Although, many people best movie will vary because people love things differently but currently, many people are talking about COMING TO AMERICA by Eddie Murphy in my country so I see that as one of the best movie in my country as many people are dying to watch it.
This movie is more of a Comedy and talks about an African Prince, named Prince Akeem who was pampered by his parents because he is the only child and heir to the throne of Zamunda Kingdom.
He had slaves who did literally everything for him. He had a male servant who brushed his tooth himself and had a female servant who bathed him, he was never allowed to do anything himself even when he asked for him to do those things himself.
As he clocked 21 years old, his parents decided to reveal to him is long groomed wife who was trained just to be his wife, a woman he has never seen before. She was trained to submit and do everything he needs but Prince Akeem wanted nothing else but a wife who will love him for who he is and not for his tittle.
KING JAFFE JOFFER AND QUEEN AOLEON
On the day he was to meet with his supposed wife which was his twenty-first birthday, big celebration was made for the supposed marriage proposal, when his wife was presented to him, Akeem realized he needed more than what he was given, he needed true love, he needed a woman who had her own will and so he summoned up the courage to reject the marriage telling his father he needed 40 days to go and look around the world before he came back to accept the arranged marriage by his parent King Jaffe Joffer and Queen Aoleon.
ARRANGED BRIDE
He was bent on finding his own wife and true love, so he decided to travels to Queens, New York with his closest friend Semmi in search for the one who will love him and be his queen.
PRINCE AKEEM AND SEMMI
He finds himself in the rural area and on arrival, their luggage and jewelries were stolen but Prince Akeem was not interested in all of that because he had enough of them and decided rent a shabby house which does not speak about his wealth and fame.
He stared is search for his wife by going to every bar, church and market he could find a woman but he never found one he was looking for until he was advised one day to go into a charity organization that was going on that night, there and then he saw Lisa and decided knew that was the kind of the woman he wanted as a wife.
He decided to blend in with the people of New York which prompted him an his companion to take the job of cleaner in a local burger bar called Mc Donalds which was owned by Lisa's father Cleo McDowell.
Lisa was a strong willed woman full of intelligence and she knew what she wanted, she never allowed her father make a decision for her.
Akeem began his flirting session in the bar with Lisa which caught Lisa's attention and made Lisa take a liking to him not because he was handsome but because he was intelligent, smart and humble as well.
At a long run, Lisa's love for Prince Akeem increased when he was able to fight the thieves with his companion who always came to rub the bar of their money and she just wasn't comfortable with her domineering boyfriend who her father felt was the best choice for her until one day her boyfriend and her father who decided to arrange a surprise marriage for her because Lisa's boyfriend was wealthy.
LISA'S FATHER
Lisa opted out of the marriage plan and refused to be forced into marriage by her father while on the other hand Akeem took the leading to continue his flirting escape as he struggles within himself not to reveal his true identity to his father and refused to reach out to his father but remain undercover as an ordinary person in search for daily living.
The truth can't be hidden for too long as his companion just couldn't understand why Prince Akeem will go to this extreme just to find a woman when he could pick as many woman as possible in his kingdom as a prince.
He decided to call on the help of the King for financial support unknown to him that the King was going to find himself down to New York. The King came with his full regali and entourage unknown to Akeem and Semmi.
On that day the King arrives New York, Akeem took Lisa out on a date and coming back with her to his house, he realized his father was around so he sent Lisa back to her home unknown to him that his father had already visited his work place.
At a long run, his father knew about his love affair with Lisa and kicked against the affair telling Lisa that Akeem already had a wife he was supposed to get married to and that she wasn't from the royal blood and can't marry his son.
Lisa was devastated and disappointed that Akeem did not reveal his true identity to her so she ran out of the house and no matter what Akeem said, Lisa wasn't ready to listen to him.
Akeem was forced back to his country with his family to go and prepare to marry the his arranged wife, although he wasn't happy but he had no option because he thought he had lost the love of his life.
The day for the marriage came with a sad face to accept the woman unknown to him that the woman in the veil was no other person than Lisa.
Akeem was surprised and happy that he was getting married to Lisa the woman he had wished to marry and thanks to his father and mother who decided to accept his choice of wife as a queen.
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I see Coming to America to be one of the best movie in my country because it has so much educational information in it. Although it is a commedy but it teaches one That not all things that glitters are gold an example is Lisa's sister who decided to date Akeem's best friend Semmi and looked down on Akeem because she felt Semmi was the prince while Akeem was the slave.
It also taught one to always be his or herself and never pretend to be who they are not. I love the part of Prince Akeem who took a step to change the traditions of his family and do things the right way.
It is a movie for everyone and for all young youth never to fall into the idea of arrange marriage all because of wealth and we should always be humble and respectful no matter the achievement we've reached in life.
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