i want to, but it is hard, or rather, i want not to but it is even harder, why am i bothered, i havent got any stakes in the industry so why are i thinking that i have the capability to comment on them.
honestly, i must confess that many attimes i prefer seeing them to my beloved ibo compatriots; (let me quickly add that i am yoruba by origin although married to edo, but that was only recently). what i feel recently is that it seems that many a producer or director are bereft of ideas or ideology when it comes to moving the industry forward in terms of production and even more annoyingly, story line. to make matter worse, the critics and so called regulators are putting undue pressure on them to do what is not.
one thing i was thinking was one of the comments i read on the movie by iyabo oshodi oke (ede mi) i think the movie was beautifully played by almost all parties involved, the cast and production was ok, at least it was good fun (a little less than the much loved jenifa); in the comment, the critic was asking what the lesson learnt from that movie ... i thought the lines were merging into one another, again and again i read it and i was like, why should a movie be compelled to teach us anything, for crying out loud, this industry is entertainment industry, what did gongo aso, or street credibility teach us, ask me the meaning of lori le or konga. it is pure entertainment as pasuma and dbang will call it. my message to those critics is that they should leave this movie guys alone, they are there to stimulate our moods and make us feel good, if u need to learn stuffs, go to schools or betterstill if you need to learn morals, i will say go to church or mosque or temple.
Nevertheless though, there are some good stuff coming from there, my uncritical conclusion is that if you want to really enjoy this movies, watch the advertisements, cos it seems to me that the adverts for some movies are even more interesting than the actual movies themselves.
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Rightly said, I also do not think all movies have to teach a moral. Jenifa made that same mistake. Well, I don't think it's the critics' fault that the industry is this bad. The low standard is basically a product of the Nigerian system. In developed countries, movies are sponsored by private investors. Nigeria doesn't have these interested investors yet, well if they do, not as much as is needed. This leaves the industry (if it actually is an industry) in the hands of the marketers. These marketers dictate to the producers, writers and directors. When things are left in the hands of greedy unprofessional businessmen with no interest whatsoever in the growth of the industry, the result is NOLLYWOOD
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