While
congratulating Omotola for her National Award honour which she received
yesterday, movie producer and opinionated writer Charles Novia compared
Omotola and Genevieve's acting skills, saying Omotola has more depth in
acting than Genevieve. Read below and see if you agree with him.
Omotola
Jalade-Ekeinde is known to many. Her acting prowess is arguably in a
class by itself and her being nominated as one of the world's 100 most
influential persons by TIME magazine a couple of years back must have
paved the way for her present national recognition by the Federal
Government. Frankly speaking, I personally think she has more depth in
acting than her 'rival' Genevieve Nnaji. I have worked with both of them
in the past and also studied their acting styles. Omotola has the gift
of role immersion. She gives everything into her characters. There is an
organic style of interpretation she is gifted with. Very few actors
have that. She Is not a Method Actor, mind you but she has delivered
roles which many method actors would give her a standing ovation for.
What he says about Genevieve after the cut...
Genevieve
Nnaji, on the other hand, is a fantastic actress and a trend - setting
one too who was first honoured by Mr President a couple of years ago.
But she lacks the intrinsic ability to evolve artistically beyond her
present heights in her career. That is my opinion. There is an
underlying stereotype in her interpretation of her roles in many of her
movies; a linear aloofness and veiled disdain at the thought of being
pushed further down the exploratory lane. Of course she has an uncanny
screen presence which generally veils her artistic shortcomings when it
comes to acting and between her and her rivals, she comes tops on the
fan base list. However, with an attitude which seems to say she has
nothing more to prove, even the fans would become restless if new
artistic exploits are not offered from her to which they can beat their
chests.
And for fans of both actresses, this is a professional
review of their acting abilities and not an attempt to rekindle old
rivalries. Somehow, this post on the National Honours dove tailed into
their artistry. All well and good.
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