Okay, so I'm doing another movie review today. This one is on a movie called Beauty but Guilty.
The movie stars Tonto Dike. It's about a Imelda (Dike) who was headed home to meet her husband for their wedding anniversary. She ends up being hit by a car crossing the street. A young man quickly helps her out of the road to safety. He brings her back to his house to make sure she is okay. Imelda is okay but becomes intrigued by his artwork. They become infatuated soon after. Imelda begins to develop an emotional and physical affair with her art lover as she feels that her husband becomes more involved with his work and less with her. The affair blows out of control and beyond what Imelda and even her husband expected.
I would rate this movie a "C" because the story idea was great but it was played out a bit weak. Also, there was a lot of sex in this movie as well. The sex is distasteful and takes away from the movie. It was an average movie.
If you would like to watch this movie, go to www.youtube.com/user/NollywoodLove.
Thanks for reading!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Move Review!!! White Hunters/Return of the White Hunters
Hello to my dear audience! I'm doing a movie review on White Hunters and Return of the White Hunters.
White Hunters and Return of the White Hunters stars Mercy Johnson, Ini Edo, and Funke Akindele. It's a comedy film about how these young ladies embark on a journey to capture rich white men as husbands. They will stop at nothing to accomplish these dreams of marrying white men in order to attain "international status" (quoted by Ini Edo in White Hunters). Pamela (Johnson) and Tabitha (Edo) are continuous rivals throughout the movie as Pamela attempts to be ten times better than Tabitha. Tabitha has various white boyfriends and ends up marrying two of them (watch the movie to find out how she pulled that one off!). Pamela continues to be jealous because she can't even get ONE white man to look her way. Peggy (Akindele) becomes the annoying friend who also wants to catch a piece of the action.
I thought the movie was quite entertaining and funny. It's actually one of my favorites to watch. Although it is one of my favorites, I would rate this movie a C-. The reason for such a rating is because of the ending of the movie (which I will not give away). I thought the end, well, sucked! Had it been a little bit more thought out, I would have at least given the movie a C or C+.
To watch this movie, go to www.youtube.com/user/NollywoodLove.
As always, thanks for reading!
P.S. If you have any requests for more movie reviews or other ideas to blog about, please leave them in my comment box!
White Hunters and Return of the White Hunters stars Mercy Johnson, Ini Edo, and Funke Akindele. It's a comedy film about how these young ladies embark on a journey to capture rich white men as husbands. They will stop at nothing to accomplish these dreams of marrying white men in order to attain "international status" (quoted by Ini Edo in White Hunters). Pamela (Johnson) and Tabitha (Edo) are continuous rivals throughout the movie as Pamela attempts to be ten times better than Tabitha. Tabitha has various white boyfriends and ends up marrying two of them (watch the movie to find out how she pulled that one off!). Pamela continues to be jealous because she can't even get ONE white man to look her way. Peggy (Akindele) becomes the annoying friend who also wants to catch a piece of the action.
I thought the movie was quite entertaining and funny. It's actually one of my favorites to watch. Although it is one of my favorites, I would rate this movie a C-. The reason for such a rating is because of the ending of the movie (which I will not give away). I thought the end, well, sucked! Had it been a little bit more thought out, I would have at least given the movie a C or C+.
To watch this movie, go to www.youtube.com/user/NollywoodLove.
As always, thanks for reading!
P.S. If you have any requests for more movie reviews or other ideas to blog about, please leave them in my comment box!
Friday, May 13, 2011
Nigerian Vs. Nigerian American
I received a request on writing a blog about being "African" when you are not raised in your homeland and the definition of your ancestry, ethnicity, and modernity. I think these are all great questions and will do my best to give my opinion about it.
Well, first what makes an African "African" if he or she was not raised in his or her homeland? This might be a difficult question to answer from both sides of the debate. My side is this one: I am a Nigerian-American. This means I was a native born American but raised in a Nigerian home. This would also make me (in some way) an "African"-American. My family raises us with all the tradition and culture that comes with being a Nigerian; we were not raised as Americans even though we were born in American. People born in Nigeria and raised in Nigeria may say that we are not Nigerians at all; but by default (and blood) we are. I also don't really see myself as an "American" even though I was born in America because I don't know much about Caucasian culture or general American culture. How I address and relate to people out the Nigerian culture is how I would with people inside the Nigerian culture.
I know of someone has the opposite end of the stick from me: she was born in the U.S. but was reared in Nigeria. That makes her an American-Nigerian (which is weird to say to myself, lol). Although she was born in the U.S. she was raised almost her whole life in Nigerian. I know it sounds a little backwards, but I hope you can follow me. She was reared wonderfully to the Nigerian culture. Now, would Nigerians born in Nigeria say she was not a "Nigerian" because she was not born there?
Then we have the Nigerians that were born and raised in Nigeria. Of course, they would consider themselves (and of course they are) full-fledged Nigerians. Naturally, the would be considered Africans. If they came to the U.S., I would consider them just a Nigerian living in the U.S.! Lol! I wouldn't say that they were Nigerian-Americans or American-Nigerians; just Nigerians.
