Why Titan A.E. is an Underappreciated Masterpiece   Here's why
Titan A.E. is an unsung classic of science fiction, that
deserves a live-action remake.  Titan A.E. was released in 2000,
directed by the legendary Don Bluth (The Secret of NIMH, The
Land Before Time) and Gary Goldman. It's a bite-size version of
the gritty space opera we all know and love, think BSG in a
Firefly color palete wrapper.  Ben Edlund, John August and Joss
Whedon all took a pass at the screenplay. And while Whedon may
still poke fun at it now, we still think this flick is a classic
that can help save space opera. But more on that later, first
here's what we love about this movie.  The premise is simple:
Earth is destroyed by the blue beings known as The Drej. An
alien force that can't be beat because (as you'll hear over and
over again) they're pure energy. The Drej blast the Earth right
as Baby Cale and his Father escape from the planet on separate
ships. Cale's father is manning the Titan, a giant globe-shaped
space ship that is rumo