Killermamba:


Many Hollywood movies talked about Nigeria most recently billions,

Nobody mentioned power series Olurotimi Akinosho the guy that acted Dre is a Nigerian

FuckThaMod:
There are more than 8 tho.. There's a particular one that also talked about boko haram but it isn't on this list.
Anyways, very soon the country would seize to exist

Hmm. ...I'm glad you too will go into oblivon with it

firstratedcitiz:
The murdered priest whose ghost kept on appearing on the island in LOST is Yemi. His bother, a former militant, is Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje)

Sori I got it wrong, it's been a long time,man needs to get a refresher course on that movie.
Mk I even go find were I pack the movie put & select the reasons come out dey rewatch again.

swiz123:
Raymond Reddington mentioned Yoruba culture.. They even spoke the language in the movie.

I was shocked that in the movie Blacklist
One of the drug dealers in the movie, his name is Buhari

Bob Hearts Abishola comes to mind!

Onelove508:


While watching, LEGOS was the first name that came to mind. Even if it's one name from African, it should have been LAGOS.

I tell you....

Those are coded language and signals to announce the disintegration of Nigeria by the West.

maxevans:


https://thewildanddomestic.com/best-action-hollywood-movies-that-spoke-about-nigeria/

In the TV series Lost one of the main characters was a towering Nigerian ex warlord turned pastor called 'Mr. Eko'. He spoke Yoruba on several occasions.

In the movie Bourne Identity the main antagonist that was being hunted by the CIA also spoke Yoruba and claimed to be from west Africa.

All igbowood , yorubawood , hausawood , including firewood speaks about Nigeria.

detectivejones:






Hmm. ...I'm glad you too will go into oblivon with it

The country is just a business name and I'm not a business name. So move

American Gods season 3 had two orishas(goddesses /gods in Yoruba culture) Iyemeja and osun. Yoruba language was also spoken in one of the episodes

What about gangs of London "

iKingsley:
There was this Chinese movie: The Twins. They where pursuing some chinese people and they ran into a Mall/market. They met some fat black women and they asked if they saw anyone, in Chinese language, but those black women responded in Igbo, "Ha no na mgbada ebe ni"

Twins mission

ElRapido:
The big problem is that Buhari is clueless about how to move Nigeria forward and now the fans are protesting at Old Trafford. It will be interesting to see how everything plays out in the coming days. But in my opinion, I think we need to tax the rich more, increase the minimum wage and Hitler should face the law as soon as possible.

I AGREE WITH YOU ... AND THE BRITISH MONARCH SHOULD HANDOVER IMMEDIATELY TO PRINCE 'RANDY ANDY' ANDREW WHO WILL MAKE A BETTER KING THAN CHARLES.
IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING I DON'T DRINK, I DON'T SMOKE... AND I DON'T SNORT.

Dickson178:
All igbowood , yorubawood , hausawood , including firewood speaks about Nigeria.

WTF

6 underground and space sweeper (korean movie)

Iyajelili:
NCIS Los Angeles talked about Nigeria and boko haram too. Can't remember the episodes though.

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PAQ:
Let me add a couple more for you;

1. Gangs of London
2. Survivors Remorse
3. Gringo
4. Sahara
5. Mr Johnson
6. Phat girlz
7. X-men origins
8. Lost
9. Critical assignment
10. The Bourne Identity
11. Sugar Hill

The OP is a learner!

An insightful list!

The movie, "Sugar Hill" which
featured my main man Wesley Snipes was a classic for me when
I first saw it in 1994, but the
annoying and clearly defamatory thing is that the Yoruba word Akata was incorrectly refered to as "cotton picker."

[Akata is NOT a derogatory word but means a black Panther or large wild cat as published in the first Yoruba dictionary in the 1800s, and has been used for several decades as a prestigious metaphor to refer to Yorubas and other Africans who have traveled to the Western world for education, and have imbibed Western values and accents, etc, after living there for years.
Africans in the Diaspora are metaphorically "Akata" as opposed to Africans on the Continent who in Yoruba are metaphorically "Ologbo" or domestic/house cat].

*Akatas or panthers/wild cats live far away in the wild jungle.
(The wild jungle refers to the Western world, i.e., UK, U.S.).

*Ologbos or house cats live in domestic households
(The domestic household here refers to
Continental Africa/Africans).



Yorubas, Asantis, Efiks, Hausas, Zulus, and indeed many African ethnicities use metaphors in day-to-day conversations. The
Iroko trees, panthers, lions, rocks, mountains, etc, are some of the metaphors that are used to
describe human beings and their attributes of dependability, strength, bravery, respect, body size.
Even the English people use metaphors in their language!

