A movie can never approximate to the intensity of a novel because it is a visual medium and in many ways a translation. The novel, as scripted narrative, demands the investment of the readers’ imagination. That is where its beauty lies and great is the director who can aspire to that alchemy.
Tag: Thandie Newton
Putting a city’s name in the title of a film is indirectly promising the audience that the city is central to the soul of the story. Aba has an incredibly distinct, commercial and bustling identity. The Aba setting of this film, however, is nominal; there is nothing visually tying this film to the city. It could have been set in any city but Aba.