Having watched the previews, I didn’t spoil my appetite by looking up detailed information on the plot of D9. As a result, I found in several instances the movie was distinctly uncomfortable to watch both from a visual and a moral standpoint. As it proceeded, however, D9 managed to graphically illustrate all the most damming flaws and redeeming qualities of the human condition in a single anti-hero.
This is classic post-911 drama in which the differences between good & evil are blurred to an incomprehensible point and the only resolution comes through a terrifying personal sacrifice. In the end, we are left with almost nothing. It’s beautiful; it will rip your heart out. D9 will leave you hoping that when the dust settles on our own chapter of humanity, the greater spirit inside really will deliver us from hell – even if it costs us everything we love in the process.
