Earlier this year, Focus Features gave audiences “Coraline,” one of the best animated films of 2009. Now, the same studio is releasing another film with a similar tone. “9” is a visionary piece by animation director Shane Acker. Like “Coraline,” it is much darker than most animated films and definitely not for the youngest of viewers. However, that should not stop you from seeing it because it is a fantastic movie.
“9” tells the story of a tiny mechanical man made of gears and a scrap of burlap. The ninth in a series of creations, 9 finds himself in a world in which humanity has been wiped out. Together with the other creations from a mysterious scientist, 9 needs to discover what happened to the world and fight against terrifying machines that are trying to wipe them out.
While it looks like nothing you’ve ever seen before, “9” carries a collection of familiar themes and concepts. 9 and his family faces the loneliness of being possibly the last living things on the planet. There’s also a healthy dose of fear, family, love and betrayal in the mix.
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