Amaya has been on the air for at least a month now. Concept-wise, it’s new – in recent history, no network dared to make a historical telenovela. But plot-wise, it’s another matter.
After watching all twenty-plus episodes, it’s clear that Amaya still adheres to a lot of the traditional telenovela tropes. These tropes are:
- Length. Let’s admit it – GMA-7 conveniently coined the “epicserye” term for this show just to generate buzz. In reality all teleseryes are of epic length and often of epic scope. I use epic scope to pertain to the situations orchestrated in a telenovela: exploding buses and amnesia-causing car crashes, people getting mutilated, long lost twins, extreme reversals of fortune and more. Epic can also extend to the characters themselves – they often seem larger than life. There must be at least one character in a series that’s “important”, which brings me to my next point.
- The rich vs. poor, again. Most, if not all, of the antagonists in any teleserye are not just rich – they’re filthy rich and well-connected that they can do anything they want, and they often use that power to orchestrate elaborate plots to kill their opponents. The
You should do some research first then compare it what has been shown on tv. It is clear that you are not aware about our pre historic culture thats why your review turns out to be a none sense one
Well, sige po – what do you think about it? Where are we wrong, and which points are should be for improvement?
As a viewer of the show I agree with the stuff here. I mean, “historical” does not matter in a primetime TV show as much as entertainment value. If we’re going to talk about “pre-historic” culture (for the lack of term) we might as well watch a NatGeo documentary. Amaya is a historical fiction (kambal-ahas most probably would not figure in your concept of reality, right?) work, and as such, using a literary framework to analyze it is okay, since cultural aspects were primarily utilized as details, the flesh that gives the story body, but they are not what this whole show is about. The title of the show says it clear. This is about Amaya, a character moving and growing according to a plot, and not totally about history.
kaya niya nasabing mali ang review mo kasi halatang wala kang alam sa history. ang poor vs rich plot ay katanggap-taggap sa amaya dahil 1. ang mga datu ay hindi talaga allowed na mag asawa ng mas mabaa sa kanya, ang kanyang magiging asawa ay nasa kadatuan lamang na lineage (kaya binukot din ang kanilang nagiging asawa). the amaya team using this in their story is historically accurate 2. Dallang hoping Amaya to be a freewoman ay tama lang din. ano ang mali doon? Being a slave, dapat lang na mangarap siyang maging free woman ang anak niya. so gusto mo makuntento na siyang alipin din ang anak niya? tatlo lang ang nailagay mong dahilan kung bakit nag fall ang amaya sa old kwento ng soap yet, hindi mo pa niresearch.
Well, basahin mo uli yung piece – wala naman akong sinabing mali yung trope, sinabi ko pa nga na:
Justfied, meaning na may sense yung pagkagamit ng trope or archetype – pero nandun pa rin yung trope/archetype. Hindi porket may trope/archetype e mali na, kasi babalik sa usapan yan ng “what is original,” at imposibleng gumawa ng original sa panahon na ‘to. (Si Shakespeare nga hindi original, e kung iisipin ilang centuries siyang nauna satin.) At hindi porket may trope/archetype e pangit na.