African Queens: Njinga

Ok Netflix wanted to use a real historical figure and make a movie/docu about that person , that would of course attract lots of viewers in order to do so they have to make here look like a GOOD guy (woman) somewhat superhuman like .And they did a great job with that , a lot of people specially a certain group of viewers will find this to be just what they were looking for ;)

It is touching moving and powerful and it has a EMPOWERMEND kind of feeling to it , the people doing the story telling are enthusiastic and really love to be in this documentary and it shows by the way they are telling the story.

The movie parts are also not bad . I don't know if all Africans have that typical accent when they speak English , but for some reason i have a feeling that's not the case i real life

Now the negative things i have to say about this documentary is that . If your someone who read books about Queen Njinga and watched more documentary about here you just know they portraited here in to much like a GOOD (guy) in this one

she was brutal fierce powerful smart but also CRUELL and they just left that part out , she also wasn't afraid to be the bad person in order to achieve something ,

She was also the LARGEST HUB for SLAVE TRADE with the DUTCH and Portuguese , she sold other kingdoms in slavery in that way she saved here own and became a wealthy QUEEN

So long story short

yes powerful documentary but not ACCURATE enough for me but still a decent watch ,and who knows maybe they will make a season 2 and show more of here other side.

It is indeed an interesting story to check it out, i love history and old times stories.. to tell you the truth i was waiting for this show to be released on netflix , then i started watching and i got lost quickly in the low budget acting and scenes ... they brought actors from england with english accent to represent african history... not one actor convinced me with his role or personality..... this show could be a great one on netflix if they worked hard but it was a flop ... you meet the Africans speaking UK accent ... then the Portuguese and the dutch have same accent ... oh i couldn't handle that anymore .

This show seems like someone was not happy about history, so they just decided to ignore it and invent their own stories and outcast their imaginations as the "untold stories about African Queens" It is difficult to critique this kind of show because of its intriguing title and polarized context, despite being filled with so many lies and hoaxes.

They have a strong layer of protection and defensiveness against criticism due to cultural appropriation and political correctness. The minute you post your opinion, it's either deleted or banned because someone is very much attached to their "sensitive" and "fragile" feeling and brutally attack back, and of course "win".

This show is just lies that have been delivered to the public as truths. It shouldn't be praised, and the project should be shut down completely.

The narrator should be African, to tell our stories from the correct perspective.

African names must be pronounced in our language and intonation because they carry deep meanings.

Smacks of a colonial perspective when everyone, apart from the actors is non-African.

Expected better from Netflix.

Netflix, Africa must tell her own stories. That is a deal breaker. We can no longer turn a blind eye to the foreign telling of our history.

Glad you have begun to share our stories pre and post slavery and the fact that's we fought for our freedom and independence for over 400 years.

Some of us are still fighting today.

... it manages to be remarkably superficial - there's a distinct lack of detail, of character, of personality, of context, & analysis.

The poor-quality dramatic sequences also do nothing for the supposed exploration of this figure, her culture, & her times.

Everyone is shallowly sketched, & details are glossed over with great regularity

It's astonishing that Ms Pinkett-Smith gave this first entry 5 parts- & yet the very format has limited the ability to go deeply into the subject...

The drama & scope is limited, cliche, & trite- I found myself more drawn to books on the subject - where the character of Nzinga, her spirit, & sense of self comes far more alive, ironically, than in this live action docu-drama...