Research 9, feature film

Time to watch the long version of 9! I'm excited to watch the feature film version because I loved the short

film. I thought the short film was well made. The short film was a total of seven minutes and was able to

include everything needed to make flow. It seemed as if I were watching a full length film. I do wonder how

Shane will be able to make the short he did into a full length film. I would totally be lost and confused on

where to start. I think that having to write out a storyboard where you had to accomplish a whole story

within a short time frame is difficult. Let alone having to expand it into a full length film. After watching the

short, I thought Shane did really well. I'm excited to see what he can do.

The feature film 9 was a story about what seemed like a post apocalyptical world with no humans or

anything that lived. The audience only knows what's shown which is a human-like figure made of burlap.

Of course by human-like I mean the extremities like arms, legs, and a head. Since the audience knows

that it's a post apocalyptic setting, it's safe to assume that these creatures are to embark on some type

of mission in order to discover or save themselves. Like any sensible story, there was the expedition, the

climax, and the resolution. There are many characters throughout the movie to add personal relationships

between the audience and the character's they're watching. The film has multiple obstacles.

The expedition includes 7 characters. Throughout the expedition each character faces an obstacle and

either surpasses it or doesn't. There was a 'fake' climax when the characters assume the journey is over

and they succeeded. The real climax of the story is when the main character realizes the real reason why

they were created and releases the souls of his friends. The resolution is when the main character sees his

friends being released into the sky. The main character's development went from clueless and lost to over

coming and brave. One directorial style I did notice was at the end when it rained over the remaining

characters. Throughout the movie there was no reference to a drought or any shortage of water to where the

rain in the end would hold significance. However, I feel that the director decided to take this approach at the

end because in past films rain is a symbol for 'cleansing'. In this case, the rain is a symbol for a fresh start of

the characters and they are 'cleansed' of everything from the past.