Atlantis Rising (2017 TV Movie) User Reviews

Just A Rehash...

[xerses13 · 6/10 · 3 February 2017]

Other then bringing on John Cameron for a cameo almost all the information is a repeat or rehash of the most probable theories on the fall of ATLANTIS. The most plausible of them being that the Minoan Island Trading Empire on THERA, now SANTORINI was built upon a dormant Volcano. This erupted with a massive explosion and venting of the caldera which subsequently collapsed. Thus creating a massive Tsunami which inundated the eastern Mediterranean. This occurred sometime during the 16th Centuries B.C.E. The eruption took some time to develop its full fury, so the Island appears to have been evacuated prior to the major eruption. The eruption on the Volcanic Explosivity Index was at the level Six (6), possibly as high as a Seven (7).

There are several other candidates, starting with MALTA, then keep moving West. Even beyond the PILLARS OF HERCULES (Straits Of Gibraltar). To take that theory seriously you would have to believe that ATLANTIS was best represented by George Pal's ATLANTIS; The Lost Continent (1961). A enjoyable fantasy film, but hardly science. If you have seen the other documentaries on ATLANTIS you might want to skip this one. If not watch it. Those who have, watch the movie instead. Its hokey, but fun.

Interesting but more to come...

[pritol · 7/10 · 7 March 2021]

Very interesting look at the origins / location of the city of Atlantis, based on the writings of Plato.

James Cameron only had a cameo in this, despite getting top billing. What this documentary does do, is analyse all the supposed locations of Atlantis, it's colonies across the Mediterranean and into the Atlantic.

It does systemically look at each proposed location, with some archaeological work being done, building a clearer picture of the civilisation until they reach a satisfying (to a degree) conclusion, with evidence, as to where the destroyed city should be.

They need to make a follow-up where they carry out some archaeological work in the final location!!

Cool

[kakaxplivebr · 7/10 · 10 July 2023]

Continuing my marathon of documentary films found on Disney+, this will be my fifth watch.

I'll watch and comment.

I already loved it because it has James Cameron.

Wow, there were even toilets.

The dolphins, how cute.

This mystery about Atlantis has always fascinated me.

They go somewhere, find evidence that it might be Atlantis, then find reasons and evidence that it isn't.

Cool the way they reconstructed the city in 3D.

Jeez, now they talked about a video of a diver from the last century.

Interesting that they found something at the bottom of the ocean.

Conclusion: I found it very interesting, but I don't know what happened to me that with 10 minutes to go (after they found several under the ocean) I lost interest, but I found it very interesting.

no results that advance the reason for the title

[Harry_Pamiaqui · 7/10 · 26 December 2023]

Besides being an excellent inspiration for a fiction guided tour, part of a highly informative fantasy film, there is nothing but speculative conjecture about Atlantis' location. I recognize that the coordination of the route must have been colossal, the same I fully acknowledge and respect the effort and importance of the work of archaeologists. But the way is presented here, everything looks like Atlantean architecture whatever that is, and without a final location is extremely accommodative. There are those who think that Atlantis sunk because of its decadent society. From Plato's Critias, the island was rich in resources, glowing red metal more precious than gold, the ground providing many plants and animals, including elephants. Research identifies the footprints of the megafauna of the south of the Iberian Peninsula 125,000 years ago, with four-meter-high pachyderms and wild boars weighing more than three hundred kilos. I do not recall them mentioning related findings. On a par with the vast majority of documentaries presented lately with an impressive title, multiple findings boxed in the purpose, hundreds of speculations, and no results that advance the reason for the title. At the video teleconferences they are mostly wearing the same clothes, so next time at least make the docuseries seem real.

Spinning Plato's

[southdavid · 6/10 · 25 March 2021]

Another of the James Cameron documentaries that are on Disney Plus as part of the National Geographic strand, "Atlantis Rising" sees Cameron . . . away making Avatar sequels, whilst his collaborator, Simcha Jacobvici does the work and reports in.

Since it's mention in a book by Plato, the "lost continent of Atlantis" has been inspiration for fiction. Here, Simcha Jacobvici begins a quest leaping around the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, tracking down various leads to work out where it might have been. With a degree of speculation, Simcha makes some interesting discoveries and explores some theories. He reports back to James Cameron every so often on his progress and they analyse the ideas.

It's not much of a spoiler, as it might have made the news had he actually done it, but the team don't manage to find definitive proof of Atlantis. They do make some significate discoveries, mostly the discovery of anchor stones in various locations that they perhaps wouldn't have been expected, suggesting the location of islands that operated almost like weigh stations, before ships would move the actual ports. They also find some evidence that that distance travelled by people at various points in history might actually be much further than previously thought.

