Wole Soyinka Movie
The story Professor Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka as seen in the movie Wole Soyinka is the simplified version of an influential man who actively fought the government with his words for the best part of his life.
The life of this one man Wole Soyinka feels like the life of many. At 90, Wole Soyinka is serving lessons, knowledge and advice because that might be all he has left. The man gave his very best to the world and to his country and achieved just as much. Wole Soyinka is a legend and the movie is but a visual representation of a political activist. The real narrative of the 90 years of this man called Soyinka, is in his works and achievements.
Soyinka’s life achievements span writing, teaching, political activism and humanitarianism.
The movie on Soyinka touches more on his brawls with the leadership in Nigeria in the mid-90s and his family. It gives little focus on his literary works. It introduces the life of Soyinka as a selfless hero which in many opinions is an accurate representation.
The life of the writer known to many as Soyinka sounds like a fairy tale bathed in achievements.