The movie I chose to review for was "9". I have been anticipating the release of this movie for some time now, and am glad that it is finally out!
There were 19 reviews on http://www.rottentomatoes.com for "9" and I read through all of them. 7 people tagged the movie as “rotten.”Just a little over half of the viewers gave the movie a good review, the rest did not care for it. Almost everyone that submitted a review agreed that the movie lacked story, but had no complaints about the visuals, which are haunting, and set the tone for the story quite effectively.
My thoughts on the movie are similar to the majority: the story does need more substance, as it has a 90 minute slot to fill, but the animation is breathtaking. The majority of the movie consists of action sequences and chases though the wasteland. The story is very common: think “Lord of the Rings” meets “Pinocchio”. This isn’t a movie isn’t for the little kids, it barely stays within the confines of its PG-13 rating. It contains no blood, but there is plenty violence. I would give this movie a good review, as the animation is flawless, and the characters are creepily cute, and although the story is familiar it is still entertaining.
If I were a Business Web Strategist I could use this blog to promote the movie, obviously. By giving reviewers a chance to post their opinions, you could address the issues that come up: the weak story, which was overpowered by stunning animation, for example. You could give some insight to the creator’s minds as they made the movie, maybe giving a reason as to why the story was not as complex as it could be. I would measure the ROI (return of investment) by how much traffic was received daily, as well as how many posts that it generated from users. If I had the resources, I would check ticket/merchandising sales before and after the blog was started, to see if there was any favorable financial impact.
When I saw the first few advertisements for this movie online I honestly didn't know what to think. I really want to see it, however I don't know if the movie looks amazing good, or really really bad.
ReplyDeleteThere was actually a story on G4 last night about the creators of this movie and how they included Tim Burton within the movie creation process. Apparently this movie is actually based on a short story. I would love to know more about the background before I go out and see this movie, so perhaps if there was a blog online about the creator of this movie and more information about the short story this film is based off of it would spark my interest.
What you said about "given some insight to the creator’s mind" was a good idea. I know when I watched the movie Sixth Sense, I watched the extras and didn't put the color red placed at certain times in the movie at all together until he brought it up and it made me want to go back and watch the movie again. So getting into the creators mind is a wonderful way to keep the follows interested in wanting more information about the movie.
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