Bianca, Bakekang, Alessandra And Renée

I don’t speak all that well, but I just have to comment on the Filipino soap actor’s diction.

As I was playing Minesweeper tonight, I could hear Sana Maulit Muli on tv. I was prompted to direct my eyes onto the screen when I heard one of the female characters (Bianca) deliver her line. “…Yur gads geef to weemehn.” I was surprised and disappointed.

I’m not a regular viewer of this soap but I’ve seen snippets of it because it’s always on our living room tv when I’m getting ready for work. Anyway, my reaction is such because I didn’t expect that kind of diction from a face like Bianca’s. Call me biased, but I happen to think that she has an elitist’s face. She looks so chic and I just couldn’t believe those words were coming out of her mouth. Oh, and that wasn’t the only horrific line I heard. She also said “eets nat my beesnehs.”

Here’s my two cents. People in the entertainment business should invest in personality development, particularly in communication skills. I wouldn’t expect so much from Bakekang or any jologs role but if the use of English language is necessary, then diction training is a must.

Suddenly, the faces of the de Rossi sisters flash on me. Have you seen Alessandra de Rossi’s sanitary napkin commercial? I can’t quite remember the napkin brand but I can’t forget the weird way she pronounces “pad.” It almost sounds like “pod.” I’m not attempting to bash her. I happen to admire her candidness. Anyway, I don’t have any cruel intentions. This is supposed to be constructive criticism.

Going back to the soap. It seems so pretentious when a sophisticated character speaks like she’s from the slums. It’s as pathetic as seeing your typical protagonist wearing braces when she is supposed to be poor and pitied.

There is one thing I admire among Hollywood actors (not all of course). I see that they put so much effort to prepare for their roles. I’m sure you are as amazed to see actors fatten up or shed pounds to fit their roles. Case in point, Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones’s Diary, Renée Zellweger in Chicago and Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. Renée had to put on almost 30 pounds for both servings of Bridget Jones (from a size 6 to a size 14). She lost all of the weight after filming. Notice how slim and buffed up she was for Chicago? And with her British accent as Bridget Jones, could you tell she’s from Texas?

All I’m saying is that I think it would be great if Filipino actors would take their jobs seriously.

I just heard Glydel Mercado say “geeb me anader chance.” Enough said.