Research 9: The Short Film

 Today, I'm suppose to research the short film, 9. The film is only 7 minutes long. The setting looks like a futuristic wasteland. This is very similar to the movie WALL-E and how he's the only cleaning robot on Earth which is covered in garbage. The characters look like rag dolls, however, their eyes are the only "human like" characteristic. This reminds me of the movie Coraline and how her parallel universe was the "rag doll" version of herself but her eyes were buttons. There's no dialogue in the film which is interesting.  I like how this can give the audience some freedom when watching the film. The audience can create their own conversations and plot which can be entertaining. It also helps emphasize the characters emotions though their eyes. The main noise is normally ambient or diegetic sounds. There is some score in the film when the robot is fighting with the dolls. The lack of dialogue helps focus more on the ambient noises. This creates a more suspenseful and tense scene. The plot of the story is very intriguing. In the beginning, it shows two of the characters and one of them has a 9 written on the back. They have this glow up device to help connect the characters together throughout their mission. However, there's a giant robot that targets 9's partner. Sadly, they was taken and it looked like the robot had his soul sucked out and into their glowing devices. I'm guessing later on in 9's life, they're reminiscing about their lost crew mate and adventure. Coincidentally, the same robot creature comes back to attack 9. In an intense chase and battle, 9 eventually tricks the robot onto a ledge and makes it fall into a pit. After their attack, 9's devices started glowing. They put the two devices together and it exploding out a bunch of the other cremates and their numbers. 9's original partner, 5, comes out and looks back towards 9 as a sign of their redemption. Overall, I really enjoyed this short film and the redemption that 9 gets back for their friends.