多有趣魅力的人几乎总是对它的能量、生动的设定和令人信服的叙事感到驚訝，这些叙事会刺激着那些顽固的科幻小说。

Elio is on the way for animated sci-fi fans, but if you're looking for something a little grittier this summer, now is the perfect time to revisit "Titan A.E." and get lost in its colorful space opera flair and fantastic fusion of old-school craft and modern CG animation.

Elio正在为动画科幻迷寻找，但如果你今年夏天正在寻找更粗獗的东西，现在是重温《泰坦A.E.》的最佳时机，并迷失在它丰富多彩的太空歌剧风格和老式工艺和现代CG动画的奇妙融合中。

Plus, it's the only space-based cult classic to feature a newborn planet named Bob!

此外，它是唯一一个以一个名为Bob的新生行星为特色的太空邪教经典！