Samson0599:

Exactly,see all this Nollywood movies they are doing now,95% of them are centred on , Love and Crime..... just as you said earlier all these things are recorded in their subconscious after watching these sort of movies persistently......
Look at Hollywood movies and see the level of inspiration one can derive from them even as kids although they also have their bad effects but not as pronounced as Nigerian movies.... Nollywood need to change their tactics

CandyOps:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/stop-asking-me-where-to-do-money-rituals-actor-yul-edochie-pleads/amp/

I'll give you a B+ for the effort. But then don't play dumb just to score a cheap point.

Besides Nollywood IS NOT a small entity like you make it seem as it grosses over $490million annually. In fact, it is actually the world's 3rd biggest movie industry. Only coming behind Hollywood & Bollywood.

https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/may-2013/nigeria%E2%80%99s-film-industry-potential-gold-mine#:~:text=The%20Nigerian%20film%20industry%2C%20also,an%20impressive%20%24590%20million%20annually.

You seem not to understand the cause & effect of the kind of contents reeled out by the Nigerian movie industry on it's consumers.

And for some reasons you completely ignored the other points I raised which make me believe you may be part of the movie industry

mediainc:
Nollywood is the first cause and exposure if money ritual to kids and youths, they glamouralize get quick rich schemes, media also glamouralize criminality and get rich quick schemes, and people making money off bloody criminal ways. Media is key in influencing kids and youths. Kids follow what they see, no discernment.

Nollywood must show the beauty of Nigeria, beauty of enterprise,.culture and glory in our movies, not always about vodoo.

SeriouslySense:


What you just said is what Nollywood should show, it should explain the facts rather than just been a repeating of peoples talk and superstitions.

This can lead to more education.


The organ Market is a very interesting and also educative concept, that Nollywood can explore. and it can contrast to the misconceptions that human parts gives money, which is very wrong, no human parts gives any wealth.

Originalsly:


There's a lot Nollywood used to do to benefit society. Even in the money ritual movies.... where in the end the gain is always short lived and the person ends up wayyy worse than before or dies. They moved away from such and been promoting all that's bad for society. The Nollywood film Skin ... ( a must see) is exactly what you're talking about.... and what we should see more of from Nollywood.

musicwriter:


You're very correct on your definition!!

Those values are passed through LANGUAGE, EDUCATION, RELIGION and if the society finds something wrong at any point, they weed it out. Problem is that the education we have was given us by white people. Therefore, we're not studying whats important to us but according to the template laid by white people. They decide what's worth knowing and what's not worth knowing.

If we were to be in charge of education, there'll be mountain of research on jazz. There'll even be a course in school explaining jazz and it's powerlessness or at least it's negative effects and if there's anything good about it, we take only the good side and dismiss the rest as superstition. It would be officially done with!! Children would know right from school that it's not worth practicing because it's superstition. Then, that information would be passed from generation to generation. That's how a society get rid of bad side of a culture.

For details, see Dr. Amos Wilson lectures. Education, culture, black consciousness https://www.africason.com/2019/10/education-culture-black-consciousness.html

I have researched land, sea, and islands in search of the CAUSE of our problems as Africans and Dr. Amos Wilson understands best as to why we're in the condition we find ourselves, not just in Africa but black people in general.

Ishilove:

When the Otokoto saga was making waves in the 90s and Ezego 2000s, why didn't 17 year olds rush into it? Nollywood was already in full traction then so why didn't youngsters decide that money rituals was the way to go?

The society is rotting and we now worship fast wealth more than previous generations, so the blame is not on Nollywood.

wirinet:


Hollywood doesn't glamorise witches and vampires. They don't present them as means of obtaining riches. Most of the time they are used in the setting of an ancient or fantasy world, which you cannot relate with in today's world. It is usually a reminder of when Europe or America was in the dark ages where superstition ruled people's minds.

Nollywood presents witches as being still relevant and beneficial in today's world.

safarigirl:


LOL

Which inspiration from which Hollywood movies?

The most popular things to come out of Hollywood of recent are Money Heist that is about crime and GOT that is about incest and betrayal

What are you talking about?

Every movie is about love and crime anywhere in the world, there is no glorious inspiration anywhere. Please, stop being dishonest because you don't like Nollywood.

Samson0599:

Dishonest? How? You are the dishonest one here sister
Can you compare Money Heist to those mumu Nollywood movies? All they act is crime, armed robbery,love etc
What inspiration do kids derive from Nollywood movies?

safarigirl:


You don't watch Nollywood movies, obviously. You're just talking because it is cool to deride Nollywood

Is Money Heist not about crime and stealing oga, yes or no?

What inspiration can you derive from Money Heist? How best to go about robbery?

Please, if you are looking for inspiration, read a book. Some of us just want to be entertained, we are not watching movies because we lack inspiration in life.

