tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751019.post116573367760669651..comments2023-09-24T13:44:38.657+02:00Comments on Far away scriptwriter: Africa LiteNear byhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789416046678156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751019.post-1165835867179119252006-12-11T13:17:00.000+02:002006-12-11T13:17:00.000+02:00Hi Carole - ooops by osmosis obviously! I'll corre...Hi Carole - ooops by osmosis obviously! I'll correct thatNear byhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789416046678156902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751019.post-1165830206274966412006-12-11T11:43:00.000+02:002006-12-11T11:43:00.000+02:00Just a side note - How exactly does Joan Armatradi...Just a side note - How exactly does Joan Armatrading get grouped into "famous black Americans?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751019.post-1165780346539554192006-12-10T21:52:00.000+02:002006-12-10T21:52:00.000+02:00Thanks for dropping by Wessel! and I'm not suggest...Thanks for dropping by Wessel! <BR/><BR/>and I'm not suggesting 'Lite' is the way to go at all...Near byhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789416046678156902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751019.post-1165779589320786832006-12-10T21:39:00.001+02:002006-12-10T21:39:00.001+02:00Oh and thanks for the link to my blog....Oh and thanks for the link to my blog....Wesselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822173778126767406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751019.post-1165779553193018002006-12-10T21:39:00.000+02:002006-12-10T21:39:00.000+02:00Cool blog you have Ms Scriptwriter. I disagree wit...Cool blog you have Ms Scriptwriter. I disagree with the argument that <I>Africa lite</I> movies are the way to go.<BR/><BR/>All the 'darker' South African plots were too didatic, naive and politically correct, with flat characters lacking the complexity of real human behaviour. They whore a 'dark' cloak but it was a disguise, we never suspended our disbelief. <BR/><BR/>Tsotsi went a long way and almost achieved it.<BR/><BR/>South Africa should rather go the way of Denmark and a Dogma type setup. Strong scripts and acting, in our local languages - and forget about the glitzy holywood aesthetic. At least then it does not matter if the movies are not box office hits, and they might get real aclaim abroad.Wesselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822173778126767406noreply@blogger.com