Recently, English Cameroon entertainment has been under mayhem,
both from the amateurism of the actors and the blatant indifference from the
general public. I have always been at loggerheads with the entertainers for allowing
the masses to alienate themselves from all works of arts and culture, but if I
must be honest, it’s time to turn the pistol around, take aim and shoot at the
passive public.
As you are reading this article, ask yourself this question:
What have you done to promote quality entertainment in English Cameroon? If you
say Cameroon movies are not the best, have you ever bothered to buy and watch
ONE? Do you access the quality of our products through rumours or do you take
time to validate these assertions?
I always write so that the actors in the field might
ameliorate on their works, not because they do utter rubbish (although some do
this on daily basis). If we continue to allow the works of Nigerians trickle
into our hearts, then we will only let pain trickle into the hearts of cultural
professionals who work hard to satisfy a population bent on consuming foreign
products.
Appreciating a work of art is a painless, costless and
relaxing job, yet we want to spend hours downloading foreign music, sweating to
their tune, and nodding to them, forgetting that each time we dance to their
tune, we dance to celebrate the death of English entertainment in Cameroon. I
am calling on a massive effort to identify professionals, sample their works,
and let the world know we can do all that is possible. Only then can we beat
our chests with pride.
hahahahaaha so true!!!but im sooo not guilty.damn i've been supporting camer talents like shit.and i stil will.cuz if the nigerians stopped halfway i dont think they wulda been where they are now.but the popilation shuld rely support those in d industry and stop pirating.
ReplyDeleteNo one likes to be blamed. It hardly accomplishes anything.
ReplyDeleteIf the public is passive, find out why! Don't accuse them for being passive. It won't achieve anything. People need a motivation to do stuff - a positive one.
An honest research on WHY Cameroonians are passive could provide useful information which can be a gold mine for the person serious about doing the entertainment business in Cameroon!!!
Blaming is a negative approach and won't achieve much!
I like quality - does not matter where it comes from! Some Nigerian movies are pure crap and I won't spend any second watching them. I have watched a Cameroonian movie and was very impressed because I could connect with the story without feeling it was some Nigerian movie shot in Cameroon.
Cameroon culture is so different from Nigeria that I honestly I cannot see why we find it difficult producing movies based on Cameroon life for example!
As for pirating, Here is how I put it, it's like water. It goes where there is very little resistance. There is nothing stopping people from pirating so they just do it. People are like water!!!
We just have to figure more creative ways to generate income while also looking for ways to ensure the law is respected on copyright!