Establishing Filipino Motifs in Various Movie Genres: An Archetypal Literary Criticism of Philippine Satire

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

As part of literature, international or foreign works and writings are used as medium of studying the beauty of life. With the same intensity, local literary works and writings should be given accentuation as it undeniably encompasses their diverse contributions and value in the courses of life. In this study, the researcher identified the commonly established Filipino motifs in various Philippine movie genres through the approach of archetypal literary criticism and developed a compendium of Filipino archetypes.

METHODS

This employed the descriptive method and qualitative approach of research that made use of content analysis of the ninth and 2011 satire novel of Bob Ong which is entitled "Lumayo Ka nga sa Akin". The book, which happened to be scripts for different movie genres such as action, comedy, drama, and horror, was translated into English as "Get Away from Me" to give justice in interpreting the literary text. In addition, the said novel was transcribed and analyzed thoroughly to come up with an analysis of the archetypes in the movie genres’ images, archetypal patterns or motifs, and archetypal genres.

RESULTS

It is determined that Philippine movie genres exhibited motifs such as images of sea, river, rising sun, setting sun, the colors red, blue, green, white and black, serpent, the archetypal women like the good and terrible mother, the wise old man, desert, and trickster. Besides, the archetypal patterns or motifs like the creation, the immortality referring to the escape from time and mystical submersion into cyclical time and hero archetypes dealing with the quest, initiation, and sacrificial scapegoat are present in the said genres. Lastly, it is realized that the archetypal genres, predominantly the mythos of fall, spring, and summer that correspond to the concept of tragedy, romance, and comedy respectively, are utilized in various movie genres

DISCUSSIONS

The results conclude that the different archetypes such as the images, archetypal patterns or motifs, and archetypal genres are being used in the various Filipino movie genres specifically in the genres of action, comedy, drama, and horror. Some archetypes are really dominantly recurring in a certain movie genre while other archetypes are rarely used depending upon the situation executed in the movie genre. But some archetypes are not utilized in such movie genres because it is not applicable in Philippine setting or context.