Wednesday night, a couple of us went to see the first movie production of EbonyLife Films, the highly
talked about Fifty at
the cinema. A bunch of media
enthusiasts and professionals who volunteer at the media department of Africa's fastest
growing church with arguably the most up-to date media equipment, exposure and
team in Nigeria, we were not the average cinema goers last night.
So, whilst we wanted to have fun,
it was obvious most of us were going to be dissecting the movie from camera
angles to lighting, to editing and more! We wanted to see if Fifty was worth the
hype.
Here's what 2 viewers
from our team had to say after seeing Fifty:
"Staging,
costumes, sets and cinematography is definitely the best I've seen in any
Nigerian made movie. The plot and twists are extremely rich. Lighting was very
good but just slightly dark in the outdoor scenes. Excessive use of the Lekki
Ikoyi bridge for landmark shots. This has got to be the best Nigerian movie
I've ever seen and can be sold as a movie shot outside Nigeria if not for the
obvious landmarks used. Definitely well thought out and executed. The closing
scene was a bit of an anti-climax but still had the required punch"
- Ope Olomo, Movie Addict & Sound Engineering Expert
"Well,
what can I say? It's obvious meticulous planning was done from pre-production,
production to post-production. The script is simply not normal Nollywood.
From the twists and plots. Nothing predictable at all. Cinematography was on
fleek, lighting and sound was super"
- Ayodele Ajayi - Entrepreneur & Vision Mixing
Expert
Fifty, regardless of the individual or organization who reviews it, should never get a bad review. Worthy of note also, is the fact that the movie celebrated Nigeria and Africa at large from music to landmarks and language. Throwing the spotlight
on prevailing issues in our society that people would rather sweep under the carpet and portraying the age fifty in a whole new appealing light are other major scores for the movie.
The
Verdict: Fifty gets a solid 8.5/10 from us and yes, it is worth the hype. Go see it
for yourself and come back to tell us what you think.
Hollup hollup!!! 50 the movie!! Was unpredictable to a larger extent. However i found the excess use of the Alexander Bridge disturbing. In fact that was the only scene we could predict. closing and opening scene was always the Alexander bridge like seriously.
ReplyDeleteAre there any lessons learnt in the movie? well i dont see any except for the fact Age should not be a barrier in getting what you want. In making yourself happy. But surely not at the detriment of others because people could get hurt in the process.. In closing , Nudity should be toned down.. My 2 cent tho.. FWC
Loved the movie , very nice and saw it with great friends, just didn't like the sex scene! Too much and took it away from a family view, that cld have been creatively toned down! Else super cool! 4/5
ReplyDeleteJust wondering what lessons we learn from movies like Jurassic World, Mission Impossible etc. Fifty did well compared with most Nollywood movies.
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