When I found out about a Nigerian Wakanda movie, released two days after Black Panther, I had to check it out.
Turns
out its not the obvious rip-off that the article painted it to be. The
W-word is never uttered. There are no Marvel references. It is
copyrighted 2015.
It
could be a re-titled re-release intended to cash in on a global,
corporate phenomenon. I admire that kind of chutzpah.
It's
faster paced than most Nollywood fare, and is loaded with heaps of
outrageousness. I enjoyed it. And it'll probably be a good intro to
Nollywood.
I
hope the legal goon-squads don't close in to shut it down. We have to
remind the world that Disney Marvel did not invent African culture,
or culture in general.
Meanwhile,
The Prince of Wakanda 1 has
shown up. And other Nollywood movies with Wakanda in the title. Hooray for the underdogs!
Cool...
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