Overtime, Nigerians have always believed that Nollywood Movies are the same and that there are Certain attributes every Nigerian Movie must have. but due to a massive improvements in storyline and movie production, these attributes have witnessed good Changes. Here are some of the "MYTHS"
Myth 1 : There’s always a storyline involving black magic.
Truth: This fact is false.
Contrary to what you may think, there’s not always a wicked mother-in-law and black magic involved. about 5 years ago , Most Nigerian Movies were centred around these but the game has totally changed boised with creative thinking.
The new storylines today go beyond what you think
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Myth 2 : Movie Endings are Predictable
Truth: This fact is false.
Some people say they can predict the ending of a Nigerian movie five after watching the first 3 scenes. Well this myth is so untrue ! The movie plots and story lines keep getting better and better.
The ending of Afolayan’s movie “The Figurine” is an example of one of the movies with an unexpected ending. Also Caroline Danjuma’s “Stalker” presents an interesting twist to keep you guessing.
Myth 3 : Actors are stereotyped and they play the same role in all the movies they are featured in.
There are a couple of actors we’ve seen playing the role of the bad boy or damsel in distress over and over, but this is not 100% true and this was common probably about ten years ago and not in recent times.
Rita Dominic is one actress we’ve see transform seamlessly into several characters. In “Suru L’ere” she transforms into a market woman while in “The Meeting” has us convinced she’s actually a secretary in the civil service.
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