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Agrika: People sef, is she not his daughter, she is just a baby for crying out loud.

Your comment reeks of ignorance sir.

@speedyboi...lol...I really like Omoni oo....she even wrote the script for the movie sef. Our talented Mercy Johnson should please choose movies like this rather than 'Dumebi, the dirty girl'

I love Omoni...knows how to choose her projects. Majid is quite talented I must say.


















But I'm not eager to see the movie

FILEBE: Op o! Get a life o. People like u ar what make celebrities live a secluded life! U dont av job other dan stalking ur fellow humans? Wetin wan concern me wit her looks now? Na to wife her or to befriend am? Wetin pain me pass na sa this dung made front page wen beta tins from internet/technology deserve d page.
Awon Alainikanshe. Abeg u fit dash me small megabytes ?

Guy....easy....calm down....gentle steps....calm down...careful...we all know it isnt easy getting drunk on dry gin and still trying to make sense on NL....easy. Oh no! Dat's the car...not the toilet! Dammit!

She looks classy.

Congrats to her. At 18! she be genius.

Nice one. It would soon be my turn.

speedyboi: Lmao @ the bolded....is that a movie?

Accept Jesus into your life bro...

@speedyboi...Yeah...thanks for reminding me. 'Maami' kinda struck some emotional chords in me, though, it was made too 'obvious' in the movie that they want to draw emotions...lol.

speedyboi: wao...going through comments ....*sighs*. Sholay no tell me say na when i just follow u go now stop posting scripts?

I just saw the movie entitled 'Les miserables' and was quite emotional especially with some songs like 'I dreamed a dream' and so on.

Then, I tried listing movies that had (almost) jerked water from my lids or struck my emotions even though I know "it's just a movie". Here they are:

1. Titanic. (Ehn...I know...I'm part of those that were moved by the Jack and Rose bla bla story)

2. My sister's keeper.

3. Les miserables.

4. The help.

5. Osuwon. (Yoruba film )

6. Evil forest. (From the stable of Nollywood )

Can you list yours too?

bebe2: Just drive carefully and stop killing fellow citizens, dats all we ask.

U can keep the foundation to ur self

You are really swift with insensible comments. Kudos to you.

Nice one...Mr President....though forget about 2015

gendebs: I dare anybody to tell me just one Hollywood movie that beats "3 idiots" in term of creativity and suspence

In terms of creativity and suspense, 'The Dark Knight' beats 'Three idiots' for me. Most people appreciate 'Three idiots' 'cos it is very relatable and has a plot that hasn't been exploited. I like the movie, but 'The Dark Knight' is on a higher cadre, even 'Inglorious basterds' sef beat am (in terms of creativity though, not suspense.

But to each his own sha.

VillageBoi: I had realised from the other thread that you probably hadn't seen it and I'm glad you liked it. You're one of the few people that I think or actually know CAN write that well.

I'm humbled sir. Thanks.

Dovahkiin: shes ugly

I won't insult you but are you blind? She is not very pretty but still ok. What happened to the word 'plain'? Please, 'ugly' should be kept in the reservoir in Rita's case.

Very stylish actress I must say.

God! This is very brilliant. A very brilliant execution of the script. And 'no telling', 'more showing' (in Villageboi's words ). It's touching.

Where is the video, sir?

VillageBoi: Somadino & Sholay - You both have said it as it is and that is the truth. We're really not ready to tackle certain types of films... because if we do, as usual, we are more than likely to make something mediocre.

However, I will contradict myself and say I think the generation of filmmakers we have today CAN actually make good sci-fi films... the major problem we have is we can write some OTT stuff. I bet a Nigerian writer today will write a sci-fi full of aliens and spaceships, explosions and stuff that A) We simply can't film or do well... not with the horendous VFX rubbish all our filmmakers tend to settle for and B) It will probably be written with zero consideration for how on earth one is meant to get the budget to do this WELL. Also, I think we still do not spend enough TIME making our films.

If we have writers that CAN actually think outside the regular 'see-wetin-I-fit-do-nah' box, then there is a slight chance that we can make good sci-fi.

There is a film that I think everyone should watch. It's a pretty cool indie sci-fi with a simple yet very effective idea. 'There IS another earth out there'. The main effect in the film is simply showing 'Another Earth' in the sky and the film is actually called 'Another Earth'.
I think 95% of what happens in it is simple drama, yet it is a sci-fi. The story is there is another YOU an exact YOU (probably with a different set of circumstances) on the other earth and when contact is made we only see it as a video link showing on TV so zero effects needed for that. When you watch the movie, think of how easily that could be a Nollywood film. So can we do such? Definitely! Do we 'write' such? Definitely not!


ANOTHER EARTH - TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB50aBrHbu4

Hmmmmmmmm....you have a point there. Maybe we are just not adventurous enough in filmmaking in Nigeria and also, not ready to take risks. Who wants to do a sci-fi movie (like the one you talked about up here) in Nigeria that would tank at box office because many Nigerians don't even seem to understand the whole concept?. It even confuses them the more. This boils down to another thread that asks if Nigerians really know good movies.

Maybe there are actually some genres that are not 'african'. Or maybe we already have a sci-fi genre in Nigeria but it's not like that of Hollywood? Abi what's the difference between 'aliens invading a planet in a Hollywood movie' and 'witches invading a town in Nollywood'? Or is there a difference between 'sci-fi heroes having superpowers to vanish to our delight in Hollywood movies' and 'mammy water disappearing and appearing at will in Nollywood movies'?

We sef don dey do Sci-fi tey tey. just kidding. Villageboi, you can launch us in that genre naa. You should work with the OP.

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Op, I must say you have a point but I don't think our filmmakers are ready for that genre. At least, it's better they 'pass it on to the next generation' (that they peeceive would have the skill/equipment) than make a rubbish movie out of the script. Or are you in haste to sell your script?

By the way, I don't think nollywood has actually explored any genre 'reasonably' (except slapstick comedies and sickening drama-forming genres).

I believe the drama genre really needs to be fully explored to bring nollywood into the 'real' limelight. I mean serious dramas, that may even be based on real life events like the aba women riot, a remake of 'Stubborn grasshopper', boko haram brouhaha, book adaptations etc, not blackberry babes and android boyz kinda films. Lol.

Dramas usually have the higher tendencies of producing memorable characters and establishing a deep connection with the audience, especially when done well; that's why you don't really see a sci-fi movie as an Oscar best picture nominee most times and even in acting categories.

So, OP, maybe we re not yet ready for that kind of genre. But I believe you should be ready (writing-wise) for more DRAMA!!!!!!

Can't he learn some basic computer packages like Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc?

He may also learn a new language, preferably French or Chinese (if u av d money), I dnt mean ur village dialect oo

He can even learn swimming for future purposes, especially emergency situations.

There are a lot of things he can learn, depending on where his interest lies and your pocket.