WoW Moviewatch: 9 Crimes
by Michael Gray 
Aug 25th 2011 at 12:00PM
The plot of the video is fairly simple. Many of the best stories in literature are simple concepts; instead of a convoluted plot, the narration is executed brilliantly. Using the song of the same name by Damien Rice, 9 Crimes uses brilliant animation, brooding, thoughtful framing, and careful timing to share the story and heartbreak with the audience.
9 Crimes will probably stay a favorite machinima until the death of WoW itself.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sqtsquish Aug 25th 2011 12:31PM
tired of seeing people in machinima use legendaries all the stinking time, much less dual wield them.
Foxfyr Aug 25th 2011 12:38PM
I first heard this song during the credits of a True Blood episode a few seasons ago. Though it was a very different version. Great song.
Terrë Aug 25th 2011 12:50PM
This was the first machinima i ever saw, closely followed by the Ballad of the Noob - then I discovered the ROFLMAO song. All great classics.
Peebers Aug 25th 2011 1:07PM
that damn song is stuck in my head so hard. LOVED the vid. t6 priest gear dual weilding thunderfury is almost as weird as a warlock usin worldbreaker
Deathknighty Aug 25th 2011 1:19PM
So...uh...who's this by?
Deathknighty Aug 25th 2011 2:44PM
Ok, so I've looked at three articles about this machinima, and not one of them actually mentioned who made it, nor the comment sections in said articles.
Am I missing something obvious, or does no one know who made this? Or is it made anonymously?
Dave N. Aug 25th 2011 2:08PM
I appreciate the effort the creator put into it, but really not a fan of the song at all and the machinima itself didn't do anything for me.
John Aug 25th 2011 5:16PM
Yep - overused themes of mystery bad guy turns out to be someone you used to love.
I almost expected the guy to say "As you wish" after she knocked him down.
Ithrandil Aug 25th 2011 5:19PM
What are you people complaining about? Who cares if priests can't use thunderfury (let alone 2) or warlocks can't use 2H maces. That's not what this is about. This is clearly not a wow machinema, it's a story that simply uses wow models as a medium, and cherry picks gear that looks the way the creator wanted to make the characters powerful and iconic looking. Gives them an almost anime or comic book hero vs villain quality. It's a beautiful machinema and an emotionally powerful one, and it's been one of my absolute favorites for a long while now.
It does an amazing job of showing without telling you the story and the song provides an amazing melancholy tone to it all. Fantastic piece.
andy__taylor Aug 25th 2011 6:11PM
In the credits it says:
'Written Directed and Edited by Sangkaratul'
cmichaelcooper Aug 25th 2011 7:25PM
Beautiful video all around, but all I could think of while watching was...
"Why-oh-why does that 'Bleeding Cowboys' font have to be used so bloody much!?"
...
"AAHAHAHAHHAHAHHHHHHHH!"
Possum Aug 25th 2011 8:40PM
There, there it could have been papyrus.
cmichaelcooper Aug 25th 2011 8:44PM
Or comic sans.
...
"AAAAAAHAHHAAAHAHAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Typography is a dying art.
Yamara34 Aug 25th 2011 7:41PM
I love this song but not a big fan of this video
mournthewolf Aug 25th 2011 8:36PM
Always loved this song as I do pretty much everything Damien Rice does. I like the video, but I don't think it's great. It almost makes it seem like the person making the video doesn't actually know what the song is about. They could have done a better video in that regard. Though considering how bad the official video to the song is, this is still an upgrade.
deviantlore Aug 25th 2011 10:48PM
Sorry this is not "haunting, beautiful machinima" by any stretch. I've seen many, many more with a similar theme done FAR better.
Plus, my Sin'dorei gags a little every time her race gets portrayed this way...
seriously, just stop with the emo.