CAST – Nse Ikpe Etim, Kalu Ikeagwu, Bimbo Manuel, Chucks
Chyke, Iyke Adiele, Tehila Adiele.
DIRECTOR – Bright Obasi Wonder
GENRE – Drama
Broken is the story of a pair of ex lovers Miriam and Gabriel, who had three children
while they were in their youth. Being irresponsible at the time, Eric, Samuel
and Emmanuella faced abandonment. Years later, Gabriel and Miriam get married
to different people and are living peacefully. Out of the blues, Samuel and
Emmanuella show up at Miriam’s home. Their arrival opens wounds, and many secrets start to unfold.
This abandonment leaves Eric on death row, Emmanuella in an Asylum, and Samuel
a nobody in the society. How will Gabriel and Miriam face this BLAST FROM THE
PAST?.......
Every movie, be it good or bad, is subject to some form of
constructive criticism. Now this movie, Broken, is a multi award winning movie.
The plot is intense, informative and very emotional. People who have “Tough”
hearts might face a turn around after watching this movie.
Now this emotional movie tells a story which actually
happens in reality. Everyday in Nigeria, children are being abandoned, abused
and subjected to some form of violence. some parents do this due to
circumstances or just sheer selfishness and stupidity. Be that as it may, this
movie has lots of positives and negatives simultaneously.
Starting with the positives, Broken is a movie with lots of
new faces. This is probably a conscious risk taken by the Producers of the
film. Funny enough, these actors know the onions of their job description.
Where there was need for tears, they gave tears. Where there was need for
laughter, they gave laughter. Knowing fully well that the movie is an emotional
drama, they gave 100% of their emotions. They also didn’t look directly into
the camera while delivering their lines. This in itself is extremely
impressive.
Miriam’s family was seemingly an average one. This was
clearly shown in the location of the House being used. Locations weren’t exaggerated
and every spot used matched the activities taking place in the scene.
Regarding the costume used, every clothing item used either
by the parents, children, prisoner, etc. was totally in sync with the story
being told. For instance, scenes shot at home on a normal day had the ladies
wearing flip flops and normal clothing. In some movies I have seen, you’ll find
people wearing heels and painting their faces like they’re going for an
occasion mean while, the scene being shot is portraying an ordinary day.
Camera movements and angles were top notch. Where there was
need to lay emphasis on a particular thing or person, adequate shots were
taken. The camera wasn’t moving like an epileptic person caught in a cross fire
between cops and thieves. In all, shots, angles, movements in general were
impressive.
Talking about Sound track and Background music, both were in
sync with the story being told. Slow thought provoking instrumentals were used
to stir up emotion and strong ‘’Ghen Ghen” instrumentals were used as well to
lay emphasis on some action scenes or statements being made.
Now this is the part where the bitter truth is told. In as
much as there are a lot of positive sides to the movie Broken, to create a
balance, the bad guys come out to play.
I pay close attention to detail so in the scene at the
beginning where some lunatics were
shown, they had their hairs nicely done. In reality, people who have mental
issues will not, I repeat NOT have the patience to sit and get their hair done.
That’s an ‘oops’ moment right there.
There are points in the movie where conversations are taking
place but the background music overshadows whatever it is the characters are
saying or trying to say. And at some point there was no sound at all. I’m
hoping it’s only evident in the DVD I own.
There were a few grammatical errors too. This is what the
average Nigerian youth calls ‘’Gbagaun’’. Thank God they are very few and quite
unnoticeable. But people who have error detectors implanted somewhere might not
miss it.
BROKEN, is a must see movie for every individual and family
as the case may be. Big ups to the Writer/Director Mr. Bright Obasi Wonder. The movie has A LOT of valuable messages that
can help in shaping lives, mending broken homes and making our dear country
Nigeria a better place. So if you haven’t seen the movie, it is out on DVD for
just 500Naira. Grab a copy and slip it into your DVD Player so that your family
can get informed and enjoy top notch story telling at the same time.
PS: Happy New Year everyone... This is my first post this year.... I'm working on some exciting stuff so watch this space. *hugs*
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