We can now see how some of these fictional Hollywood movies have stereotyped Nigerians, Haitians, Africans, etc, by focussing on misrepresentations and negatives.


NOTE:
The second picture below is the Akata scene
showing the 2 men who played the role
of members of a Nigerian drug cartel
in the 1994 Wesley Snipes' "Sugar Hill" movie.
This is the scene where Wesley Snipes'
African-American buddy (wearing the red jacket
in the first and third pictures below) WRONGLY
told him that Akata means "cotton picker" and
being called "cotton picker" in America is offensive to African-Americans.





P.S. @Naptu2 would be interested in this.
Obrigado... Cheers.

Konquest:

An insightful list!

The movie, "Sugar Hill" which
featured my main man Wesley Snipes was a classic for me when
I first saw it in 1994, but the
annoying and clearly defamatory thing is that the Yoruba word Akata was incorrectly refered to as "cotton picker."

[Akata is NOT a derogatory word but means a black Panther or large wild cat as published in the first Yoruba dictionary in the 1800s, and has been used for several decades as a prestigious metaphor to refer to Yorubas and other Africans who have traveled to the Western world for education, and have imbibed Western values and accents, etc, after living there for years.
Africans in the Diaspora are metaphorically "Akata" as opposed to Africans on the Continent who in Yoruba are metaphorically "Ologbo" or domestic/house cat].

*Akatas or panthers/wild cats live far away in the wild jungle.
(The wild jungle refers to the Western world, i.e., UK, U.S.).

*Ologbos or house cats live in domestic households
(The domestic household here refers to
Continental Africa/Africans).



Yorubas, Asantis, Efiks, Hausas, Zulus, and indeed many African ethnicities use metaphors in day-to-day conversations. The
Iroko trees, panthers, lions, rocks, mountains, etc, are some of the metaphors that are used to
describe human beings and their attributes of dependability, strength, bravery, respect, body size.
Even the English people use metaphors in their language!

We can now see how some of these fictional Hollywood movies have stereotyped Nigerians, Haitians, Africans, etc, by focussing on misrepresentation and negatives.


NOTE:
The second picture below is the Akata scene
showing the 2 men who played the role
of members of a Nigerian drug cartel
in the 1994 Wesley Snipes' "Sugar Hill" movie.
This is the scene where Wesley Snipes'
African-American buddy (wearing the red jacket
in the first and third pictures below) WRONGLY
told him that Akata means "cotton picker" and
being called "cotton picker" in America is offensive to African-Americans.





P.S. @Naptu2 would be interested in this.
Obrigada... Cheers.

Wow, i have learnt something. Nice one. You should put this up on their review pages on imdb, rotten tomatoes or netflix. This will educate alot of people.... Even the producers and actors of same movie.

Konquest:

An insightful list!

The movie, "Sugar Hill" which
featured my main man Wesley Snipes was a classic for me when
I first saw it in 1994, but the
annoying and clearly defamatory thing is that the Yoruba word Akata was incorrectly refered to as "cotton picker."

[Akata is NOT a derogatory word but means a black Panther or large wild cat as published in the first Yoruba dictionary in the 1800s, and has been used for several decades as a prestigious metaphor to refer to Yorubas and other Africans who have traveled to the Western world for education, and have imbibed Western values and accents, etc, after living there for years.
Africans in the Diaspora are metaphorically "Akata" as opposed to Africans on the Continent who in Yoruba are metaphorically "Ologbo" or domestic/house cat].

*Akatas or panthers/wild cats live far away in the wild jungle.
(The wild jungle refers to the Western world, i.e., UK, U.S.).

*Ologbos or house cats live in domestic households
(The domestic household here refers to
Continental Africa/Africans).



Yorubas, Asantis, Efiks, Hausas, Zulus, and indeed many African ethnicities use metaphors in day-to-day conversations. The
Iroko trees, panthers, lions, rocks, mountains, etc, are some of the metaphors that are used to
describe human beings and their attributes of dependability, strength, bravery, respect, body size.
Even the English people use metaphors in their language!

We can now see how some of these fictional Hollywood movies have stereotyped Nigerians, Haitians, Africans, etc, by focussing on misrepresentation and negatives.


NOTE:
The second picture below is the Akata scene
showing the 2 men who played the role
of members of a Nigerian drug cartel
in the 1994 Wesley Snipes' "Sugar Hill" movie.
This is the scene where Wesley Snipes'
African-American buddy (wearing the red jacket
in the first and third pictures below) WRONGLY
told him that Akata means "cotton picker" and
being called "cotton picker" in America is offensive to African-Americans.





