Research 9, the feature film

 Wow! So the film actually caught my attention way more than the short. And yet I said I didn’t really like animation, I liked this one. The feature film starts off with the making of 9. And then the story goes along to a post-apocalyptic scene where clearly a war has taken place. Since it is animated and futuristic the war happened between humans and machines. It wasn’t very clear who won but it does seem no one was left standing. I think making it post-apocalyptic was a smart move because again it gave more life to an animation like an actual science fiction movie with real people. When 9 goes out and cant speak he seems hopeless and scared. He then met 2 and 2 was able to get him his speech and inform him on others that are just like him. Turns out 9 was not alone! The creature that I still can not wrap my head around takes 2 and this is where 9’s character shifts. When 2 is take and 9 is injured, 5 steps in to save him and shows him the others. But because they were now the only family they had, 9’s determination to go and save 2 really outshined. The directorial style is still very prevalent in the feature film because it still shows the directors animation outlook. As well as I feel it taps into his architecture degree in many ways. The film is true to him and his personality, that definitely can make a great film because it was so personal and true to his nature. The development of 5’s character started off very shaky. He was the one that sort of played by the rules of 1 and actually was not up to the idea of going to save 2.