When I think on the fictional crushes of my early adolescence, there's one in particular that comes to mind above the rest. It's not uncommon to see an animated character at the top of someone's list — and Jim Hawkins of Treasure Planet is undoubtedly on mine. He was my first exposure to the bad boys of the early aughts. And I know what you're probably thinking: Seriously, him? Not Ethan Hawke in 'Reality Bites'? Jared Leto in 'My So-Called Life'? Sorry, but I was a pretty sheltered kid, so it follows that Disney films informed many of my core experiences.
Jim wasn't the first bad boy by any means — not even for Disney — but his presence as the ostensible hero in their unsung masterpiece was a surprising choice for the times. Walt Disney Animation has never really been the place for nuance. Until Treasure Planet — and the handful of films that succeeded the Disney Renaissance of the '90s — Disney had been making a killing with cut-and-dry stories of good and evil. With the exception of a few charming rogues and kind-hearted vigilantes, Disney's heroes and princesses were cut from the same altruistic cloth. But with the '00s came a shift towards more mature storytelling, and heroes that could keep up with the grungy culture that spilled over from the '90s. That meant creating cool guys that didn't try too hard, and taking inspiration from some real-life cool guys in the process.
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Treasure Planet has been accurately described by many as 'Treasure Island' in space — and aside from a few thematic changes, the story is pretty much the same. One of the biggest changes came with the age of the film's protagonist: Jim was aged up to a proper teenager in Treasure Planet, a choice that really helped evoke the angsty vibe the animators were looking for. John Ripa, lead animator for Jim Hawkins, looked to well-known heartthrobs like Leonardo DiCaprio and River Phoenix, and even studied Mel Gisbon's performance in Braveheart, to capture Jim's complex emotions.
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There are a lot of close-ups on characters in 'Braveheart' who are going through thought processes, just using their eyes, Ripa told Phase9. James Dean was another major inspiration for Ripa — though prior to boarding Treasure Planet, he admitted that he didn't know much about the late actor. He was just a guy on the side of a coffee mug, Ripa added. I had not seen his films. It was John Musker who recommended I watch 'Rebel Without a Cause' and when I did I was blown away.
Dean's performances seemed to be a perfect reference for Jim's existential unease. Dean embodied the anguish, the confusion, and the impetuosity that comes with coming of age. With James Dean there was a whole attitude, a posture, Ripa continued. You felt the pain and the youthful innocence. I kept coming back to that as I was working on Jim.
Treasure Planet was one of Disney's biggest box office failures, but the cult following that's grown up with the movie might be consolation enough (probably not, but who knows?). Jim Hawkins remains one of the most interesting, complex and crush-worthy characters in the Disney canon. Sure, he's just lines and color — with a voice provided by another aughts-era heartthrob, Joseph Gordon-Levitt — but his character resonated for a reason. For those who came of age in the early 2000s (and even those who grew up watching the film later), Jim was a character we could relate to, whose angst and confusion paralleled our own. He was more that just a troubled teen: he had intelligence, ambitions and wounds. Like so many in the generation that Disney was trying to appeal to, he just needed a bit of guidance, and a little affirmation.
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It also didn't hurt that Gordon-Levitt had his own swagger that helped inform the role. Treasure Planet co-directors Ron Clements and Jon Musker spoke highly of the actor at the time. He, for us, combined enough vulnerability and intelligence and a combination of youthfulness but incompleteness, Musker told Sci Fi. With so many gorgeous, layered performances informing one character, can you really blame me for crushing so hard?James Pleiades Jim Hawkins is the protagonist of 's 2002 animated feature film Treasure Planet. He is the only son of Sarah Hawkins, the proprietor of the Benbow Inn. When the inn is destroyed by a crew of pirates, Jim embarks on an expedition to find the fabled Treasure Planet in hopes of using its vast wealth to better his mother's life, as well as his own.
Jim is a very adventurous, rebellious, and caring young lad. During the beginning of the film, he was a stereotypical, alienated teenager, constantly in trouble and like a stranger to his mother Sarah. In the DVD's Visual Commentary, the directors said that to emphasize Jim's Bad Boy reputation, they added the black jacket, and the shadow or eye-mask over his eyes. By the end of the movie, however, he no longer wears the jacket, and the eye-mask is gone. At first, Jim is stoic and guarded, but as time goes on, he begins to open up, and at the end of the movie, he becomes a much more open, confident and happier young man.
Jim is also very brave, selfless, strong-willed, independent, and loyal to his allies. He is also friendly and willing to help strangers, especially if they are injured or lost; this is shown when he encountered Billy Bones, a creepy but harmless and wounded salamander-like alien pirate who was in need of help, and Jim immediately tended to the poor old alien without hesitation, and according to his mother, Jim would always find stray pets and beg his mother to let him keep them, showing that Jim is kind and compassionate towards animals. Jim is also very intelligent for a lad of his age; so intelligent that he is very skilled in technicians and mechanics and was able to build his own solar surfer all by himself when he was 8 years old, and he was able to fix up the late Captain Flint's spaceship in just a few minutes when he was 15 years old. He is also pragmatic and logical, more than people give him credit for.
