15/08/2026
So I decided to watch Capital Bond, a Nigerian Movie produced by a Nigerian renowned actor, Stan Nze, and as a Literature in English Teacher, as well as a movie writer who understands the features, elements and the analysis of drama, would like to share the background knowledge, themes and lessons attributed with the plot.
I sincerely and gladly would like to acknowledge the writer, Ozioma B. Nwughala for scripting down such a mind-blowing, an artistic and informative story. The art reminds of the historic movies, where you sit at the front of your television and want to catch every dialogue, scene, twist and element in a movie.
The Background:
Candidly, when I came across the advert of this movie, the title did denote its twist, but what I couldn't envision is the principal theme of the story which happens to be an insightful idea and a problem which many face today in our society.
Nurturing an emotional pain could metamorphose and aggravate medical conditions which could have been alleviated over a period of time, thereby chaining the mind spiritually, physically and stagnating all round progress.
The mind is the engine room that determines illumination or darkness into one's life and illuminates life when it refuses to be chained by pain, grief or grudges.
The story reveals the level of imprisonment grief and grudges hold over a mind which it captures and its adverse effects - joy killer, aggression and its extension, barricade between God and man, and mental health challenge.
Plot
The beginning of the story with a conflict which leaves the viewer in a suspense, longing to know why Jane has refused to talk to Ferdinand and accept Dera as her daughter would place in the mind of every viewer with a conclusion that Ferdinand cheated, like in our everyday movie, but the introduction of flashbacks and the intermittent introduction of a dream sequence which serve as an exposition device uniquely credits the movie plot. The dream scenes provide the visual me
