Spectacular! There is only one word I can say about Titan AE. A mind-blowing adventure through space and graphics so real, it's unbelievable.

Sounds too good to be true? Well, it is. According to a survey, only a mere 12% of the audience who watch and enjoy animated movies are in fact children. That's right, adults make up the remaining. Tapping into this ready market, 20th Century Fox is getting ready to blow us away with Titan AE, and I must add that they have done a mighty good job.

It is the year 3028, and Earth is under attack by the evil Drej aliens. Earth is destroyed in one final catastrophic explosion, but a brave scientist escaped with the Titan, the most advanced spaceship in the galaxy. The humans who fled Earth are now refugees, becoming second-class citizens in a hostile universe.

15 years after Earth's destruction, the scientist's son Cale is now a young man and a loner. Having to grow up on a third rate asteroid surrounded by aliens, he has had to grow up fast and cares only for himself. He isn't the least bothered that the human race is a minority in the universe. But that's all about to change.

Sought out by the Valkyrie's (think Han Solo's Millennium Falcon) Captain Korso, his beautiful kick-butt pilot Akima and a ragtag crew of assorted aliens, Cale discovers that the ring which his father gave him as a child activates a map to the hidden location of the Titan ship; a map imprinted in Cale's hand. The Titan, created by Cale's father, is indeed humanity's last hope for it holds the key to the propagation and salvation of the human race. Cale must learn to put others before himself as he becomes a hero, albeit a reluctant one.

The Drejs too are after the map, meaning that they are after Cale, and the gang must stay one step ahead of the Drejs to reach the Titan before the Drejs do.

The story may sound predictable, but the movie is simply enjoyable. It's sci-fic action, high adventure, drama and comedy all in one. The action and visuals are simply stunning. There are a lot of good action sequences. My favourite is the chase through the hydrogen trees at the Gaoul Temple. The plot is good and the characters are fun. Matt Damon brings ease and charm to the voice of Cale and Drew Barrymore is simply cool as the voice of kick-butt Akima. Bull Pullman's role as Captain Korso reminds me of Han Solo, but his ragtag crew of aliens are definitely not Chewbacca and C3P0. Preed, Gune and Stith (voices of Nathan Lane, John Leguizamo and Janeane Garofalo respectively) provides the humor and twists in the plot.

This is simply a spectacular animated film, with cutting edge computer imagery redefining the feature animation and bringing to life the wonders of the unexplored universe. Two final words; simply awesome!