“Your Excellency” is the feel-good movie you need to watch or re-watch.
“When you try to solve a problem, the more you try to solve it, the more it will stay a problem”
by Vive Akugha
Funke Akindele-Bello, Akin Lewis, Shaffy Bello, Toni Tones, Deyemi Okanlawon, Jemima Osunde, Alexx Ekubo and Osas Ighodaro are some of the actors in 2019’s Your Excellency. It primarily follows an unsuccessful 3-time political candidate runner as he decides to run for the 4th time. We see the different challenges and encounters he is met with on his journey. Olalekan Ajadi (played by Akin Lewis) decided to defy the odds of failure and ridicule to run once more in aspiration to become the President of Nigeria and his wife, Kemi Ajadi (played by Funke Akindele-Bello) as the First Lady.
This time, he adopts a different strategy and political party to boost his chances. While seeming to be the underdog with little to no respect, he is not fazed by much and stood still in his identity and goals.
Your Excellency is about Nigeria and politics. The movie depicts the effect of good-intentioned amicable candidates. Included are the transactions and interactions deemed necessary to be successful within the dishonest nature of politics. The movie also stresses the different issues that need to be addressed in Nigeria as well as the required or possible solutions for the betterment of the nation and its citizens.
It is about reality TV. The movie depicts the execution of reality tv shows to create a quality show and the process of creating an interesting storyline. It also portrays the importance of the show to the characters or actors as well as the problem with wanting to integrate too much of one’s personal life for the public. It is about relationships, polygamy, standard & expectations, Christianity, music, fame, social media, and more. Your Excellency is a political comedy but it is much more than that. It is a great watch with many heavy-hitting actors, comedians and personalities. You can subscribe to my account if you like my writings and you will get them in your feed when next I post. Check out the African genre of Netflix for this and many more of Nollywood.
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https://vocal.media/geeks/your-excellency-is-the-feel-good-movie-you-need-to-watch-or-re-watch
Vive Akugha is a student in the Bachelor of Arts degree program at the University of Ottawa, majoring in Communications. She writes on social issues, well-being and out of curiosity. Her major platform for writing is on Medium.com as @veevehhswritings. As a follower on there, you can sign up for her email list to be up-to-date on her posts. She is @Veevehhwrites on Twitter and Instagram. Feel free to share your opinions with her as she is with you.