{"id":28841,"date":"2017-07-21T17:07:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T16:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/?p=28841"},"modified":"2017-07-21T17:07:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T16:07:38","slug":"actress-omoni-oboli-slams-film-critics-limited-budget-logistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/actress-omoni-oboli-slams-film-critics-limited-budget-logistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Actress Omoni Oboli Slams Film Critics \u2013 \u2018We\u2019re Limited In Budget & Logistics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nollywood actress and filmmaker,\u00a0Omoni Oboli, in an interview with Punch speaks on her career, family and other issues.<\/p>\n

Below are some excerpts from the interesting interview:<\/p>\n

There was some copyright infringement controversy over your movie, Okafor\u2019s Law, how have you been able to resolve it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019re still in court. So we\u2019ll leave that for now.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

You once had an online altercation with Chude Jideonwo over his analysis of your movie. Is it that you don\u2019t take kindly to criticism, or what actually happened?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Criticism is always good and necessary. No one is perfect, so I don\u2019t expect my movies to be without imperfections. Nollywood is a growing industry. We have come a long way, and I\u2019m so thankful to be a part of this homegrown sector which richly blesses our nation with another stream of income.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018When we criticise, it must be communicated with a clear view of where we\u2019re coming from, where we are and where we\u2019re going. Any critic should have the clear understanding that we are limited in budget and logistics to achieve the seemingly impossible task of competing with Hollywood movies at the cinemas.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018So, I don\u2019t shy away from criticisms like, \u2018the storyline is not well put together,\u2019 \u2018the sound was not clear in certain areas,\u2019 \u2018the acting by so and so was not up to par,\u2019 \u2018the directing lacked such and such.\u2019 What I don\u2019t like is when a blanket statement is made like, \u2018the movie was bad,\u2019 without any follow up on how and in what way it is considered bad so I can learn from it.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Can I stop such criticisms from ever occurring? Apparently not. But I would like to see more people begin to go beyond any personal views, to see that the big picture is the projection of Nigeria to the world in such great light that other nations will want to know what we are doing.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018It would increase our ability to export our movies to a more global audience that\u2019s looking for something new outside of the Hollywood defined view of what makes for good entertainment.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Saying a movie is just plain bad without any follow-up as to how and why, would mean that the person has the monopoly on what constitutes good entertainment above all other Nigerians who are paying good money and enjoying that same product over and over again.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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