Movie Review: The Woman King (by guest blogger Mutendei Writes)
The Woman King review, written by guest blogger Mutendei Writes GO WATCH THE WOMAN KING! Having done a second watch, The Woman King is definitely a masterpiece of cinematography, the remixes on history notwithstanding. The highpoints of the movie are the scale and splendour of the sets, alongside off course, the Agojie warriors. The Dahomey Kingdom we are presented with, clearly and courageously depicts how well organized pre-colonial Africa was, both culturally and commercially (the slave trade still a meaty bone of contention for the movie.) With all the good though, there are some considerable diminishing faux pas that must be addressed as much as the movie deserves celebration. Let me start with tackling two prominent concerns that jumped off the screen. 1) The Woman King should have been a series. Given the money-politics of Hollywood that feature as a point of contention in several cast interviews about its creation, I can concede that just getting the movie made wa