Are you a movie buff?
Have you seen the movie CONCUSSION?If not, I suggest you do so.
In the movie, Super A-list actor, Will Smith plays a lead role, where he depicts the character of a notable Nigerian Doctor, Bennet Omalu, the first ever doctor to research and find out the link between banging heads in American football and a disease called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, CTE and whose works have saved lives in the NFL in the United States and worldwide.
Hummmmm, wouldn't you expect that Nigerians would be happy with Will Smith for portraying our brother in good light for his great work? Instead, Naijas are beefing Will Smith for failing to capture the Nigerian accent to the T. Haba!!!
Why can't my people for once just focus on that which is positive and good?
If Dr. Bennet Omalu has been in America as long as over 10yrs, do we expect him to still possess the igbotic accent some of us are born with? Even on our own local radio station, I hear some presenters sounding more Americanised than Americans. Should we insist they speak with their strong Yoruba/Igbo/Hausa accent?
Without that movie, we wouldn't have really known who Dr. Bennet Omalu is. Isn't it enough that he discovered how to save the lives of a lot of football superstars? Even in our own country Nigeria, have we really shown that we value our players, celebrities, entertainers, and generally, all those that make us happy?
Please we should chill with all the silly, stupid and uninformed comments. OMG!
The fact, for Christ's sake is that Dr. Bennet Omalu left Nigeria since 1993. How do we know if he even spoke with a heavy accent before he left our shores? Nobody knows if he had an igbo accent in the first place, so why do they expect Will Smith to speak like someone who hasn't crossed the Seme border?
Even me CharlyBoy, after 5yrs in America, most Americans that I came across would have sworn that I was born and buttered in America. Abegi.
Sometimes I can't believe my people's hypocrisy, just too obnoxious, makes me sick.
For a long time now, the foreign press and television stations have portrayed Africa and Nigerians in particular as jokers, fraudsters, common criminals and everything bad; now that we have a movie that's flipping a positive side, must we find something negative to say, all because of Will Smith's accent?
For all those people out there yarning akpata, please shut the fuckup, nobody wants to read or hear your useless comments on this matter.
If you can't applaud a job well done, just keep forever mute and stop all the unnecessary noise.
I don talk my own.
BY CHARLYBOY OPUTA
*I wonder how long it took Will to master that Almost-Nigerian accent..He really really tried and his American accent was pushed aside in his throat just to sound a little different.
This story gives me goose bumps..I cannot wait to watch it....I am so proud of you Dr Bennet Omalu.
I'll go see it......Who wants to go too?
ReplyDeleteMe. Been wanting to go see it.
DeleteMost of them condemning it has british accent and them never leave naija.
DeleteI want to use this opportunity to air my disappointment on the nasty comments Bolanle Olukanni made about will smith regarding this Movie. She recounted how embarrassed she felt watching will smith who could not speak in Nigerian/ Igbtic dialect". Coming from someone like Bolanle leaves a metallic taste in the tongue of my mind. All she had to say about this movie was about accent!! This is about the first time hollywood is ever making a movie to reflect Nigeria in good light, once in a while in their movies they mention Nigeria when they get to Drugs,fugitives,prostitutes,corruption and what have you!
DeleteWill smith put in his effort and time and money and everything to paint Nigeria in a good way, this would not be the first time he is doing so (sometime he did something about fela that really accorded him his place in the scheme of things).
He chose to celebrate one of us, he chose to make people that never knew anything good can be attributed to Nigeria. All Bolanle did was to Slam his efforts "fake Nigerian accent" when the likes of her Moment" crew in ebony live TV chose to speak confused American/British/Chad/Niger English. None of them speak without almost biting their tongues off all in the name of accent.
Media take out quickly grabbed her rant to rub it on Will Smith like "look at the monkeys you re doing a favour here blasting you". If will smith had chosen a 419 story, or something that has to do with the ABOBAKU and that kind of barbarism, trust me, the Oscars will be after him.
This is exactly what is wrong with Nigeria. People are against Buhari, the one president that will not steal our money. They blast him for prosecuting the people that put us in this bottomless pit. It is sad. The way the green passport is seen outside the country! I just wonder when all these will end. We have to be the change that we seek.
Why make the whole message in this movie about "Accent"??? It is but a movie!
DeleteWhy don't they ask will smith why he doesn't look exactly like Omalu???? He should go and do plastic surgery nauuuu!
Low lifes! Look at bolanle judging will smith when everything she represents is fake. I used to have a lot of respect for her.
