By Amos Miracle.
Just like; Balala-boromborina!
“I will wrestle with the Champion” declared by Tijan seems to be Obi Emelonye’s way of accepting the challenge thrown by his Western and African rivals both alike. The victory on Obi’s side however speaks louder for his “Never underestimate the power of optimism, work hard, work smart, believe then wait patiently.”
OH films in collaboration with the Nollywood factory presents the award winning Obi Emelonye film, ‘The Mirror Boy’. Staring Genevieve Nnaji, Osita Iheme, Edward Kagutuzi and Fatima Jabbe. Written and directed by Obi Emelonye and produced by Patrick Campbell.
Well, I thought films were meant to dwell their stories on specific times and ages? But what happens to this non conformist, Obi Emelonye in his film, The Mirror Boy? What happens when the story of a movie appears to be suitable for all times and seasons?
If this was to be the classical times, what would Sophocles have said about fate and destiny?
If George Floyd had survived the brutal knees of racism, what story could he have told differently for the boys Tijan (the black African boy) and Rodney (the white English boy)?
If we were Shakespearean, and reviewing Holinshed’s Chronicles published in 1577, could the stories of Lord Macbeth and Lady Macbeth been substituted with that of Samba and the Queen?
What admonishements would Lady Macbeth have given to Queen to avoid meeting her water loo?
I’m sure you never knew that sublimity in language in the African Context consists the emblishment of everyday language with proverbs and riddles.
But here’s the deal, the question isn’t if The Mirror Boy has adhered or adopted sublimity in it’s mood of communication but who told The Mirror Boy how well to get it’s audience standing in awe salivating for more of what Chinua Achebe considers “the oil with which words are eaten.”
How vast are you with mysticism and metaphysics? Can you beat the witchcraft and superstitions of The Mirror Boy?
What is the mystery behind the mirror? Do you think it’s all about Catoptromancy or some sort of superstition?
Is Obi Emelonye truly a racist?
What questions do you have for the umblical cord?
What does the mirror say about your destiny?
And what happens when a “terrible tragedy” meet with festivities?
Find out the answers to these burning questions in
the story of a young African British boy who’s taken back to the land of his mother’s birth, but then gets mysteriously lost in a foreboding forest and embarks on a magical journey that teaches him lessons in life.
The Mirror Boy will be ready on Netflix 30th of this June!
Tap to see the official trailer
9jafilmdiary.movieblog 