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ABSTRACT The Nigerian film industry otherwise known as Nollywood has been acknowledged to be the second largest in the world in terms of volume of production. This fact presents an interesting vista worthy of interrogation especially in regards to the quality of the films produced. It is in respect of this premise that this article examines the plot of the Nigerian film – a characteristic capable of impacting on the popularity of the film. The paper, having dwelt on what plot is, critically examines the Nigerian film plot and discovers that the Nollywood films mostly adopt the episodic structure, thereby making them to be unnecessarily long. Besides, many of the films tend to be too wordy, too chatty and over-padded, thus subjecting them to scathing criticism. The challenges of scriptwriting in this regard are examined, culminating in recommendations being made on how to improve the quality of scripts through plot construction in the teeming film culture.
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Why is it important?
It captures some of the issues that necessitated the concept of Neo Nollywood.
Perspectives
The work gives an honest overview of the Nigerian film culture at a time and points out the direction to go.
Prof Osakue S. OMOERA
Federal University Otuoke
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This page is a summary of: The Nigerian Film Plot, Matatu, January 2016, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/18757421-04802012.
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