The way Michelle dede will now be rolling her eyes like someone that has convulsion "all in the name of fake accent" at every lil opportunity she will remind you how her dad was an ambassador and how she is well travelled, ,full of shit . The kind of accent I hear in ebony live TV, I get confused. All they know is just open your mouth, twist your tongue, roll your eyes, stretch your neck and just be speaking.
Someone said Toke has British accent! I am like what!!! Abeg! They are all confused! Behaving like people with epilepsy.
Mo Abudu produces good movies, in terms of Nigerian setting. Bolanle is part of Ebony Live, can they dream of producing a movie like concussion in their afterlife???? Yet you have the guts to cast a stone on a ferrari from a Molue.
Nigerians and their complaints! May they receive sense all the complainers and the complainers. Bolanle Olukanmi who is complaining about Will Smith's accent should first of all do something about hers then she can talk.
DeleteThe film makes sense die! I jejely and nwayonly downloaded it from mp4mobilemovies.net
LOL @la fresh
DeleteTac let's go jare
DeleteWhere do u stay
Bonaparte you don hear. Saw you epistle on the supposed boycott of the Oscars by notable African Americans afraid catch me. At least those who matter have taken the bold step to address the issues. Nobody is advocating for quota system but a fair chance in vying for the coveted golden statue.
DeleteI sincerely do not understand the fuss about Will's accent in this movie. I felt really bad for him, as many Nigerians started to condemn his effort as if they expect him to have a full Nigerian accent overnight. For crying out loud, it's a bloody movie. They left the message and concentrated on the main actor.
DeleteI can imagine how let down Smith would feel, having to read from shallow minded Nigerians seeking undue relevance. Shebi the Bolanle lady got her comment posted on an American site.. She's happy now right? Rubbish!!
Everyone turned movie critic overnight. If only the same energy is expended in criticising the nollywood artistes on how to better act and produce movies of their own culture o.. instead of bamboozing a foreigner for not representing a culture that is his well. Do our own actors not try to form American accent? Do they speak it well? Who has ever taken Jim Ike on when he tries to be American?? Abegy!!
Fantastic movie! Will smith slayed it. Forget people talking rubiish!
ReplyDeleteHe did. I rly enjoyed the movie. Esp the time he was bragging bout all his degrees. It was so funny.
DeleteBut i wish he accepted the white job at the end
a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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I watched the movie and Will did over great though no doubt..... Naija must talk and thats fact no doubt......
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Thank you charly boy! I was so disappointed with bolanle olukanni when she criticised Smith's accent, coming from someone that doesn't even speak with our accent made it more annoying. Everybody just wants to talk
DeleteWho ever knew that bolanle even after she won the MO stuff if not for MTN that brought her to lime light.... make she no let me take am personal o. Nonsense people everywhere
DeleteThank you and also to charly boy. I said the same thing . First time, Nigeria is been portrayed in a good way yet one of us find a very clumsy excuse to hide it. Bitter people everywhere.
Deletehave seen the movie, really great movie
ReplyDeleteit the same movie i was telling that blogvisitor that wanted to do movie hang-out in one of last week ihn to watch..
the movie is worth ones time jare, no be all dis jagajaga film wey som of my people dey do.. **saywah**? yes i talk am. nor vex
movie is dope, will smith is doper.
Which cinema did you see it? I've checked GDC in palms they're not showing it.
DeleteHow can I download it?
I downloaded and watched from torrent kickass. It's been online since late December 2015. Awesome movie
DeleteCity mall onikan Lagos island.
DeleteOnly a matter of time before the hdrip gets to fzmoviez. Will wait patiently.
ReplyDeleteLol
DeleteI agree with Charly boy people need to hear Dr Omalu speak first before jumping into conclusion! Will Smith wasn't portraying Nigerians but one individual... Plus he must have studied his subject properly to able to imitate his speech pattern and mannerisms
ReplyDeleteExactly! This is the same mentality Oyibo people have about us"like our English should never get better even if we were born in the US or UK. That same mentality is what Bolanle is using to judge the movie. Will smith should have called cully(curry) or lice (rice). That is what she wants, which is also what Oyibo Oscar people wants to hear.
DeleteThey must make a mockery of a black man before the movie will make sense.
I will try and download it or watch it
ReplyDeletedon't mind bolanle the TV presenter. like she speaks with Nigerian accent. I ll take her seriously when she and her likes maybe toke makinwa with her confused accent speak Nigerian accent.
ReplyDeleteWith her nonsense borrowed accent.
