9 and our Future

The world of the film, 9 is a bleak and desolate one. It is one in which all the life, hope and empathy that humanity at it's best has to offer is at it's best nonexistent. It is a world that is a barren wasteland and the spark of life has dimmed. In which life is reduced down to survival and everything else becomes secondary.

In a future where mankind has destroyed itself through technology, irresponsibility and deception. Before his death, a lone scientist imparts nine elements of himself into nine rag dolls. The nine dolls band together in an act of survival. They attempt to make a life together though a series of events occurs that forces the youngest to confront the oldest doll in a conflict of values.

As the story progresses the audience is exposed to the facts of the demise of the world of humanity. They are shown that it is through humanity's arrogance that an artificial intelligence was built and that humanity had an inability to respect their creation and to coexist with it. While this is a plot setup that has been done in other films, 9 does it in a unique way.

It is through the struggles of the rag dolls within their world that we learn that those that come before us do not always prepare us for the life that we face. The world that anybody comes to live in is predetermined by those that came before and it is up to those descendants to reclaim the world in a manner that honors the spirit intended.

This goal is not easily accomplished and usually needs sacrifice. It is a goal that requires groups of people to band together and find a way to be better than each one individually. Only then can the sins of the fathers be put right and allow life to flourish once more.

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