So ok, news about the Filipino remake of this novel/movie has been circulating the net for a few days already, and most of the comments I've read are, not surprisingly, against it. No, it's not another reason for them to celebrate.
For some, they cannot imagine how the lines of the characters would be tagalized; while for others, simply the thought of having a foreign film once again localized doesn't sound nice. And I cannot blame them for this, even though I'm not a fan of this Twilight fever. I haven't read the book, nor have I watched the film. And I want to keep it at that.
Maybe whatinspired pushed me to write this is not the issue about the remake of Twilight itself, but the idea of another remake of another foreign, popular film/novel.
It makes me ask myself, why do we, Filipinos, always have to settle for "remaking" works of other countries and just putting it into our own context? Aren't there any originality left in our producers or whoever are those involved in making these television series? Why do they always have to buy exclusive rights for something that they saw was "patok" to our Filipino audience? Do we always have to jump into the bandwagon? No. I believe that we can produce quality teleseryes without the need for any blockbuster-hit title just to make it appealing to the people.
Why is it that before, these giant television stations can produce good and substanstial teleseryes? Some of these are still fresh in our memories, while some became parts of our lives already that we can remember almost everything about it. The good thing about this, they are original Filipino-made.
Getting the rights to broadcast an Asianovela is just okay, personally. I enjoy watching some of them. But the thought of giving it a Filipino twist? No, thanks.
Most of the time, these remakes go far from the original plot/storyline until you can't recognize it anymore, which just ruins my fondest memories of it. And knowing the trend of teleseryes nowadays, the writers would just keep on adding drama, drama, and more drama so that it will appeal more to the audience. Tsk. Nakakasawa na.
I know what I wrote is pure nonsense, my English sucks, and it got far from the topic of the Twilight remake. But I can't help myself, the Filipino entertainment industry is going down. Slowly.
Oh well... "Takipsilim"? HAHA. You're making me laugh.
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I've sent this to feedback@abs-cbnNEWS.com as a reply to an article about the controversial "Twilight remake". See? That's how I love Twilight! haha. :))
For some, they cannot imagine how the lines of the characters would be tagalized; while for others, simply the thought of having a foreign film once again localized doesn't sound nice. And I cannot blame them for this, even though I'm not a fan of this Twilight fever. I haven't read the book, nor have I watched the film. And I want to keep it at that.
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It makes me ask myself, why do we, Filipinos, always have to settle for "remaking" works of other countries and just putting it into our own context? Aren't there any originality left in our producers or whoever are those involved in making these television series? Why do they always have to buy exclusive rights for something that they saw was "patok" to our Filipino audience? Do we always have to jump into the bandwagon? No. I believe that we can produce quality teleseryes without the need for any blockbuster-hit title just to make it appealing to the people.
Why is it that before, these giant television stations can produce good and substanstial teleseryes? Some of these are still fresh in our memories, while some became parts of our lives already that we can remember almost everything about it. The good thing about this, they are original Filipino-made.
Getting the rights to broadcast an Asianovela is just okay, personally. I enjoy watching some of them. But the thought of giving it a Filipino twist? No, thanks.
Most of the time, these remakes go far from the original plot/storyline until you can't recognize it anymore, which just ruins my fondest memories of it. And knowing the trend of teleseryes nowadays, the writers would just keep on adding drama, drama, and more drama so that it will appeal more to the audience. Tsk. Nakakasawa na.
I know what I wrote is pure nonsense, my English sucks, and it got far from the topic of the Twilight remake. But I can't help myself, the Filipino entertainment industry is going down. Slowly.
Oh well... "Takipsilim"? HAHA. You're making me laugh.
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I've sent this to feedback@abs-cbnNEWS.com as a reply to an article about the controversial "Twilight remake". See? That's how I love Twilight! haha. :))
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