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zoroby:
I understand how you feel. No repeat after me, 'my innie is perfect, my innie likes rainbow 🌈'

how i wish everyone can understand this

INSANE!!

GloriousGbola:
Snape was a poor and bullied boy as a child
He was bullied and humiliated by the guys in the in crowd
He found a female friend and caught feelings for her
The friend found him toxic and got with the bullies

A nasty wizard started a cult.
Snape joined the cult because it gave him feelings of power and a place to belong.

Things got out of hand when his leader went after his crush.

Because Snape had never actually gotten over her, Dumbledore was able to use this to make snape his inside man

Snape spent the next decade watching over the son of the guy who chanced him

This story can apply to people of any race or color. When you consider the fact that there were not that many blacks shown in the Wizarding world a minority black snape who is an outcast and bullied as a child us an easy sell.

Don't know what your 'ultimate Fandom' of Harry potter has to do with this.

EXACTLY MY POINT!!! Dont you guys understand? It applies to every race but it deters from the original purpose of the story itself. The story isn't about race but most casual viewers will always pinpoint race on its telling

Calibrator:
Solo Leveling latest episode ending is giving me a reminiscent of Simeone reaction during A. Madrid vs Barcelona with prime Messi about to be subbed in vibes

God Solo Leveling is insanely peak tbvh

abduleez1:
I don't even understand the uproar with so many people about this casting..... especially when it's from HBO who has the track record of handling this sort of diversity issue with finesse.

I can very well recall HBO doing this same thing 3 years ago and all hell let loose on the internet.......but the final product having come out this past few years and everyone has already forgotten about the black ensemble cast of the Velaryons in House of The Dragon. This would probably be no different.

Besides, it's a fictional character. Make all this fake rage dié down. I'm not enthusiastic about the casting myself but I'll wait for the final product and judge. They've done it before and it didn't impact the enjoyment of the story rather brought more audience and discussions about the characters.

Also, not all adaptation should be like for like...... looking for copy and paste, you can just as well read the Original. That's the beauty that has brought us varieties we didn't know we wanted like Michael Keaton's Batman, Christian Bale's and Robert Pattinson's. Same character, different iterations and style.

What makes these arguments even ironic to me is the fact that the very authors & creators of these books are very much involved in the projects and okayed the decisions, how much more we the viewers? People cried about Neil Gaiman's The Sandman's De@th being cast as a black yet everyone quickly forgot about this squabble once the TV show premiered.

So, I say, let's give the showrunners the benefit of the doubt and see the finished product.
Except the crux of the matter is just down to the fact of Purism.

My two cents. ✌🏽

All you mean to say is you're not connected to the story. It's just like me giving my two cents on Star Wars when I don't know anything about the story. HP fans with childhood nostalgia hate the casting not because they are racist but because it affects the whole reason behind Snape's story

phr0nesis:
While I 100% do not agree with the casting, oyaskii isn't wrong. The book doesn't indicate his race, neither did your post

Only 4% of black individuals have a large, hooked nose but anyways that's not the point! The casting itself is abysmal . They don't need to follow the skin color but the idea is vital!

oyaskii:
Die hard indeed 🤦🏿‍♂️....are you trying to be an obtuse bellend on purpose? Bring out a text from the book since you are a diehard fan, that explicitly say he his white...No? You rushed to bring an A.I generative hogwash that describes vague features that neither improve your point nor educate us any further in general on the subject matter, than what we already know...

And i even explicitly stated that the casting wasn't worth the trouble, it will bring, or it's obviously bringing now going by this your rabid reaction....man unclench your butt cheeks....i didn't do the casting and this your rant is totally misdirected...🤦🏿‍♂️.

I will reply with the utmost respect that you decided not to offer me. I don't need to explain to you OF ALL PEOPLE to prove I'm a die-hard fan - Harry Potter is literally the only franchise I care the most about and I have said it multiple times on this page and it is the only franchise I traveled to a different country to visit its world. You probably have NEVER picked up the books in your life or read a single page. I could write a whole essay on the reasons why it is a bad idea not even because he's black. When the rumour was spreading I was literally the first to say here it could be a good idea since Rickman was too iconic to copy but then I decide to think more about it.
But if they are going to adapt the books with perfection as the producers said, making a black Snape is literally the worst idea possible giving the history of Snape and the insanely bad things he did in the books! No matter how they try to separate the character from his skin color it would always come BACK! That literally destroys the type of escapism the Wizarding World offers. I can't explain further because this will be really long. I can understand your point - you don't see it as anything because you're not attached to the franchise.
The OG of Harry Potter Youtubers (someone you wont call racist as usual) made a video explaining the reasons it is a bad idea, he'll explain than I will hopefully

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9AoECbpTGI?si=IFjzsPohNtwl5Uf8

oyaskii:
This argument has 2 sides.

