Wale Ojo during a recent interview also suggested a blend of old acting with the new style to please the audience
By Kehinde Okeowo
British-Nigerian actor, Wales Ojo, has asserted that acting by modern-day Nollywood thespians lacked the genuineness that characterised acting in the past.
The veteran actor, made this known during a recent interview on Hip TV.
According to him, modern-day Nollywood actors have prioritised “fake acting” above the naturalness that was the hallmark of their predecessors.
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He, however, agreed that a lot of things have changed for the better in the Nigerian movie industry, but added, that some things have also changed for the worse.
He went on to suggest a blend of the old ways of acting with the new style to please the audience.
Speaking during the chat Wale Ojo said: “When I used to watch the old Nollywood, those were the stories that used to excite me. Those are Ramsey Noah’s flicks, Rita Dominic, Pete Edochie, Omotola Jalade, Genevieve Nnaji. The stories were really good. The acting was great.
“I know that things had moved on, but in this age of artificial intelligence, perhaps, they [modern day actors] have taken on more of artificial acting rather than realness which was there [old Nollywood], and which you actually find more in Yoruba movies, by the way.
“I remember watching Hubert Ogundes, Jide Kosoko, Baba Suwe, Papilolo. These were real hard core veterans at that time.
“Things have changed and they must change. Things have changed for the better and some things have also changed for the worse. And I can understand this feeling of nostalgia for wanting to go back to the old Nollywood. The wonderful thing would be to marry that old Nollywood now with new Nollywood so that it is a marriage that would please our audiences.”
