{"id":71985,"date":"2020-09-21T19:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/david-oyelowos-directorial-debut-film\/"},"modified":"2020-09-21T19:00:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T16:00:35","slug":"david-oyelowos-directorial-debut-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/david-oyelowos-directorial-debut-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#David Oyelowo’s Directorial Debut \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#David Oyelowo’s Directorial Debut \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnything that basically is overtly celebrating darkness and to be perfectly honest, sanctioning it,\u201d David Oyelowo told NPR<\/a><\/em> in 2015, \u201cthat\u2019s something I can\u2019t personally do [\u2026] I know that films affect and shape culture, and I want to put stuff in the world that I feel is edifying as opposed to stuff that is detrimental.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Oyelowo steps behind the camera for his feature directorial debut, it\u2019s helpful to keep the star\u2019s words in mind. The Water Man<\/em><\/strong> is nothing if not a brand extension for his humane, compassionate touch. Even if it\u2019s not a particularly distinguished charge out of the gate for him as a director, the film\u2019s gentle and caring embrace of the audience still feels warm all the same.<\/p>\n

The Water Man<\/em> might seem like yet another entry in the endless parade of Spielberg-inspired adolescent oriented action flicks, a comparison that Oyelowo himself does not shy away from. After all, his young protagonist Gunner (Lonnie Chavis) has an E.T.<\/em> lunchbox out on his desk! But unlike other aspiring Spielbergs of his generation, Oyelowo is less focused on infantilizing viewers through overwhelming spectacle and boundless ingenuity. He\u2019s more interested in recapturing the confusion and despair of being a young person confronted by forces that feel unfamiliar and out of control. It\u2019s a full-throated embrace of the \u201cfamily\u201d film, too, providing access points and instructive lessons for children and parents alike.<\/p>\n

The film\u2019s wholesome adventure begins with aspiring artist Gunner feels at his wit\u2019s end in his Oregonian home. His mother Mary (Rosario Dawson) does not seem to respond to treatment for her leukemia, and his emotionally distant father Amos (Oyelowo) app<\/a>ears unable \u2013 perhaps even unwilling \u2013 to hold the family together. With his uncertain future difficult to ponder, Gunner begins to feel the allure and pull of fantasy calling. In particular, he\u2019s drawn to a local urban legend about an immortal being with regenerative powers known as the Water Man.<\/p>\n

Gunner sets off to find the mythical being with the help of the mysterious, rebellious Jo Riley (Amiah Miller), a young girl who claims to have had an encounter with him. From there, The Water Man<\/em> follows two journeys: Gunner and Jo, along with Amos to track them down. Like any cinematic trek into the unknown, the voyage is fraught with peril for the youngsters. And without ever exceeding the boundaries of PG-fare, Oyelowo makes the threats feel quite real.<\/p>\n

The nature and progression of the danger will not feel like anything revelatory to viewers familiar with youthful incarnations of the adventure film. Even at 92 minutes, The Water Man<\/em> manages to feel a bit waterlogged thanks to screenwriter Emily A. Needell\u2019s relatively uninspired embrace of standard plot beats. In addition, the short runtime gives scant opportunity to develop the figures on screen, making the characters feel as lightly sketched as the images in Gunner\u2019s notebooks.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s something about the way Oyelowo handles the film\u2019s traumatic core that does feel quite bracing. It\u2019s not just because he shares Spielberg\u2019s penchant for not patronizing kids. Oyelowo confronts tough topics, including abandonment, illness and abuse, head-on, not only from the comfortable remove of its fantastical framing. The promise of adventure collides with the inevitability of reality.
\nThe Water Man<\/em> locates fantasy along the same spectrum as a lie told to protect oneself or others. It\u2019s not merely an escape hatch or a coping mechanism to avoid the harsh truth of growing up and losing innocence. Here, it\u2019s a circuitous route of trap doors leading the characters back towards what they flee. But it also reconnects them with each other and the anxieties they share but might not openly express.<\/p>\n

Oyelowo is not necessarily going to breathe new life into the genre with this sober, earnest take on old-fashioned adventure tropes. But perhaps he\u2019ll meet some viewers who will respond to his clear-eyed message: things might not always turn out okay or the way we want them. We don\u2019t have to retreat into our imaginations, however, to find the help we need. Often times, it\u2019s already there in our homes and lives, waiting to be discovered by means ordinary or extraordinary.<\/p>\n

\/Film rating: 6.5 out of 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

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