P.S. @Naptu2 would be interested in this.
Obrigada... Cheers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybfv_17pyGo


I found this scene very intriguing when I watched the movie back then.

Konquest:

An insightful list!

The movie, "Sugar Hill" which
featured my main man Wesley Snipes was a classic for me when
I first saw it in 1994, but the
annoying and clearly defamatory thing is that the Yoruba word Akata was incorrectly refered to as "cotton picker."

[Akata is NOT a derogatory word but means a black Panther or large wild cat as published in the first Yoruba dictionary in the 1800s, and has been used for several decades as a prestigious metaphor to refer to Yorubas and other Africans who have traveled to the Western world for education, and have imbibed Western values and accents, etc, after living there for years.
Africans in the Diaspora are metaphorically "Akata" as opposed to Africans on the Continent who in Yoruba are metaphorically "Ologbo" or domestic/house cat].

*Akatas or panthers/wild cats live far away in the wild jungle.
(The wild jungle refers to the Western world, i.e., UK, U.S.).

*Ologbos or house cats live in domestic households
(The domestic household here refers to
Continental Africa/Africans).



Yorubas, Asantis, Efiks, Hausas, Zulus, and indeed many African ethnicities use metaphors in day-to-day conversations. The
Iroko trees, panthers, lions, rocks, mountains, etc, are some of the metaphors that are used to
describe human beings and their attributes of dependability, strength, bravery, respect, body size.
Even the English people use metaphors in their language!

We can now see how some of these fictional Hollywood movies have stereotyped Nigerians, Haitians, Africans, etc, by focussing on misrepresentation and negatives.


NOTE:
The second picture below is the Akata scene
showing the 2 men who played the role
of members of a Nigerian drug cartel
in the 1994 Wesley Snipes' "Sugar Hill" movie.
This is the scene where Wesley Snipes'
African-American buddy (wearing the red jacket
in the first and third pictures below) WRONGLY
told him that Akata means "cotton picker" and
being called "cotton picker" in America is offensive to African-Americans.





P.S. @Naptu2 would be interested in this.
Obrigada... Cheers.

Interesting angle.

However, black people from the carribeans are/were derogatorily called "Ireke" meaning Sugarcane, referring to them being descendants of Sugarcane plantation slaves.

This was/is to differentiate them from the US African-Americans derogatory called "akata".

How do you explain this?

I don't know if this counts because it is not about Nigeria but Yoruba language was spoken by some villagers in one of the scenes even though the movie is apartheid-era with the plot mainly based in South Africa.

The Wilby Conspiracy (1975).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S81fnyX-nEs


It features Sidney Poitier, Prunella Gee and Michael Caine, some of the most popular actors at the time.

I can't remember clearly but I think it was the last scene in the trailer, where the villagers destroyed the helicopter that they spoke Yoruba.

This scene from Dogs of War (1980) featuring Christopher Walken and our very own Olu Jacobs (as a corrupt customs officer).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSH6J2KKRsA


A character in the movie is called Dr. Okoye.

I just came across this thread today.

Naptu2, Konquest

think positive is always the best share this video subscribe like and comments very important.thabks


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGjiiQzaOiY

PAQ:


Wow, i have learnt something. Nice one. You should put this up on their review pages on imdb, rotten tomatoes or netflix. This will educate alot of people.... Even the producers and actors of same movie.

@PAC,

I'm glad you learned from my
post. I've just finished reading
Naptu2's fantastic feedback of
today which referenced my post
on the Sugar Hill movie in his classic NL diary: "It begins with me."

I'd like you to also read his post of
today where he used the keyword or phrase "confirmation bias" to
explain some historical reasons
why some tensions exist between
Africans and African-Americans.

I agree with you about posting
my review on those movie rating
Websites. I also planned since
2019 to post reviews on YouTube
and elsewhere online. A young
Nigerian lady of Yoruba descent who lives in Canada and teaches Yoruba online in her spare time also made a fantastic YouTube video in 2019 explaining the etymology or origins and usage
of the word Akata.

Even the first post I made to you
is already indexed in the top 10
results on Google.


Conclusion:
In the final analysis, I strongly think that filing defamation suits by Nigerians in especially the U.S. against those movie producers, book writers and online media platforms (like podcasts, YouTube posts, etc) that have been
foolishly misleading people about the meaning of Akata, and it's use as a metaphor, would bring more sanity, love and respect between Nigerians/Africans and African-Americans.

Obrigado!


All the best.