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Okey Bakassi, an actor cum stand-up comedian, says it is unfair to compare Nigeria\u2019s movie industry to its American counterpart.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the sidelines of the premiere of Avengers: Endgame organised by the US consulate at Filmhouse Cinema, Oniru, he said Hollywood has had years of experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cNollywood is doing an amazing job of telling African stories, specifically Nigerian stories. Nobody else can tell it better than us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo to draw a comparison won\u2019t be fair on Nollywood. They (Hollywood) themselves had many years of cinematography, advancement in technology. It\u2019s not a fair comparison.<\/p>\n

They (Hollywood) are telling their stories the way they want to tell their story. We are here telling our stories. These are two different things. But in technology, they are way ahead. So Nollywood is doing fantastically well, (there\u2019s) a lot of room for improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Avengers: Endgame\u2019 is the final sequel to Marvel\u2019s 2012 movie, \u2018The Avengers\u2019<\/p>\n

Commenting on the movie, he said: \u201cYou know when you\u2019re seeing a movie like this which is the coming together of how many years of work, and you\u2019re finally seeing like the ending, you know different layers of emotions will move in your head. So you probably need to sit down again and see it without expectations to get a clearer picture.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor some people, I\u2019m sure it would meet their expectations. There will always be critics who would always say it could have been like this or like that. But I think for me, they did an awesome job. I\u2019ll still like to see it again to be very honest.\u201d<\/p>\n

The movie features Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson and Danai Gurirain.<\/p>\n

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