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Despite his great intelligence and pragmatism, he can do very stupid and reckless things, such as him breaking the law countless times, which caused him to get into trouble with the police; when he flew Silver's space longboat into a passing comet regardless of the possible dangers the comet could have caused to the longboat or Silver or Jim himself; and when he recklessly insulted Scroop without taking any regard for his own safety or even what it would do to his mother if he were to be killed by Scroop because of Jim's reckless behavior. Regardless of his reckless side, Jim can be very cautious and serious if the situation presented itself. At first, Jim was quite spoiled, broody and pessimistic, but in the end, he became much more mature, responsible and optimistic (he can be described as a pragmatic optimist).
He is also fun-loving, jokey, sarcastic, mischievous, charismatic, and very dreamy. He likes playing around with Morph, but he can get annoyed by the little floating pink blob of mischief sometimes, and the same can be said for B.E.N., who gets on Jim's nerves fairly often, especially when B.E.N. talks too much or touches Jim too much. Nevertheless, Jim does consider B.E.N. a good friend and a useful sidekick (also, Jim learned to accept B.E.N.'s hysterical and annoying habits somewhat and even enthusiastically hugs B.E.N. back when B.E.N. hugs him for saving everyone from Treasure Planet's destruction). He is also usually honest, yet quite private, and hardly ever lies; he only lies if he feels that he really has to. Jim can also be very sweet, innocent and polite, and cares greatly for his allies and will protect and defend them from anything and anyone. Jim is also very forgiving, shown when he forgave Silver for his antagonistic actions throughout the film and particularly when Silver chose to save Jim's life instead of Flint's treasure. Jim also allowed Silver to sneak away from the RLS Legacy, instead of informing Amelia and having Silver arrested, showing that Jim has completely forgiven Silver and accepted him as his friend and father-figure again.
Ultimately, even with his few flaws and his bad-boy exterior, Jim has got a heart of gold and refuses to embrace the typical greedy and ruthless pirate life like his pirate enemies, especially his nemesis Scroop, who is the exact opposite in personality to Jim.
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Although he is human, Jim possesses a few remarkable abilities, including one that no other human character in has shown before.
As a little boy, he admired stories of the legendary space pirate, Captain Nathaniel Flint. But then his father, Leland, abandoned Jim and his mother when he felt he couldn't handle (or possibly didn't want) the responsibility of being a husband
Despite his great intelligence and pragmatism, he can do very stupid and reckless things, such as him breaking the law countless times, which caused him to get into trouble with the police; when he flew Silver's space longboat into a passing comet regardless of the possible dangers the comet could have caused to the longboat or Silver or Jim himself; and when he recklessly insulted Scroop without taking any regard for his own safety or even what it would do to his mother if he were to be killed by Scroop because of Jim's reckless behavior. Regardless of his reckless side, Jim can be very cautious and serious if the situation presented itself. At first, Jim was quite spoiled, broody and pessimistic, but in the end, he became much more mature, responsible and optimistic (he can be described as a pragmatic optimist).
He is also fun-loving, jokey, sarcastic, mischievous, charismatic, and very dreamy. He likes playing around with Morph, but he can get annoyed by the little floating pink blob of mischief sometimes, and the same can be said for B.E.N., who gets on Jim's nerves fairly often, especially when B.E.N. talks too much or touches Jim too much. Nevertheless, Jim does consider B.E.N. a good friend and a useful sidekick (also, Jim learned to accept B.E.N.'s hysterical and annoying habits somewhat and even enthusiastically hugs B.E.N. back when B.E.N. hugs him for saving everyone from Treasure Planet's destruction). He is also usually honest, yet quite private, and hardly ever lies; he only lies if he feels that he really has to. Jim can also be very sweet, innocent and polite, and cares greatly for his allies and will protect and defend them from anything and anyone. Jim is also very forgiving, shown when he forgave Silver for his antagonistic actions throughout the film and particularly when Silver chose to save Jim's life instead of Flint's treasure. Jim also allowed Silver to sneak away from the RLS Legacy, instead of informing Amelia and having Silver arrested, showing that Jim has completely forgiven Silver and accepted him as his friend and father-figure again.
Ultimately, even with his few flaws and his bad-boy exterior, Jim has got a heart of gold and refuses to embrace the typical greedy and ruthless pirate life like his pirate enemies, especially his nemesis Scroop, who is the exact opposite in personality to Jim.
Film Review: Treasure Planet (2002)
Although he is human, Jim possesses a few remarkable abilities, including one that no other human character in has shown before.
As a little boy, he admired stories of the legendary space pirate, Captain Nathaniel Flint. But then his father, Leland, abandoned Jim and his mother when he felt he couldn't handle (or possibly didn't want) the responsibility of being a husband
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