But, and I say this with the full acknowledgement that I don't have any significant studies of history, particularly cultural history - but some of the film's ideas felt like a stretch to me. Scratches in ancient rocks are taken to be pictures of Atlantis, or an odd shape is a boat. Trying to build links between the various disparate cultures around the Med' feels, to me more like coincidence - or best practice, rather than a proof of refugee's starting a new life.

But, unlike some of the other similar documentaries I've been watching recently, at least with this one I was entertained all the way though. A follow up, with the continued research, would be worthwhile.

Atlantis sunk 11,500 years ago...

[phmikas · 6/10 · 23 January 2023]

... and could well start to rise again this year. As this cycle repeats itself regularly and as we are ushering into the "Age of Aquarius". Compare "Aquaman", King Arthur, Antichrist.

Atlantis sunk because of its decadent society and its reveling into black magic. But this coincides with cosmic cycles. Therefore, civilizations seem to develop according to the "Maya factor" (José Arguelles).

After the imminent pole shift (a geophysical event of global magnitude, expected for 2023), mankind will be made believe it has already surpassed Armageddon and that Christ has returned (supported by the arrivals of fake aliens), when in reality it is prone to the ultimate temptation (compare Mark 24).

When are they showing us the rest?

[arthurstam · 10/10 · 17 May 2020]

This is an amazing documentary. No matter what people say. Very important and to me all new knowledge. I ended up so curious and not to long after that very sad that there was no next episode. Felt like an open ending. Dig it up, show us more.

One of James Cameron's worst!

[maxnexus-97144 · 1/10 · 11 February 2018]

This doco is nothing but stupid speculation. They are looking at all the wrong places, trying to make unfitting pieces of puzzle fit. I went into this documentary film with great anticipation only to be disappointed.

Being in the Naval engineering profession I know people who have all the answers Cameron is looking for. They have tried tooth and nail to contact him and did not even receive a short reply as courtesy. Arrogance and celebrity-godship has blinded James Cameron to the point he is only in touch with celebrities and so called celeb-experts.

Used to be a fan of James Cameron; no longer.

Fantastic

[vactrac · 10/10 · 10 November 2018]

Georgeos Diaz Montexano is the absolute genious behind all this. He spent 25 years studying the tale of atlantis and found out atlantis is not just a made up story created by Plato. People fail to understand why this doccumentary is diferent to others made about atlantis before. The exact location of atlantis was given to us by Plato. But it wasn't until georgeos read carefully into it that all this information could be known. This documentary is just a tease of what's coming in the next part... and wether people fail to see how important all this is, it will make history because this people have found atlantis for good. And all it takes is the world to study the works of georgeos to understand how all this is plausible. And I hope it happens sooner or later. Depends on how prejudiced the people are

Possibly one of the stupiedst things Ive seen

[rosannejonkhout · 1/10 · 9 October 2019]

The movie is nothing but gross conjecture for the entire length of the film. Will have to have eye surgery due to excessive amount of times I had to roll my eyes. Waste of time

James Cameron, Simcha Jacobovici and Georgeos Díaz-Montexano as story-advisor in the scientific search for Atlantis.

[JamesCameronAdvisers · 10/10 · 11 May 2018]

James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici go on an adventure to find the lost city of Atlantis by using Georgeos Díaz-Montexano as story-advisor, Richard Freund and others investigators, and to Greek philosopher Plato as a virtual treasure map.

With the objective of evaluating the hypotheses about the existence of Atlantis, the documentary investigates archaeological objects, satellite photographs and seabed related to them.

James Cameron instructs a team of professors from several universities in the US, Canada, Israel and New Zealand to assess the most credible hypotheses. The chosen hypotheses were Santorini, Malta, Sardinia and southern Spain and Atlantic. With these data, James Cameron entrusts to Simcha Jacobovici the filming and the direction of the documentary.

The investigation begins with the Santorini hypothesis of Charles Pellegrino and continues in Malta, to analyze the hypothesis of Peter Ellul Vincenti, and in Sardinia, to assess the proposal of Robert Ishoy, which end up being discarded.

The second part of the documentary begins in the Columns of Hercules, the present Strait of Gibraltar, which is the scenario where the hypothesis developed by the Spanish writer and Story-Avisor of the documentary, Georgeos Díaz-Montexano, and Dr. Richard A Freund. This theory is supported by J. Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici, as the most plausible of all.

Finally, the documentary explores the Terceira and Pico islands of the archipelago of the Azores, and concludes considering as more plausible the hypothesis proposed by southwestern Iberia as a central point from which the Atlantic maritime civilization of the Chalcolithic and the Bronze, civilization that generated the legend, to other places of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Fanciful theory presented as fact

[Plato3000 · 4/10 · 2 December 2017]

I, like most people, would like Atlantis to have existed. Unfortunately, I'm all too aware that Atlantis is nothing more than myth, invented by Plato as a warning to his own people of the dangers of (my reading of it) complacency. Other interpretations are along similar lines. Simcha Jacobovici is a film maker whose documentaries are disputed by almost everyone of expertise in the related fields and Atlantis Rising is no exception. According to Jacobovici, almost everything he looks at is of "Atlantean architecture", whatever that is. Do some research on Motilla del Azuer to see what he thinks , compared to everyone else. I wonder if he has tin foil under his hat. Spoiler Alert: Atlantis doesn't exist.

