The film "Atlantis" is set in 1914 and follows a young meteorologist who is sent to a remote island in the South Atlantic to replace the previous meteorologist who died of typhus. Upon arrival, he meets the lighthouse keeper, Gruner, who is hostile and mysterious. The meteorologist soon discovers that the island is inhabited by strange, reptilian creatures that are hostile to humans. As the story unfolds, the meteorologist and Gruner form an uneasy alliance to survive the creature attacks. However, their relationship is complicated by Gruner's secrets and his unusual relationship with one of the creatures. As the story reaches its climax, the meteorologist discovers that Gruner is actually the previous meteorologist who was thought to be dead. In the end, Gruner is killed by the creatures, and the meteorologist is rescued by a steamer, but not before he reflects on the strange events that occurred on the island.
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1. The story takes place in 1914.
2. The film starts with a quote from Friedrich Nietzsche.
3. A small ship sails across the ocean to a remote island in the South Atlantic.
4. The voyage has been going on for 67 days.
5. The ship lands on the shore, and the crew goes ashore.
6. The sailors unload personal belongings and equipment for meteorological observations.
7. The captain does not like the island and warns the young meteorologist to be careful.
8. The meteorologist will have to stay on the island for 12 months.
9. The meteorologist finds an observation log with a photograph of a young woman in a wedding dress.
10. The log also contains strange creatures that copulate with women.
11. The meteorologist discovers the inscription "Darwin was wrong."
12. The meteorologist installs meteorological equipment and begins to record data.
13. The meteorologist hears strange sounds and sees a strange creature that looks like a bipedal reptile.
14. The creature is attracted to the light from the lighthouse.
15. The meteorologist is attacked by the creature, but the lighthouse keeper, Gruner, saves him.
16. Gruner has been living on the island for some time and has tamed one of the creatures.
17. The meteorologist and Gruner prepare to defend the lighthouse against the creatures.
18. The creatures are afraid of light and can be repelled by it.
19. The meteorologist and Gruner fight off several attacks from the creatures.
20. A ship appears on the horizon, but Gruner does not want to leave the island.
21. The meteorologist tries to signal the ship, but Gruner stops him.
22. The ship sails away, and Gruner punishes the tamed creature.
23. The meteorologist tries to console the creature and shows it a fragment of a fish bone that looks like a ship.
24. The creature runs to the shore and shows the meteorologist an abandoned boat.
25. Gruner knows about the boat and tells the meteorologist that it once belonged to smugglers who transported dynamite.
26. The meteorologist and Gruner sail ashore and place dynamite between the stones.
27. The charges are connected by wires to a container on the roof of the lighthouse.
28. Winter sets in, and the temperature drops sharply.
29. Gruner forces his pet to make sounds that attract its amphibian brothers.
30. A massive attack of monsters begins, but Gruner and the meteorologist fight them off.
31. The meteorologist finds a necklace that indicates the presence of intelligence in underwater creatures.
32. Gruner takes the necklace and throws it into the ocean.
33. The creature begins to mourn its killed brothers.
34. Gruner tells the meteorologist how he found his pet, which was entangled in a fishing net.
35. The meteorologist lays out a circle of stones with a bone boat in the center.
36. The meteorologist sees Gruner sleeping soundly next to a photograph of a woman who was in the observation log.
37. The meteorologist understands that Gruner is the previous meteorologist whose body could not be found.
38. The young man goes to the shore and meets water creatures that do not show aggression.
39. Gruner wakes up and opens fire on the amphibians.
40. The meteorologist calls Gruner to lower his weapon.
41. Gruner runs to the lighthouse and finds a rocket launcher.
42. Gruner uses the rocket launcher to kill a baby underwater inhabitant.
43. The meteorologist runs to the lighthouse and starts a fight with Gruner.
44. Gruner wins the duel but does not kill his partner.
45. The meteorologist calls Gruner's real name, and Gruner becomes emotional and insane.
46. Gruner goes out onto the balcony and is attacked by aquatic reptiles.
47. The creatures kill Gruner.
48. A steamer lands on the shore, and the captain climbs to the lighthouse.
49. The captain mistakes the meteorologist for Gruner and demands that he clean himself up and shave.
50. The captain reports that a replacement meteorologist was brought in.
51. The meteorologist tells the captain that the last one died of typhus.
52. The man goes out onto the balcony and looks into the distance, seeing several warships standing in the harbor.
53. The tamed creature runs away and jumps into the ocean.