Friday, January 21, 2005

telenovelas

what is it about these telenovelas that make Filipinos gaga over them? is it the refreshing faces of those pretty and handsome korean/taiwanese/spanish actors and actresses or the heart-wrenching stories that they show? i for one am also hooked to it. i believe that filipinos are one of the most artistic and creative people in the world but i think viewers are looking for something more. let's face it, filipino dramas are very predictable. one can guess what the ending will be while still viewing the middle of the drama (although some networks are already making use of the text craze to decide how the story would end) and it always ends up happily. who wouldnt want a happy ending? it would be nice for all things to end up happily but life has taught me that this is not always the case so we shouldn't be afraid to end our stories differently. writers should also put unexpected and more realistic twists to their plots; nakakasawa na kasi. not all of these actors are exceptionally good but who can resist the faces of jerry yan, vic zhou, martin or carlo?

at present, i am partial to korean dramas. i even succeeded in converting some of my friends to be believers (hehehehe!). and we are having fun exercising our lacrimal glands practically everyday while watching. i dont really know if we are crying because of what we are watching or because we are all just cry-babies. oh well, at least we know that we are still in touch w/ our emotions!


Posted by nikki:: 1/21/2005 01:07:00 PM
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