Popular Twitter user, Sugabelly, has shared her opinion on movie veteran, Pete Edochie, where she labelled Edochie a bad actor who has been playing the same role his entire life.
Nigerians on social media have reacted to Sugabelly’s controversial tweet. The Nigerian film industry has been greatly contributed to by some movie veterans, who have paved the way or set the path for others to follow. As time passes on and with the advent of social media and more fresh actors, their importance and the regard people have for them seem to have diminished.
According to her, Edochie is a really bad actor who has been playing the same role his entire life. She continued that acting is not about saying proverbs and the actor is only respected because of his old age.
Pete Edochie is a really bad actor.
He’s been playing the same role his entire life.
Acting isn’t quoting proverbs.
But Nigerians live and die by seniority so the older he gets, the less anybody is able to point this glaring elephant in the room out.
— Oscar Winner Sugabelly 🌕 (@sugabelly) November 6, 2019
Many Nigerians on social media have reacted to Sugabelly’s tweet with majority of them being outraged. Others however responded by listing some of the roles he has acted and praising his skills. See some comments below:
Pete Edochie has played Roles of a King, Chief, Herbalist, Ritualist, Villain, Saviour, etc & he has played them well. He gets paid to act his best role tho & I don’t know how that makes him a bad actor but the Person who said it is Sugabelly so it doesn’t Count 🤷♂️
— King Nonny 👑 (@Zaddy_nomso) November 6, 2019
Randomly remembered this Nigerian film Pete Edochie acted with Liz Benson. She gave him love option and he started acting like a fool in love.
But you see, even before she gave him the potion, he was playing the role of a loving husband.
Quite the film.
Quite the actor!— Kiki Mordi (@kikimordi) November 6, 2019
The fact that Pete Edochie tends to be typecast as the wise old King/Chief in most Nollywood flicks doesn’t necessarily make him a bad actor.
Samuel L. Jackson is one of Hollywood’s most typecast actors and the man has an Oscar nomination.
Sugabelly is just being sugabelly.
— Adunni Adaora Achebe (@Adunni_Achebe) November 6, 2019
Pete Edochie is not a good actor? 😭
A message from Pete Edochie to the person that Made that statement. pic.twitter.com/c3L1s0npDU
— Dat Osas Cruz (@theOsasCruz) November 6, 2019
How do you sit and decide to boldly say Pete Edochie is a bad actor. Is it crack? What is wrong with people on this app. He plays one role yen yen yen, did you ever watch “Things fall apart”? Do you know how he bodied the role of “okonkwo”. Just Take several seats
— oluchi (@Adadollarz) November 6, 2019
Is Jackie Chan a bad actor coz he’s stereotyped?? Stereotypes is not bad for acting. I can be really good at this role and prosper in it . Pleas let’s stop putting these actors against themselves.
Olu Jacobs is a fantastic actor so is Pete Edochie and Jibola Dabo https://t.co/KMdqGlONxB— The Priye Diri (@KingPriyeDiri_) November 6, 2019
I have seen Pete Edochie act the rich boss man, the ritualist rich man, the company CEO, the Igwe, the village herbalist, the fetish uncle, the cult leader, and I don’t even watch a lot of movies.
So what do you mean the same role?
Really bad actor?
Did you process this? https://t.co/7Tq1Cv4bf7— Mayowa (@Mayoveli) November 6, 2019
Did you process this before typing? Such disrespect! Internet has given so much power to the faint minded to become a keyboard warriors. Pete edochie is forever a veteran and a legend at what he does. Its a privilege to have someone like him amongst us in this generation. https://t.co/pVQPP9Us6o
— CHINKO EKUN 🐅 (@ChinkoTiger) November 6, 2019
Pete Edochie paved the way for so many actors and led them as a guiding light.
Like he would say. “ What an aged person can see, a child cannot see “
So rest dear ❤️. https://t.co/hFKQRTZLxN
— Cool DJ Jimmy Jatt (@djjimmyjatt) November 6, 2019
Pete Edochie paved the way for so many actors and led them as a guiding light.
Like he would say. “ What an aged person can see, a child cannot see “
So rest dear ❤️. https://t.co/hFKQRTZLxN
— Cool DJ Jimmy Jatt (@djjimmyjatt) November 6, 2019
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