DeleteCold stone iced cream and pizza for you anon 15:52.
DeleteThank you for being truthful. That bolinto lady is just being an idiot jare.
Will tried abeg.
ReplyDeleteI bought the alaba copy when my blood dey hot.it wasn't clear, the audio was horrible but I watched it like that.
I'm looking forward to watching an original blue ray dvd of it, with subtitles of course.
First time I'm really applauding Charle boy...he made alotta sense.
DeleteThat was how one anon or a blog ID, not sure was just typing long grammar on that Boycotting the Oscars post, abt how Will Smith didn't deserve an Oscars 'nomination' coz he didn't portray the Nigerian accent very well in the movie 'Concussion'.
I just smh. I ws still at work and couldn't really type much.
What Nigerians do is cry foul everyday abt whats not being done or how they are being relegated into oblivion but when a move is made or a positive step is taken to bring them to limelight...they will castigate and condemn and fault that thing till they bring it down.
We fault our artistes who are celebrated like gods in other countries but in the same light, worship foreign artistes like the Kardashians even when they do something really bad.
A famous actor like Will Smith played a lead role in a movie that celebrates the brains that can be cultivated in Nigeria and we are picking at straws while neglecting the big picture which is that one of our own just made us so proud that his contribution to mankind just got immortalized via a movie.
#Namsense
Alaba copy you said!? Fear don de catch me
DeleteMovie is the bomb. Watched it under 3 days because I didn't want to miss any action. Omalukwube Bennett!
ReplyDeleteCharly boy sir , for the record Dr Omalu is still alive so we know how he sounds, yes a little Igbo tongue here and there with a hint of American accent too... I have seen the preview from the little I have seen and read I think Will smith didn't kill the accent but he tried and that's kudos to him + another kudos to him for bringing Dr Omalu's work to light.....Accent or no Accent the movie will be an interesting watch , hits the cinema in Uk 29th I think?
ReplyDeleteShut up! Next thing now you will start claiming relationship because your name is Ada.
DeleteDr Omalu does not have igbotic accent. Why should his accent come up sef? Is that all what the movie is about?
Nigerians are so negative and it is not possible for someone to speak 100% like someone in a matter of the course of film production.
Why don't you argue that Will smith didn't do facial surgery to become Dr Omalus Twin. It is make belief not identity swap!
Anon good punch line!
DeletePpl must talk so who cares! Provided u re doing d right thing, just ignore their talk.
ReplyDeleteThis brouhaha is becos Will Smith thinks he deserves an Oscar nomination for the role he played and Nigerians are saying he didn't get into the xter well. Nuff said.
ReplyDeleteWe Nigerians can be stupid. How dare we even talk. Common to go to Cameroon/chad they will come bk with one kain accent. You now expect will smith to have R and L problem for him to nail it.
DeleteDoes it mean that we must have Nigerian accent before we can answer Nigerians? It is called a movie, how can any sane person expect him to KILL the dialect like someone that has been trading at OMATA since birth.
Nigerians are always complaining. How many, even the Yoruba guy that acted Adebisi in Lust was supposed to be a Nigerian drug pusher he doesn't Even have Nigerian accent!!!! Bolanle that lives in Nigeria, does she have Nigerian accent? Why do they expect will smith to be 100% perfect?
If the movie was about slavery now, it will win an Oscar! Rubbish. Everyone left the message of the movie to chase shadows. Where were all the people complaining when they do rubbish depiction of Nigeria in other movies?
Look at Nigerians that are no where in the map of the world deciding who should not win an oscar.
DeleteHow many times has Bolanle told nollywood actresses that you don't wear high heels, make up and gele to go to bed. Next thing they get out of the pool without being wet. Next thing sickle cell will cause someone to start seeing vision and doctor will be listening to heartbeat on the thigh.
They have not even gone past those concert they call home video. What an insult to will smith.
Soon, Ibu will come to teach will smith how to act.
Anon 17:39 you too much. I hail you
DeleteAnon 17:39 I yafff die from laughter, two thumbs up jor. I couldn't have said it any better.
DeleteLMAO na real concert.... Had to screen munch your comment for anytime I need to lol..
I no knw anytin
ReplyDeleteDon't mind some people.
ReplyDeleteThey can never see anything good in others. Even those who haven't seen the movie,joined in the criticism, because one person did.
All those talking about Will not nailing the Nigerian accent, have y'all heard Toke Makinwa speak, no offence?
Is she not a Nigerian?
I mean, we don't even have an accent in this country.
The way we speak, depends on whom we're speaking to...lol.
