(By Lota Ofodile) - For my Nollywood people, I’m pretty sure we’re all aware
that when it comes to Nollywood movies, it’s never just about entertainment.
From the greedy uncle of the recently orphaned children and their widowed
mother (i.e. Pete Edochie), to the wicked and malicious mother in-law
(i.e. Patience Ozokwor or “Mama G”) our movies have always had a lesson
or two to teach, and you were sure to take something significant from them. I
am speaking particularly about mainstream Nollywood – because that is what I am
most acquainted with. I am almost certain that the same is true for the
Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo movies.
Right from time, the stories and plots portrayed in
these films and shows were always aimed at something more, something greater—usually
a moral significance of some sort. Just think about some of those classics that
aired back in the day: Super Story, Dear Mother, Edge of
Paradise, This Life, Fuji House of Commotion, Papa Ajasco,
Binta and Friends, and many more! With a lot of our movies, there’s just
so much more than meets the eye.