On one side, Tbf, Severus Snape's race wasn't explicitly stated in the source material, and People just came to the conclusion that he was probably white and the movies re echoed this fact.

I think a black broad played Hermione in the stage plays, and J.K Rowling seemed to be cool with it.


On the other hand, The times are so charged up to boiling point because of political, racial and religious tension. People are easily upset, and to make a casting like this, in this time? looks like straight up pandering, even though that might not have been the intent, i mean, you don't dose yourself in gasoline, if you don't want no smoke....
😩

And to the actor, i know it might seemed like a great chance to play an iconic character, but he is about to be called every slur in the book, they might even invent new ones, so much so, that i personally think playing the character, isn't worth the hassle and wanton trouble it will bring.

As a diehard Harry Potter fan - all you're saying is full of dog shit. If you dont know anything about a particular franchise just keep quiet. If they are really following the books - the casting is a really terrible idea giving that Harry's father bullied and tormented Snape plus a host of other things i dont have the time to share

Adasun:
where did you download this movie please?

AMazon Prime Video

pu7pl3:
Project wey go tank go done dey show signs from the beginning 🤭🤭
WB and HBO have their heads too far up their asses on this one.

I’m almost in tears sincerely because it’s probably the only franchise I’m totally invested in fully. They literally brought a director who has NEVER finished the book and doesn’t even show appreciation for the franchise

Baddestguyp:
Lol...
Characters who are goody-two-shoes are annoying...

Personally I prefer good characters who are capable of cold logic. They can tell the logical thing to do is to end that villain

eg. the Punisher, Deadpool, Wolverine and Batman perhaps. Any sane hero would already know that you can’t put this guy in jail. Invincible is very strong but he keeps punching like a tiny girl

God wtf is going with Harry Potter!

oyaskii:
That S1 sold me dreams fr 😩....glad i have been able to form the habit of dropping media that no longer serves my interests, no matter how high profile they may seem on paper...

I might get around to this S3 sometime in the future or not even, it's not a priority anymore... can't be arsed tbh.

I can’t even believe I’m saying this but I enjoyed Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man more than I’m enjoying this shit of a show - it’s like they’re no stakes for invincible at law- hundreds of thousands of people just died in the last episode and a particular guy from the first season and I felt nothing at all - WHICH IS THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE SHOW!

Invincible is pissing me of. They keep trying to make him dumb asf🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ you just met the guy that killed almost your mother and killed hundreds of thousands of people including your friends in cold blood and you are hesitating to kill him AGAIN!! Until your tiny little brother tells you otherwise 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ who in the world thinks that makes you a good person🤦🏾‍♂️🤦‍♂️ I believe Invincible is the fault for all those people dying - he wasn't the guy with the knife but the harbinger itself. Dumb ass show

Gmajor:
[/b]Breath of Life (2023)

Last December, I decided to dive into some of Nollywood’s most acclaimed movies to see what the hype was all about. Two films stood out from 2023: Breath of Life and A Tribe Called Judah. Both were commercial and critical darlings, so I downloaded them, ready to be impressed.

Breath of Life swept the Nigerian Oscars, winning Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Trailblazer Award, Best Lead Actor, Best Director, and—most importantly—Best Movie. With all those accolades and glowing reviews, I thought, “At the very least, this movie will be passable.”

Oh, how wrong I was.

Breath of Life is set in Nigeria between (I think?) 1960 and 1995. It follows Timi, a man who was once the epitome of perfection but is now a recluse after a series of tragedies shattered his faith. Enter Elijah, a wide-eyed, asthmatic graduate who returns to his village (??) in search of employment and dreams of becoming a man of God. He lands a job as a houseboy for Timi, and the two form an unlikely father-son bond that culminates in a Christ-like sacrifice. Oh, and there’s a romantic subplot thrown in for good measure. The film tackles themes like grief, love, found family, justice, injustice, loss of faith, and reconciliation with God. Sounds deep, right? Well, it’s not.

The Positives

Let’s start with the good stuff because, honestly, there isn’t much. The acting is solid—no surprise, given all the awards it won. The movie also attempts something ambitious: recreating Nigeria between 1960 and 1990. This is no small feat. Where do you find authentic cars, houses, and fashion from that era? How do you avoid accidentally capturing modern-day elements that break the immersion? Hollywood, with its massive budgets, can pull this off with elaborate sets, props, and color grading. Nollywood, with its limited resources, deserves some credit for trying. It doesn’t fully succeed, but hey, at least they dared to be different.

