KYEIWAA- ACTOR |
This is obviously
going to lead into huge arguments among many movie and entertainment lovers as
a whole as to the fact that Kumasi based movies have more origin and identity
than our English speaking movies in Ghana.
Forget about the
wrong shots, the use of the local language or any other negativity you can
think about when it comes to movies made in Kumasi and for once look at how the
culture of Ghana is been sold in a more beautiful way.
Kumasi movies tells
the story of things that people in the world can relate to about the country
Ghana, they are able to depict the scenes about first off, their region –
Ashanti region and later mother Ghana hence when those movies go outside the
country those who don’t know the country Ghana or have not been home for a long
time get to know how the country is faring.
Compare English made
movies in the country (not to mention any production houses name) look at their
setting, their choice of scripting and props used in their movies, sometimes
you watch an English made movie in Ghana and ask yourself which part of the
country can these things happen or be found.
If the English movies
producers will take their time to do good researches about their story lines,
they will be able to sell the country better as their choice of language is
universal, cutting across more countries but unfortunately they turn up to look
at what will sell than what will promote the country and hence they end up
loosing touch of origin for their movies.
One thing 18newspaper
has observe about the Kumasi movies is, they think about what could happen in
their region, one huge question is ‘what is the least possible problem that
could happen’ or if this situation should rise in our region how will it be
solved and that is one thing that can hardly be found in our English movies
made in Ghana.
Kumasi movies hardly
copy storylines because they are portraying a certain culture it is always easy
to get a strong storyline (check their storylines for their movies) but the English
ones apart from lack of identity and origin majority of them steal story lines
or have problems with storylines as the western world would have done what they
are doing now.
It is with enough
evidence that if the Kumasi made movies will do their things proper by way of
directing and scripting Ghana will get an increase in foreign exchange as their movies
will go far and draw foreigners into the country every time.
Lets support the
country’s tourism and one way we can do that is through the arts such as film
making hence our movies in English should have origin and identity just like
the Kumasi ones and also more hands should go to Kumasi to help with the
shooting for us to be able to boost about our movie industry to the rest of the
world.
Story: Nana Yaw
Wiredu/www.18newspaper.com
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