Headline : Film Review: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (2024) on Prime Video: A Great Movie That Could Have Been Outstanding

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Synopsis: The film follows Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti from her youth as the first female student at Abeokuta Grammar School, her meeting of – and marriage to – Israel Ransome-Kuti, her career as an educationist, and the formation of the Abeokuta Women’s Union (initially called the Abeokuta Ladies’ Club) which led to the revolt against colonial rule and the patriarchy. The story was portrayed as a series of flashbacks narrated by Joke Silva.

I will probably be stoned for this review, but with the hype and awards already won by the movie, I expected much more from it than I was served. Don’t get me wrong; the movie, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, is good, and tried to stay true to history, as documented in Ake and other books in print about the hero of Egbaland, by the same name. And it allows the new generation to know a bit more about her than just being the first woman in Nigeria to drive a car. Somehow, I expected more depth, more details, and unknown facts than what was already publicly available.

With every movie, Kehinde Bankole shows us she is a lady of excellence. She practically carried the movie on her back, but the onscreen chemistry with Ibrahim Suleiman was lacking. That was not her fault; I have always thought Ibrahim Suleiman acts in a tepid manner, for all his roles. Kehinde must have spent time living in Abeokuta among the people, because she makes a good attempt in speaking Egba dialect, and she was one of the few who got it right.

Having read Ake multiple times, I am able to say that Omowumi Dada does not give a good portrayal of the Eniola Soyinka, the one Wole Soyinka describe as Wild Christian, and while the focus is on Funmilayo, the story arc for the other characters is sorely lacking. Eniola Soyinka is a main character and support for Funmilayo during the siege and riots, and showing some background information about her would have given her some more characterization.  

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