SEVEN DOORS || MOVIE REVIEW
SEVEN DOORS is one of the top trending latest movies on Netflix with countless comments all over the web. This movie made me reflect on the matter of making choices.
Whenever it comes to this it is better to listen to one’s gut rather than following the crowd or advice of people.
Adedunjoye would have lived a peaceful loving life with his wife and family if he had followed his heart. But after making the decision of becoming the king, he saw hell!
I think the movie is good and would definitely recommend it but what I don’t really like is how people kind of overhyped the movie.
Yes, I will give them their flowers because the movie is top-notch. But I saw some comments comparing actors and saying some actors in other movies should learn how to act from the movie. I wasn’t comfortable with that statement and whoever came up with it should definitely tender an apology.
Moving away from the bias, I personally enjoyed the movie. It is a mix of horror, fiction and comedy. It has a Nigerian setting with a key display of our old culture, values and norms.
Old notes were spent in the movie, drinks that we knew as kids were also showcased in the movie, including cars we knew as kids. It brought a whole lot of the olden day vibes.
The cultures and traditions of the three major Nigerian tribes of Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa were promoted in this movie.
Although, I only saw a scene which featured something about the Hausa tribe, I believe they could have featured more and I guess that will be considered in consecutive series.
The opening scene is very scary. Seven women were sacrificed for a reason no one yet knows. At this point I was already getting the whole idea of the movie that these women represent seven doors and their sacrifice must have been a path to something.
As later discovered in the movie, I wasn’t far from the truth.
King Adejuwon was once a prince and he had to fight his way to becoming the king. He killed his brother and did a whole lot to get to the throne. However, after consulting the oracle, Ifa, the deity consulted, said he would only last for 5 years on the throne.
To avoid his death and live longer, he consulted a notorious and exiled herbalist called Esusu.
Esusu told him he had to sacrifice his seven wives and add the lives they were to live to his own. He sacrificed the seven women, as stated earlier, but the outcome was very bad. Although he lived way beyond 5years but all in sickness and pain.
Due to his pain, he later called on Esusu to rescue him from his pain or end his life. Esusu said it’s impossible and this got Adejuwon angry, so he plotted Esusu’s arrest and later cast him out as an exile from his kingdom.
The next scene after the opening scene showed a lovely family having a good time as they played tennis. The father and husband, Adedunjoye and the daughter, Fola had a tennis match against the wife and mother, Amaka and the son, Tade, in the end, the mother and son won the match.
The family was filled with love and unity until people came from Adedunjoye’s village to inform him that he is the next king chosen by Ifa.
Adedunjoye was reluctant and didn’t want the role. But, after several pressure from his extended family, his wife and children, he accepted to be the king.
He underwent several rituals before he was confirmed the king and he started ruling. He never knew there is still so much battle ahead of him. Some mischievous chiefs, never wanted him to be the king and several other generational battles.
Adedunjoye is a descendant of Adejuwon. Therefore, as the incumbent king, he had several battles to fight. For example, he was told to marry six more wives and even battle against Esusu.
These generational challenges took the life of Adedunjoye’s daughter, Fola and almost collapsed his marriage. At so point, the whole community was against him as they also lost their loved ones.
As said earlier, I believe one should follow their guts when it comes to making decisions, no matter the push, never follow the crowd.
One thing I dislike about the movie is how King Adedunjoye had to suffer for the sins of King Adejuwon, he was innocent but he had to fight wars he never started.
But, this is relatable to the real world because many people are currently suffering because they are born into the wrong, embattled family.
I will rate the movie series 9 out of 10 and recommend to anyone who loves horror movies. Lots of emotions flying in different scenes and some humour too, nice movie.