Soooo, what am I trying to say here? I'm saying so long as you have an African lineage running in your veins, you would be considered and African no matter how you put it! So, I think I answered two questions at once, but if anyone wants any other explanations, hit me up!
As usual, thanks for reading!
Well, first what makes an African "African" if he or she was not raised in his or her homeland? This might be a difficult question to answer from both sides of the debate. My side is this one: I am a Nigerian-American. This means I was a native born American but raised in a Nigerian home. This would also make me (in some way) an "African"-American. My family raises us with all the tradition and culture that comes with being a Nigerian; we were not raised as Americans even though we were born in American. People born in Nigeria and raised in Nigeria may say that we are not Nigerians at all; but by default (and blood) we are. I also don't really see myself as an "American" even though I was born in America because I don't know much about Caucasian culture or general American culture. How I address and relate to people out the Nigerian culture is how I would with people inside the Nigerian culture.
I know of someone has the opposite end of the stick from me: she was born in the U.S. but was reared in Nigeria. That makes her an American-Nigerian (which is weird to say to myself, lol). Although she was born in the U.S. she was raised almost her whole life in Nigerian. I know it sounds a little backwards, but I hope you can follow me. She was reared wonderfully to the Nigerian culture. Now, would Nigerians born in Nigeria say she was not a "Nigerian" because she was not born there?
Then we have the Nigerians that were born and raised in Nigeria. Of course, they would consider themselves (and of course they are) full-fledged Nigerians. Naturally, the would be considered Africans. If they came to the U.S., I would consider them just a Nigerian living in the U.S.! Lol! I wouldn't say that they were Nigerian-Americans or American-Nigerians; just Nigerians.
Soooo, what am I trying to say here? I'm saying so long as you have an African lineage running in your veins, you would be considered and African no matter how you put it! So, I think I answered two questions at once, but if anyone wants any other explanations, hit me up!
As usual, thanks for reading!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Nigerian Girls Getting Along--Or Not
I recently encountered some issues with some fellow Nigerian girls at my school. I won't go into personal details about the issue, but it was something worth writing about.
I noticed that there is discord (especially in the U.S.) amongst Nigerian girls. It seems as if each girl wants to be better than the next; each girl wants to prove higher than the next. Every Nigerian girl wants to be the H.B.I.C. (Head Bitch In Charge). To me that doesn't prove anything. Attitude is important but not a degrading one.
I'm a firm believer in unity. I always stand my ground on that. Women, especially women, need to support each other. We need to lift each other up. Nigerian girls (some, not all) are ready to throw you under the bus as soon as they get a chance. This causes for damaged relationships and damaged esteems. No man is an island, but some girls may beg to differ.
One girl mentioned to me that it is because of tribes that all the animosity arises. I but I begged to disagree. Whether Igbo, Hausa, Yourba, or any other tribe in Nigeria, unity is unity. One of my greatest and long time friends is a Yourba girl. One tribe wants to prove better than the other or something in that nature. But I said what about within a tribe? When you see girls in the same tribe as you not get along for whatever reason, what would you say about that?
U.N.I.T.Y as Queen Latifah put it. Women, generally speaking, need to realize that building up each other is the only way friendships can every stand. Nigerian women need to stick together and help each other. When I look at other ethnic groups such as Chinese, Hispanic, or Asian Indians, I always admire the fact that they stick it out; they support each other no matter what. Note that this is only an opinion from an outside observation.
Rounding up, Nigerian girls getting along is the only way to improve relations intratribally and intertribally. We are the future wives of future presidents, governors, doctors, and professors. We need to set the prime of example of how to run things smoothly and graciously like we've been known to do so.
I noticed that there is discord (especially in the U.S.) amongst Nigerian girls. It seems as if each girl wants to be better than the next; each girl wants to prove higher than the next. Every Nigerian girl wants to be the H.B.I.C. (Head Bitch In Charge). To me that doesn't prove anything. Attitude is important but not a degrading one.
I'm a firm believer in unity. I always stand my ground on that. Women, especially women, need to support each other. We need to lift each other up. Nigerian girls (some, not all) are ready to throw you under the bus as soon as they get a chance. This causes for damaged relationships and damaged esteems. No man is an island, but some girls may beg to differ.
One girl mentioned to me that it is because of tribes that all the animosity arises. I but I begged to disagree. Whether Igbo, Hausa, Yourba, or any other tribe in Nigeria, unity is unity. One of my greatest and long time friends is a Yourba girl. One tribe wants to prove better than the other or something in that nature. But I said what about within a tribe? When you see girls in the same tribe as you not get along for whatever reason, what would you say about that?
U.N.I.T.Y as Queen Latifah put it. Women, generally speaking, need to realize that building up each other is the only way friendships can every stand. Nigerian women need to stick together and help each other. When I look at other ethnic groups such as Chinese, Hispanic, or Asian Indians, I always admire the fact that they stick it out; they support each other no matter what. Note that this is only an opinion from an outside observation.
Rounding up, Nigerian girls getting along is the only way to improve relations intratribally and intertribally. We are the future wives of future presidents, governors, doctors, and professors. We need to set the prime of example of how to run things smoothly and graciously like we've been known to do so.
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