Convention research: 9

The short begins with a doll (5) hitting something on the ground. He then walks over to another doll (9). 9 is standing by broken light and 5 seems to have an idea. He goes into his doll body and pulls out items that are used to fix the light. Then a loud sound can be heard and 5 tells 9 to take the light and other things and hide. 5 tries to fight the mechanical monster but is defeated. His soul seems to get sucked into a disk like object that glows green. Later in the short film, 9 is chased by the mechanical monster. He is chased for several minutes until he has an idea which ultimately defeats the beast. 9 connects two glowing disks and frees the souls of dolls who had the same fate as 5. The setting is a gloomy and deserted dump where dolls live. The full-length movie begins with a man creating a doll until he eventually dies from a spark. The doll (9) comes to life and travels outside to a deserted and destroyed town. He finds another doll (2) who helps him to speak and eventually saves him from a mechanical beast. The mechanical beast ends up kidnapping 2 and 9 is left alone and wounded. He wakes up with another doll (5) fixing his wounds. Many other characters are introduced that contribute to the plot. When they go to rescue two another doll saves them from the mechanical beast but 2 dies because 9 awakes something. This leads them to find more dolls and eventually defeat all the threats. It then ends with the other dolls' souls being freed and it rains indicating a sign of new life. Unlike the short film that only shows us two dolls, the souls of the other dolls and the beast, the movie takes us through the experiences that 9 faces. It also introduces a larger plot and shows us why the dolls' environment is the way it is, unlike the short film that jumps right into an interaction between two dolls. The full length was more enjoyable because they were able to communicate using words which helps to build a connection between the viewer and the characters.