Ok, I admit it. I saw Twilight . . . and loved it. Yes, this angst-ridden vampire drama is definitely aimed at a teen audience, but that was what made it such a glorious treat after weeks of studying, writing papers and sufferring through exams. Even though I laughed through the entire thing, a part of me can't wait for the sequel.
My favorite part was when they were describing his vampire skills. The camera would cut to a close-up of the word "fast" on a computer screen and then show the vampire, Edward, running really fast, and then it would show "strong" and he'd lift something over his head. NOTHING was left to the imagination, and every point was made about five times to make sure you didn't miss it.
The next best aspect of the film was the dialogue, incredibly basic with a 4th grade vocabulary. However, it worked for the film. As much as I would love to think that I quoted Proust in my high school years with the ease of a Gossip Girl prima donna, I know better. It was perhaps better that the characters of Twilight were a bit on the quiet side (their sentences averaged at about 3 words per sentence, less if you factor in the meaningful stares as communication); any depiction of real high school banter would have been far less interesting.
My only regret about seeing it is that the author, who apparently has no imagination for dialogue and doesn't understand the concept of subtlety, will become fabulously rich from this whole endeavor.
3 comments:
I think I am going to watch this movie even though I do not agree with Mormons. I am North American Indian you see and Mormons believe that us red folks were stained this colour because we were bad and so others could see us in our true light.
But then, I also support religious freedom and free speech. I guess I am curious to see how mormonism has affected this movie. I was also interested in seeing how catholicism affected those two movies based on C.S. Lewis books...
I on the other hand might be making too much of religion and my pious observation. If these offend, please ignore this ignorant man.
Cheers.
Yeaaahh. I read the first two to see what all the fuss is about. I don't think I'm going to finish the series. People have been saying it's as good as Harry Potter, and I can't see that at all!
The movie might be really entertaining, though, maybe we can rent it sometime. :]
I never made it through the second one. I sort of lost my drive. I think I'll try to skim through it. I agree it's nothing like Harry Potter (more guilty pleasure & less quality).
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