As written in Proverbs 22:6, ‘Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it’.
But some parents of this generation seem to have totally forgotten that
the kind of up-bring, responsibilities and decisions they make for
their children, though might be seen as the right path, can as well
affect their way of thinking and living their lives without them.
As the wise saying goes, ‘Life is full of surprises accompanied by
experiences’; that is exactly what our movie and music industries puts
in as much efforts to depict sometimes their personal, people and/or
imaginary life experiences to help educate the world.
But as pathetic ignorant attitudes portrayed by most youth of this
generation, almost everything (be it good or bad) they see in movies,
music videos and songs they hear entice them. Matters worse when the
characters in some of these movies and music videos are their favorites
who deliver their roles admirably.
Well patronized role models include the likes of Jackie Appiah, Nadia
Buari, Yvonne Nelson, Yvonne Okoro, Ebi Bright, Martha Ankomah, Nana Ama
McBrown, Akua Ataa ‘Kyeiwaa’, Mercy Aseidu, Vivian Jill, Emilia
Brobbey, Jocelyn Dumas, Naa Ashorkor, Maame Serwah, Omotola, Mercy
Johnson, James Gardiner, Majid Michel, John Dumelo, Adjetey Annang, Agya
Koo, Bill Asamoah, Rahim Banda, Kwadwo Nkansah Lil Wayne, Kwaku Manu,
Alatiawe, Idikoko and Chris Attoh, just as few to mention.
Although children in the Ghanaian Movie Industry are very few;
well-liked kids, deluxe whiz-kid actor, Rahim Banda (Accra-based) and
the famous ‘Kumasiano’ witch-kid, Maame Serwah (Clera Benson) can never
be disputed of their great acting cleverness among their co-kid actors.
These two kids have something very much in common but opposite in terms
of their screen works; same scene character with different script roles
in movies.
Rahim Banda ever since he joined the movie industry in 2011 is always
seen acting the goody-comfy and sometimes a ‘modernized wizard’
(magician) in a lead or supporting roles who may just be having quire
challenges memorizing his scripts and satisfying movie directors.
Instead of letting him face realities of life’s challenging moments, he
is at all times the son of wealthy parents which to me is nothing new
to Rahim who is already exposed to such luxurious living because his
lovely father, Alhaji Banda alias Bandex is a blessed well-to-do man.
Unlike Maame Serwah, who was a pioneer contestant in the maiden edition
of Talented Kids on TVAfrica whose background though I cannot confirm
is from a well-to-do or destitute home yet always given roles of a
suffering child who ends up being ‘demonic’.
Her challenges may just be the ‘tough’ translation of the English
written script to the local dialect, Twi as she is already good at what
she does in terms performing.
Even if it’s the movie directors who always give her known-usual
scripts to act; can’t she for once reject her one-way role and ask for
other roles or these movie directors only recognize her witchy-act
talent in the name of nurturing her talent or they feel that’s all she’s
got in her?
I beg to ask, are Maame Serwah’s parents not ‘responsible’ enough to
discuss with these movie directors to minimize trooping in with such
scripts for the wellbeing and good up bring of their daughter? Oh, I
read she seem to have chosen acting-tour to school and that confirms
their irresponsibility.
Since her parents seem much interested in the money their daughter is
bringing home, the entire world pray they don’t regret when she starts
apportioning blames later when she is all grown up and things don’t go
as she expects.
With the kind of character she is always seen depict in movies, I am
sure to say it might as well be affecting her persona in real life and
as well causing her a mood-swing disorder prior to her usual roles.
Societal perception about her screen life is very worrying.
In my opinion, I think these unwitting kids are being inflicted with
the roles given by movie producers ‘in the name of helping them nurture
their God giving talents’ and out of parental-ignorance and naiveté’s;
they also look out for fame without thinking twice of the negative
impact these relentless roles can affect their kids as they grow. The
phrase ‘in-future’ no more exist because the future is now.
I humbly present my CHANGE OF ROLE petition to all movie directors,
script writers and those hoping to work with these kids must endeavor to
approach them with new roles preferably a role that will help Rahim
Banda learn the realities of how kids from deprived homes survive with
or without the support of their parents.
And Maaame Serwah also be given roles that girls at her age are facing
in reality as well as the luxuries Rahim has been enjoying both on and
off the screen. She needs to act her age, therefore movie directors must
end giving her grown up roles. She is a student in her adolescent stage
hence needs to be well guided.
Movies have possible impacts on its performer and viewers; the
performer educates, nurtures and steps up his or her game in a negative
or positive change when off and on screen. The viewer learns, entertains
and practices what they see in movies either in a negative or positive
way as well.
