safarigirl:


Which money did you spend? After I told you not to watch it

Nnamebuka:


You are quoting me out of context. I didn't imply that we don't have such characters entirely. If anything talking about depression, majority of Nigerians are depressed but hardly shows it. Heck, I was a victim too at some point in my life.

I still maintain that that's not the behavioural pattern of an average vengeful Nigerian. He could be portrayed as a successful blogger with vengeful intent without the unnecessary drama of characterization

Softbreast:
I prefer Gold Statue

iamloyalty:


Na 9ija curiosity do me. I am yet to forgive myself.

safarigirl:


Uzoma was a necessary character; he was a link between Andy Okeke and Nnamdi Okeke. He wasn't acting like a junkie, there is a term for people like that, although it skips my mind now. But, there are characters that are like that; since he had something to to obsessive over, I understood the behavior.

Like, I said earlier, the plot is not what captured most people, but the execution.

If you want a movie with a great plot, you should see The Setup, it has one of the best plots from a Nigerian movie I saw all last year.

Softbreast:
I prefer Gold Statue

Nnamdipapakanu:


LIB is an occult movie.. Why act a movie on a bad culture that we are trying to make people abandon..

That movie is clearly a trash.... Film that glorify satan n kingdom of darkness.

Encouraging evil and ritual.


Pls go and watch The Train


If not That nollywood no get sense, he better pass the rubbish LIB..

Yes.. Go watch it.. THE TRAIN

tunashg:
who else strolled to the end of the post without reading/ gaining anything??

safarigirl:
So, the highly anticipated, multiple award-winning movie, Living In Bondage: Breaking Free, has finally been released on Netflix, for those of us who couldn't see it in the cinemas.



The movie flags off the directorial debut of Nollywood's heartthrob, Ramsey Noah, as well as introduces breakout star, Swanky JKA, to most of the cinematic audience.





The story basically picks up from where the part 1 left off, only, we are taken a little over twenty years into the future, and introduced to Nnamdi Okeke, who is the estranged son of Andy Okeke. Now, you may want to see the Part 1 of this movie, or read about it, if you haven't, so, you don't end up clueless at certain parts. Nnamdi is a hustling young man in Lagos, who is introduced to the cutthroat business world, in a rather harsh manner that forces him back to the village to regroup. It is at the village, he meets the Omego family matriarch, who invites him to their Lagos home, and basically opens the door through which Nnamdi, slips into the devil's coven.

I won't go into the nitty gritty of the entire thing, just so, you guys can watch it, but I would like to highlight certain scenes I particularly enjoyed.

Scene 1: Nnamdi goes for an interview with a potential client, while he waits for them, he conspicuously eats the akara he had gotten earlier from a roadside hawker. I liked how realistic this scene was.

Scene 2: The scene where the head of the cult group, The Six; Richard Williams (Ramsey Noah), confronts Andy Okeke (Kenneth Okonkwo) in church. The dialogue was interesting, it was basically a battle of wits and biblical knowledge.

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Scene 3: The scene where Nnamdi Okeke goes to Richard Williams to take back the wealth, and utters the iconic line "Paul akorokwam ihe a ofuma". It was like coming full circle, the same lines from the father, is repeated by the son. The reference to the first movie in this scene, is a brilliant addition to the script writing.


Aside the scenes, the discography was really good. In addition to the OST Album with Larry Gaga, they employed tracks from Styl Plus, Olamide and Phyno majorly. This was a brilliant stroke, it limited the number of artistes royalties would be paid to, while still serving the right tracks to each scene and maintaining the Nigerian flavor.

The settings were really cool. From the luxurious houses to the village in Owerri, even Rochas' statues got screentime. Y'all that said those statues were useless, watch the movie and apologise to Owelle

If you're a lover of cars, you will certainly enjoy a lot of scenes in this movie, because the car collection was *sigh*

Now, to the thing(s) that were a bit below par

1. The scene where Nnamdi drives Richard's Ferrari, with Richard in the passenger's seat...it was a bit too obvious it was a green screen. Aside that, the rest of the cinematography was great.

2. And this is not a sleight to Ramsey, because he did put in a commendable effort, but his Igbo was almost comical , not bad for a non-native speaker, but Shawn Faqua's was much better.


That being said, the movie in many ways, justified the rave about it, the cinematography was topnotch, there was a refreshing attention to detail, and there was an unlikely twist at the end.




Rating: A solid 7/10 for me.


If you've watched it, please drop your review and rating of the movie.

