Its introduction lacks a title sequence but instead uses a lot of techniques to portray mood and setting, easing the audience into the film. Although the film is an animation its quite different from your average Disney film, being of course directed with Tim Burton the film carries a dark feel to it.
The setting is in a post apocalyptical world, between WW1 and WW2, sitting close to a steampunk genre, a war between man and machine having wiped out life in the world, leaving nothing but these ragdolls. The genre sits in mostly action, with a hint of humour and touches of horror.
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I really enjoyed the movie as it’s quite unique, not the typical colourful animation, with a strong plot that doesn’t keeps you on your toes.
I have not seen 9, but I am looking forward to watching it and also hearing your ideas about the messages and techniques used in the opening sequence. It sounds like you have some ideas about what you will discuss. What audience do you think it is aimed at? The subject matter sounds dark but Tim Burton and the look of the animation seems to add some quirkiness and whimsy?
ReplyDelete9 is one of my favourite movies and I hope you do enjoy it when you get round to watching it. About target audience, i was thinking personally probaby teens, mid 20s, mostly males (alot of action) but when i watched the directors commentary, the storyboard director asked the same question, who is this really made for? and the answers was quite surprising, 1. he wasnt really thinking about who to make it for, he wanted to make it for himself, this was his creation and he didnt want to change anything just because it doesnt suit a specific audience, if you like the movie then enjoy, if you dont move on please. Then the CG directer puts in, it doesnt seem to me a kids movie, but i think secretly its the kind of thing all kids want to see, but their parents dont, so its quite interesting. The reason why the look of the animation is a bit weird, is that its kind of.. very exaggerated, since so much of the movie is silent (the short film was 100% silent) expression has to be shown through movement, not vocally, creating an awkward but beautifully work in the CG department. Also remembering the CG director, since the subjects are only ragdolls, its hard to show expression in the face, no eyebrows, limited eye work, so again alot of the emotion had to be shown through the movement, creating the effect. I think its quite smart :)
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like the director's commentary was really helpful! Make sure that you think about what you have said here when you discuss what techniques have been used by the director and why (this information is what will get you to the "analysis" level in your answers). Exciting stuff, and I totally have to see this now!
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