sirvimojotule
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Let's talk about Gangs of Lagos, a new Nigerian movie that have got the whole country talking.
I've been a long standing critic of the Nigerian movie industry, noticeable, is the fact I still don't refer to the film industry as "Nollywood", that's a conversation for another day! But Greoh Studios though cliché in their story telling, have made a name for themselves in the Action Genre. What a man can do, a woman can only try, right?
Just two major movies down and the nation is already overwhelmed (Brotherhood and Gangs of Lagos).
The only thing I see lacking from this studio is attension to detail, little errors that could be avoided but if you ain't detailed yourself, you may not even notice those errors. Considering the budget for the movie, the production came out great, mark my words; only few Hollywood studios can make a movie this good with the same budget.
Gangs of Lagos tells a Nigerian story in a brilliant way, bringing a blend of western story style with Nigerian tradition. The originality, costume, less use of English, Action choreography(5.5/10 and this is the best I have seen a Nigerian movie do). The pictures and sound were great, the sound particularly for me...
What made the movie great also was even though I knew I was seeing regular gang movie clichés, I was still glued to my screen and I enjoyed every bit of the movie.
A recommended watch for every lover of good movie.
I've been a long standing critic of the Nigerian movie industry, noticeable, is the fact I still don't refer to the film industry as "Nollywood", that's a conversation for another day! But Greoh Studios though cliché in their story telling, have made a name for themselves in the Action Genre. What a man can do, a woman can only try, right?
Just two major movies down and the nation is already overwhelmed (Brotherhood and Gangs of Lagos).
The only thing I see lacking from this studio is attension to detail, little errors that could be avoided but if you ain't detailed yourself, you may not even notice those errors. Considering the budget for the movie, the production came out great, mark my words; only few Hollywood studios can make a movie this good with the same budget.
Gangs of Lagos tells a Nigerian story in a brilliant way, bringing a blend of western story style with Nigerian tradition. The originality, costume, less use of English, Action choreography(5.5/10 and this is the best I have seen a Nigerian movie do). The pictures and sound were great, the sound particularly for me...
What made the movie great also was even though I knew I was seeing regular gang movie clichés, I was still glued to my screen and I enjoyed every bit of the movie.
A recommended watch for every lover of good movie.
Let's talk about "The Trade" a recent Nigerian movie you probably didn't notice.
But before then, let's talk about the brain that has recently given us great movies that made Nigerians proud, Jadesola Osiberu!
Just 37 years old, this lady has overwhelmed the Nigerian film industry with amazing stories and also signing a three-year contract with Amazon Prime Video, notable among her works are; Sugar Rush, Isoken, Ayinla, Brotherhood, Gangs of Lagos and The Trade.
The movie, The Trade tells a Nigerian story of a kidnapper and kingpin, how he runs his operations. It tells a story of greed, over abitiousness and betrayer.
I can now say Jadesola Osiberu has own my heart with her storytelling.
The Trade is Nigerian movie you should see.
I love it when characters break out of their regular roles, roles we know them with and always see them paly to play a role which maybe totally different from what they're known with. The trade did this for some of the actors except for Stan Eze, who before this project was already a versatile actor.
The actors did great by becoming one with their character (most).
But all said and done, this was a regular crime story with no uniqueness.
But before then, let's talk about the brain that has recently given us great movies that made Nigerians proud, Jadesola Osiberu!
Just 37 years old, this lady has overwhelmed the Nigerian film industry with amazing stories and also signing a three-year contract with Amazon Prime Video, notable among her works are; Sugar Rush, Isoken, Ayinla, Brotherhood, Gangs of Lagos and The Trade.
The movie, The Trade tells a Nigerian story of a kidnapper and kingpin, how he runs his operations. It tells a story of greed, over abitiousness and betrayer.
I can now say Jadesola Osiberu has own my heart with her storytelling.
The Trade is Nigerian movie you should see.
I love it when characters break out of their regular roles, roles we know them with and always see them paly to play a role which maybe totally different from what they're known with. The trade did this for some of the actors except for Stan Eze, who before this project was already a versatile actor.
The actors did great by becoming one with their character (most).
But all said and done, this was a regular crime story with no uniqueness.
Jolly Roger tries to tell a Revenge story in a psychopathic way, but failed.
You can't tell a Revenge story without deep emotions; allowing the viewers to share in the hero's pain.
The writer tried to do this but for certain reasons, didn't get the emotions out, at the end, I was even more sympathetic with the officers than the hero.
The story was unnecessarily dragged yet leaving a lot of unanswered questions, like how did the hero prep for this operation?
Overall, I think this movie didn't achieve the narrative of a Revenge or lot of a loved one plot.
Don't get me started on the poor sound engineering, lack of video stability, poor transition and all.
It's a good thing they tried something new. There's room for improvement.
You can't tell a Revenge story without deep emotions; allowing the viewers to share in the hero's pain.
The writer tried to do this but for certain reasons, didn't get the emotions out, at the end, I was even more sympathetic with the officers than the hero.
The story was unnecessarily dragged yet leaving a lot of unanswered questions, like how did the hero prep for this operation?
Overall, I think this movie didn't achieve the narrative of a Revenge or lot of a loved one plot.
Don't get me started on the poor sound engineering, lack of video stability, poor transition and all.
It's a good thing they tried something new. There's room for improvement.