"Ding! Ang bato!"

That's my favorite line from Darna, which is by the way airing as a series now on GMA. I've loved that show for as far back as i could remember. It's quite uncommon to find a heroine in Filipino setting. Although i have to admit, Darna is so UNoriginal, it hurts. She is the epitome of a borrowed archetype (Wonder Woman, is that you?), translated into Filipino.

I can't help it though. I find her cute... ok, sexy.

And true to the Filipino collective culture, is the presence of Ding - the (this time cute) ever loyal side kick. I like him too. Ergo the aforementioned favorite line, "Ding! Ang bato!"

I want to hear Angel Locsin pull that off. She has a great body but I'm not sure she's talented enough to play Darna. I think the Mulawin frenzy typecasted her into the you-wouldn't-know-i-could-be-the-superhero character. Such a shame, i personally preferred Karylle's aesthetic appeal... strong and confident. I find Angel Locsin plays her roles with a more cutesy look-at-me-inaapi-ako approach. No offense to the Angel Locsin fans out there. But in fairness, i think she's hot too.

Moving on, i like Darna (ok how many times have i repeated that?) more for the way the core interaction and relationship is structured, rather than the good versus bad dilemma and crude sci-fi battle scenes.

One thing though that puzzles me about Darna... how on earth does she swallow that stone then spit it out after? Regurgitation like a cow? Oh well... she is a superheroine after all.