“Over-Hyped”: Fan Slams Funke Akindele’s ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, Compares It With ‘Breath of Life’
- An X user has given a review of Funke Akindele's movie 'A Tribe Called Judah after she watched it
- She compared it to another film titled 'A Breath of Life' and said that Akindele's film was overhyped
- The fan gave 'Breath of life nine out of ten while she awarded four marks to Akindele's movie 'A Tribe Called Judah'
- In an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, Nollywood actress, Etinosa Idemudia, a cast of 'A Tribe Called Judah', she said all team members worked hard to earn the numbers the movie made in the cinema
A social media user known by the name "The Foundational Igbo Woman" on X has given her two cents about Funke Akindele's latest movie 'A Tribe Called Judah' and another film produced by Eku Edewor and directed by BB Sasore.
Legit.ng had reported that Akindele had smashed box office records as the first film maker to rake in a billion from a cinema movie.
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Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, the fans said she had watched the two movies and she went ahead to rate them while scoring them according to their performance.
According to her,' A Tribe Called Judah' made by the award winning actress was highly overrated. She said she was confused after seeing the movie because she didn't see it as one deserving all the accolades.
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Foundational Igbo Woman further stated that if not for money laundering, how would the film make the numbers people have been screaming about?
X user compares Eku Edewor to Funke Akindele's films
Making a comparison between the two films, Foundational Igbo Woman said that she would score Funke Akindele's movie. four while Edewor's film would score nine.
The X user also added that 'Breath of life' was very interesting when compared to 'A tribe Called Judah'.
See the post here:
How fans reacted to the tweet
Reactions have trailed the tweet made by Foundational Igbo Woman. Here are some of the comments below:
@Sengodson:
"Breath of life is really amazing, great storyline."
@iamaltoclef:
"Breathe of life is not getting enough attention. That movie is 10/10."
@EjodamenJunior:
"Breath of life was not released in the cinemas. It was only released on prime."
@eazymovic
"Breath of Life is Nice. But there are some errors in Breath of Life. 1. In 1968, the Bajaj motorcycles they used were not produced during that year. 2. In 2003, the plate numbers attached to Benz were not introduced until 2011 & so on. 8/10 for Nollywood standard."
@SuleOlivia:
"It’s the way you people condemn people’s work for me, your problem is Funke's mum is Igbo and she’s Yoruba you didn’t learn other lessons from it. The movie is not over hyped, it has a great story line same as breath of life. But are amazing in their own way."
@Mario_Sneh:
"Saw tribe of Judah and was imagining where the hype was coming from…the movie was overly hyped."
@M0risT_T:
"How do I explain that I just finished seeing the movie and lord knows I used fast forward murder the feem."
@olumide_idris:
"I’m never falling for any of their gimmick stuff again. Not since after Buka street. I don’t care if they did 10 trillion in revenue and views. It’s precisely because of these silly hypes they won’t improve their storytelling game."
@ChairmanAllDway:
"I think the issue you have is comparing two of them together when you should not have. One is a Prime movie, the other is in the cinemas. One did not value its product, hence didn’t spend much on pr and advertising while Funke believed in her craft and spend millions in the cinema."
@D_lone_wolf_:
"I didn't mind A Tribe called Judah. I loved the movie, but not as much as Breath of Life. A Tribe called Judah, in my opinion, tried to promote the diversity of the various Nigerian tribes; showing us in a way that despite our differences, we all come from one source."
Etinosa Idemudia says she is grateful to Nigerians for watching 'A Tribe Called Judah' despite some of the backlash trailing the movie
In a chat with Legit.ng, Etinosa Idemudia said the feedback from ' A Tribe Called Judah' is humbling but not surprising.
She said:
"I'm super grateful to Nigerians for watching and loving our movie. The feedback is humbling yet not surprising because we put in our best. Right from story to execution, every team member brought in their a game and of course, the directors, mama Judah Funke Akindele and Mr Owu did such intentional and amazing work with the script. I feel like a billion boxes right now.
Speaking on what gave the movie an edge over others. She said the storyline was good and the actor performed wonderfully.
"I will say first that a story is king. Aunty Funke is so good with stories. I know a few people have spoken against the movie, but it is their opinion. I am sure the producer and directors will take some of the criticism and note it because of the next production. Another thing would be the realistic nature of the film, the actor's performance, and how well the audience was able to relate to the film. A well-executed film about a mother's love, Wow, who wouldn't fall deeply in love with it? A good film sells itself. This film got me so much in my feelings because apart from my mother, it reminds me of my father and how much he loved and sacrificed for us. And how I would have done anything for him to beat the illness that took him away."
She also spoke about her role in the movie.
"I played the character Blast, the only female member of Shinene's gang of hoodlums who would later come through to help the Judah family after the heist.
Funke Akindele celebrates the success of 'Battle on Buka Street'
Legit.ng had reported that Akindele had marked the success of her film 'Battle of Buka Street' after it made a new record in the cinema.
The movie had emerged as the highest-grossing box office movie of 2022.
The filmmaker thanked everyone who helped her achieve her feat as she also celebrated all the hard work put into making the flick.
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