CandyOps:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/stop-asking-me-where-to-do-money-rituals-actor-yul-edochie-pleads/amp/

I'll give you a B+ for the effort. But then don't play dumb just to score a cheap point.

Besides Nollywood IS NOT a small entity like you make it seem as it grosses over $490million annually. In fact, it is actually the world's 3rd biggest movie industry. Only coming behind Hollywood & Bollywood.

https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/may-2013/nigeria%E2%80%99s-film-industry-potential-gold-mine#:~:text=The%20Nigerian%20film%20industry%2C%20also,an%20impressive%20%24590%20million%20annually.

You seem not to understand the cause & effect of the kind of contents reeled out by the Nigerian movie industry on it's consumers.

And for some reasons you completely ignored the other points I raised which make me believe you may be part of the movie industry

tollyboy5:

Nollywood will hardly show tech related stuff, martial art etc.

Na only dumb stories empty content maybe

iamL:


They will never explore things like.

There was an action movie that was in production but was stopped because they couldn't get an actor who could jumped from a story building in the entire industry.

But were it to be spiritualities watch them deliver it efficiently.

movie watch them

tollyboy5:

if its to kiss woman and romance, they're active doing it passionately

deepwater:
You people would leave the crux of the matter that has rampage the land to drag on Nollywood!

Ritual is not getting worse, it is getting filmed!!!

are u saying you all belioeved that Google sh.i.t story those boys were telling about learning how to behead someone for rituals online from google?

They actually joined a group on Facebook group where the admin made a post about money rituals and the steps needed to take to make money.You won't believe young guys in the group dropipng their WhatsApp numbers to connect with the admin to help them out.That is just one out of a thousand ritual groups on Facebook.

if u all are serious at all, demand to know the priest who instructed that gore event to happen and as well the BIG MAN who may have ordered a sacrifice be made for his/her selfish ambitions.

i still do not beleive those 4 fellas acted in isolation !

an identity of someone is been protected!
i would not accept that 4 people would be found with a fresh human head and dismembered corpse still flowing with red blood and nothing, not even a mark from an irate mob is found on their body,,,,, please tell me when Nigeria stopped jungle justice?

deepwater:
You people would leave the crux of the matter that has rampage the land to drag on Nollywood!

Ritual is not getting worse, it is getting filmed!!!

are u saying you all belioeved that Google sh.i.t story those boys were telling about learning how to behead someone for rituals online from google?

if u all are serious at all, demand to know the priest who instructed that gore event to happen and as well the BIG MAN who may have ordered a sacrifice be made for his/her selfish ambitions.

i still do not beleive those 4 fellas acted in isolation !

an identity of someone is been protected!
i would not accept that 4 people would be found with a fresh human head and dismembered corpse still flowing with red blood and nothing, not even a mark from an irate mob is found on their body,,,,, please tell me when Nigeria stopped jungle justice?

safarigirl:


How is Nollywood broadcasting anything?

There is no logical argument to support that Nollywood is the reason for your perceived increase in ritualism.

I have never seen anyone who committed ritual saying it is because he watched Kanayo O. Kanayo make money from the act in some Nollywood movie. Never.

The same Nollywood also shows that people who commit such heinous acts almost always end up dead or mad, or some truly tragic thing occurs to them. Do those people not watch till the end of the movie?

At what point do we begin to talk about how society glorifies wealth above all things? All the Nigerian musicians that make songs to glorify fraudsters and the likes, when do we mention their own impact? All the HypeMen in clubs that say "Dorime no be for civil servants", when do we call them out?

When do we call out those who shout down people who ask for the source of wealth? All those who say, "Una no ask where the poverty come from when he poor, why you wan know the source of the wealth?" When do we call them out?

When do we condemn the comparison syndrome that has parents putting unnecessary pressure on their kids because "...my colleague's son just bought her a car...."? When do we speak on all of that undue pressure society heaps upon young people to achieve immediate wealth?

Why do we think an entity as small as Nollywood is to blame for a virus so massive? When will we blame family structures, peer pressure, and the ACTUAL causes of ritualism?

Investigative:
the fact you don't believe in ritual doesn't make it farce
Spirit exist
Witches exist
Process of summoning them is called ritual
A process of summoning wealth is called money ritual
Lazy person don't engage in ritual
You have to have a business or job

dominique:
I hardly watch movies, has any Nollywood movie portrayed how a ritual killer lived happily ever after? Do they end well at the end of such movies? As far as I know, Nollywood movies tries to discourage people from going into ritual killings, maybe people choose not to watch till the end. Musical videos on the other hand pushes these youths to indulge in despicable things to make money. When youths vibe to music like; if you no get money hide your face or if you no get money wetin you gain etc, they're indirectly pressured into making this money by all means. Music industry has caused more damage to the youths mentality than Nollywood ever did or ever will.