The music isn’t terrible either. Most of the tracks fit the scenes, though I wish they’d used more music from the 1950s to 1990s to really sell the time period. And visually, the movie is gorgeous. The colors pop, and it’s nice to look at—when you’re not bored out of your mind.

The Not-So-Positives
Let’s get into the real issues, starting with the pacing. This movie is almost two hours long, but it feels like 10. Scenes drag on forever, subplots are left unresolved, and by the halfway point, I was taking breaks every 5 minutes.

Then there’s the plot. The main story isn’t particularly interesting, but the church subplot? Oh, that left me baffled. Here’s the gist: Elijah wants to be a pastor and stumbles upon an abandoned church that Timi used to lead. He cleans it up and starts hosting prayer meetings, hoping to eventually turn it into a full-fledged church. But wait—his girlfriend’s dad wants the land! He has even paid off the land use charge (a whopping 49 million naira) to demolish the church and build… something. So Elijah and his girlfriend start fundraising to save the church.

To me, and this is extremely ridiculous. First, why is a state government land accruing land use charges? That makes zero sense. Second, why is Elijah so attached to this church? It’s been abandoned for years, and he had only just started using it for prayer meetings—not even Sunday services! Why not move the meetings elsewhere? In 1995, you could buy land for less than 10,000 naira (Elijah raised more than that), so why not just relocate? The whole subplot feels forced and nonsensical.

And don’t get me started on the morality angle. Elijah repeatedly insists he’s saving himself for marriage, but then he’s seduced by his girlfriend, which somehow leads to his incurable lung disease worsening. The movie seems to imply that his illness is divine punishment for giving in to temptation, but it never explores or even acknowledges this idea. So why include it?

Final Thoughts

Breath of Life is, at best, mediocre and, at worst, a boring slog. It took me three months to finish this movie, and by the end, I was left wondering: Why did this win so many awards? If this is the best Nollywood has to offer, what does that say about the films that lost to it? Or the ones that weren’t even nominated?

Nollywood, we have to do better. We can’t keep celebrating mediocrity.

Rating: 2/10

I disagree........ I enjoyed the movie because I decided to keep my brain outside my body and watch the whole movie as if I was in a trance. Last Nollywood film I ever watched. I'm not going back again no matter the awards any of the insult to movies Nollywood makes

Kaycee7:
3 months to finish a 2-hour movie? This had me passed out 😂🤣😂
When I read you were taking breaks, I didn't know you meant full vacations 😁

Every Nollywood movie is a 6/10 before I even watch it and it never increases but reduces

God!!! I’ve just been released from Aunty Spammy’s jail at last, i still don’t know what I dif😭😭😭

When Harry Met Sally (1989)

The charm of When Harry Met Sally lies in its simplicity. It's not trying to be flashy or overly dramatic, which makes it feel so much more authentic. It gives us a philosophical, comical take on love and friendship, all while exploring the age-old question: Can men and women really just be friends?

It's practically a perfect movie to me. Laugh out loud funny, relatable, timeless, authentic, and incredibly well acted. I'll give it some time, but I feels like it's other there with my favorite films of all time in terms of how much I loved it. I only wish I could watch it for the first time again.

10/10

DieRich5:
This episode was really not good, I'll rate it 5/10

How tf do you think every episode will be all fighting!! The episode was still solid imo, it’s just a setup for the next episode

Goke7:
What was Vance sitting down there for? and what right does he have to challenge Zelensky? Vance ruined the entire conversation

First of all- he's the Vice President he has every right to be there. Also he didn't ruin the conversation - the Ukrainian did and he tried to at every point of the 40 minutes conversation.
The 32 minutes was very cordial but the Ukrainian kept on being emotional throughout the discussions when they could have discussed it without the media plying through. He decided to ask Vance a very hostile question in a sane clime - if Vance decided not to answer the way he did it would have been really shameful to the USA whose stance is peace no matter the evil dictator Putin is

Goke7:
Jd Vance was too disrespectful there even Trump was still diplomatic until Vance added fire

This shows you just watched a 2 minute clip
I watched the entire press conference with Zelensky. There was 40 minutes of discussion up to the argument. Most people saw at most the last ten minutes. The whole video gives the proper context.

When I first watched the argument without the proper context, I thought it was possible that Trump and Vance ambushed Zelensky or were even trying to humiliate him. That's not what happened.

You had 40 minutes of calm conversation. Vance made a point that didn't attack Zelensky and wasn't even addressed to him, and Zelensky clearly started the argument.

In the first 40 minutes, Zelensky kept trying to go beyond what was negotiated in the deal. When Trump was asked a question, it was always "we'll see." Zelensky made blanket assertions that there would be no negotiating with Putin, and that Russia would pay for the war. When Trump said that it was a tragedy that people on both sides were dying, Zelensky interjected that the Russians were the invaders.

