As a telenovela, it is quite obvious to predict the scenes. But what I also noticed was the effect of the sound/background music. It makes me laugh sometimes because the editors make it too obvious of what's going on. When Rubi starts to make an evil facial expression, a big low key note of piano plays out of the blue. The sound is very discontinuous, so it caught me off guard at a lot of times. Even though it is predictable, however, I still enjoy this, because I never watched a film where the protagonist seems so much like an antagonist. Looking forward to watching more episodes!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Blog Post 2: Rubi
I decided to watch Rubi for my Telenovela choice. From the first few seconds of the show, Rubi did not look like an ordinary character. She is the main character no doubt, but it looks as if she is the antagonist. That is how mean and feisty she is. She is portrayed as a very selfish, money and power-seeking girl who would do anything to achieve her desire. It is very interesting to see how Rubi's interaction with different types of people is growing. Growing in a sense that she is wanting a better and richer man, like playing games - a stage after stage.
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I actually also considered watching Rubi as my telenovela. Like you said it seemed very interesting, as the protagonist is actually portrayed as evil. What I do not understand, is how this telenovela would actually fit on the rosa, ruptura line. I suppose since the protagonist is evil, it is reflecting society's superficial attraction towards money and good looks. Thus, the ending to this telenovela would have to predict what these surface tendencies lead to in the end. Another curiosity that I have about this telenovela, is how the audience would react to such a malefic protagonist. How would they root for the main couple, if that would mean that an evil character would end up being happy? All of these questions, i am sure, are the reason why this telenovela was popular however. I
ReplyDeleteI think it is very helpful that the music makes it predictable. Because I am not entirely fluent in Spanish, I feel as though this would help me follow along and improve my Spanish since the music would help me have a better idea of what is going on in a particular scene.
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