Chinua Achebe at 82: “We Remember Differently”, By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

 
I have met Chinua Achebe only three times. The first, at the National Arts Club in Manhattan, I joined the admiring circle around him. A gentle-faced man in a wheelchair.

“Good evening, sir. I’m Chimamanda Adichie,” I said, and he replied, mildly,  “I thought you were running away from me.”

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I just saw The Homeland

Short Review it is for the short movie series (:p well deserved). With just 12 episodes, it’s the only movie series I ever finished in a day.

metro.co.uk: “Homeland season one is a masterclass in high-wire tension” Yekpa! Super Yimu! Lies o. lol
When I first heard “Homeland”, first thing that came to mind was DHS so I thot this was gon be a movie about Department of Homeland Security and their operations. (you know CTU in Jack Bauer 24 na). But I was disappointed. The whole 12 hours wouldn’t even reach one episode of 24. Only people who know how breath-taking 24 is would understand sha.

It was too slow. It’s like they had so much time on their hands. Unnecessary sex scenes. Overemphasis on Crazy Carrie’s mental state. In fact, everything was stretched. Lil Miss Brody’s rudeness, Nick Brody’s passivity, overhyping of a sniper and his spotter (brody and walker), blah blah. The only near flawless character there would be Saul Berenson (Mandy Pantinkin).

It would have made too much sense if all that 12 hours was made into a 150 minutes movie with a wonderful trailer and all that. And the way it now ended again, people would be looking hungrily forward to the Part2. I must confess I’m really looking forward to the next season. I just hope there’s more action, more guns, more brutality, and awesomeness like 24. lol. C’mon these guys are supposed to be terrorists na. And the love of Saul’s life should please come back.

ps: it was unfair comparing Homeland with 24. I’m sorry lol.

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