Nora Elena

i never think that i will ever dedicate one post to a TV soap. I started to watch the drama in the final three episodes.and to say the least, it was not that satisfying-the director could have explored more on the plot, but i guess he wanted a safe ending. Very dry and static ending.It felt as if you are looking at a big THE END with mixed feeling..

The drama has caused quite a hype among my girlfriends. They texted nonstop with each other, doing a minor "drama review" while watching the story. I didn't watch it in the first place because i don't like the feeling of addiction, of being emotional over something or of wanting something that only existed in imagination. But mostly, i hate it because most of the times, it was a typical presentation of common things. Besides, being a cynic i would be very skeptical almost about everything, i would question things and i would complain a lot. So as to save myself the trouble, and keep everything in positive atmosphere, i didn't even bother watching.

So, i have started watching the whole episodes which were downloadable in Youtube..
i also read the e-book to compare which one would affect me better. I must say i prefer the drama better. The drama was actually quite straightforward, hence the dry ending BUT, the presentation is fresh. audiences were not stuffed with unnecessary plot development. The book, on the other hand, was boring. At some points in the book, the story get so overdone that i can actually see the word desperate written in every line. Well, the same thing goes in any novel about love story.

My main point in researching the novel(well, yes.i don't have anything better to do:o)): Why everyone loves the drama so much? I heard that those male staffs who always play football canceled their football games just to watch Nora Elena: the conclusion.Goodness!:o)

...and that's just because we generally love a story of hate-love relationship. We love a guy like Seth Tan, patience, romantic, decisive, caring, kind and protective. And we also love watching Nora Elena being stubborn, egoistical, weak and nonsensical but strong and beautiful....Seth Tan the character is every girl's wildest dream. The actor who played Seth-Aaron Aziz is a bonus. hehehehe
But, the character itself is the selling point. Whoever played Seth Tan would make the drama popular nonetheless..

So, my finding shows that,Nora Elena was a success because it feeds on people's fairy tales'ideas of happily ever after.