For his part, Trump made clear that the US would continue delivering military aid. All Zelensky had to do was remain calm for a few more minutes and they would've signed a deal.

The argument started when Trump pointed out that it would be hard to make a deal if you talk about Putin the way Zelensky does. Vance interjects to make the reasonable point that Biden called Putin names and that didn't get us anywhere.

The Zelensky/Trump dynamic was calm and stable. It was when Vance spoke that Zelensky started to interrogate him. Throughout the press conference to that point, everyone was making their arguments directly to the audience. Zelensky decided to challenge Vance and ask him hostile questions. He went back to his point that Putin never sticks to ceasefires, once again implying that negotiations are pointless. Why on earth would you do this? Then came the fight we all saw.

Zelensky was minutes away from being home free, and he would have had the deal and new commitments from the Trump administration. The point Vance made was directed against Biden and the media, taking them to task for speaking in moralistic terms. This offended Zelensky, and that began the argument.

I've been a fan of Zelensky up to this point, but this showed so much incompetence, if not emotional instability, that I don't see how he recovers from this. The relationship with the administration is broken. Ukraine should probably go with new leadership at this point.

God1000:
Such balderdash and disgraceful behavior from Donald trump and JD Vance

Hold your ground Mr zelensky, He’s a con artist and a crook.

Don't sign a deal giving your minerals away, just Walk away instead

JD Vance is a bigger idiot than I initially thought

Yeah it's better to keep your minerals while your youth population dies off!

DieRich5:
Movie Recap

Been so long I saw a Facebook screenshot 😂

Baddestguyp:
All these tears flowing since yesterday because some people discussed some anime...

Omo...

And I never spam the thread yet with my Attack on Titan posts...

E dey come...no worry...

Una go cry tire

By the way!

OhBritannia:
My brother just ignore.
The average mentality of a black man from Nigeria is not reason and take into consideration the valid concerns of others but to use the valid concerns of others to elevate himself in a toxic manner and turns everything into toxicy as you can see that someone already replied you saying "you go cry tire"

You should look in the mirror yourself because you're definitely the 'average mentality' Nigerian. It's only on this thread Nigerians like yourself complain of anime series - The thread specifically says 'What series are you watching now?' not 'what series except anime are you watching now?,'. When this thread started people were discussing Family Guy - a cartoon series - the only difference was it was not made in Japan.
If you have a problem with anime shows - that's your problem - no one needs to conform to your standard here. Animes are series too - 99% of the world knows that already except 1980s thinking average mentality Nigerian guys like yourself.

Chibudollar:
Took 5 months break from this thread. This brought me back. My JOY IS COMPLETE

I watched Supernatural when I was like 12 - I don't know if it's worth going back to

Baddestguyp:
Japan!!!

The White Lotus

GloriousGbola:
is there any problem with posting reviews for backdoor sluts season 1 ?

Please do, this shows are hard to find nowadays

oyaskii:
It is so tiring seeing people regurgitate the same BS about Anime not being a tv show, and so doesn't fit into convos here.

Forget the fact that Anime can infact be a tv show, it rarely constitutes as derailing here, as it is the occasional one or 2 good anime that comes out that it's been discussed actively here, Before Solo Leveling S2 discussions currently now, the last active Anime discussions here was AOT, some 2;years ago. All other minute anime discussions are taking to the Anime thread, so i can't even understand the faux outrage every 3 market days?.

Nobody has a monopoly over this thread, anyone has the right to post any media that constitutes as a tv show here, and if you don't like it, it's best to look away...i mean, there is a muppet that has constantly posted movies on this tv shows thread for years now, and i haven't seen any of your "Anti-Anime Brigade" call the mods on the bellend for derailing, infact you guys have lapped it up as a norm now....so probably accept this too and stop the whinging 😩

I can understand them sha, it’s our 1970s mamas and papas that have 3 children or should that are probably complaining 😭🤲🏾

Kaycee7:
I love Korra

Who's a better Avatar when it comes too fighting and the Avatar state? Nigerian twitter have been hollering almost a week now😭 when the actual answer is definitely Korra

In pure fighting ability outside the Avatar State, Korra probably edges out Aang. She’s more naturally combative and versatile in close-quarters combat, while Aang leans on evasion and redirection. In the Avatar State, it’s closer—Aang’s got the advantage of all past Avatars’ knowledge, making his peak moments (like the Ozai fight) jaw-droppingly precise, but Korra’s raw strength and decisiveness make her terrifyingly effective, even without that spiritual depth post-Season 2.
It might come down to context: Aang’s better at fighting while staying true to a philosophy of peace, while Korra’s the go-to if you need someone to throw down and end a threat fast.