Movie Review: 9

 The animated movie, not the musical.

This is for the animated movie 9, not the musical Nine.  If you’re looking for the musical, well, good luck with that.  The animated movie is about ragdolls just trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.

No, seriously, that’s the whole plot.  But it is awesome.  It starts with this dude making 9.  9 doesn’t wake up for sometime later, and of course his first decision is to go out into the world.

Out in the world, 9 meets 2.  2 gives 9 a voice, but then this beast thing comes and steals 2.  5 was out and about in the world, too, and saved 9.  He brings 9 back to the sanctuary, and they meet 8 and 1.  1 is all “blah blah I’m leader” and 9 is all like “I’m young and idealistic” and stuff happens and rules are challenged and then 9 and 5 go out in the world to find 2.

More stuff happens, and they find 2.  They also find 7, who they didn’t know they were even looking for, happy surprise.  Then 9 empowers the enemy.  It’s always the young, idealistic ones.  2 suffers for 9’s mistake.  7 goes back into the world as 9 and 5 return to the sanctuary.

5 and 9 tell 1 what happened and 1 gets understandably pissed and stuff happens, and everyone who was in the sanctuary – 1, 5, 6, 8, and 9 – all have to run for it.

Then actiony stuff happens.

See, actiony stuff.

Throughout the actiony stuff, we find out that the machines completely destroyed Earth as humans knew it… It’s always the machines.  People, these movies serve as a warning.  We need to destroy the first sentient machine before it forms an army to kill us all.  Anyway, the machines used a gas that killed everything.  So the only things that are alive are the 9 ragdolls, and the machines are systematically killing them all off.  It’s up to 9 to rally the troops and save the day.

Not only did I love this movie, I would consider it mind-blowing cinema.  I learned many things from this movie.  First, never build something smarter than you.  Secondly, never trust machines because they don’t have souls.  Besides Vicki and Chip, there’s never been a decent robot (and if you don’t know who Vicki and Chip are, I weep for my fading youth).  I give this movie a rating of 4 and a half stars: visually awesome, great story, mind-blowing cinema.

 Very enjoyable movie.