Genre Analysis: Cinderella (1998) & Sindarela (2008)
A scene from Cinderella (1998) Promotional poster of Sindarela (2008) TV3’s series— Cinderella (1998) and Sindarela (2008). A little background about these two TV series, the former one was a hit back then in the end of 90s as it catches everyone’s heart with the sweet chemistry of both main characters Ahmad Idham and Haliza Misbun together with their opening and closing song of the series by singer Haslinda. Meanwhile, the latter was a series included in the Lestary slot for the TV station. It was played by Sharifah Amani, Bront Palarae and Remy Ishak. The three approaches analysed from both series are aesthetic approaches, ritual approaches, and ideological approaches. 1.Aesthetic approaches To compare, both drama series had the same major theme which is fusion of drama and romance although the latter had a little bit of fantasy. However, the plot may be a bit differ as Cinderella had a plot of the main character searching for her long lost family and got m...