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GETTING TO KNOW THE VISAYAN ASWANG: AN ANALYSIS

OF THREE ASWANG-THEMED FILMS

A Research Paper

Presented to

The Department o f Languages, Mass Communication and Humanities

Central Philippine University

Iloilo City

In Partial Fulfillment o f the Requirements

in MasCom 325 (Research in Mass Communication)

by

Louie Marie T. Jala

March 2016

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GETTING TO KNOW THE VISAYAN ASWANG: AN ANALYSIS OF THREE

ASWANG-THEMED FILMS.

Louie Marie T. Jala

ABSTRACT

This is a descriptive study designed to get to know the Visayan aswang as depicted in three Filipino films, namely: “T ik tik : The A s w a n g C h ro n ic le s,” “ Y a n g g a w ” and “C o ra zo n : A n g U nang A s w a n g.”

Data were gathered through watching the films, focusing on how the films presented the aswang based on the characters’ physical description in their aswang state, age, gender and characterization o f the aswang. It also looked into symbolisms, town o f origin, and urban legends that were shown in the films. Further, the study presented the similarities and differences o f the aswang characters in the films in terms o f their physical description, transformation, and social value.

Based on the analyses o f the films, it was determined that the aswang is popularly presented as a monstrous creature that is physically strong and can be animal-like. This depiction o f the aswang is very much popular in urban legends that are especially at nighttime.

Also, it can be noted that even if aswang characters are oftentimes feminine, a masculine figure can also be an aswang and even lead a whole pack. Lastly, although the films were set in fictional villages, they were named after places in the Visayas— as in “Y a n g g a w 's” Cordova (Cordova in Negros Occidental) and “T iktik: The A s w a n g C h ro n ic le s” Pulupandan (Pulupandan in Antique).

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