NOLLYWOOD IS the name of the Nigerian movie industry. It is one of the
entertainment 'WOODS' in the World, just as we have GHOLLYWOOD,Ghana;
HOLLYWOOD in AMERICA,and other WOODS like BOLLYWOOD, etc. These are
all movie/ entertainment industries giving their respective countries
their own share of the cake of entertainment. However, the correlation
betweent the actions of these various 'WOODS' and the insatiabilty of
human wants have made it in such a way that people from different
countries now prefer the movies from another parts of the World,
because variety is the spice of life. The Nigerian NOLLYWOOD was the
second most vibrant in the World (Akunyili, 2009); after the American
Hollywood. That was a good record.
Regrettably, the NOLLYWOOD of those days is no longer same today. The
various movie industries act with reference to their cultures and
things that are obtainable in their land. I remeber the nollywood of
those days where PETE EDOCHIE is either killing his brother or
maltreating his nephews; mishandling the whole community as a king or
an opposer to the king of the land; I remember PETE, the NatiVe DOctOR
man, always in the shrine doing some consultations, incantations or
invocations . I remember the nollywood of those days where PAtIENCE
OZORKWO is either a witch or a WIZARD, a bad mother or an evil step
mother, a deadly queen or a wicked mother-in-law. NOLLYWOOD has
changed, it is no longer the case of culture-related films for they do
not sell anymore. For any movie to sell nowadays, it must be "s*xy."
Gradually, production of immoral films crept into Africa. The GHANAIAN
GHOLLYWOOD started production of these s*xy films called 'soft p*rns
movies', that gradually metamorphosed into something 'normal' and its
being patronized World all over. It reached the extent that NOLLYWOOD
even started loosing her own fans to the GHanaian counterparts because
of their production of 'soft p*rn' movies. It became a competition as
to who would draw the highest fans via the production of s*xually
explicit movies.
Sequel to these, our almighty NOLLYWOOD then dangled into the quest
for a better market. Every movie must now have at least two to three
s*x scenes to make it eye-catching and marketable. From incoporartion
of these s*x scenes, the need for the 'real thing' began to ensue.
NOLLYWOOD Movies like LIVING IN BONDAGE, ISAKKABA, ORACLE, OR IGODO to
mention but a few, began to wave out; It is now BOLD FIVE BABES,
DESTRUCTIVE INSTINCTS, THE BENJAMINS etc;
These are called 'soft p*rns', but I still cannot understand the
reason for the soft? What is so soft about these movies?
The music industry has done no better job, as there happens the worst
thing. Music videos without a s*xually explicit content is a mere
waste of time because nobody is ready to to buy. Today parents are
restricting their children from watching Nigerian NOLLYWOOD movies.
Which one will they watch then? GHOLLYWOOD, HOLLYWOOD or BOLLYWOOD?
These are the originators as well as the progenitors of this indecency
saga. NOLLYWOOD was then the refuge for moral collaborators. But it is
a thing of dismay, very disheartening, quite appaling and regrettably
lugubrious that the only hiding place for morally-balanced individuals
i.e NOLLYWOOD, could not beat them, and as a result have joined them.
Things have really fallen apart! How then can the centre hold?
All these started from the quest for civilization, we want to be
westernized even more than the westerners. We want to be civilized
more than our colonial masters that gave us the civilization. NWATA
ETOGHI ETO JUBA AJUJU IHE GBURU NNA YA, IHE GBURU NNA YA EGBUO YA
(igbo adage). (A CHILD THAT WANTS TO KNOW THE CAUSE OF HIS FATHER'S
DEATH PREMATURELY, WILL ALSO DIE OF THE SAME THING THAT KILLED HIS
FATHER). The worst is that the things that merit copying, we could not
copy. Well, It is a pity, kyrie eleison!
