Twilight the Movie Reviews

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I'm off to see the much awaited Twilight Movie in 14 hours. Needless to say, I am SO excited. I raced through all the novels, well except Breaking Dawn since I tried prolonging the inevitable ending, and was as giddy as a school girl when I found out the movie was coming out. I have always loved teenage love stories!

It is the curse of a movie based on a novel, especially one as famous as Twilight, that people can't help but compare it with the book. I think we should just treat movies as it is and remember that the story is just based on a book and that it will take a different meaning or will be shown in a different angle. It is entirely impossible to cram all the details that made a novel complete and wonderful in 120 minutes or so. Reading a story is different, it appeals to our imagination. Regardless of how the characters, setting and situations are described in a novel, we as readers would still add our own flavor to what we read. Each reader's imagination adds to the interpretation and appreciation of the novel.

Well, I just find it amusing that the reviews are half-half. There's just no pleasing everyone. It's a good thing I never really relied on movie critiques, it's either I like the movie or I don't.

I'm determined to enjoy the movie and drool over Edward Cullen. I'm sure my husband won't mind.

Twilight

Watching Interview with a Vampire a long time ago left me fascinated with vampires. I have since fantasized about meeting a Lestat and running off with him. (Don't worry, my husband knows, he has yet to approve) I read all of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles.

Meeting Edward Cullen in Twilight stirs more than Lestat did. I am hooked on the Twilight Saga, just a little short of being obsessed. Stephanie Meyer is a wonderful talespinner. Never mind the book was written to entice young adults, it grips even at someone like me, more than quarter of a century old (any age put in these words sounds archaic!). It reminds me bittersweetly of young love and just how powerful it could be. To know at such a young age that the person you want may not necessarily be the right one for you and fighting for it makes it pure and true.

Twilight is beautifully written, wonderfully descriptive and very alive. I recommend it a must read for girls from 15-50. Admittedly though, I think one has to be female to truly appreciate it.

Special thanks to my friend Clarence who I can share all the giddy Edward-Bella moments with. I can't wait for the movie to come out!!!