In 2005, director Shin Ake made a short version of "Robot 9," which was well-received and won him a Best Short Film Award. This film is derived from the animated short film of the same name, and this film version, which is only over 70 minutes long, not only fully extends the story, but also has the characteristics of both American-made cartoons and science fiction films. It is particularly prominent in the creation and rendering of emotions. It is no wonder that after watching the short film, director Tim Burton said: "This short film is the most infectious film I have ever seen. The vision of the future world created by Shin Ake and the concept of human society Not only visually stunning, but emotionally resonant." And the dark and eerie style of the film also bears resemblance to 2005's "Zombie Bride," directed by Tim Burton. .
Today's American filmmakers seem increasingly curious about the future. Last year's "WALL·E" made a lot of box office and word of mouth while boldly imagining the apocalypse and creating a romantic scene. In Hollywood, this kind of combination of science fiction and animation has gradually become popular. For such hot topics, Hollywood filmmakers have never let it go easily, and they will continue to shoot floods. So, at the beginning of the film, "Robot No. 9" explained the background of the story: At this time, the machines made by human beings were massacred to human beings, almost everything fell apart, and the earth was dead silent... "Robot No. 9" "At the beginning, it can't wait to outline the desolate scene of the end of mankind, and the dignified and realistic picture is not inferior to a live-action movie.
Perhaps because this film was born from a short film, it is not very prominent in terms of storytelling. The "condensation" of the length of the film also shows that the director will be somewhat weak and deliberate when "filling" the film. There are also dull ingredients mixed in. However, as an animation, the plot setting of "Robot No. 9" is not as moving as "WALL·E", but it is still qualified. On the contrary, the director's excellent characterization and atmosphere creation skills add points to the film. few. The scientist in the film assigns his soul to 9 little robots, thus creating a situation with different characters. Because of this, all the complex emotions that should belong to human beings are also given to them, and we can even follow these robots to find many of the positivity and dark sides of human beings in dealing with difficulties. So, from a certain point of view, it is not so much that the director is shooting a cartoon with a robot shell like "Robot No. 9", it is better to say that he is shooting a live-action movie with a human as the protagonist, such as "I Am In a sci-fi film like "Legend", simple emotional clues can be quite shocking.
Even if the film completely loses that kind of heartless jokes, and the director also discarded a lot of dialogue, making the viewing process a little dull, but its entertainment creation is still remarkable, a few action scenes can be described as Exciting. In addition, the director has not forgotten to think deeply about the rapid development of human technology. The motive for shooting is not at all like a purely commercial American cartoon, and it is also very different from those popcorn movies. This "Robot No. 9" has even become a serious self-reflection textbook for adults in the context of the era. It can be seen from this film that the animation world in the United States no longer regards the mashup and stacking of various entertainment elements as the biggest mission, but focuses on giving the film intriguing and profound connotations, and reminds people on earth to be prepared for danger in times of peace A sense of crisis, in addition to the continuous progress of science and technology, we will try our best to protect our homeland with the true nature of human nature, so that the earth will become a better place.
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