Not Every Movie is Cinema-Worthy, Says Kunle Remi

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Not Every Movie is Cinema-Worthy, Says Kunle Remi

He emphasized that both audiences and filmmakers often confuse TV-quality films with cinema, without fully understanding what it takes to create a truly cinematic experience.

“Not everybody understands what cinema is. I don’t think a lot of people understand it in the first place, that is why you have a low-budget film put in the cinemas when it’s not even cinema-worthy. And you see people come for you. There is a difference between a cinematic film and a film for TV, “ he said.

“The moment Nigerians and filmmakers understand that we won’t be having this conversation. Kunle Afolayan for example, does cinema if you look at the quality of his project, the style and effort put into it are cinema. If he does TV films, he might not do so great because he is probably focused or trained to do cinema films,” he added.

“TV films are maybe cable films or online TVs and you can tell this was done in 5 days. I’m an actor and I can tell. Sometimes I’m doing a film and they tell me, it’s for the cinemas and I laugh. I know I’m not supposed to but, it’s funny,” he said.

“I can’t discourage anyone cos it might be a starting point for some people do not be angry if people come for you or movie lovers share opinions of your film or critics talk about it cos you can’t then compare it to a Hollywood production,” he concluded.

Remi rose to stardom after his victory in the 7th edition of Gulder Ultimate Search in 2010. His introduction to acting began shortly after that. He has appeared in numerous films, including Ijakumo, Falling, A Naija Christmas, Introducing the Kujus, and The Prophetess.

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