After
many language and subtitle issues I have finally settled on Eva Luna as my
telenovela even though La Reina del Sur was my first choice. However I am sure
I will love it just as much! Within the first minutes of the first capitulo, I
can already see many of the things we talked about in class beginning to appear
before my eyes. The open credits are dramatic with scenes portraying the
different love connections and rivalries that will dominate the shows plot. The
‘evil’ characters, such as Leonardo, are dressed in dark colors and Daniel is usually wearing white,
which would make him the good guy. The music on the show is a very telling
signal about the characters feelings for each other. Every time Eva and Daniel
look at each other a romantic song starts playing but whenever Victoria, one of the lesser antagonists, and Eva
come in contact with each other evil music plays in the background. I was
interested to learn that the show takes place in California because I assumed,
rather stereotypically I suppose, that it would take place in Central or South
America. Eva is not at all how I expected her to be. I thought she would be an
innocent farm girl but instead she is an independent girl with a sassy streak
that comes out whenever she is insulted. I am very interested to see where this
show goes and I am already hooked after only watching one episode!
It's interesting to me how the colors of the clothing of the characters makes a difference. I would have never noticed the correlation. By wearing white, the character would be considered pure but by wearing black or gray, the character would be considered somewhat mysterious or sly. Producers think alot of aspects of telenovelas through in order to ensure that viewers are shocked by what they see. From the personalities of each character to the color of their shirt matters. I wonder how the process of making a telenovela works and how they come down to these ideas. I wonder if it is a way of tricking the viewers to keep you watching the show. I love a show that kind of confuses me because it makes me want to keep watching in order to figure out the storyline where all things then come together. Oh, I LOVE IT!
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