"NINE DAYS" (2021) Directed by Edson Oda #debut #film #cinema #filmfan

Edson Oda’s debut film is something to behold

Around thirty minutes into this intriguing and somewhat initially baffling tale “Will” (Winston Juke) slowly closes a door on “Emma” (Zazie Beetz) who immediately asks Will the growingly obvious question:

“What’s it like to be alive?”

At which point first time full cinematic director Edson Oda brilliantly frames the two characters split by the very frame surrounding the newly closed door, but the juxtaposition couldn’t be any more starker. The asker of the question is full of the very life she seeks, abundant smiles amid a carefree attitude and bathed in the golden glow of colour. The recipient of the question is framed in darkened black and white and perfectly capturing the mood of the man struggling for an answer: slow, ponderous, methodical, purposeful and with barely a smile to be had. All of which is in stark contrast to the tale that now begins to really take off, for Will has experienced a life, and of being alive, whereby Emma hasn’t, and Will is seemingly the arbiter as to whether or not she ever will.

The above two opening paragraphs are taken from my original spoiler free review of "Nine Days" originally penned and published to my Medium blog site on 16th March 2022 and can be read in full and for free (please also consider subscribing for free too!) via my Substack blog site and original article linked immediately below:

https://ramblingmusings666.substack.com/p/nine-days-2021-d10c212da1bd

This spoiler free review is also contained within volume 3 of my 7 volumes of "essential film reviews collection" (£4.99 per volume) or each and every volume can be read for free should you have an Amazon Kindle "Unlimited" package:

Volume 3

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4JTLRY1

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