Gaya-Gayang Pinoy

Shet!

Bakit ganun noh?

Ang galing gumaya ng mga pilipino. I can’t understand why. I’ll give you some examples ha.

Filipino Version: — American Version:

Singing Bee by ABS CBN — Don’t Forget the Lyrics by FOX

Philippine Idol by ABC 5/Pinoy Idol by GMA 7 — American Idol by FOX

Kakasa ka ba sa Grade 5? by GMA 7 — Are you smarter than a 5th Grader? by FOX

Pinoy Big Brother by ABS CBN — Big Brother by CBS

Survivor Philippines by GMA 7— Survivor by CBS

These are just some of the many shows na ginaya na ng networks dito. I understand, na kung ano ung mabenta sa masa, doon sila. But It’s just sad that we have to imitate other people’s creativity. Movies are very much imitated as well. I think filipinos are very talented. We can sing, act, dance, and make it into the international scene, pero bakit ganon, we seldom have original storylines, plots, show themes, etc. I think mas mapapansin tayo ng ibang mga bansa kung marami tayong tunay na gawa, don’t you agree? For example, the movie “The Ring” that originally came from Japan, I was so scared to sleep after watching this film. Original yung storya niya, kaya ayun, ginawan na ng remake ng Hollywood hindi ba? After that, came “The Eye”, another asian horror flick, also an original and was made into a remake by Hollywood film makers as well. Galing noh? Kailan kaya tayo magkakaroon ng ganoon kagaling na movie para ma-remake din nila? This is the reason why I don’t really watch tagalog films. I am not against it or anything, but I just feel like most of our films are cliche and very predictable. Our “tele-seryes” are almost all the same in nature, where the bida is most of the time poor tapos inaapi ng mayaman. I am not an expert here, these are just my views on the subject. Feeling ko kasi napaka-gaya gaya natin. We don’t have as much originality when it comes to films and TV shows. It’s like we always base our thinking on what hollywood has done and what they already made famous. Ang fanget. I hope future film makers, writers and producers get the idea that we should think freely. Mag isip tayo ng mga panibagong ideas na pwede talaga nating angkinin. I am not generalizing na lahat ng pelikula natin dito eh ginaya. “Feng Shui” with Kris Aquino, is a good movie. I was able to watch it and I thought it was good. An original story with original twists. Actually, that was the first filipino movie I appreciated. Although I am not a big fan of Kris Aquino, pero the film was quite good. I begin wondering tuloy kung bakit ganito. Maybe it’s because of our “American Superiority Complex”, where we think that everything American is superior/of high nature than everything or anyone else. We Filipinos do have this issue. Kaya tayo nagiging gaya-gaya eh. We can change this, ang kaso eh, alam ba ng mga tao na nagiging gaya-gaya tayo? At gusto ba nilang magbago?