I liked it...

[RosanaBotafogo · 8/10 · 27 April 2023]

Hollywood legend James Cameron and filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici set out on an adventure to find the lost city of Atlantis using Greek philosopher Plato as a virtual treasure map.

And it's not that they found Atlantis, the lost city, once the legendary fictional city of Plato, but it actually existed one day, well at least that's what the evidence points to, I'm very happy, because I was rooting for the success of the troupe, and that that madness, violence, wouldn't it be a waste of money and time... That story, right, a dream in the mind, and a backpack on the back and a lot of willpower to carry it out, and here we have the reward... I liked it...

WASTE OF TIME

[jmgvargas · 1/10 · 7 April 2021]

If only they had paid more attention to the Timaeus dialogue written by Plato they would not have made so many nonsensical guesses. Critias mentioned to Socrates that the events of Atlantis occurred in the time of Solon, the wisest of the seven sages, who was the father and friend of his great-grandfather, given this to understand the fall of Atlantis occurred approximately in 600 BC, not as they made it look like 4000 years ago.

Atlantis

[duongj · 10/10 · 15 July 2020]

Try getting a floor maping of the Bermuda triangle i think you will be suprised at what you fine😉. Also check its twin the dragon triangle.

They're like a bunch of lost puppies, wandering aimlessly from one tourist trap to the next:(

[animhata · 1/10 · 10 April 2023]

Listen up, all you aspiring adventure seekers! Want to fund your dream Mediterranean cruise? Easy peasy! Just grab an old dusty book, pretend to read it on camera, and start speculating about the lost city of Atlantis. Could it be in Santorini? Malta? Sardinia? Who knows! And if that's not enough, why not try your luck at discovering the Holy Grail in the Maldives (Dear, James, please fund it, I promise I will deliver). All you need is your trusty iPhone, a drone, a Bible, and a foil hat (you know, just in case aliens are involved). With all that fancy gear, I'll definitely make a better documentary than those shady dudes. I start practicing my camera skills and get ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime! To summ up: that was very bad documentary... really, a waste of time:/

Atlantis in the Azores

[longcr-67767 · 9/10 · 18 December 2020]

I enjoyed this show. However, I would have enjoyed it much more if they'd focused more on the ruins found on Pico Island in the Azores.

Awful and poorly scripted

[danmcdonald-32275 · 1/10 · 19 September 2023]

As bad as some cheesy reality show. Insulting to the viewer. Visit ruins but hardly identify them properly and the temples original purpose.

Worst of all, during the introduction and video teleconferences between James and the guy in the field are supposedly happening throughout the course of the search seemingly that last weeks are mostly wearing the same clothes. I think James at least changed jerseys once, making the calls back to James with "updates" clearly scripted before or after the field trip. You would think a director would have more attention to detail, or at least respect the viewer enough to try to make the docuseries seem real.

Best part of the series you get to see some new views of ruins and I learned about a super volcano I never knew about before.

Very informative

[mffblue · 10/10 · 8 July 2021]

I didn't know know much about Atlantis other than what I've seen in the Disney movies .

This made me learn a lot about there culture and opened up so many possibilities I definitely am brought in and belive they really found these discovers .

Awesome truly amazing what we can discover about the past.

The best doc about Atlantis ever done

[rsernacurr · 10/10 · 29 November 2023]

Without a doubt the best documentary that has been made about Atlantis and finally from a serious and scientific perspective. I especially recommend the scenes from the Spanish side with dives on the Cádiz coast and the great Atlantean-type city in Chalcolithic Jaén. This entire part is the result of the research of Georgeos Díaz-Montexano who, with 30 years dedicated to the study of Atlantis, is for me the best popularizer they have been able to find.

Congratulations to Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici also for the rhythm and staging that never leave you indifferent. Hope in a short term we could see other docs like this cause Montexano bibliography is huge.

Perfect

[elaineethiago · 10/10 · 18 October 2023]

Great film with an incredible story, I loved the good characters, a film that hypnotizes from start to finish.

I can say that I will recommend it to all my friends, don't forget to watch this film.

I'm going to watch it again as I liked it so much.

And it's not that they found Atlantis, the lost city, once the legendary fictional city of Plato, but it actually existed one day, well at least that's what the evidence points to, I'm very happy, because I was rooting for the success of the troupe, and that that madness, violence, wouldn't it be a waste of money and time... That story, right, a dream in the mind, and a backpack on the back and a lot of willpower to carry it out, and here we have the reward... I liked it...