PS:

The movie was produced by PlayNetwork Studios and Steve Gukas

The scriptwriter is Nicole

And the cast include:

Jidekenne Achufusi Swanky JKA
Munachi Abii
Shawn Faqua
Enyinna Nwigwe
Ramsey Nouah
Kenneth Okonkwo
Kanayo O. Kanayo
Bob Manuel Udokwu
Nnenna Obi
Ebele Okaro
David Jone David
Zulu Adigwe
Nancy Isime
Kalu Ikeagwu and
Chuks Chyke

safarigirl:


The average vengeful Nigerian would go to a pastor and hope they can pray long enough for the bad guys to reveal themselves. I'm glad they took a different route.

safarigirl:


Toni Tones definitely.

Normally, she doesn't really get challenging roles, so, it is easy to categorize her as another pretty face with little acting skills, in Nollywood. But, she really brought it for me; she embodied the King of Boys title. Reminisce was also great, but Toni did it for me.

It was nice to see Adesua not being the star of the show. She was outdone, probably because her character was not as powerful.

obailala:
King of Boys

safarigirl:


I think Ratnik has been nominated before, it might not be nominated again next year, but of course, I expect a competitive lineup. These guys that did Living In Bondage are set to release a remake of Nneka The Pretty Serpent in November, and it will be directed by Ramsey once again, so, that's one thing.

I pray Kemi doesn't become a victim of her own brilliance, because the thing with second parts of most movies, is that they hardly live up to the legacy of the first part, and since everyone rates KOB so highly, a lackluster second part could be damaging.

Plead:
Watching Nigerian film in 2020?

safarigirl:


Nigerians think melodramatic acting is real acting

The day I realised why Nigerian movies are heavily ignored by the Western audience, was when I went to read the rating of Jeta Amata's Black November and the reviews on IMDB, were "melodramatic", the way they trashed the movie, I was like " Are these people serious", that's why I don't take anyone seriously, that thinks KOB deserved all the awards.

I imagine it would also fall under melodramatic for a lot of critics.

Jovi123:
Watched LIB cos a friend posted on her whatsapp status that the horror was intense only for me to watch it and it was just normal,i guess I didn't feel anything cos horror movies are my favorite,but still I love the movie,it depicted Nigeria very well am actually impressed
Biko who has watched Muna

Drizzy5001:
The film no sweet jare. Mtcheew Just like that nonsense movie wey chika Ike produced "Small Chops"

safarigirl:


Maybe language barrier was an issue in KOB.

There are many parts I feel could have resonated better, if I understood the language. It's hardly the same when translated.


The church scene was a winner on Living In Bondage though, to say nothing stood out, is a ridiculous assertion.

ovoP:
Honestly I thought I was d only one seeing it that way

Respect55:

Any link for download?

Respect55:

Any link for download?

safarigirl:


Just like I also have not forgiven myself for allowing internet hype get to me enough to watch King of Boys more than once. I pressed my phone enough the second time sha, but na my time I waste, not my money.

safarigirl:


Just like I also have not forgiven myself for allowing internet hype get to me enough to watch King of Boys more than once. I pressed my phone enough the second time sha, but na my time I waste, not my money.

nijabazaar:


KOB is only relatable if you grew up in lagos or resident there. Aside that, its pretty boring and if you are so used to premium Netflix content, you will simply term it Melodramatic. Ever wondered why Lionheart was nominated as against KOB. The answer is Subtle interpretation of roles.

safarigirl:


Nobody was robbed. It was a Voting category and a lot of KOB fans clearly failed to vote.

It is a popular narrative, but the execution is what separated it. There are no new narratives, execution is what gives a movie an edge these days; dialogue, cinematography, costuming, screenplay.

Avengers rode on a popular tale of Good v. Evil, Superheroes v. Supervillains. We all knew the heroes would win eventually, but the execution is what gave it an edge.

People tend to focus more on scenes, than the entire plot of a story. KOB plot was more complex than LIB's definitely, but Ramsey has an AMVCA in his house to prove his directorial debut was pretty decent.

safarigirl:


Maybe language barrier was an issue in KOB.

There are many parts I feel could have resonated better, if I understood the language. It's hardly the same when translated.


The church scene was a winner on Living In Bondage though, to say nothing stood out, is a ridiculous assertion.

Nnamdipapakanu:


LIB is an occult movie.. Why act a movie on a bad culture that we are trying to make people abandon..

That movie is clearly a trash.... Film that glorify satan n kingdom of darkness.

Encouraging evil and ritual.


Pls go and watch The Train


If not That nollywood no get sense, he better pass the rubbish LIB..

Yes.. Go watch it.. THE TRAIN

Nnamdipapakanu:


Says an igbo man .. Always defending their flaws..

SURElee:


What does KOB mean biko?