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Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by vikiviko(m): 11:09am On May 19, 2008 |
Since the announcement by the Ekiti State government that Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, will be directing an epic historical movie on the 19th century Yoruba civil-war, the centre seems not to be holding among the stakeholders in the Nigerian Motion Picture industry otherwise known as Nollywood. While a few perceive the development as welcoming, others hold a contrary view as they accuse Soyinka as never being a believer in Nollywood. But what may be hidden under the guise of annoyance towards the Nobel Prize winner, Trends learnt, may be fear for the high international profile Soyinka has. They are however maintaining that he should follow due process in procedures guiding the movie industry in order to excel in the film he is about to direct. The Ekiti State government through its Senior Special Assistant on public communication, Mr. Moses Jolayemi and the producer of the film, Chief Jimoh Aliu announced some few weeks ago that Soyinka is to direct and act as the principal consultant to the production team that would produce Kiriji, a movie about the Yoruba-civil war of the 19th century being sponsored by the Ekiti State government. Soyinka, it was gathered, would not only act in the film, he agreed to write the English sub-title of the film as well as provide the foreign actors and actresses who would act the roles of European colonialists in the movie. To show the extent of involvement of the prolific writer, he has put a stop to his personal projects to make sure that the film would be one of the most celebrated epic films about the Yoruba race in history. Soyinka, who has on a number of occasions both at home and abroad berated Nollywood once referred to it as the N-word. He said he decided to take the offer due to the level of passion and interest shown by the sponsors of the film. “I don’t want to leave you with any doubt about my commitment to this project. The history of the black people is paramount to me. This is because the history of Africa has not been told by we black people, but rather it has been told through the eyes of other people who use it to suit their own purposes,” he said during the meeting with representatives of the state government but the battle line seems to be drawn by die-hard Nollywood stakeholders as they say Soyinka should not expect the project to be all rosy considering the hard criticisms and utter disregard the Nobel laureate has for the industry. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Raymond88(m): 11:28am On May 19, 2008 |
vikiviko: Sure, bribes and all . . .can't someone make an independent movie in Nigeria though? Goodluck to Soyinka anyways. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by lucabrasi(m): 4:08pm On May 19, 2008 |
what are they scared of,with the rubbish they produce in the name of movies a real professional and intellectual is stepping in and they are having an inferiority complex,its definitely for politics on the part of the govt but a good thing for nollywood, at last we wont get sentences like "do you drop the gun" or "a trailer loaded of bag of cement"lol |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Dreloaded(f): 4:11pm On May 19, 2008 |
Ekiti Kete |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 6:18pm On May 19, 2008 |
that guy should keep to what he does best: writing books and speaking english and let others do their job. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Dreloaded(f): 8:11pm On May 19, 2008 |
Good thing people like you dont matter. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 8:40pm On May 19, 2008 |
did i offend someone? |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Seun(m): 9:57pm On May 19, 2008 |
He's just trying to make a movie. How is that a big deal; it may fail anyway. And where the hell is the source of this tale? |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Dreloaded(f): 11:16pm On May 19, 2008 |
OMO IBO: Stick to what you know is all Instead of you to be applauding someone who wnats to do a movie on something of significance to Nigeria, you are saying bullshit about how it should be left to the "others". The same "others" that rip off Hollywood movies. Enemies of Nigeria. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 8:46am On May 20, 2008 |
oh dammit, now she's pissed off. like I a give a flying toss what u think. i'll say it again, he is better of speaking english and writing books. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by grafikdon: 12:17pm On May 20, 2008 |
As a big fan of Soyinka, I have no doubt this will be a mind blowing production. I just hope he keeps the English subtitles simple . Never mind the nay sayers, the 'due process' is how to manufacture a movie in 2 weeks. . .sorry folks, there won't be any 'due process' here. If only more people like Soyinka who have the true passion can step in and join hands with the few good genuine Nollywood practitioners. . . Sure the gatecrashers will be there manufacturing their one-week-slap-it-together-shove-it-down-their-throat atrocities and their fans will always gulp it down under the guise of 'country hard give them a break'. The moment it dawns on them that people have embraced more polished productions and no longer cling to 'country hard syndrome', they will either continue manufacturing a big hunk of cowshit, drop out or step up. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Dreloaded(f): 2:30pm On May 20, 2008 |
