Van Vicker, John Dumelo, Majid Michel, Jackie Appiah, Nadia Buari, Yvonne Nelson, Martha Ankomah and almost all those who graced our screens with their substandard acting, repetitive facial expressions and fake accents promised us of a Hollywood breakthrough.
In fact it was more than a mere promise, they assured us and constantly talked about their main aspiration and ultimate aim being to take Ghana’s name to Hollywood—as if all there is in movies is to go to Hollywood.
Interestingly, some even made trips to Hollywood to take photos in front of the famous hill mounted Hollywood sign, telling us they will soon leave behind our mediocre Ghanaian movie industry and join Denzel Washington, and the others to rock the Hollywood shoulders.
Instead of our actors and actresses taking some classes to improve themselves so to help build the little industry we had back home, it was all about Hollywood. We even learnt Nadia Buari purchased a house somewhere in West Hollywood and was preparing to move (it turned out to be one of the many lies we hear)…
There was an era you could not read an interview with any of the aforementioned Ghanaian actors/actresses without reading about how they want to go to Hollywood, ignoring how they want to take classes to improve their bad acting or how much they hate the fake accent they pour out on our screens.
This era came with our actors/actresses chasing Hollywood actors to take photos with them. It was all about, Ghanaian actor-A spotted with Hollywood star-B…Some of our Ghanaian actors/actresses spent huge sums of money and flew to several ‘not so Hollywood’ events in America. And others even visited some Hollywood studios, posing in photos and telling us; we will soon be working here.
Fast forward things and we are here today. As usual, Hollywood is booming and the penetration hole as become even smaller. But the worse thing is; even though the Hollywood talk has ceased back home, our movie industry seems to have disappeared too.
The years when we will be bombarded with 20 mediocre movies which gave these actors/actresses their false Hollywood hope and platforms to continue bothering us with ‘Hollywood this, Hollywood that’ has ended.
At the end of it all, none has been able to come REAL close to Hollywood, except the photos some of them went to take beside the hill mounted Hollywood sign and on the Walk of Fame.
As Ghanaians, we seem to ignore what is necessary and focus so much on nonsensical dreams, no matter how unrealistic it is at the time we are orchestrating the dream.
Lesson learnt; if wishes were horses, beggars would ride! Real work must be done before thinking about a jump. Even if you decide to think about the jump first, be ready to do the real work…
What happened? Some of them thought by putting on the FAKE accent will be a breakthrough for them. So the likes of Nadia over did the accent to the extent that it became laughable. Most of them don’t know how to be divers so the chances of them going to Hollywood and getting auditions are very very slim.
@Ama, your very useless, judge your own life before you judge somewhere else who are you and what do you do I’m sure you some dark short fat midget with no neck and a big fat pimple on your forehead behind the screen hating on others
When you left Ghana to your destination what accent did you have siaaaaaaaasem
@Oheneba Miyagi,what do I know? A good actor when I see one. A good actor should be divers and not use the same FAKE ACCENT in very movie they are not. All the actors in Hollywood are divers that is why they are in Hollywood. Now Ohenebe Miyagi if you want to throw insults because I am stating the obvious,then my friend you are as S.T.U.P.I.D as you look!!!
@Ama, I’m not even going to insult you cause you want like it and I’m stupid as I’m look (lol) in your face one thing you need to realise is her name is out there where is yours like I said you can sit behind your screen and talk big girl talk but deep inside your nobody
@Oheneba Miyagi, Why insult someone when she’s stating an opinion. You don’t have to agree but i just don’t get some of you guys. Why call her names like ugly etc. Have you met her before? And one more thing, is that your picture? Like seriously? I should have the looks of Denzel Washington to call someone such names. you don’t even come near Lil Win. See your face like ballon, big cheeks for a guy, very disgusting. Next time check yourself before you pour insults on anyone. Nonsense.
