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9 Review (2009)

Basic Plot

9 takes place in a post-apocalyptic era where, as far as we know, killer machines and small hand-made dolls known as "Stitchpunks" are the only remaining lifeforms on earth.
9 meets the other stitchpunks (1 through 8) and endows on his journey of... well, surviving the machine attacks mainly. He screws things up, and fixes them repeatedly. Ultimately, the goal is to destroy the head robot known as B.R.A.I.N. (Binary Reactive Artificially Intelligent Neurocircuit).


Elijah 9 (Explained later)

In-Depth

I must say, this movie is quite well considering it derived from a 10 minute animated short created by Shane Acker. Watch it here. The amazing part is that the whole plot of the 10 minute short is simply spread out to fit an 80 minute time frame, yet it's still unique in just about every scene.
Let's take a look at each of the 9 main characters, and how unique they are from each other.

1 has claimed himself to be the leader of the group, which makes sense due to him being the eldest. He adopts any stitchpunks that come around, and is ultimately a bossy jerk doing what he thinks is right for the group, but wrong for the certain individuals in trouble. For example, one of the dolls gets lost out of the fortress they all reside in. Obviously in trouble, 1 says to leave him be as it's too risky for the group to go out looking for him. On the other hand, 9 wants to go out and save him anyways.
Voice of Christopher Plummer.

2 and 5 go hand-in-hand. They are best friends of sorts, and do everything together. They invent, explore and repair (each other in particular). 2 has a plate on the back of his head, and 5 has one over his left eye, which is explained when the movie starts.
Voice of Martin Landau(2) and John C. Reilly(5).

3 and 4 also go together like cats and dumb. They don't vocally speak, but speak to each other via flashing eyes. Sort of like morse code. They are my personal favorites mainly due to the way they act around others. Often, they hide behind another character when an unfamiliar one approaches in an act of shyness. It's also comical when they "talk" to each other. Not to mention, they are the most useful of the bunch when it comes to knowledge of defeating the machines, and what's going on in their world.

6 is a bit like that psycho child who sits in his padded wall and draws images that appear to have no purpose at first, but then prove to be the answer to life itself and why girls don't like me. That's because the entire movie, he's doing just that.
Voice of Crispin Glover.

7, one could say, is the coolest character of the group who happens to be female. Could be coincidence or not, you be the judge. She carries around a home-made polearm of sorts and has the ability to dismantle a machine in one fell swoop, although most of the time she's getting knocked around in her attempts of ninjaism. At first glance, she seems to have a connection with 9.
Voice of Jennifer Connelly.

8 is just a big, dumb, brutish character that protects 1. Easily one the funniest of the characters. He occasionally leaves the vicinity to get high. Rather, if you've seen the futurama episode where Bender becomes addicted to electricity, it's like that but with magnets. The expression on his face had me laughing and giggling and wishing for my own magnets. He also has some kick-ass weaponry.
Voice of Fred Tatasciore.

9 is the hero of the movie. He was the last stitchpunk created by the scientist. He's an all around character. Inventive, brave and came up with the name of the movie in an obvious narcissistic fashion. Ends up saving the day from the damage he's caused which is expected.
Voice of Elijah Wood.


1 to 9, in order. (Click for slightly larger)

If you've only seen the short, you don't really know how the stitchpunks came to be. Sure you know they're created with cotton and eyeballs in a dark location, but without spoiling too much of the film, I'll give you a small bit of background information.
A scientist in the film realizes the inevitable doom of the world and creates these beings in hopes that while they're still alive once war has ended, they can keep earth moving along. Each doll represents a piece of the scientists. Fear, wisdom, bravery and addiction to drugs. There is obviously more to it than this, but like I said I don't want to ruin it for anybody.


5, 1, 6, 3 & 4. Or maybe 5,1,6, 4 & 3.

The Good

•Action packed. Tons of fighting and surviving to keep you entertained.
•Unique and interesting characters, all fun to watch. I personally memorized all of them, which isn't really a large feat, but showed how much I actually paid attention to this one.
•Some adult humor that kids will find funny too without even understanding how funny it truely is. WTB Innocence.
•Nice selection of voice actors. I had no idea Elijah Wood was one of them until 9 talked, which was a pleasent suprise.
•Short enough so that you won't get bored with a dragging storyline.

The Bad

•Short. Yes, although I did say this was good, it would be nice if they teamed up to make a few more of these animated films. Which probably won't happen, so it being short is also bad.

The Verdict

I definately recommend seeing this one in theaters if you have the chance. The big screen and big speakers make it that much better. If you don't have the chance to do so, rent it on DVD. It makes for a good family film that both adults and children will enjoy.

Links

IMDB
Trailer
9 Animation Short


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