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Day 35: watched the backrooms movie. Thoroughly unsettled. Watching The Click to reset. Anyway, grateful for Chitewel Ejiofor and The Click.

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### of gifs of Chiwetel Ejiofor, because there should be more gifs of him out there. None of these gifs are mine, and this is for my own roleplay use, but I thought perhaps someone else might be looking for a gif hunt as well.

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Half of a Yellow Sun

Not alone in my admiration for Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's wonderful novel, I naturally held lofty expectations for this intriguing project. When you consider the compelling source material and great cast assembled, it seemed highly possible that this could really make the transition onto the big screen. Sadly, in the footsteps of its cinematic ancestors- Monica Ali's 'Brick Lane' and Salman Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children', this latest offering continues the trajectory of underwhelming film adaptations of postcolonial fiction.

Man of the moment Chitewel Eijifor's plays the conceited, charismatic academic Odenigbo who finds himself plunged into the throws of the bitterly violent 1960's Biafran war. Accompanying him on this tempestuous journey of a post-independent Nigeria, is his other half, the elegant and troubled soul Olanna (Thandie Newton). The narrative largely focuses upon their relationship, with the backdrop of tragic events transpiring around them. The two leads are very impressive in their roles, sustaining a fantastic intensity to their performance, and never shying away from the intimacy and chemistry needed for a dynamic of this nature. These moments are dispersed between some compelling archive footage, helping to capture the mood of the nation and allowing its audience a glimpse of the stark reality.

Director Biyi Bandele, has admirably tried to stay true to the story, but in my opinion must shoulder the responsibility for a number of the films shortcomings. Admittedly, attempting to condense such a sweeping tale into the 120 minutes running time was always going to prove challenging, nigh unattainable. However, the film is often stately and sluggish, descending into soapy melodrama too easily when exploring central revelations. Familiar scenes of domineering mothers, unplanned pregnancies and infidelity dominate the early scenes. Consequently, although sympathetic to the tragedy of such a story the audience may struggle to fully believe in its muddled narrative.

When presenting different time periods of the story Bandele's editing was frustratingly abrupt, as new and significant stages of Odenigbo and Olanna's lives are only separated by a brief, black freeze frames. It is unclear whether Bandele perceived this as an effective way of demonstrating the immediacy of war, or simply elected to approach it somewhat impatiently, all too aware that he needed to to get through all the vital material.

Although moving, and in places a gripping picture, there is a notable imbalance in Half of A Yellow Sun, as Director Biyi Bandele ultimately fails to blend domestic anxiety and action sequences into an effective drama.

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