OMO IBO: and I will repeat MYSELF and say you're an slowpoke and stick to the little you know which has nothing to do with stuff like this. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Dreloaded(f): 2:34pm On May 20, 2008 |
grafikdon: Exactly Here's hoping "producers" will learn a thing or two. All these bitter people that dont even watch these movies, now want to come and yarn dust cos Soyinka has joined amnd if anything the movie is mostly a Jimoh ALIU production who actually IS a talented scrtiptwriter and actor. If you have a problem with Soyinka doing stuff, then go and tell your Chico Ejiro or whoemever to do movies based on historical times in Nigeria instead of ripping off cornty Hollywood movies. ok? |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 3:40pm On May 20, 2008 |
D-reloaded: hahahahahahaha, that guy is only going to speak english in the so called movie should he behind one. D-reloaded have a cuppa me darling. EDIT: i knew all along ur comments had tribal sentiments in it. thank u for confirming it. anyways, im all for sticking to what u do best. he knows fucc all about producing, acting or directing. he should sit his ass down and write more books and speak more english. Have a cuppa on me again darling |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Dreloaded(f): 9:23pm On May 20, 2008 |
OMO IBO: You my dear are a slowpoke. tribal sentiments. Rofl. against who? You? Dude comot from my face. So bloody sick of retards babbling garbage in stuff that they know NOTHING about. Go play on Forums Games or something. Eranko. Bloody enemies of progress. Nigerians try to do things based on historical happenings of OUR country and jackasses like you, instead of applauding it, just running your damn mouth. God Forbiod you jerks respect anything that doesnt rip off stuff made by the West. If Achebe decided to make a movie of Things Fall Apart or Arrow of God, would you say the same bullshit that he should "stick to just writing poetry and books" ?? The hell do you know about the art of film anyway? Did you read the article very well before you even decided to yarn dust that guy is only going to speak english in the so called movie should he behind one. You really think a movie based on the Yourba civil war will have people speaking "English" in it? Did the article even SAY he was going to be an actor in the movie? Are you daft? Are you aware of the diffrence between acting and directing? You are aware that he's a playwright that studied African drama right? So if ANYTHING he deserves to be part of the "Nollywood" industry than most people. You should just "edit" your life. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 9:36pm On May 20, 2008 |
u need to calm down. damn hahahahahahahahahahahh can u see how much venom uve been spewing? by the way 'things fall apart' has been made already. it is very clear that you're a tribalist and your comments show this. mind u i havent suggested or implied such but thats all ur post is riddled with. do your self a favour and have another cuppa. curse all u want and like, wole soyinka's movie will be C.R.A.P. CALM DOWN CHICK. its only a conversation. Wole Yoyinka will do fucc all. se o ti gbo? |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Dreloaded(f): 9:40pm On May 20, 2008 |
Things Fall Apart was made as a TV special not a movie. Once again I know more about stuff like this than you ever will. I'm done discussing this with you, you're an bitter "wankster" illiterate who worships foreigners (hence your pathetic lingo) and wishes nothing good for Nigeria. Oloshi. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 9:43pm On May 20, 2008 |
lol, you're best moving on. all uve done is curse without getting your points across. dammit. na only u dey call me all names, call tribes and curse other people and yet u fail to express your self. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by bigfather(m): 3:02am On May 21, 2008 |
On a more serious note i think the movie will be cool considering the fact WOLE SHOYINKA is a correct play writer. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by lucabrasi(m): 3:25am On May 21, 2008 |
anyone in doubt of the man's ability to undertake the whole thing should see the play kongi harvest or harvest of kongi(not sure which, and you ll see the man's genius,also the mere fact that a noble laureate in literature is directing anf fully involved in a movie is bound to attract a lot of international interests especially from scholars of african studies abroad, i see the film being the next big thing as far as epics go in naij |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 3:35am On May 21, 2008 |
Nollywood is paranoid, lol. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Dreloaded(f): 3:41am On May 21, 2008 |
lucabrasi: Exactly. Bitter people refuse to reason cos they have no standards. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by dangermous: 4:27am On May 21, 2008 |
all this one na long thing. like say we get interest for all this cultural poto poto abeg naija people like the outrageous, the basest, the ridiculous pass any kain cultural realisation. so pls. make dem carry dey go. na when monkey start to dey get culture. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 8:59am On May 21, 2008 |
ohhhhh, she came back! u can't get enough eh? i don't give a flying toss what u or anyone says, he is better off speaking english. this time accept it or slit your wrist and die. i wonder who the bitter one is, the one thats cursing and and calling tribes or the one that says what he thinks without tribal sentiments? i'l let u answer that question ya trick ya! |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 10:53am On May 21, 2008 |