@cc, aaaawww thank you for your comment but your not hurting me with your insult just remember I’m not afraid to show myself feel me but thanks for putting a smile on my face, try harder next time
@Oheneba Miyagi, you look and sound very bitchy.Are you sure you are not gay? You are the only guy that is quick to insult anyone that you don’t agree will their comments. Grow up and stop the bitching. B.I.T.C.H!!
@Ama, are you okay in your head? How do you feel now that you called me the B word,
@Ama,i have told you ,your kapuepue ,cowfeet, timid jackie is not NADIA´D match ,you wish she is there but is not , che is a nobody only in ghana will you adore that thing. OFUI.
@ato, Are you high on something? Where in my comments have l mention Jackie’s name? My friend go back to sleep and join in the conversation later.LOl
@Ama,do you mean “diverse” as in “versatile”?
@vince, Yes
Chris, you forget to add how some of these actresses had to loose drastic weight just because they thought that means they are going to Hollywood.
Even to get a chance in a Hollywood P@rn will be difficult for these actresses who cannot act to save their lives. They should start Cantata rather
@akosuaghana, Heheheheheeh!
And you also forgot to add theres racism in hollywood, yes racism, how many black actors do you see work consistently in hollywood with the exception of denzel will smith and eddie murphy? These ghanaian actors are so naive that they dont take all these factors into consideration, they just think having a fake accent or posing with a hollywood A-listers will get you thru the door.
….and the accent makes them look like clowns,c’mon Americans knw their own just as we Ghanaians knw our own.wen some of these actors and actresses speak,u are left to wonder where they’re frm.
am not being funny but we will never see a ghanian actor/tress in hollywood. mark my word! even our so called ghallywood is in danger…..
@nonsense,
So how about Hugh Quarshie, Michael Blackson (who used both African and American accent) Akosua Busia, Peter Mensah.
Afia Serwaah wrote this “I think the African movie industries have come a long way, but we still have a lot to learn. Some of our African movie Producers need to understand that movie making is not all about the money. I mean, obviously, the bottom line of producing movies is about the money involved, the returns and revenues and all that. But then, that is not how the movies are going to sell. The movie industry is not a ”buy and sell” sort of business. It is more about loving the art, what you can do and what you can actually portray at your best to the public, because the movie industry changes from time to time.
Once the producers understand that, then they can achieve what is expected in a movie in terms of quality pictures, good story lines, exceptional dialogues, classic sounds and all that makes movies sell.
Moreover, GHOLLYWOOD have learnt a lot from the NOLLYWOOD due to the diversity of the latter’s story lines and excellent production. NOLLYWOOD have a high frequency touch” in their movies and also even in their music. It will be justifiably right to say Ghanaian Movie Industry has learnt a lot from the Nigerian Movie Industry.
NOLLYWOOD invests more time and money and their filming technique is superior to GHOLLYWOOD. That is not to say that the GHOLLYWOOD Industry is not making good movies, of course, they are also improving on their film techniques excellently and are producing better and classic movies now. The GHOLLYWOOD industry has improved successfully in their growth over the years.
Over the recent years however, there have been a maximum change in the appreciation of the Ghanaian movies in the industry.
Before that happened, some Ghanaians used to love more of the Nigerian movies than their own movies. The usual saying among some Ghanaians at that time was, ”WE ALWAYS GET TO KNOW HOW THE STORY IS GOING TO END ONCE THE MOVIE BEGINS”. That was quite sad because the Ghanaian producers, actors and actresses put in a lot of effort but felt they were not appreciated by the public.
Now, the industry has developed some growth and a rapid improvement in their production. The story lines have improved. The actors and actresses are now top rates. The settings, the dialogue and the picture quality have been upgraded. The Ghanaian movie actors and actresses are now being more appreciated more now than ever. They are being honoured with awards every year in Ghana. They have been recognized in Nigeria and other African countries, the United Kingdom and the United States. It is a great change and we are happy to see that vast improvement in the Ghanaian movie industry.
