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This blog will go indepth to analyze the Nollywood industry and how the internet has influenced its spread. The Nollywood movie industry developed in 1990, and has been producing more movies than the U.S. and India since then. The Nollywood movies usually contain morals about life, like the ones heard in oral stories. They are characterized by the voodoos and evils in our society, and the exaggeration of everyday situations that make the best dramas for T.V.
Before the popularity of the internet, the Nollywood industry remained low scale. But the emergence and popularity of the internet has popularized it and has connected the indigens of Nigeria and fans of Nigerian movies to watch Nollywood movies via the internet.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

How did the internet make Nollywood movies popular?

First I will say the internet made a lot of things popular. Think of the many things you go online to do. Read online newspaper, go to online dictionaries, look for information through Google, etc. Google itself, and YouTube has made Nollywood movies very popular. The internet has become a significant aspect of our lives these days. It has also made us think more in globalization terms. "Flygerians", also known as Nigerians abroad feel more connected to their homeland, all thanks to the internet. Nollywood movies started as a small industry and has significantly grown in terms of the number of movies produced per month.As a flygerian, these movies have helped me significantly to connect to my homeland. These movies not only give us flygerians something to do during our leisure times, they also tell us about the current information of Nigeria even though we are not there. I usually find myself, while watching the movies, looking at the current fashion (oh, and trust me, Nigerian movie stars are big on fashion!), the roads, and the trends. Some Nollywood movies are usually about the trends going on in Nigeria. For example, when the flu became a trending topic, there was a movie concerning the flu. Now there is a big trend about blackberries, and a movie recently came out about it and it is called Blackberry Babes. These movies online have no price to it and Nollywood movie lovers can watch as many as they want.
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  1. CarolineApril 9, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    That's really cool how the internet can connect Nigerians abroad to the culture of their homeland. I've heard of Bollywood before, but not Nollywood...it's fascinating to see that Nigeria has such a successful and popular film industry.

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