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Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by MANABBQGRILLS: 9:30am On Nov 05, 2019 |
I saw it
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Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by whirlwind7(m): 9:30am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Hmmm. Lesson learned. Stick to your mother tongue. You can't tell the organizers what should be the criteria, or for them to change their rule just to accommodate a first time entry from Nigeria. That excuse about English being the official language is watery at best. Promote your culture instead. At worse, use pidgin English. Believe me, Caucasians get intrigued by it. Same like Jamaican patois. 18 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by Just2endowed2(m): 9:30am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Threebear: you state my thought exactly. i watch that movie once and i could say it was not interesting to some extent. what i like about the movie is the picture quality and the way people organise in the scene. 3/10 for me 8 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by davillian(m): 9:31am On Nov 05, 2019 |
A test to your heart 2 Likes |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by heckymaicon(m): 9:31am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Confirmedzombie: Who collect your biscuit? 11 Likes |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by TemmyT002(m): 9:31am On Nov 05, 2019 |
What happened in the film sef? Let me go and find out. |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by hyperflex(m): 9:32am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Threebear: Appreciate your own. That’s how an American said she enjoyed watching “Chief Daddy” on twitter and Nigerians camped in her mention telling her the movie was rubbish. How’s Lionheart mediocre. Mediocre of all words. Someone’s sweat that was considered forOscars 6 Likes |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by etrange: 9:32am On Nov 05, 2019 |
The same people that complained the Igbo was too much are the ones agreeing with the organisers that Igbo wasn't enough. Lol 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by Beorn: 9:32am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Threebear: Read and understand. The whole brouhaha has nothing to do with the movie being mediocre, but the fact that the movie was disqualified for using more English time than Igbo language time whilst English is our official language. The basis for the disqualification is preposterous. It has nothing to do with the movie not being up to par with other films selected in its category. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by SaintLucia: 9:33am On Nov 05, 2019 |
She tried but that film and the story line can't stand Ti Oluwa ni Ile and Saworoide. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by MrVagina: 9:34am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Confirmedzombie:says by someone with not less than 5k in his akant 3 Likes |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by KrystosCJ(m): 9:34am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Rules are rules and they spelled it out correctly. Maybe she should have submitted it in another category. 2 Likes |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by etrange: 9:34am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Threebear: Did you even read the OP? 2 Likes |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by FemiMaduka(m): 9:34am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Threebear: Bland, mediocre or not, the sheer fact of it getting that trail-blazing Oscar nomination is enough testament to the quality in that movie. Believe me, that matters more than your appraisal. The film portrayed the Nigerian cultural reality even to a sublime level. You can not be in Nigeria and not know that English language, with all its Nigerian slants, is our language of first choice. So many families have even outlawed the speaking of the local language in favour of English language. Without talking too much, that is our reality, and it is what she portrayed. If she had done much more of it in Igbo, then it would not have been really Nigerian--people like you wouldn't have been able to really watch it to the extent of even forming an opinion about it. There is nothing 'sensational' about the fact that Nigeria is a country of 500+ disparate ethnic identities, and that the English language [with its Nigerian slants] is the bridge between us. It is the FACT. P.S.: Genny is in a class of her own! 6 Likes |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by cherriex(f): 9:34am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Threebear: God bless you a bunch,same thing I clarify on Twitter and some bunch think iam not patriotic, why do we Nigerians love overlooking rules and regulations,the criteria for that category has always been there and clear,except if they change it in the future. 1 Like |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by Mimirabelle4: 9:35am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Genny & other Nigerian producers/directors should just take a cue from this to promote our cultural heritage more in their movies. Been nominated in the first place is huge in my opinion. 2 Likes |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by Nobody: 9:35am On Nov 05, 2019 |
The title is English but you expected to meet Igbo content. They should say another thing. 1 Like |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by susiivy: 9:35am On Nov 05, 2019 |
The truth is the film doesn't deserve an Oscar. Geni I love you. The movie has Good picture quality. But it's overrated. 6 Likes |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by etrange: 9:35am On Nov 05, 2019 |
olasaad: No. NL people were complaining the Igbo was too much. The host is complaining the Igbo wasn't enough. 1 Like |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by MANABBQGRILLS: 9:36am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Great news, produce news on your native language, |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by Nobody: 9:36am On Nov 05, 2019 |
SolarRen:Where can I download the movie from? |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by toprealman: 9:36am On Nov 05, 2019 |
I don't understand ooo |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by Beat123(f): 9:36am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Confirmedzombie:stfu What’s wrong with you? What a mentality 1 Like |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by Beat123(f): 9:38am On Nov 05, 2019 |
MANABBQGRILLS:nah! That won’t work! I ain’t Igbo so I will feel it’s a movie for Igbos. We should start taking advantage of our pigin 5 Likes |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by Neddstark: 9:38am On Nov 05, 2019 |
So the 20mins they were speaking yiboe in the movie was for it to be accepted by oscars? The oscars team lied. Reason they rejected the movie was because watching chickens mating is way more interesting than that boring flick |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by Nobody: 9:40am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Threebear:Read before you comment.... It wasn't disqualified for being mediocre.... Netflix didn't pay so much for a mediocre film... It was disqualified for having too much English o.... Someone managed to put on a good show without need for excess graphics.... Mediocre films ain't nominated for Oscars.... Best international feature not foreign language If you no like am.... Don't bother commenting... The fact that the film made so much money shows very well how mediocre it is.... Nonsense Hate everywhere.... for nothing 3 Likes |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by wonlasewonimi: 9:40am On Nov 05, 2019 |
She is even lucky Netflix bought the movie..considering it for any award is pushing it tbh 3 Likes |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by fergie001: 9:40am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Let's kukuma make pidgin official language then.... 1 Like |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by BotherMleeper(m): 9:41am On Nov 05, 2019 |
Is she drunk? That film is not good enough for a paper award at a drunken clown party, talk more of the Oscars. 4 Likes |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by Cceramicaltd: 9:42am On Nov 05, 2019 |
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Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by blowjohn(m): 9:43am On Nov 05, 2019 |
tstx: There's still time. In fact enough time to weep and reweep. Shebi u don't have anything else tangible to weep for. The problems in this country eh. 1 Like |
Re: Genevieve Nnaji’s 'Lionheart' Disqualified By Oscar Over Language, She Reacts by artworks1: 9:43am On Nov 05, 2019 |
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