omar22:

I bro I have so many Gambian friends, even as classmates and Colleagues at work! They sound more like Hausa but not even close to a typical Nigerian accent

Afam4eva:
We're not saying they should go back to location because an accent didn't sound Nigerian but what's wrong with critiquing a movie. Don't they do it in Hollywood? It doesn't take away anything if we criticize the movie from now till next year.

Afam4eva:
I'm not talking of the indegenous Gambian accent just like i'm not talking about the indegenous Nigerian accent like Igbo or Yoruba accent. I'm referring to the Pan-Gambian and Pan-Nigerian accents. If that's not the case then you prove me right by even saying their accent sounds like Hausa accent since Hausa accent is also a NIgerian accent

Afam4eva: Even the video you posted supports my argument.

Afam4eva:
There's a pan-Nigerian accent and that's the accent you hear home grown Nigerian who don't have any tribal accent speak.

MY friend, mechie onu gi osiso, so because they made a movie about us, we should highlight what we feel was below par? Is critiquing not part of movie making again?

ThiefOfHearts:
True. Genevieve is in a higher league. Unlike you I dont believe Thandie is better cos she's half white. Brainwashed coon.

coogar:

you can't be serious - genevieve in a higher league in comparison to thandie newton? thandie that got a lead role in mission impossible 2 with tom cruise?

what's genevieve's greatest achievement as an actor? mirror boy or featuring in d'banj's music video? you must be on a wind-up!

the comparison is not even there - compare genevieve to yvonne nelson or nadia buari. thandie is out of genevieve's league.

Afam4eva:
Genevieve is bigger than Thandie Newton in terms of popularity even though Genevieve's popularity is limited to Africa and Africans in the diaspora. A lot of people except Hollywood buffs don't know Thandie Newton. She's not a Halle Berry for crying out loud. She's just one of those Actors that have had a few lead roles but their names are not household.

coogar:

you are a village boy. genevieve is bigger than who? you local nigerians make me laugh. search for genevieve nnaji and thandie newton and tell me the number of hits they have on google. maybe your eyes would clear up by then!

Afam4eva:
Genevieve is bigger than Thandie Newton in terms of popularity even though Genevieve's popularity is limited to Africa and Africans in the diaspora. A lot of people except Hollywood buffs don't know Thandie Newton. She's not a Halle Berry for crying out loud. She's just one of those Actors that have had a few lead roles but their names are not household.

baby-boy:



Am Laughing in Swahili! Tell me today is not 1st of April?

Thandie is more popular than Genevieve ON EVERY CONTINENT!!!! Common men the whole of the South African region region Both Thandie and Theron as ICONS, The Cricket world cup in Zimbabwe, come and see her popularity. Am sorry but just because someone churns out movies on a daily basis would make them popular. Crash, Mission Impossible, 2012, beloved, for coloured women, run baby run etc these are BLOCK BUSTER movies..

Afam4eva:
How many people know Thandie Newton in Africa? The only thing that you can tell me is that Thandie Newton has more global appeal though not that popular. She's not Angelina Jolie for crying out loud.

Afam4eva:
If we're referring to American and western country then it's Thandie newton. But my point is that Genevieve has more name where she's known than Thandie Newton.

coogar:

thandie trashes genevieve on every continent - go and watch 2012 before you start spewing fückery. she's been at it for aeons. you think all those yeye home videos are reckoned with outside nigeria?

Afam4eva:
I have watched 2012 where she starred opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor. Why did that even come up? Did i say she hasn't acted any lead roles?

coogar:

so which role has genevieve copped in her career that can stand next to 2012 or MI-2?

Afam4eva:
I have watched 2012 where she starred opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor. Why did that even come up? Did i say she hasn't acted any lead roles?

coogar:

so which role has genevieve copped in her career that can stand next to 2012 or MI-2?

coogar:

so which role has genevieve copped in her career that can stand next to 2012 or MI-2?

Afam4eva:
Is Genevieve a Hollywood actor? Do you just argue for the heck of it? Read my previous comments.

coogar:

if she's not a hollywood actor, why then are you sounding her trumpet to star in a movie that is targeting the hollywood audience?

Afam4eva:
So, one must be a Hollywood Actor to be relevant? I hope you're aware that Hollywood is an American movie industry. India has their and in Nigeria we have ours.

coogar:

half of a yellow sun movie targets hollywood audience. chimamanda would have given the story to zeb ejiro if she wanted it to be a nollywood movie starting genevieve and nkiru sylvanus. in the global stage, genevieve cannot compete with thandie newton - that is not to say genevieve is not relevant but thandie would fetch more dollars for the producers than genevieve!

igbo2011: Why are all African movies in Hollywood about war? Same ol same ol.

thoth:

why is it only you that saw this ?.. in all the acclaim that Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart gathered they have never tried to invest and act it out on Hollywood.
Now why would they choose Half of a Yellow Sun ? Because out of all reasons now is the time to inflame the hate among Nigerians, the Psychological influence of such pictures,the dramatic highlight with its insidious message in an undertone is no more important anytime than now, Nigeria will divide 2015, their predictions and they are preparing peoples mind for it.
It is just plain Psychological Operations.

thoth:

why is it only you that saw this ?.. in all the acclaim that Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart gathered they have never tried to invest and act it out on Hollywood.
Now why would they choose Half of a Yellow Sun ? Because out of all reasons now is the time to inflame the hate among Nigerians, the Psychological influence of such pictures,the dramatic highlight with its insidious message in an undertone is no more important anytime than now, Nigeria will divide 2015, their predictions and they are preparing peoples mind for it.
It is just plain Psychological Operations.

some-girl:

I don't agree with those comparing Genevieve to Thandie, however their comparison is based on popularity not quality of movies starred in.

Thought it would help if I pointed that out.

igbo2011: Why are all African movies in Hollywood about war? Same ol same ol.