The Ghanaian Movie Industry has developed an obvious vast change which has opened a lot of opportunities for more people in the business. The actors have worked with several African countries like ”Gambia” which is known as ”The Smiling Coast of Africa”, South Africa, Liberia, Tanzania, Malawi and many other countries as well.
Overall, African movies have become more diverse over the years but we still have a long way to go and a lot to learn from the ”HOLLYWOOD INDUSTRY”.
HOLLYWOOD movie producers use every trick in the book to make the best movies. They are very particular about their scripts, the settings and even how the actors and actresses portray their characters in the movies. The producers put more emphasis on how classic the movie is supposed to look like in terms of picture quality, creativity and of course, they also invest tons of money for advertisements.
Unlike the African movies, HOLLYWOOD movies seldom ran beyond the standard of 90 minutes. They don’t necessarily make long stories with unnecessary plots. African movies have been known to run like television series with some movies having 5 parts with each part running as long as two and half hours, making one story almost 12 hours long. Editing I believe is some of African movies’ deficiency. Most people do not have the time to sit through 12 hour movies, so the directors must emphasize on crisp scripts and refrain from these marathon movies. Wholly speaking, African movies are getting better and some of our actors have already impacted HOLLYWOOD.
Our biggest dream is to reach our highest aim in the African movie industry in order to even get into collaboration with the HOLLYWOOD movie industry, as we progress our growth in the movie industry. Written by (Afia Serwaah)” at least she knows the real deal unlike some of you hypocrites
You people are so quick to judge and have too much expectations why only God knows in this industry you start from the bottom and work to the top, you don’t see Nigeria criticising their own industry neither are they in a rush Gods time is the best time since some of you who are commenting are so quick to judge and your accent is so good why don’t you step into the industry and make a change to it (nonsense) I want be mentioning any names but some of you Guys need a bucket of holy water instead of supporting your industry your hear bashing them so my question is why do you watch GH movies in the first place at least they got their names out their pictures on billboard and countries like Jamaica, Suriname, holland Belgium and other countries enjoying GH/ Nollywood movies people like Jackie Appiah, Nadia, Van Vicker, Majid and the list goes on are well known in those countries most of my white friends enjoy GH movies yet they are not even complaining this website is well known of criticising their own artist but I’m sure if one of them makes it to hollywood or any wood than they will be changing their stories around bunch of hypocrites
Why are u guys acting so childish?Whats so special about Hollywood?are Ghanaians less human than those in Hollywood?And y’all talking about accents,do u know Djimon Gaston Haouson?Do u know how terrible he can sound in movies yet he gets role everyday.And come to think of it how many of u can stop God from blessing a person?U should be ashamed of yourselves behind ur pcs.
@Adjoa Nbaaso), You cant be disrespecting people becos of their opinions, we agree to disagree, we are all matured people who have the right o say whatever we want, you dont know anyone on here to call them childish just becos you dont agree with their opinions. This is the problem with Ghana people, you hate the truth, you therefore throw insult jabs and daggers, and for what? Get over it already, nobody pays anyone’s bill on here.
@LA, oh,& u think u r matured?And u forgot u r the same person who stated in ur first sentence people r entitled to their opinions.so y u ve a problem with my input when I hadn’t mentioned no names.I bet it hit u real hard.And the only reason u think u r matured is cuz u started fixing some cheap Brazilian hair on ur Goliath head right?Next time dnt make a fool out of urself.Use ur brains for what they r meant for.
@Adjoa Nbaaso), You are stup9d, u are not as smart as you think you are. You can make your opinions without attacking others cos you dont like what they said, i am one of those who stated about them using fake accents,so yes your comment was a jab to me, how dare you call people childish, who the hell do you think you are? You are fool yourself and dumber than a bag of hammers, so we cant complain that some actors fake their accents, Djimon Honsou speak with an african accent he doesnt fake his accents like your ghanaian actors, you dumbo.As smart as you think you are, use your f9king brains well before you speak,
@LA, Was that suppose to hurt my feelings?haha!!It didn’t do sh•t bamboo!U could ve made a good & short wise statement but here u r ranting like a hungry pig..U must be proud of urself and feeling good huh?I pity the people around u cuz very soon u will be bitching then..Someday when u grow into a human being,u will start acting like one.
