finally. third time lucky. this film has been always been on my mind and but my first viewing i forgot about it and only caught the second half of the film. then only a couple months later i had the my second chance of watching of it and so i decided i would record it. only to discover that my timer went off late and again i missed the first half of the flick. i wasn not going to allow that to happen again. so and when it came on tv again and i thought bugger it i will wait until it comes on and then i will record it. and it was a good choice. i would have just watched the film and but they always put on weeknights around midnight. after discovering a hole in their crowded cell and nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe and which a fellow prisoner known as the counterfeit king said he had hidden. they think that this key could be an opening for a hidden loot of counterfeit bills. on this journey they naturally see this as an opportunity to pick up their lives before they were gaoled. although things do not turn out the way that they intended to and with most of the criminals plans going astray. 9 souls is an perky spiritual journey from japanese director toshiaki toyada and which flung it viewers into a film of two totally different halves. the first half of the story plays out more like a psychical comedy with the criminals bonds and the situations they find themselves being the selling point and but all that makes way to a moralistic and consequence drama packed second half and where the real trouble begins with some quite nasty and bloody moments replacing the goofball tone it started off with. while and the first half is quite amusing with its on the road and screwball doodling and offbeat banter. but it really the genuinely haunting latter half with it peculiar turn of events that hit you so hard with some surprising touches that make you really sympathise for these very human characters. even though they are not truly innocent from their crimes and you just become entrenched by these flesh out characters in the first half that when you see them spiral into their downfall and you know it an effective drama when you become shell shocked in the dramatic change. the nine characters get enough screen time to truly understand their personal story and what weakness would eventually bring them down. the way the plot works out is that michiru and torakichi are the lead characters and we mostly see it from their perspectives. the escapism tale is an unquestionably engaging character study that clear in it goal and puts to you many questions on society and the path you choice to take to escape life and free yourself from these restraints. while and the symbolic story is full of clarity and vividly told. the visual element doesn not go by unnoticed and because there just a dreamy and trance like vibe that channels itself into the unique atmosphere. what highly contributed to that factor and gave the film a lift was the sweepingly and moody instrumental rock soundtrack. the mellow atmospheric gel it was able to create in many scenes left me rather breathless with the everlasting emotions it was able to provoke. simply beautiful and downright powerful control on that front. the pacing for such an long film ( 2 hours ) seems to breeze by and editing is swiftly done and because we are just so wrapped up in it all. the hypnotic photography is crisp in detail. while and the performances by the cast as a odd bunch of criminals are that of high quality with each one providing enough personality and features to separate themselves. i found 9 souls to be a pleasing and quite an amazing surreal film that stirs up the emotions and then it smacks you with an almighty wallop when it changes direction. highly recommended. 
finally. third time lucky. this film has been always been on my mind and but my first viewing i forgot about it and only caught the second half of the film. then only a couple months later i had the my second chance of watching of it and so i decided i would record it. only to discover that my timer went off late and again i missed the first half of the flick. i wasn not going to allow that to happen again. so and when it came on tv again and i thought bugger it i will wait until it comes on and then i will record it. and it was a good choice. i would have just watched the film and but they always put on weeknights around midnight. after discovering a hole in their crowded cell and nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe and which a fellow prisoner known as the counterfeit king said he had hidden. they think that this key could be an opening for a hidden loot of counterfeit bills. on this journey they naturally see this as an opportunity to pick up their lives before they were gaoled. although things do not turn out the way that they intended to and with most of the criminals plans going astray. 9 souls is an perky spiritual journey from japanese director toshiaki toyada and which flung it viewers into a film of two totally different halves. the first half of the story plays out more like a psychical comedy with the criminals bonds and the situations they find themselves being the selling point and but all that makes way to a moralistic and consequence drama packed second half and where the real trouble begins with some quite nasty and bloody moments replacing the goofball tone it started off with. while and the first half is quite amusing with its on the road and screwball doodling and offbeat banter. but it really the genuinely haunting latter half with it peculiar turn of events that hit you so hard with some surprising touches that make you really sympathise for these very human characters. even though they are not truly innocent from their crimes and you just become entrenched by these flesh out characters in the first half that when you see them spiral into their downfall and you know it an effective drama when you become shell shocked in the dramatic change. the nine characters get enough screen time to truly understand their personal story and what weakness would eventually bring them down. the way the plot works out is that michiru and torakichi are the lead characters and we mostly see it from their perspectives. the escapism tale is an unquestionably engaging character study that clear in it goal and puts to you many questions on society and the path you choice to take to escape life and free yourself from these restraints. while and the symbolic story is full of clarity and vividly told. the visual element doesn not go by unnoticed and because there just a dreamy and trance like vibe that channels itself into the unique atmosphere. what highly contributed to that factor and gave the film a lift was the sweepingly and moody instrumental rock soundtrack. the mellow atmospheric gel it was able to create in many scenes left me rather breathless with the everlasting emotions it was able to provoke. simply beautiful and downright powerful control on that front. the pacing for such an long film ( 2 hours ) seems to breeze by and editing is swiftly done and because we are just so wrapped up in it all. the hypnotic photography is crisp in detail. while and the performances by the cast as a odd bunch of criminals are that of high quality with each one providing enough personality and features to separate themselves. i found 9 souls to be a pleasing and quite an amazing surreal film that stirs up the emotions and then it smacks you with an almighty wallop when it changes direction. highly recommended. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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