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Ghana Movie Industry’s Talented & Versatile Actors!

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The Ghana Movie Industry is doing relatively well. The industry has also come to an appreciable level where its actors and actresses get recognition at prestigious awards on the African continent, Europe and lately in America.

But I strongly believe that, it won’t be too strong a word to say that, the industry lack versatile actors. Truth be told in plain language, versatility is almost non-existent in Ghanaian movies. Also, the industry is small, that every actor who does a movie gets noticed.

Very often Ghanaians [annoyingly true] mistake how good-looking an actor is to mean he is a good or versatile actor, but that’s utterly not true. Let me remind you that being all good-looking has got nothing to do with how great you are when interpreting movie scripts.

Being a great actor like Harrison Ford or Nicholas Cage is one thing and being a handsome bloke like Brad Pitt or Leonardo DiCaprio is also another thing all together. It should be noted that, I’m not in any way saying Harrison and Nicholas are the best of unappealing actors, neither am I saying Brad and Leonado are not good actors.

I get more confused if not worried or worried if not confused whenever a scriptwriter writes a script with a particular actor or actress in mind. This practise is rampant in Africa. In a way, it goes to show that, the said actor is a typecast who specialises in particular roles and also means the person isn’t versatile.

Acting is an art that can be acquired but most actors were born with the talent – those actors are naturally versatile. In football, a versatile player is referred to as a utility player – a person who can operate and play any position in his team. It doesn’t matter the challenge, such a person will fit in perfectly especially when someone is injured or suspended.

Versatility in acting is when an actor is able to play many roles and still be in character. The actor should be playing varied roles from a different genre [romance, comedy, blockbuster, thriller among others] to another.

It is not mostly about playing different characters though, it’s about being able to act different roles and look believable. A great and versatile actor knows how to get into character and switch back when the need arises. This means that, Ghana has only few versatile actors out of the whole lots.

An actors’ mannerism when interpreting any role is very important. Interestingly, offer a role to a Ghanaian actor and you are sure to get the same person in return. Give an angry-looking role to good-looking Kofi Ghana to interpret and you will surely get good-looking Kofi Ghana in your movie.

Such actors are called typecast. They are only there to play one particular role in all their movies. There are no ‘wow factor’ for such actors, since they appear to be the same in all movies.

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Photos + My Sincere Thoughts On Adams Apples London Premiere: Great Movie But Bad & Cheap Organization, More Like My Village Community Centre Concert Organization…

Adams Apples
Ms. Shirley Frimpong Manso At London's Premiere Adams Apples

It would be absolutely absurd to re-echo how great ‘Adams Apples’ is since this has been done several times on here, precisely when the chapters were premiered in Ghana. You can click here for that.

However, I sincerely cannot depart an inch from what was said in the linked post. I perfectly understand why it is a ten chapter movie, it could perfectly pass for fifty chapter movie; the twist and suspense are enough to make you want the movie not to end.

Shirley Frimpong Manso perfectly understands what her audience want and she is exceptionally great at delivering that without any dilution. The movie is on point and the reaction from the cinema hall yesterday firmly affirms that.

The best part of all is that, the large crowd that were seated at the Odeon Cinema could relate and were headedly fixed into the movie despite the fact that the weather was terrible.

Who was in charge of the organisation for the London premiere of Adams Apples? I would be exceedingly disappointed if the person or whatsoever company that handled the premiere still has a job today.

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‘Adams Apples’ Premieres Tomorrow At Odeon Cinema, London…Do Not Miss Out!

Cast Photos: Shirley Frimpong Manso's Adams Apple Movie
Cast Photos: Shirley Frimpong Manso's Adams Apple Movie

Finally, the day is almost here for the red carpet premiere of Shirley Frimpong Manso’s ‘Adams Apples’ chapters 1 & 2 in London…

The premiere of the first two chapters of the 10 chapter cinema movie series will take place tomorrow (17th June, 2011) at the Odeon cinema, Greenwich, London (9pm-late) with a red carpet appearance from the movie’s stars (Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku, John Dumelo, Joselyn Dumas, Anang Adjetey, Anima Amoah Amisa, etc) and other top Ghanaian Celebrities.

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Chapter 2 Of Shirley Frimpong Manso’s ‘Adams Apples’ Is Here, It Comes With Extra ‘Wahala’ & Twisted Connections…

Adams Apples Chapter 2
Adams Apples Chapter 2

Intensive work is under way to bring to us all the chapters of  Shirley Frimpong Manso’s  ten chapter cinema movie series ‘Adams Apples’. Last month,  Chapter 1 was successfully premiered and the movie received great reviews from various critics and viewers…If you have not yet seen the full Chapter 1, you must surely have seen the snippet and trailer.  If not, check here.

Things are being knocked together to bring ‘Adams Apples’ to the cinemas near you so you are not totally left in the dark. For those in UK,  ‘Adams Apples’ will be premiered on 17th June, 2011 at the Odeon Cinema, Greenwich so you have the chance to catch the ”Sexy, Sassy, Wahala’ experience…

I am told the ten Chapter cinema movie series  ‘Adams Apples’ will run till February, 2012. This means, we would be fed with one amazing chapter each month. Wow, something to keep us going for the rest of the year when the African movie industry is pretty much dry. 

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