Wales Ojo, a veteran Nollywood actor, has claimed that modern actors value “fake acting” over authenticity.
He stated that modern-day Nollywood actors have stressed “fake acting” over the naturalness that distinguished senior actors.Information Guide Nigeria
This was expressed by the British-Nigerian actor in a recent interview with Hip TV.
According to Wale Ojo: “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.NYSC Portal
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“I know that things had moved on, but in this age of artificial intelligence, perhaps, they [morden 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.JAMB Result
“I remember watching Hubert Ogundes, Jide Kosoko, Baba Suwe, Papilolo. These were real hard core veterans at that time.JAMB Portal
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.”
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