Comparing 9, the short, and 9, the full-length movie

Short film

In the short film of the movie 9 the characters were all confused in the beginning. The plot to me seemed to be about two characters that arrived on a different planet that they have never seen before. They were searching around in area that looked much like a junk yard. There was also not much dialogue in the short film neither were there any humans. In the short there weren't much special effects. One very unique affect that this film did have is that when the robot came out they used some sort of glitch effect to make his laser/ weapon glow. Also when 9 was captured, they might have used a special effect to make the claw look real. The directorial style is very unique to me. Overall, this film doesn't have much to say about the conventions.

Full length film

In the long film of the movie 9 it was clear that it was going to be more than just two characters in the beginning. A human hand was visible. In this film there was dialogue and I believe the character 9 also spoke. The whole movie consisted of special effects being that the movie is a cartoon. The characters all looked very unique to their own personality. The plot in this film seemed to be two foreign characters have visited a planet they aren't from and is on a quest to get home. The plot is carried out very well throughout the whole movie. This film remined me much of the film BFG only difference is this film used animated characters to represent humans. Overall, the film was well understood and easy to identify what it was about.

Comparison of the short & full length film

The short and the full length film shared many similar qualities but they also didn't. One of the qualities they shared were the plot the plot in both the films seemed to be about two characters that have arrived on a suspicious planet and cant quite figure out where they are. The only difference with the plot is in the short film it wasn't clear how they got there or why they were searching around in a junk yard. In the full length movie everything is clear throughout the entire film. The short film didn't have any dialogue between any of the characters and the full length one had dialogue between everyone. All special effects were visible in the full length film not many were in the short film. The directorial style in both of them were pretty much the same the point was clear, characters parts and roles were clear and the overall film was pretty easy to grasp.

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Danniella Miller

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