Aren’t all Nigerian movies violent in nature? We worry that both filmmakers and audience lack an understanding of how screaming, yelling, guns and fighting fall in that range. Maybe they are just neglecting it and prefer not to argue on the rising level of violence in Nigerian movies.
Does the level of violence in Nigerian movies equal its effects?
Of course, an action or ghetto Nigerian movie is pointless without violent scenes. Also, arguments in drama movies are also intrinsically tied to violence.
But in the name of increasing audience engagement and tackling boredom, certain directors in Nollywood are raising the levels of brutality in movies. But can they be blamed when viewers are voluntarily asking for more sadism and cruelness?
For the viewer, the thrill and suspense and the adrenaline rush they get are delightful. You can’t control the level and nature of violence filmmakers add to Nigerian movies. However, you can control what you and your kids watch with these ideas.
- Adults may be able to stand up to scenes with furiousness, anger and bullying, but such scenes may confuse kids below 13.
- Women are usually the victims in Nigerian movies about sexual and domestic violence like in “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”. Such a theme is sometimes confounding to people as some might begin to accept it as a norm. Some movies give people ideas that women appreciate it when they are sexually abused.
- Nigerian movies may intend to deliberately mimic violent real-life acts. The final statement made by the movie can sometimes play a trick on viewers. Sarcasm and irony are a bit difficult to discern in Nigerian movies sometimes. When Nollywood makes a movie like “King of Boys” people might get lost translating its message.
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- There is no justification for any kind of violence as some movies might depict. Movies, where someone gets a reward for being intimidating, is also sending false lessons sometimes and give people hostile feelings.
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