Ifechukwude Osanedum Jideonwo was named by Forbes as one of Africa's 30 best entrepreneurs under 30. He is Managing Partner of Red Media Africa .He praised prolific director for her blockbuster ...magine he watched it 3x.
THRICE.
That’s how many times I have now watched #KingOfBoys.
First on the day it opened.
Second, 3 days after.
And then, again, yesterday night.
I haven’t been this excited about a Nigerian story since... Diamond Ring.
You know, when Kemi Adetiba delivered the piece of genius called #TheWeddingParty, I was worried for two reasons.
A. That she would get no respect for what she just did. Lazy critics dismissed its success as the love of Nigerians for slap stick comedy, both showing they don’t know what slap stick is, and that their lazy derision of Nigerian storytelling has blinded them to the fact that this director just wove a million brilliant threads and tropes into a compelling mirror into what makes the culture throb in our country. TWP wasn’t an accident. TWP was craftsmanship, every frame deliberate and delicious. Kemi already made the point about her prodigiousness with it.
B. That we would all miss the point of Sola Sobowale. And we did. Many of those who gave her roles after showed themselves completely unaware that the magic she presented in TWP wasn’t comedic timing, it was the depth and range of her transcendent talent. Kemi got the essence of Sobowale and knew that we had just unwrapped the first layer. And there is more from that endless well of, yes, Viola Davis-esque gravitas. No hyperboles.
With #KingOfBoys, Kemi finally made sure you didn’t miss the point.
With this, she also made it clear that, in that industry, today, she has no peer.
The sheer audacity of giving us a 3-hour film and daring us to leave (Surulere cinema is the harshest - and we stayed till the end, and gave a standing and clapping ovation). The chutzpah of giving us so many delightful characters without worrying that we would follow the threads.
The sheer confidence in allowing this film speak for and sell itself, no gimmicks needed.
I am a lover of Nigerian stories. Crazy about them.
Our stories truly, deeply matter - and they are often told with a hammer rather than pestle.
So I am both deeply grateful to and in awe of those who get the essence, the beauty, the magic of the multiple Nigerian narratives that dimmer eyes often sadly miss.
Kemi just gave me a gift. 😌 JUICY COMMENTS 😌 ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ next... FOLLOW ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Instagram - kemikingblog Facebook - jaiyeorie Weddings - jaiyeorieweddings Advertise/ send gist to us - jaiyenews@gmail.com ... spill TEA ☕ Easy on Shade #jaiyeorie
THRICE.
That’s how many times I have now watched #KingOfBoys.
First on the day it opened.
Second, 3 days after.
And then, again, yesterday night.
I haven’t been this excited about a Nigerian story since... Diamond Ring.
You know, when Kemi Adetiba delivered the piece of genius called #TheWeddingParty, I was worried for two reasons.
A. That she would get no respect for what she just did. Lazy critics dismissed its success as the love of Nigerians for slap stick comedy, both showing they don’t know what slap stick is, and that their lazy derision of Nigerian storytelling has blinded them to the fact that this director just wove a million brilliant threads and tropes into a compelling mirror into what makes the culture throb in our country. TWP wasn’t an accident. TWP was craftsmanship, every frame deliberate and delicious. Kemi already made the point about her prodigiousness with it.
B. That we would all miss the point of Sola Sobowale. And we did. Many of those who gave her roles after showed themselves completely unaware that the magic she presented in TWP wasn’t comedic timing, it was the depth and range of her transcendent talent. Kemi got the essence of Sobowale and knew that we had just unwrapped the first layer. And there is more from that endless well of, yes, Viola Davis-esque gravitas. No hyperboles.
With #KingOfBoys, Kemi finally made sure you didn’t miss the point.
With this, she also made it clear that, in that industry, today, she has no peer.
The sheer audacity of giving us a 3-hour film and daring us to leave (Surulere cinema is the harshest - and we stayed till the end, and gave a standing and clapping ovation). The chutzpah of giving us so many delightful characters without worrying that we would follow the threads.
The sheer confidence in allowing this film speak for and sell itself, no gimmicks needed.
I am a lover of Nigerian stories. Crazy about them.
Our stories truly, deeply matter - and they are often told with a hammer rather than pestle.
So I am both deeply grateful to and in awe of those who get the essence, the beauty, the magic of the multiple Nigerian narratives that dimmer eyes often sadly miss.
Kemi just gave me a gift. 😌 JUICY COMMENTS 😌 ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ next... FOLLOW ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Instagram - kemikingblog Facebook - jaiyeorie Weddings - jaiyeorieweddings Advertise/ send gist to us - jaiyenews@gmail.com ... spill TEA ☕ Easy on Shade #jaiyeorie
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