9

What will happen if machines can successfully rise and take over the world? We have seen many apocalyptic movies like Terminator, I Robot, War of the worlds, etc., 9 runs along the same line.

9 is the last creation of a brilliant scientist. He gives his soul to each of his rag dolls in hope that they will unit and one day save the world from his wayward invention, The Great Machine, which is responsible for the decimation of mankind.

It is a challenging path for 9 to unit the rest of the rag dolls. 1 is a war-veteren who wants to keep the rest of the members safe from the machines. 2 is a inventor and explorer who unfortunately lost his soul to the Great Machine. 5 is a faithful companion of 2, a handy man himself. 6 is a visionary nut who saw the key to end the war. 7 is a daredevil warrior, couragously taking on the machine herself. 8 is dumbnit follower of 1.

9 has the typical wholesome entertainment whose objective is the good and courageous saving the world. It definitely lacks depth and imagination. Though the animation and graphic is good, I feel the storyline has not developed since its conception. The backdrop of 9 was conceived by the young director in his graduate days and was nominated for 2005 Oscar Best Animted Short film.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 fairy clouds. Too much deja-vu and feeling of I have seen this in other blockbuster action-packed movie. Suspense is weak and so is the story development. Overall, 9 lacks creative story-telling and identity as an unique animation.