combrazor: i co-sign ur post but disagree with the bolded bit. there's a big difference between writing scripts and writing books. Uncle wole's strong point is in writing books and not writing scripts. to be honest, i had no idea he wrote and performed in Kongi Harvest. Infact, i had no idea there was anything as such. but i did a likkle research and found out that the movie's performance was poor. u also confirmed this in ur post. i have nothing against wole soyinka but i believe he should stick to what he does best. i wonder what difference the movie would make should it be released. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 11:59am On May 21, 2008 |
combrazor: having gone through the list on wikipedia, those plays do not ring a bell what so ever. wole soyinka is known for writing books and not acting, directing or producing. there is no doubt he may have tried doing other things. but the only thing he is successful in and widely known for is writing books. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 1:41pm On May 21, 2008 |
well, i dont think there was any need for the name-calling. i thought we were having a conversation. you make ur opinion and i make mine. if we fail to agree then so be it. my question to u is how known are those plays he wrote? my answer is the average nigerian of today knows zilch about them. now compare that to the books or plays regarding King jaja of Opobo. the average african knows a thing or two about it and its' likes. D-reloaded made mention of chinua achebe's 'things fall apart'. now compare this book and the play to that of wole soyinka. which is known to the average nigerian. ones again, i'v got nothing against wole soyinka. i respect him. but i believe he is best writing books and none delving into acting, producing or directing. i just believe he is not cut out for the above. should you choose to respond please lets have a conversation and not war of words. besides the link u posted requires some log in in details which i do not have. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 2:16pm On May 21, 2008 |
I'll assume u missed the part where i asked u to compare books and plays regarding jaja of Opobo and that of wole soyinka. mind u, the book about king jaja of opobo was written well before any of wole soyinka's. i'll also want to question the relevance and impact his book/plays may have had, is having and would have considering the fact that his very first novel 'The Interpreters' which was published in 1965 cannot be compared to that of jaja of opobo and the even chinua achebe's things fall apart (1958). the average nigerian would not read something they know nothing about. hence, the rather poor popularity of his plays/books. in essense, im saying, wole soyinka is a wonderful writer, hence the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, the first African so honored. but that is what he does best. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Dreloaded(f): 2:29pm On May 21, 2008 |
combrazor: Thank YOU. Exactly. All that I've been trying to put across to the doofus, of course I'm not as calm as you are, razor. . Buit it irritates me to no end when people just run their mouths on stuff they don't know ESPECIALLY when it comes to topics like this. God Forbid they actually bother to sit and learn something instead of embarrassing themselves. eg "all he can do is speak big english". Ugh. shameless You claim to be Nigerian and don't know that Soyinka has written more plays than novels, or perhaps you don't even know the diffrence between the two. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Dreloaded(f): 2:49pm On May 21, 2008 |
you make the case that more people know Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" than they do Soyinka's plays. let's assume that this is a true statement. First off, I don't even know why you are minding him. Majority of Nigerians KNOW about the Lion And The Jewel. Infact most AFRICANS and onward know about it. He;s just trying to extend his own ignorance over Nigerians. Excuse me sah, let mr and ms average Nigerian speak for themselves As for the last paragraph, good to know I'm not the only one who noticed, yet I'm the tribalist? Lmao My point of even bringing up Achebe in the first place was to prove a point. If Achebe were to decide to make Arrow Of God and his other works into movies, would OmoIbo accept someone saying "He should just stick to novels and leave the movies to the others", wouldnt that be ridiculous? I personally think so. It was NOT to compare the two men. all these people looking for sneaky ways to cause hateful arguements instead of leaving constructive criticism You're not that smart jare. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 2:50pm On May 21, 2008 |
combrazor:thank u for answering my question. case closed. remembered when i said 'the average nigerian would not read something they know nothing about. hence, the rather poor popularity of his plays/books. the bolded bit in ur last response answered that question. |
Re: Fear Grips Nollywood As Soyinka Steps In by Nobody: 2:55pm On May 21, 2008 |
common now combrazor, my posts, comments and opinion gives no credence to tribal sentiments. if you're honest to yourself and if u go through my post u'd notice that chinua achebe's things fall apart was only mentioned as a passive statment. D-reloaded was the one who brought the tribal thing up which i have ignored. |
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