I Really Wanna Watch 9!!!

I’m a sucker for animated story telling so when the trailer for 9 came out a while back I was all over it. Did some research and learned that although Tim Burton is credited as a Producer, the genius behind 9 is actually Director Shane Acker. Back in 2005 Acker put together a little short under the same name (9) and was praised for his animation style, his attention to detail, his character development and simply is unique way of telling a story. Well, over the past half decade the little short has grown into a full-fledged feature fully equipped with star powered voices and even a renowned producer in Burton. The concept is really nice in that I think this is what Judgment Day is essentially going to be once the machines take over. McG really should have waited for this flick to come out before screwing up the Terminator franchise as the concepts are similar. In 9, life on earth is no more. The planet is overturned by machines and humans no longer exist. But just as all hope has been lost, a small group of experimental vigilantes spring to life with a plan to recreate life on the planet. The only problem is that the machines are still around and in order to bring life back to the world, this group of sacks – for lack of a better word, must survive.

Acker’s concept is pretty good, but what really catches my attention is the detail he’s put into making these characters believable enough to care about. It’s one thing to be able to make something smile and cry, but its a completely different story when those characters hold the fate of life in their tiny hands. Hopefully this won’t flop when it hits theaters at 9-9-09 (appropriately).