Let's just see the movie, and take with us ,the lessons we can, from it.
I'm patiently waiting to see it and hear Will pretend to be a Nigerian.
The rave got me fingers crossed.
#WhiteDiamondOut
Tell 'em
DeleteExactly! That was how one police man just saw my husband and entered gear 5... we were shocked!
DeleteAre you scalt?(i guess are you scared) etc just because he saw an oyibo man.
And for his mind, I finish the oyibo man. I can speak more than Jim iyke.
'The way we speak, depends on whom we're speaking to'.. you no go kill person. I keep remembering your comment on making Ice Prince the Minister of Defence
DeleteThank You Chally.
ReplyDeleteOur OAP be behaving as if they're not from Yoruba/EDo/Anambra,etc in Nigeria. With this development, it will be long for Nigeria to win miss world again.
No one is perfect but the fact that Will acted as Dr Omalu, will definitely watch it.
Thumbs up Dr Omalu.
I can't wait to see the movie.
ReplyDeleteHe nailed it, loved the movie.
ReplyDelete@ white diamond, leave Toke case joor
Pls what cinema in lagos is showing the movie??? Would love to see it on my birthday on Saturday.
ReplyDeleteSeen the movie and Will Smith did a very commendable portrayal...however if truth be told, his accent was definitely not Naija..sounded more like a Kenyan to me.. It was a very interesting watch though not one deserving of an Oscar nomination ...
ReplyDeleteMadam judge! What do you know about eligibility for Oscar? Have you seen 12yrs a slave? What did Lupita act there that deserved any award???
DeleteShe got awards because she acted a slave which is where Africans are "meant "to be. The story line and other things are also taken into considerations! Go and free yourself from slavery!
To be honest, I really don't take bolinto seriously anytime she opens her mouth to speak. Even when conducting interviews she asks questions that are supposed to be intelligent questions in such an unintelligent way and truly it jst kills the vibe! That been said, Dr omalu does not have an igbo accent. Infact he speaks like a well enlightened educated man whose origin you can not place. He only has some mannerisms like making gestures with his hands to drive home his points. Now that been said, the focus of the movie wasn't abt the accent or mannerisms of the good doc,rather it was to showcase his great work for humanity and this in my humble opinion, deserves not jst an Oscar but a noble right award if possible
ReplyDeleteI have seen the movie like twice and still crave to see it more, will smith did a good job dere was no American accents like dat..... I love the part where he brought d Kenya girl home and told her am igbo and d part he said in Nigeria we use to see America up dere very close to heaven dat..... D first time I felt so proud of being a Nigerian and even an African man @dat.... God bless the producer.🙏
ReplyDeleteCome...area fada, take your old rickety self and shut the hell up. Whether Dr. Omalu has the "H-syndrome" or whatever accent, the point is that the Will Smith tried so hard to be Nigerian in the movie but Nigerians don't sound that way so you don't expect an educated audience like ours to swallow the act hook, line and sinker without questions. Funny how actors like Chiwetalu Ejiofor, RMD etc were not even considered. Says a lot about the producers of the movie that painted corporate America black and yet went ahead to choose an actor who would be accepted by same corporate America as opposed to an actor who would get the job done better.
ReplyDeleteLook at u. If only u understand that the beauty of art is in its diversity and the versatility of the characters/actors. They didn't have to use RMD for the movie just because he's Nigerian. The movie is making a hit because an American is acting Nigerian. That's the catch, if u must know.
DeleteThe producer should be applauded for thinking outside the box.
Jehova! Someone is comparing RMD to Will Smith. I feel like giving you a concussion. ..*nd who told you Chiwetel has igbo accent? You guys should stop claiming Chiwetel Ejiofor,,, he has said numerous times that he is Briton but has relatives in AFRICA(after being pushed).
DeleteNow,,,why don't you ask Nollywood to produce the movie? So you can cast Ibu and co.
Lmao dragged hubby to see this movie, he came out of the cinema angry that Will Smith has insulted Nigerians with that kunta kinte shit! Hahahaha I had to buy hubby ice cream to calm him down. It is well.
ReplyDeleteI am sure your hubby is a poor man, hence his frustration. Don't link his unemployment status to Will Smith.
DeleteHahaha. Anony, you will not kill me. Hahaha. @unemployment status. Bad mouth, chai
DeleteYou can easily download it from www.toxicwap.com, go to movies search n download. Very interesting, watched it last year.
ReplyDeleteDid he potray Nigerian accent or not?
