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Originally Posted by funmilayoo
Vince ( Same as Vince-D?)
I have read some of your postings on similar topics and agree with most. I would contribute more on this site but for time constraints. Trust me, the time will come very soon ( When a Nigerian Movie will raise the bar). If not my project, then yours or someone else of like mind. What drove me to write the piece was just the lashings I see unjustifiably metted out to well respected and deserving craft man and women like Ola Balogun, Ajai-Lycett, and people of that generation who dare to raise an objection to the eyesores called movies in Nigeria. These are people who actually knew what they were doing as actors and filmmakers in their days. And you have these newbies who think they know it all castigating them (and they don't know jack). That is what pissed me off. I am currently collaborating on a long-term feature film project with some Nigerians and others. Thanks for your comments. Signing off.
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Funmilayoo,i think the main quarrel against Mr Ola Balogun and the likes is their aloofness towards the industry,their standoffish attitude.Instead of them standing on the sidelines watching all these contraptions being churned out daily,why don't they role up their sleeves and get involved,teaching the newbies how it should be done!Nollywood need people like him to turn down this tap of mediocrity from drowning us all!I think he will be far more effective that way than just keeping off and then just criticizing.Nollywood needs the knowledge people like him can bring in and impart on practitioners who are laready on the ground.That is the main beef of the people who spoke up against what the man wrote.
The man should just get involved with nollywood,show people how it's done.The sector needs as many standard bearers as possible.God knows that we have too few at the moment.