"9" Preview & Trailer – Not for Kids?
January 4, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
I haven’t heard much about "9," a CGI-animated movie from producer Tim Burton. He’s not directing, though; that role will be filled by Shane Acker, who directed the same-titled short film on which this is based. The feature film is scheduled for a Sept. 9, 2009 release.
Pamela Petter is penning the screenplay; she also wrote "Monster House" and Tim Burton’s own "Corpse Bride." Voices include Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover and John C. Reilly. Not a bad cast! I guess having Tim Burton behind it doesn’t hurt.
The story sounds dark: When 9 (Elijah Wood) first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it’s only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction.
More after the jump, including a trailer…
9 convinces the others that hiding isn’t the answer. Instead, they should take the offensive if they are to survive, and learn why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they’ll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them.
It’s gloomy, isn’t it?! It’s making me think of "Wall*E" (though that had a happy overtone to it) and "Terra" I dunno … are these good movies to be showing kids? Do they need to be worried about such dark issues at a young age? I’m thinking no. "9" isn’t rated yet, and I hope it ends up with a PG-13 rating.
There was a big brouhaha at the Traverse City Film Festival last year because, though it’s rated PG-13, it was billed as a Saturday morning movie appropriate for kids. It wasn’t, and parents got a little upset.
Check out the "9" trailer. Is this appropriate for kids?
Image: 9, Focus Features, 2009
