DVD REVIEW: 9
DVD REVIEW: 9: (PG-13)
You'd be surprised how big of a cast this movie has even though it seemed like such a small little movie back in 2009. I have all the Oscar connections at the bottom of the page.
9 starts out as you see a little (steampunk, is what the director Shane Acker calls it) being made, and the number on his back reads 9. Fast forward a few years, and you see this little guy come to life. He has no voice yet, so he settles out in the post-apocalyptic world that Earth has become. The viewer gets a glimpse at the awful world, full of rubble, filth, and unwanted disgust that everybody had tossed before starting something that the posters on the tattered walls call "The Revolution." Man had fought against Machines, but both had lost, due to the deadly gas the Machines let off. But, apparently, steampunks were not affected. Little 9 finds a fellow steampunk, 2, an older gentleman who is (shortly after their encounter) carried off by a large machine, known as the Cat Beast. What 9 finds after that may surely affect his future and his other eight steampunk companions forever
9 is not a movie to be easily described, so I can only compare it to some recent works. It's got the sense of I Am Legend, where the protagonist realizes he is one of the only few survivors. It can also be compared to the likes of Coraline, in terms of technical brilliance. You see each hand that is crafted brilliantly, and each piece of cloth that looks like it took years to perfect. But 9's grim tone is what makes the movie. In Coraline, the tone was bright but creepy, and had a good ending. The ending to 9 will be taken differently by everyone who views it. It's a cold, violent piece of work, and the end-of-the-world vibe I received is nothing positive to give to an already depressed world. With that said, if you like science fiction, and have an open mind, you'll love 9, one of the best animated works to come around since Up.
Rating: 8/10
OSCAR CONNECTIONS: Jennifer Connelly (7) and Martin Landau (2) have both won Oscars. John C. Reilly (the loving 5) was nominated for best supporting actor in Chicago. He and Crispin Glover (6) had also collaborated in one of my all-time favorite films What's Eating Gilbert Grape. The screen legend Christopher Plummer (1) is up for an Oscar this year, and was also in Up this year as ANOTHER grouchy old man. And to wrap it up, the short film by the same title of this movie got nominated for best animated short (I recommend you watch this before seeing the feature film).
You'd be surprised how big of a cast this movie has even though it seemed like such a small little movie back in 2009. I have all the Oscar connections at the bottom of the page.
9 starts out as you see a little (steampunk, is what the director Shane Acker calls it) being made, and the number on his back reads 9. Fast forward a few years, and you see this little guy come to life. He has no voice yet, so he settles out in the post-apocalyptic world that Earth has become. The viewer gets a glimpse at the awful world, full of rubble, filth, and unwanted disgust that everybody had tossed before starting something that the posters on the tattered walls call "The Revolution." Man had fought against Machines, but both had lost, due to the deadly gas the Machines let off. But, apparently, steampunks were not affected. Little 9 finds a fellow steampunk, 2, an older gentleman who is (shortly after their encounter) carried off by a large machine, known as the Cat Beast. What 9 finds after that may surely affect his future and his other eight steampunk companions forever
9 is not a movie to be easily described, so I can only compare it to some recent works. It's got the sense of I Am Legend, where the protagonist realizes he is one of the only few survivors. It can also be compared to the likes of Coraline, in terms of technical brilliance. You see each hand that is crafted brilliantly, and each piece of cloth that looks like it took years to perfect. But 9's grim tone is what makes the movie. In Coraline, the tone was bright but creepy, and had a good ending. The ending to 9 will be taken differently by everyone who views it. It's a cold, violent piece of work, and the end-of-the-world vibe I received is nothing positive to give to an already depressed world. With that said, if you like science fiction, and have an open mind, you'll love 9, one of the best animated works to come around since Up.
Rating: 8/10
OSCAR CONNECTIONS: Jennifer Connelly (7) and Martin Landau (2) have both won Oscars. John C. Reilly (the loving 5) was nominated for best supporting actor in Chicago. He and Crispin Glover (6) had also collaborated in one of my all-time favorite films What's Eating Gilbert Grape. The screen legend Christopher Plummer (1) is up for an Oscar this year, and was also in Up this year as ANOTHER grouchy old man. And to wrap it up, the short film by the same title of this movie got nominated for best animated short (I recommend you watch this before seeing the feature film).
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