WOMAN'S BODY POWER IN PHILIPPINE 

 SEX MELODRAMAS 

          "Woman's Body Power in Philippine Sex Melodramas", written by Jamal Ashley Abbas is an article that talks about women used as a sex object.  In the article said that the women are the main subject in the sex melodrama and Abbas said that the Sex Melodrama was used to be called as a sub-genre. Obviously the article only shown how women used as a sex object and there has no choice but to show their flesh in to the public. The only weapon of a women is the power of their sexy body. 

               

           In Filipino films there has so many Sex Melodrama  since 70's and 80's and there was so many rising sexy star in 70's. Some of these are Vivian Velez in Apat ang mister ko, Rosanna Ortiz in Madonna, Rio Locsin in Salawahan, Lorna Tolentino in Katawang Alabok, Carmen Ronda in Bata pa si Sabel, Chandra Romero in Kapag Tumabang ang Asin and many more. 

        

          And up to this moment there still sub-genre like Ligo na Ü Lapit na me Starring Edgar Allan Guzman and Mercedes Cabral. In this film there showing their whole body while doing sex and the scenes was almost sex scenes than to conversation. Another is. the movie of John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin which is the Unofficially Yours. The story is like Friends with Benefits. 

       

        

           I sudden every time I watched movies, women always used as a sex object. The society must realize that the women has much power than to men they can do something than to be a sex object for a film.