What is this phenomenon, and why is a huge percentage of the population addicted to Twilight? Here’s my story…
I was approached at my desk by a fellow Harry Potter fan. We always spoke about our Potter addictions and he thought I would love this new book he’d just finished reading – Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer. At this time my co-worker was the only person in our office who had read the book. Amazingly enough, in only six months time, that number would grow to twenty or so. Anyway, I wasn’t reading a book at the moment, so I accepted it gratefully. Umm… here’s where crazy kicks in.
Fast forward ONLY two weeks… I have now read ALL FOUR Twilight books and am deeply in love with both Edward and Jacob. Two young men who have now placed the bar so high, that no man will ever be good enough. I was past addiction. And in about six months time I will have created my own legion of Twilighters, some of them having been the biggest skeptics before opening their first book.
I finished all the books before the first movie came out, so of course I was more than dying to see this film. And who else better to play Edward than Cedric Diggory! This was like the second coming of Star Wars and LOTR. Well the absolute worst thing happened… Kristen Stewart was cast as Bella. I’d never heard of this actress before. My disappointment came as I watched the film for the first time and heard her destroy the lines from this wonderful book. I couldn’t focus on anything else during the entire movie because her acting was so horrific. Well, that’s a little dramatic. Besides, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner were on the screen, HELLO! I also enjoyed how well they captured the feeling of cold and foggy Forks, Washington. The multi-cultural casting of her friends was not a representation of the real population of Forks, but yet a wonderful aspect of the film. Their witty banter was refreshing. So back to Bella. I really hope that all the feedback she’s received about her skills has motivated her to curb some of her irritating habits. If I hear her stutter or see her bite her lower lip more than twice in the upcoming New Moon, I’m bound to throw my nachos at the screen.
I am so excited for the future installments, i.e. Dakota Fanning as Jane and Bryce Dallas Howard as Victoria, as well as the introduction of the Volturi. And for the band-wagoners that consider themselves Twilighters but have yet to open one book, well, I guess I’m just going to have to live with you.
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