Here we're again with the second and last part of Lisabi. Remember in the first part we discussed how Lisabi's friend died. What transpired, how much he loved him, and how he sought to take revenge on the Oyo empire.
Lisabi: A Legend Is Born
I love this part so much especially because it opens up to the origin of Lisabi himself, how he came to be, the mystery surrounding him, how his mother died protecting him and the last prayer she said to him back then before she gave up the ghost and how that it was that prayer that connected him(Lisabi) to some spiritual forces that now guide and protect him.
Also, it went on about the fight between the the Oyo empire and the Egba's. How they didn't just fight with swords and hands, but made use of charms and spiritual powers too. And at last, the Egba won the war with the help of Lisabi.
But then, things fell apart after they won the war. People who were close to Lisabi began to get jealous; they felt he was the only one taking all the glory. They even went ahead to kill someone who's very close to him. Later they nominated him and asked him to be the warlord, but he turned it down and made his way, or let's say, he disappeared into the spiritual realms. In short, we can't say that Lisabi died at the end; they deliberately left his end as a mysterious one, meaning he's a legend.
I as well love how this second part has its own title, "A legend is born," and it is a continuation of the first, "The uprising." And I can say that I really love the continuation, and as expected people for jealous of him, which led to betrayal, chaos and all which made him eventually disappeared, especially when the most closest person to him was killed.
Not as if this particular one didn't have their offs; of course they did, but I love how they did something that isn't in the first, and that is them touching on the person of Lisabi, his birth, and all of that. Because in the first part I was wondering how a farmer would be this powerful to the extent of communicating with spiritual beings and forces.
Lateef Adedimeji gave his best to this movie. It made me respect him more as an actor, I can now see beyond most of his crying crying acts he often does in movies. This movie made us see how good, versatile and great of an actor that he is. Yeah, and about his friends getting jealous of him, I would say he contributed to it too. You know, when the praises and all were much, he as well began to treat others somehow, so they felt somehow about it too.
I also love how that after the war and everything, those who seek his downfall and all were people closest to him. The people who fought side by side with him to win the war against the Oyo Empire became the same people who resented him when he became the most glorified.
What I didn't like though was how that the jealousy part wasn't really built, we actually need to see some of it, and how it build up to get to that extent, that way we would understand very well why they did what they did. I love that the ending has him deciding to disappear, but also, that was too quick; after all of those things he had gone through and all, he disappeared abruptly.
But the visuals, costumes, location and all his very good.
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Images are screenshots taken from the movie.
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Rating: 80/100
