Dear VIVA,
Thank you for giving birth to James Reid and Nadine Lustre
as VIVA Artists. Everyone would agree with me that 2014 wouldn’t be as exciting
as it has been today without JaDine. Patronizing
their tandem is one of the highlights of our 2014.
We trust VIVA on how you handle your artists having been in
the industry for quite a long time. But we also believe that you put much
consideration on how would the fans or people react on certain decisions or
strategies that the management does. Launching
JaDine last April 2014 was one of the best timing and decisions that VIVA has
ever made.
However, coming from the two back-to-back movies that JaDine
did, we, as their die-hard fans, tend to evaluate the career run of our idols
and their reputation as movie stars. DnP is undeniably a surprising box-office
hit, whereas TBYD, though it also performed well in the box office scene, it
didn’t exceed the expectation that the fans had coming from the success of the
first movie. The latter received a fair share of not-so-good movie reviews from
critics due to its jumpy story line and direction. This has made me worried that even so JaDine performed well in terms of
their acting and so, if the quality of the movie itself is below the moviegoers’
standards, that wouldn’t make sense at all.
ON JADINE’S NEXT
MOVIE
Recently, VIVA Entertainment initiated a social media
discussion where fans can vote for the next JaDine movie they want to see. Here
are the choices:
1.)
Girlfriend for Hire
2.)
My Husband is a Mafia Boss
3.)
My Sadist Lover
On top of these three options, I also asked some of my
Twitter Friends if they have suggestions other than the above-presented
stories. They suggested the following:
4.)
Project Ex, Project Why and Project Z
5.)
All Over Again
I have ‘somehow’ read and studied the story lines of these
five wattpad stories. Though I
commend the artistry of these aspiring writers and respect the fans of the
stories, I couldn’t help but observe that almost all the plots of these stories
are common.
Typical Arrogant Boy meets the Palaban Lady. Typical Chick Magnet meets the Palaban / Astig Lady again.
Though I see that the stories have their own kilig scenes and attacks, it’s hard not to associate it with the
Cross-Eya love story or Dao Ming Xu-San Chai love story. Girlfriend for Hire might be associated with Kim Chiu and Xian Lim’s
Bride for Rent due to its title (oops did
I mention that the Brye’s surname is also Stanford). Project Ex, Project Why and Project Z have potential in terms of
the richness of its plot, but all three still carry a common or predictable story
line as their titles imply.
My Husband is a Mafia
Boss is another gangster film. It’s
too dark for JaDine. We don’t want another Talk Back and You’re Dead Movie,
right? And we don’t want to fast forward the maturity of JaDine, like the Mr
and Mrs Smith peg of Angelina and
Brad Pitt. Please take note that the quality of film doesn’t depend on how many
kissing scenes a story has. J
(Kahit gusto ko non, pero Vote Wisely pa
din.)
When I first read My
Sadist Lover, I got interested reading it. But along the way, I’ve found it
very heavy since the story is so heartbreaking. It’s like I would feel heavy
hearted after I watched it on the big screen. It’s the same with All Over Again. It’s not that popular
but both have the same theme: Broken-heartedness.
Looking at it now, I observe that moviegoers opt to watch
feel-good and heartfelt movies than those with heavy story lines. Ang drama na kasi ng buhay ng mga Pilipino
eh. Remember also that DRAMA is not YET
the forte of JaDine.
Don’t get me wrong. I commend the writers of these stories.
They have invested time for these stories and gained fans because of their
story takes. But not all stories have cinematic
potential. Some may be fit for Teleserye
Adaptation instead of a movie adaptation. But to justify my points clearly,
here are the options that I’d like to present for your considerations.
OPTION A: Petition
for ORIGINAL Material
I get it. James and Nadine are the Book King and Book Queen
of Philippine Movies and you don’t want to veer away from that title this
early. But take note that this has pro’s and con’s. Based on previous
experiences, due to wrong direction and unimpressive story treatment of a book
adaptation, there’s no denying that the REPUTATION of James and Nadine as an
artist has been affected.
They are the face of the film, that’s why they carry the
quality of the film. They are the brands of the film so whatever comments the
viewers have, the initial blame goes to the lead stars of the film. It’s on the
latter part when people realized that it all boils down on the director
himself.
