9

A pretty effective short.

Without a single spoken dialogue, it manages to tell a very engaging story, mostly thanks to its haunting atmosphere and endearing main characters.

The feature length version was good too, and showed once again the great potential of Shane Acker as animator.

I hope to see another animated film directed by him sometime in the future.

Just watched this-Shane Acker's original short version of the now released feature version of 9. The title character is-as many commentators have mentioned-a rag doll who's on the run from a large creature that just killed a fellow worker with some light bulb gadget. The computer animation is pretty exciting with the chase and I can see why it was nominated for an Academy Award. But I guess because it was so short and there weren't too many details of why all this was happening made me a little unsatisfied with this animated short. In other words, I wanted this to be a little longer. So it's with that being said that I hope the feature version of 9 becomes a much more enjoyable experience than what I saw here...

For a University project, '9 (2005)' is incredibly impressive. It's an atmospheric silent film with an ominous feel and an enigmatic story. It's simple but effective, a stripped-back version of the feature film it would later become. There's a nice mix of action and mystery, which keeps the piece compelling throughout. Its design is effective, its set-pieces are exciting and its narrative is satisfying. It's a good effort, even if it is a little rough around the edges. 7/10

9 is a visually creative short animation by Shane Acker. It was nominated for a best animated short Oscar and later Acker got funding to release a feature length version.

There is no dialogue so the story is hard to fathom. There are two ragdoll type creatures. One of them is designated the 9th one left alone when the other one perishes and loses its soul to a mechanical type monster.

9 has to find a way to defeat the monster and ends up releasing the souls devoured by this monster.

The short animation has a post apocalyptic Gothic steampunk style, it is very well lit and clearly a labour of love.

A rag doll fights a monster that has been stealing the souls of his people.

I saw this on you tube. Having a running time for about 10 minutes, I decided to watch this film and you know what? It was actually a fantastic and brilliant kind of "short" film. The animation is fantastic and original-looking and what I love about this film is that it's not afraid to be a dark animated film. There are some moments in here where it might be truly frightening for a child.

More on animation: It looked fresh, original, and gritty. I loved it! Another great thing is that this film has NO (ZERO) - NADA - dialog but yet it still pulls off for great character development through the actions of the characters! This is just an animated film with a simple plot done in an extraordinary way. The look is fantastic and I'm sure Shane Acker will be a great animator when he makes more of these types of films. So if you have ten minutes to kill, go to you tube right now and search up "9".