Nigeria: A Yellow Sun and Its Many Controversies

Nigeria: A Yellow Sun and Its Many Controversies

Since its release, the movie adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's book Half of a Yellow Sun, has been marred by a variety of controversies. First, was its delayed release (because of some scenes thought to be 'sensitive'), then what some people called a "lack of efficient screen time" for the Nigerian actors in the movie. One thing is sure; the movie has been in the news but not necessarily for the right reasons. NET's Adedayo Odulaja takes a look at the movie and its many controversies.
"The announcement that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's award winning book will become a movie can easily rank among the best entertainment-related stories that have emanated from Nigeria. Besides a few people who think [that] having Hollywood actors in the movie is a disservice to the relevant slice of history that Half of a Yellow Sun (in book from or on the big screen), most Nigerians were more than excited. While this is not another review of the movie, NET seeks to look at the entire project, putting in perspective its importance to the dream of a new Nollywood with functional storylines, quality pictures and ingenious directing, all of which the adaptation of Adichie's great book combine.