😅 This was a delightful watch. And a favorite issue i have with our filmmaking industry. You see that research problem? Dear god, it is something that vexes me so much. Because you know asking these questions to get proper understanding costs next to nothing. So why won't they research the themes and stories they want to tell? There's an Omotola film a few years ago where her lawyer character caused a big backlash from the lawyer community over the misrepresentation of her legal outfits. And i was like, "Jeezuz, what would it have cost the Wardrobe department to just consult with actual lawyers to get the low down on how they dress?" The laziness is so annoying. And dont get me started on grammatical blunders. Its almost as though directors dont know that the reason there are multiple takes on a film set is so they can give actors the opportunity to get the scene right. Smh.
You know… I disagree with you on the grammatical errors thing. This is something a lot of people have criticized over the years and I’ve always disagreed with it. If you are interested in seeing “realism” in Nollywood films, the you have to face the fact that most Nigerians speak improper English in real life. Why shouldn’t the movies reflect this? (I mean, unless the character is someone who is supposed to know better…) The phone thing is a good observation that I never thought about. I think that is probably just an acting convention that has been carried over from the days of analog phones and people think it just looks good dramatically… but when you think about it, it makes no sense at all does it? 😂 The age of cell phones has really curtailed a lot of the dramatic potential of phone conversations… like slamming the phone at the end of the call to make a point! The hair and makeup thing? Sigh… I kind of give that a pass, as I have always said that Nollywood style developed from the world of telenovela with its emphasis on glamour and a heightened, exaggerated version of reality. Is it realistic? Nope../ but I guess it is not trying to be 🤷♂️
The problem with the grammatical blinders is that the actors speak English in movies as their first language being translated to English. A bit like Okonkwo words written in English in Things Fall Apart, but we know it’s a translation of what Okonkwo says in Igbo. So the English should be error free, unless in the case of an actor cast as one who can’t speak English.
@@NnamdiJuddy But "Nigerian English" is sometimes recognized as its own dialect, which when compared to the King's English would probably be seen as full of errors... Hell, even modern English people hardly speak "proper" English these days unless they're higher class...
Great points
Thank you!
😅 This was a delightful watch. And a favorite issue i have with our filmmaking industry.
You see that research problem? Dear god, it is something that vexes me so much. Because you know asking these questions to get proper understanding costs next to nothing. So why won't they research the themes and stories they want to tell? There's an Omotola film a few years ago where her lawyer character caused a big backlash from the lawyer community over the misrepresentation of her legal outfits. And i was like, "Jeezuz, what would it have cost the Wardrobe department to just consult with actual lawyers to get the low down on how they dress?" The laziness is so annoying.
And dont get me started on grammatical blunders. Its almost as though directors dont know that the reason there are multiple takes on a film set is so they can give actors the opportunity to get the scene right.
Smh.
And if you point out the research issue in their scripts, the directors won’t want to listen.
Thank you for this... the kingship and maids things is annoying abeg
I swear!
Great points.
Thank you 🙏🏽
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They always have to shout to act.
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I think sometimes, Nollywood movies are not very true to the typical Nigerian life and supporting scenes are nearly scraped off.
It’s sad then.
You know… I disagree with you on the grammatical errors thing. This is something a lot of people have criticized over the years and I’ve always disagreed with it.
If you are interested in seeing “realism” in Nollywood films, the you have to face the fact that most Nigerians speak improper English in real life. Why shouldn’t the movies reflect this? (I mean, unless the character is someone who is supposed to know better…)
The phone thing is a good observation that I never thought about. I think that is probably just an acting convention that has been carried over from the days of analog phones and people think it just looks good dramatically… but when you think about it, it makes no sense at all does it? 😂 The age of cell phones has really curtailed a lot of the dramatic potential of phone conversations… like slamming the phone at the end of the call to make a point!
The hair and makeup thing? Sigh… I kind of give that a pass, as I have always said that Nollywood style developed from the world of telenovela with its emphasis on glamour and a heightened, exaggerated version of reality. Is it realistic? Nope../ but I guess it is not trying to be 🤷♂️
The problem with the grammatical blinders is that the actors speak English in movies as their first language being translated to English. A bit like Okonkwo words written in English in Things Fall Apart, but we know it’s a translation of what Okonkwo says in Igbo.
So the English should be error free, unless in the case of an actor cast as one who can’t speak English.
@@NnamdiJuddy But "Nigerian English" is sometimes recognized as its own dialect, which when compared to the King's English would probably be seen as full of errors...
Hell, even modern English people hardly speak "proper" English these days unless they're higher class...