Having an ORIGINAL Material is a good selling point as well
since nobody knows the exact flow of the film. Disappointment rate wouldn’t be
as high as compared with movie adaptation since there’s no expectation coming
from the readers’ imagination.
This is also James’ and Nadine’ chance to prove themselves;
and work with caliber directors and Star Cinema’s screen play writers.
OPTION B: Diary ng
Panget 2 with a Twist
Yes Guys. I hear you! Some fans have been protesting for
Diary Ng Panget 2. They missed Cross, Eya, Lory and Chad. They also missed Fab
4 – Nadine, James, Yassi and of course, Andre. I miss you Andre.
At first I didn’t entertain the idea because for me it could
be a ‘downgrade’ for Nadine as EYA since she already established her image as
the beautiful, rich-achiever, named SAM in TBYD. But how about a TWIST? ( Since we only have one book remaining,
sorry Denny for this suggestion)
·
After GRADUATION: What if EYA became beautiful,
but not as beautiful as SAM. Sakto lang.
No pimples. No bad hair days. No jumpers. No sneakers. Tamang feminine lang. Tamang wardrobe makeover. She did that
out of insecurity from girls running over Cross. She changed physically but not
a big change, same personality still. Until she became noticeable to the eyes
of other guys. Another love triangle came along. That guy fell in love with the
new EYA. Conflict arises between the new guy and Cross. Jealousy issues..--- I
can go on and on.. but it’s like a story about CHANGE; but at the end of the
day, CROSS still chooses the PANGET EYA over the NEW EYA. Cliché but at least may twist. (I am sure you guys can think of something better)
It’s hard for me to explain but a story twist as such can be
effective to viewers. As much as we want to be faithful on the story line, it’s
also better to provide the moviegoers something unexpected, something to watch
out for, like a plot twist but of course Cross and Eya pa din in the end.. The conflict in DNP Book 4 just revolves around
a showdown with Eya and the ‘other girl’ whose name I forgot. This may seem
shallow once it is adapted in a movie.
DNP could be another hit as long as VIVA offers a twist in
the story. Do not stick with the book itself.
OPTION C: WATTPAD
STORIES but in ONE or TWO or THREE or FOUR CONDITION(s)
Since you want to live with the BOOK KING AND QUEEN TITLES
of JADINEs, okay… let’s go with WATTPAD STORIES (could be the 5 options as presented above or other suggestions)
but here are the conditions: (these can
be applied once you start filming TBYD)
1.)
New Director – No more Direk Andoy Ranay this
time. Look for other Directors, the likes of Chris Martinez, Joyce Bernal, Mae
Cruz, Laurenti Dyogi, etc. Again, a change of direction is a good selling
point.
2.)
No Rush – Yes we are excited; but we are not
impatient. Do not fast-phase the production. Take your time. “Starting Over
Again” taped for one year, and also “The Gifted” – both films earned great
reviews from movie critics. So please take your time. We are not in a hurry.
3.)
Collaboration of Screen Play Writers – Allow
Star Cinema Screen Play writers to collaborate with Ms Keiko Aquino. Two heads
are better than one. This could address problems in terms of story treatment
and poor scene by scene transitions. Get the gist and don’t make us feel again
that there are hanging or cut scenes in between. Since most of the choices
above are not that popular as compared with DNP and TBYD, writers can just based the story on tho
4.) Please
the Non Readers– I have been saying this but please give a story that would
please the non readers more than the fans of the book. Take note that the book
fans are automatic ticket buyers.
Thank you VIVA. I hope you take into considerations the
views and opinions of the fans. I am just speaking on their behalf. I know you
have a lot of experience in doing this but listening to the clamors of fans won’t
hurt you.
Sincerely,
JaDine Publicist
Note:
To all JaDine / Naddict / Reiders / Kehrbears, please VOTE
Wisely. There you go. You have three options to choose from. If you have OPTION
D, E, F… let me know. Let this be a venue for discussion. Please bear in mind
that at the end of the day, no matter how popular you are, how much effort you
put into it by endorsing it, it’s the QUALITY OF FILMS that really matters.
P.S. Bashing of other fandom is not allowed here.
The floor is now yours. Feel free to suggest. Who knows,
this might reach VIVA.
Love you guys.
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