I think fairy tales are very culture oriented and have folklore ties. Fairy tales also have a lot of sub-genres, i mean, this is a very broad topic. There are fairy tales for children while there are some that are dark and suited for a more mature audience.
I've been given a chance to really observe the local TV shows since there is no cable in my schooldays home. And so I noticed that we have a lot of fairy tale soap operas. Basically, Angel Locsin can trasnform into a wolf, Richard Gutierrez can trasnform into a snake(he used to be a "mulawin"; a hawk-man of some sort), and now Marimar is going to become a mermaid or something. Yea, those things are fairy tales, I suppose. I guess that kind of thing sells to the masses, since they really saturate prime time with it.
It gives us hope, I guess, fairy tales. Hope that there will be a hero in our lives, or that our ordinary and mundane lives can somehow save the world or something. But it's not really as pathetic as it sounds. All of us have fairy tales in our heads. They might be a bit modern though. Like animals texting or goblins popping vicodin or a rock vocalist peter pan. I'm sure most of us watch Heroes. Fairy tales evolve with society and helps keep the future such an interesting place.
Oh, and I read in a friend's blog that Nick Joaquin didn't finish high school and he's like a National Artist or something. I'm not sure if this has already been discussed in class. But hey, that's Filipino Literature so there, I just wanted to share.
may you all have fun and enough rest during this holy week break thing.
