Nollywood is unarguably the biggest
movie industry in Africa and arguably the biggest behind Hollywood in
the world. The movie industry provides home video and cinema
entertainment to Nigerians and the rest of the world.
It is understandable that movies are not entirely based on
reality but like every other forms of art is considered a blend between
imagination and a slice of reality. Nollywood however is sometimes
notorious for providing a misrepresentation or exaggerated form of Lagos
ladies. The issue with this representation is that some people believe
them and think Lagos ladies are exactly the way they are portrayed.
These portrayals sometimes show the ways to win these ladies hearts
which is sometimes too dramatic to be considered real.
Here are five lies Nollywood tell about Lagos ladies
Good Mechanic
It’s a common plot in Nollywood movies to see a relationship begin
between a random lady and a random gentleman just because her vehicle
breaks down in the middle of nowhere and the poor young man appears from
nowhere to repair the car and gets it working. The lady is head over
heels in gratitude and they exchange numbers. A Romantic relationship
thus begins. If you are a man and you need to enrol in a mechanic school
before you can win a lady’s heart, you are in for a huge
disappointment. Most Lagos ladies will thank you for your service and
drive away before you realise it.
Look Into Her Eyes
The origin of this Nollywood fantasy is unknown but a scene will
likely come up in a romantic movie where the man will look into a lady’s
eyes squarely and utter the statement:
“Look into my eyes and say you don’t love me”.
The Lagos lady in question will suddenly be in a sort of a trance and
not be able to say she doesn’t love him. Please don’t try this at home
as you are likely to get a burst of laughter from the lady or worse a
questioning look with an unspoken question: Are you alright?
She Can Commit Suicide For You
The Shakespearean Romeo and Juliet has influenced a lot of movies and
Nollywood is one of the industry that has benefitted from this creation
of romance. Nollywood’s portrayal of romance can be deep and almost
unbelievable and usually, it is the lady who gets overly emotional about
the whole thing up to the point of being suicidal if her parents are
against the relationship. While Lagos ladies like every other lady can
be emotional about a relationship, suicide is not commonplace. Don’t get
that idea into your head that her life will suddenly end without you.
Rich Ladies Always Fall In Love With Poor Dudes
Nollywood usually portrays that ladies who come from wealthy Lagos
families prefer to go and possibly marry poor dudes. This plot is so
common that some it is predictable. The poor guy becomes the centre of
her universe while another rich guy gets a tongue lashing because he is
interested in her. While this is not impossible, it has been over
flogged so much that it has shaped some young men’s fantasy about Lagos
ladies. If you think living off a rich Lagos girl is trendy, you need to
think twice as they are smart and like to rove with the same flock. If
you are not careful, they are ready to take from you who don’t have.
Disown Parents
Lagos ladies are usually ready to disown their parents as soon as
they say they are not in support of the lady’s relationship with a
certain man. This is a Nollywood plot by the way and not an accurate
representation of Lagos ladies. In the movie, the lady tells warns her
parents that if they don’t support her relationship with her sweetheart;
she will cut every familial relationship she has with them and even
tell them not to bother to include her in their will. This is laughable
as Lagos ladies are not that silly. They know they it is too serious an
issue to handle than threatening the parents with such. If you are a
man, don’t think you are so wonderful that she will kick her parents out
of her lifer because of you.
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