tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945963440619724585.post5770898016307875505..comments2019-11-28T19:49:22.371-05:00Comments on Telenovelas, Culture & Society-Fall 2015: What’s the rule of the game anyway?Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14044528426964053093noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945963440619724585.post-71390644550392338552015-12-03T14:02:03.847-05:002015-12-03T14:02:03.847-05:00I think the idea of humanizing the antagonist is v...I think the idea of humanizing the antagonist is very popular in television today. Even in US shows that I have watched, such as Shonda Rhimes' Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder. In Scandal, almost every one of the characters is involved in an affair, or actual government conspiracy theories where you don't know who is good and who is bad. One character in Scandal, Jake, is part of a secret government organization designed to kill anyone who may be a threat to US national security. The organization goes wrong and the ring leader ends up being corrupt. You love Jake because he is the "kind one." He is attractive and he is the one that the protagonist, Olivia, SHOULD be with. But then you find out all of the horrible things he has done to people and wonder if you were right to love him. This is the same concept that is worked into the writing of A Regra Do Jogo. I think that the writers are trying to show that there is a fine line between right and wrong. That there is always some grey area and no one is exempt from making hard decisions that may be for the good overall instead of for the good of right now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981577762191940715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945963440619724585.post-49955420149238096982015-12-02T16:26:45.825-05:002015-12-02T16:26:45.825-05:00Oi, Lisa!
Interesting to know about feelings to ca...Oi, Lisa!<br />Interesting to know about feelings to carminha changed. see? That`s the magic Carneiro uses in his characters and what makes me so in love with his style. <br />I still have a LOT of catching up to do in A regra do Jogo, but I got really surprised to know that Orlando will no longer be portrayed as a closeted gay man. Carneiro changed his mind and will portray him as a heterosexual villain instead. According to the writer, the ratings for the telenovelas will be very damaged if he decides to put a gay character in the story. I think it is very unfortunate that my country still these characters "polemic" to be shown in TV. <br />Rebeca Coelhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226864250812959424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945963440619724585.post-22188812530832803902015-09-26T01:36:36.113-04:002015-09-26T01:36:36.113-04:00Hi Rebecca,
I love how you summarized Carneiro’s ...Hi Rebecca, <br />I love how you summarized Carneiro’s talent to completely play with the lines between good and bad and make them disappear. The way you described your interest in Romero made me think of Cosita Rica and Maria Suspiro. Dr. A said that one of the reasons this story was so appealing was that in the end, you couldn’t really hate the „antagonist“ and you got attached to all three characters. It seems that Carneiro’s style is going for a similar appeal. Thinking back to Avenida Brasil, of course I wanted Carminha punished, as bad as possible please. But after that last chapter? After seeing what her father did to her... I have to admit I was touched, I was inside rooting for Nina and Jorginho to try to mend fences. If you had asked me that like 5 chapters before the end I would have probably just giggled and insulted her for her evilness. So yes, I think A Regra do Jogo really is going to thrive on liminality, and moving a way from the classic good/bad character scheme. As to the gay character, that is such an interesting idea to have a gay antagonist and I am very excited to see how it unfolds. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039019093124320950noreply@blogger.com