With hit films like the science fiction flick District 9, Africa's movie industry is slowly gaining recognition as a significant player in the global entertainment industry. The Nigerian film sector is centered at Lagos, the country's capital, and produces hundreds of movies every year. These are quickly snapped up by the continent's television stations. For those who intend to own a copy, African movies for sale are available at most urban centers, usually sold for extremely low prices by entrepreneurial hawkers.
Themes revolving around the occult, romance and action are very popular with audiences in Africa. However, unlike Hollywood studios, which have the cash to invest in spectacular stunts, big name actors, cutting edge animations and high tech post processing facilities, the land mass cinemas tend to rely more on great plots and superb acting to drive the point home, an approach that has kept audiences asking for more.
Producers interested in the fantasy genre have faced the same problem as any other African show maker; a limited budget. To create compelling films on a shoestring budget, the continent's film makers have turned to showcasing witchdoctors, a group of people whom most Africans know about. This approach has paid fat dividends, and is constantly adapted by adding different elements, such as the conflict between good and evil.
Romance flicks are a favorite of movie goers all over the world, and Africa is no different. Producers in the landmass explore themes that are familiar to most people, with forbidden love being especially popular. This may range from relationships between lovers with different ethnic, racial or socioeconomic backgrounds to unfriendly in laws. Movie makers also explore the pressures that modern marriages face, the clash of traditional and contemporary cultures among other themes.
America has its Chris Rock, while the United Kingdom has Rowan Atkinson, popularly known as Mister Bean. Africa has its own share of comedians too, and this genre of movie is one of the most popular in the landmass, surpassed only by romance flicks. Most movies in this category leverage on exaggerated actions to pass a message, eschewing special effects and concentrating instead on gripping plots and superb acting.
There are very few adventure films produced by some from Africa studios. This is the result of limited budgets, as this class of cinemas requires a substantial amount of money to shoot and produce. However, this is slowly changing as studios grow.
Crime flicks have a huge following across the landmass. This category of films is laden with crooked cops, violent criminals, corrupt politicians and seasoned detectives. These elements sometimes likely to mirror daily life in Africa, where crime is a common occurrence in some locales.
Horror films are a staple of western theaters. Zombies, vampires and other horrifying creatures are a common feature of these cinemas. In Africa, producers tend to focus on the supernatural; ghosts, ancestral spirits, demons, gods, witchdoctors, spells and the like. Though scary, these pictures tend to have a huge following. African movies for sale may incorporate a variety of genres in one film.
Themes revolving around the occult, romance and action are very popular with audiences in Africa. However, unlike Hollywood studios, which have the cash to invest in spectacular stunts, big name actors, cutting edge animations and high tech post processing facilities, the land mass cinemas tend to rely more on great plots and superb acting to drive the point home, an approach that has kept audiences asking for more.
Producers interested in the fantasy genre have faced the same problem as any other African show maker; a limited budget. To create compelling films on a shoestring budget, the continent's film makers have turned to showcasing witchdoctors, a group of people whom most Africans know about. This approach has paid fat dividends, and is constantly adapted by adding different elements, such as the conflict between good and evil.
Romance flicks are a favorite of movie goers all over the world, and Africa is no different. Producers in the landmass explore themes that are familiar to most people, with forbidden love being especially popular. This may range from relationships between lovers with different ethnic, racial or socioeconomic backgrounds to unfriendly in laws. Movie makers also explore the pressures that modern marriages face, the clash of traditional and contemporary cultures among other themes.
America has its Chris Rock, while the United Kingdom has Rowan Atkinson, popularly known as Mister Bean. Africa has its own share of comedians too, and this genre of movie is one of the most popular in the landmass, surpassed only by romance flicks. Most movies in this category leverage on exaggerated actions to pass a message, eschewing special effects and concentrating instead on gripping plots and superb acting.
There are very few adventure films produced by some from Africa studios. This is the result of limited budgets, as this class of cinemas requires a substantial amount of money to shoot and produce. However, this is slowly changing as studios grow.
Crime flicks have a huge following across the landmass. This category of films is laden with crooked cops, violent criminals, corrupt politicians and seasoned detectives. These elements sometimes likely to mirror daily life in Africa, where crime is a common occurrence in some locales.
Horror films are a staple of western theaters. Zombies, vampires and other horrifying creatures are a common feature of these cinemas. In Africa, producers tend to focus on the supernatural; ghosts, ancestral spirits, demons, gods, witchdoctors, spells and the like. Though scary, these pictures tend to have a huge following. African movies for sale may incorporate a variety of genres in one film.
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