Through the Glass

Stella I’m sorry but I just have to talk about this after all, I did not say anything about “District 9” cos u asked me not to. (she works @ Ozone Cinemas so you can imagine her fears if a movie is not getting rave reviews.

Anyways I went to see the movie that was produced and directed by our very own Stephanie Okereke. While I will like to commend her for her major landmark in the movie industry, I mean it is not easy to produce and direct a movie abroad right? Then when the end credit came up, I happened to notice that the co-producers also had “Okereke” as their last names. Family business? Who cares? After all, Psquare is being produced by an elder brother or is it uncle? I will however state that I was not impressed at all by the movie.

The first thing you’ll notice is that it is a “B” movie and this is me doing a great favour because it could very well be a “C” movie. The picture quality is poor and everything about it screams “poor quality”. I mean did she have to go all the way to America to try her hands at producing a movie? I’m sure she could have done better if she had done the movie here honestly. What’s the craze about going to America or South Africa to shoot a video?

Her diction wasn’t exactly impressive for someone who studied English Language…seems like she had her highs and lows in the dialogue throughout the movie, and everything in the movie screamed second rate. No offence but I’m just saying it as it is. The expression in the actors’ faces showed “c” rating, it was too obvious. The story line was quite simple and uncomplicated and I’m wondering why she did not take the hint from Amaka Igwe who by the way does wonders with her movies and has them shot here.

Like I said earlier, I must commend her for this landmark added to her cap but it is my opinion that she could have done better and if she had done it here, who knows? I did not like it so did a couple who left before the movie came to an end. And even those that saw it till the end couldn’t wait to leave the cinema hall.

I wonder why the title “Through the Glass” was chosen because I actually did not see it except of course it was trying to mirror the lead actor’s role in the life of the baby against what he got from his father.