Short Film vs. Feature Length Film

         Now having watched both the short film and feature length film it’s time to compare them. One of the key differences that you instantly notice is that the short film had no dialogue while the full length did. However, this difference of dialogue allowed for both of their plots to flourish in their own ways. Now when it comes to plot they both have the same ideals but the full length was able to flesh it out more. The full length was able to add a backstory and expand the plot in deeper ways given the run time it had. The full length was also able to introduce us to all of the rag dolls while they short film only really gave us a glimpse at two of them. The full length had the luxury of fleshing out 9’s character while also being able to develop new characters into the world that was being created. The full length was given more opportunities story wise but the choices the director made for both films worked out for their separate strengths. Since the short film only had a 7 minute run tule it was able to get straight to the point and get their ideals across while the full length had to try and expand new ideas into an hour. In both films 9 was still the main character.

        Both films show that 9 is the main character from the start. They both also incorporate their own flashback seems which gives the audience more information as to what the plots about. The endings were also vastly similar seeing that they both involved the spirits of the dead rag dolls. It differed however cause with the short film all the other rag dolls are dead while in the full length 9,7,3 and 4 all survive. When it comes down to it I think I enjoyed the full length more. Now that doesn’t mean the short film was bad because it was quite enjoyable. However, the full length was just able to add so much scratcher development which I really enjoyed. I felt like I could connect with not just 9 but with the other supporting characters seeing how they were all detailed to a great extent. I also liked how we got more backstory as to how the rag dolls were formed and how the machines were formed. Overall, they were both enjoyable films and they got their stories across incredibly in their own ways.