A new movie titled ‘VeryDarkBlackMan‘, based on the controversial social media activist VeryDarkMan, has ignited mixed reactions since its release on YouTube.
Starring veteran actor Gentle Jack in the lead role, the film has already amassed over 11,000 views in less than 24 hours, but not without criticism.
While some viewers saw the project as harmless comedy, others slammed Nollywood for what they called shallow storytelling, arguing that such films hinder the industry’s growth.
Mumu Nollywood industry will never grow. Imagine when they are better stories that needs dramatisation to educate Nigerians and the world generally but they prefer to be shallow, an X user wrote.
He shouldn’t have taken the role yen yen yen, will you people pay his bills? You guys don’t know if he’s broke and didn’t have any choice, your own is just to criticize. Mtchew, another X user added.
Because of feeding, our legends are stripping themselves of the last ounce of credibility. Kids won’t eat legacy sha, they feed off the currency, another user wrote.