@Adjoa Nbaaso), I am matured becos i started fixing cheap brazilian hair on my goliath head, hahahaha, thats a cheap lame joke, you know, lol, and she thinks shes smart, you are crazy.
@LA, Hun!U need to start hanging with smart people cuz ur type of brain is only needed in the animal kingdom.And oh, before u respond make sure u r out of that zone it else u will keep sounding stupid as always!
@Adjoa Nbaaso), our actors and actresses born and bred in Ghana have suddenly developed strange accents all in the name of Hollywood and u think it’s nothing worth talking abt? Must the ordinary Ghanaian be ashamed of having a thick ghanaian accent? Well,i dunno abt others,but I am not ashamed at all.probably u are one of those who go like “ne br)fo ed3” wen u hear such people speak.
@maame ama, they r matured enough to do or act anyhow they want.As a Ghanaian were u also thought to write “don’t know” or dunno?Havent u also adopted or ignorantly copied from somewhere?Before u remove the speck from someone’s eye,try to remove the big bamboo from urs.And wait,u think all those gh celebrities have time for ur 4 by 2 comments on here?U think that’s going to change something?They dnt ve enough time to waste on u so shut ur big front door & keep moving.
@Adjoa Nbaaso), GTFOH WITH YOUR BS AND HYPOCRISY, IF YOU ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR AFRICAN ACTORS TELL THEM TO POLISH THEIR ACTING AND DROP THEIR STUPID ACCENTS. FU
@LA, lmao nah hollup, (imma be nice) what accent should I read yo comment in? Here you are criticizing someone saying they ‘fake’ accents N that its so horrible but u tryna cuss someone in some fake accent. Hypocrisy, is it? Or what do you want me to call it? N oh, don’t try come at me on some Nas sh!t, talking bout how can I tell ya accent by what you wrote, sh!t is elementary. Now all yall chastising our beloved actors for faking they accents, re-evaluate yaselves & come again.
@NxggaWut?, loooooooool you got me laughing out loud
@NxggaWut?, Speak english dude or stfup, another useless entity, blah blah blah, all gibberish, go have several seats ,illiterate fools.
@NxggaWut?, what r u?A fool or a psyco?Look at how u r attacking people on here when u were the same person who stated people r entitled to their opinion.Forreal u need serious attention cuz this is insane.
@Adjoa Nbaaso), ??? I think u replied the wrong comment.
@Adjoa Nbaaso), Waba so paa… did I insult u in my comment? And yes I write shorthand because i’m only posting a comment and not writing an english essay.I won’t stoop to ur level because u are probably a primary school girl who happens to have a CHINA phone dat helps u post ur useless comments.nsem hunu akwa!
@maame ama, Maba so?Haha!!We use to be buddies in the Forest u were tamed in right?U sound soo retarded..Anyway,little brat,momma needs u in the cage,time to eat grass…Probably that will calm u down & oh yes my china fon is doing a good job in responding!!!
@Adjoa Nbaaso), hahaha listen bish you and all your loser friends should hurry up and kill yourselves, you are the biggest hypocrite on here, its okay for your loser friends to insult a celeb like jackie appiah but others cant say nothing about nadia yvonne, so am going back to what i said before, who the hell are you and your loser friends on this site? Bish if your are a boss in your hm not on this site, you dont control what people say here. I dont give a sh9t what you say, you are not part of my day to day existence or do you help with anything, unless you are putting $$$$ in my account. why do i give fck what you minions have to say? This is my last time of responding to your crap.
Thanks. Exactly what I was thinking, its hard to even determine what accent they’re trying to fake cos its all mixed up, a bit of British, American, Australian ? Nadia puts r in every word to make it American. she’s not the only one though, I like her but i would enjoy her movies more without all this fakery.