Did you find this interesting? We will appreciate your comments. We
can reach you, but cannot reach your friends. Please click the
facebook {f} button below to SHARE to your friends.
www.nollywoodsecret.com
entertainment 'WOODS' in the World, just as we have GHOLLYWOOD,Ghana;
HOLLYWOOD in AMERICA,and other WOODS like BOLLYWOOD, etc. These are
all movie/ entertainment industries giving their respective countries
their own share of the cake of entertainment. However, the correlation
betweent the actions of these various 'WOODS' and the insatiabilty of
human wants have made it in such a way that people from different
countries now prefer the movies from another parts of the World,
because variety is the spice of life. The Nigerian NOLLYWOOD was the
second most vibrant in the World (Akunyili, 2009); after the American
Hollywood. That was a good record.
Regrettably, the NOLLYWOOD of those days is no longer same today. The
various movie industries act with reference to their cultures and
things that are obtainable in their land. I remeber the nollywood of
those days where PETE EDOCHIE is either killing his brother or
maltreating his nephews; mishandling the whole community as a king or
an opposer to the king of the land; I remember PETE, the NatiVe DOctOR
man, always in the shrine doing some consultations, incantations or
invocations . I remember the nollywood of those days where PAtIENCE
OZORKWO is either a witch or a WIZARD, a bad mother or an evil step
mother, a deadly queen or a wicked mother-in-law. NOLLYWOOD has
changed, it is no longer the case of culture-related films for they do
not sell anymore. For any movie to sell nowadays, it must be "s*xy."
Gradually, production of immoral films crept into Africa. The GHANAIAN
GHOLLYWOOD started production of these s*xy films called 'soft p*rns
movies', that gradually metamorphosed into something 'normal' and its
being patronized World all over. It reached the extent that NOLLYWOOD
even started loosing her own fans to the GHanaian counterparts because
of their production of 'soft p*rn' movies. It became a competition as
to who would draw the highest fans via the production of s*xually
explicit movies.
Sequel to these, our almighty NOLLYWOOD then dangled into the quest
for a better market. Every movie must now have at least two to three
s*x scenes to make it eye-catching and marketable. From incoporartion
of these s*x scenes, the need for the 'real thing' began to ensue.
NOLLYWOOD Movies like LIVING IN BONDAGE, ISAKKABA, ORACLE, OR IGODO to
mention but a few, began to wave out; It is now BOLD FIVE BABES,
DESTRUCTIVE INSTINCTS, THE BENJAMINS etc;
These are called 'soft p*rns', but I still cannot understand the
reason for the soft? What is so soft about these movies?
The music industry has done no better job, as there happens the worst
thing. Music videos without a s*xually explicit content is a mere
waste of time because nobody is ready to to buy. Today parents are
restricting their children from watching Nigerian NOLLYWOOD movies.
Which one will they watch then? GHOLLYWOOD, HOLLYWOOD or BOLLYWOOD?
These are the originators as well as the progenitors of this indecency
saga. NOLLYWOOD was then the refuge for moral collaborators. But it is
a thing of dismay, very disheartening, quite appaling and regrettably
lugubrious that the only hiding place for morally-balanced individuals
i.e NOLLYWOOD, could not beat them, and as a result have joined them.
Things have really fallen apart! How then can the centre hold?
All these started from the quest for civilization, we want to be
westernized even more than the westerners. We want to be civilized
more than our colonial masters that gave us the civilization. NWATA
ETOGHI ETO JUBA AJUJU IHE GBURU NNA YA, IHE GBURU NNA YA EGBUO YA
(igbo adage). (A CHILD THAT WANTS TO KNOW THE CAUSE OF HIS FATHER'S
DEATH PREMATURELY, WILL ALSO DIE OF THE SAME THING THAT KILLED HIS
FATHER). The worst is that the things that merit copying, we could not
copy. Well, It is a pity, kyrie eleison!
Did you find this interesting? We will appreciate your comments. We
can reach you, but cannot reach your friends. Please click the
facebook {f} button below to SHARE to your friends.
www.nollywoodsecret.com
Wll done poster
ReplyDelete