ReplyDeleteYou can't be acting like a French man and don't speak with the accent.
Nigerians are so sentimental. Africans are always thinking they deserve less than the best. When this British lady acted half of a yellow sun , she did her possible best to potray the accent.
When Wyclef and other foreign actors acted in Jeta Amata's film, they portrayed the Nigerian accent and mannerisms.
Will may have acted a good film but if he didn't potray the Nigerian accent, then he didn't. Sentiments aside.
Black Americans are fighting for their voices to be heard, Africans should do so too.
Why didn't they use a Nollywood actor?
XOXO MYSTERY
Simple.
DeleteBecause a NOLLYWOOD actor is NOT an INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE HIT.
Do you think Hollywood is YOUR tales-by-moonlight-Nollywood?
Someone invests hundreds of millions of DOLLARS in a movie, you think he wants to fuck up his returns with an unknown who is strutting about as a oneyed king in the land of mediocrity?
Think!
LMAO, your IQ was a weather, you should be snowed in right now cos it is way below freezing point.
DeleteThey should use a nollywood actor, Jim Iyke I guess?
Did you ask yourself why Nollywood ain't the one that made the movie? Why wait for Hollywood to celebrate our own? Must we always beg for fish instead of finding a way to fish ourselves?
Look at how you are claiming right like they came to drill our Oil from Niger delta.
Ohhh! Shut your brain! Month Abudu will rather portray prostitution and copy desperate housewives but won't think of a story line like this. Do we even celebrate our own? Except witches and wizards. Shebi ,GEJ said Adadevor doesn't deserve a national honour. Tomorrow, hollywood will make a movie about Ameyo Adadevor and you will start asking why they won't use Omotola or clarion.
Why didn't they use a nollywood actor? How much did Nollywood contribute in the making of the film? What did they do with the Billions GEJ gave them?
Why do they use Ramsey Nouah to act Americannah, is he from America? Is Jim Iyke black American?
Shut down your brain my friend.
But xoxo, which Nigerian actor speaks with a Nigerian accent? Jim Iyke? Ramsey Noah? Mike ezuruonye? Ok, alright. Maybe Pete edochie shd have acted it, cos he's the only one without the fake accent. We can't even export our talent cos we're that unoriginal.
DeleteEnter your comment...Nigerians are so funny
ReplyDeleteI was the movie at the cinema in UYO.Lovely movie though I was dragged by a friend.I thought Will should have more of an African accent because his wife's Kenyan accent in the movie was impressive and she is an American .Anyways I enjoyed the movie
ReplyDeleteValid points. Tiny rant about accent he seemed to be potraying an east or south african accent. Just like the Obesenjo and other nigerians in the other awesome movie District nine. Is it that hard to potray a Naija accent. Maybe it is, we are that unique.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, was it good enough to get an oscar, it was fresh and orginal,It was based on a true events as experienced by Dr Bennet Omalu. What the doctor discovered was new, dangerous and people were dying. Plus it took courage and perseverance and lots of his personal money (something Americans worship a lot, their earned pay)to pursue that goal. He was constantly knocked down because of how huge, almost religious like football is taken in USA and the fact that he was not American kept being shoved down his throat (psychological torture)I bet it was worse but toned down for movies, na d man intelligence they respected. Well Will Smith portrayed all this in his interpretation. He worked very hard at conveying several emotions and even creating and keeping to that accent(yeah not nigerian whateva!)and using Will was well played cus that is a bankable actor, A list and his name actually still get ppl to the cinema, and creates all that much needed media awareness so tey me wey no get time for myself was moved to read a bit on the matter,and was passionate enough to visit a blog to write a lengthy comment abi epistle sef cus prior to this I had no idea of the movie or medical condition...I think at least WILL SMITH, CONCUSSION DESERVES AN OSCAR, or at the very least a nomination in one of their numerous categories
unless
the organisers of course are compromised, prejudiced or deeply unethical. Dont ignore the fact that the movie was about a man who was amongst many things, black not american BUT A CHRISTIAN, yes it was downplayed but it was obvious, personally i didnt mind, even found the fact that the Dr was, a man of faith as well as a man of science, fascinating, but I suspect the increasingly atheistic or anti christian groups within the award committee or whatchamatcallem may have issues with Christian Values that being promoted however subtle.
On a lighter note, so for the intelligent (very very) Dr Bennet Omalu mind, na Will Smith suppose play, himself. Me sef if I don accomplish what God has sent me to do na Gabrielle Union or Zoe Saldana go potray me ho ha!