My Search for a Telenovela
By Mac Earnest
(posted by Dr. A due to technology difficulties).
In all honesty, I took this class because I thought it would be easy and I’d get to watch some cheesy dramatic television. After the first few classes I have learned that telenovelas are so much more than soap operas. Sure most telenovelas have a love triangle at their core, but there’s so many ways writers and producers play with that structure. At first I wanted to choose something cheesy and steamy and silly, but after learning about how intricate and how profound some telenovelas can be, I decided to look for something more serious, unique, and thought provoking. I chose a narco novela. I chose La Reina del Sur.
Great Choice!!! there are so many different types of telenovelas that can make you laugh or cry because of what they are saying or by what they did. Also, there is telenovelas that make you sad or even angry, but the next day while watching the new episode you are completely calm and waiting for the next plot twist to occur. Each telenovela is different in their own way but they will most likely include some cheesy, silly, steamy, serious, and thought provoking parts in telenovelas to make sure the audience avert from watching the show because it is boring to them. The writers can always change things up many times while they are in production. Also, if ratings go up in a certain areas like a more serious seen, the producers and writers can change things up to accommodate their audience. Like you said, you wanted something more serious, unique, and thought provoking, there was a telenovela that contained them traits. I think there are telenovelas for everyone, even though some are in different languages, there are ways that you can depict what is going on or even read the subtitles while you are watching the telenovela.
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