Basketmouth Slams Nollywood Productions, Cites Mistake Producers Make

Nigerian comedian and movie producer Basketmouth is opening up about his biggest complaints whenever he watches Nollywood movies. According to the actor and producer, he has a problem with the realism of our movies, and explains why it makes it very hard for him to be able to connect. Here's what Basketmouth had to say about the lack of realism and why he as a perfectionist always strives for that as much as possible.

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Slamming the lack of realism in Nollywood while speaking about his own movie "A Ghetto Love Story", Basketmouth opened up about his thoughts saying:

BASKETMOUTH: I’m a perfectionist. I’m a Virgo. I read that Virgos are perfectionists but by default, I’m one. If it’s not a hundred, I’m not doing it. When I was making this movie, I told myself that if I don’t get it right, nobody is going to see the film. Because I know what I want, I know what I will get, so I don’t panic.

When it comes to our movies, the mistake our people make is that they don’t make the world believable. It doesn’t look real. If I cannot believe the world you’ve set your movie in, I’m not watching the movie. So, when I see these recent Nigerian epic movies, it looks like a stage play. It’s not real. I don’t believe it.

Sometimes what we don’t know that keeps us grounded or keeps us static is not knowing our purpose. A lot of people don’t know their purpose, and that’s another reason a lot of marriages fail: when the couple they don’t have a purpose.

I think I know my purpose in life better now. I was put here to give opportunities for people to shine. I was happy when Akah told me that in all his career, this is the first time he’s putting one hundred of himself in a movie, and he’s getting 100 back. I was happy to hear that because it means that you can trust me with your talent and I will deliver. I think that one of my purposes is to help showcase artists the way they want to be showcased. So I think I’m a kingmaker. Yeah, I can call myself a kingmaker.

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