The movie Twilight that is. I woke up early yesterday to get Bella ready for school and began my daily unemployed routine. Drink coffee, eat breakfast, check etsy, log into facebook, and post for jobs. Well unfortunately I didn't have any esty orders to fill. I had christmas cards to do but was just not in the mood. I went to check my myspace and saw an ad for Twilight and said to myself, "That is what I am going to do today". Now I have never in my 31 years been to a movie by myself but I really didn't care. If I didn't take myself I would never go! I did not anticipate also being the ONLY one in the movie theater. But I guess at 12:40 on a Wednesday that could be expected! I will say that some of the previews for other movies were really scary, and I was a bit freaked out being in the theater all alone!
Before I get into my thoughts on the movie, let me talk about my feelings on the Twilight Saga. I was first introduced to the series this summer when my brother's fiance told me about these books. I had no idea what she was talking about but she said she was obsessed with it and that I should read it. She handed me the first book and I read the back of the book, read those three lines, and got goosebumps. It was not long before I was reading Twilight and like everyone else could not put it down. I remember going on my lunch break to Target to buy the next three books because I didn't want to have to wait to continue reading. I absolutely LOVED the series. So much so that I read the entire saga 3 times. What I love about the series is the ultimate love that Edward and Bella have for each other and despite all of the odds their love only stregthens. It is a story of true love perservering against all odds.
As I was sitting in the theater I felt like a teenager I was so excited to see the movie. But perhaps I set my expectations a little too high, I have seen way too many movies based on books that have been a disappointment. I thought the movie was ok. When I left the movie I was not sure what exactly was missing for me. But then in talking with some friends on facebook, I figured it out. The true love romance that is pretty much the basis of the book just wasn't portrayed well in the movie. I think the courtship between Bella and Edward that I LOVED in the book was a bit rushed in the movie. They definitely captured some of the right moments in the end but it was defintiely missing throughout the movie. The movie definitely tells the story of the book but I think a lot of the romance was taken out of it. I could feel this way because I am such a hopeless romantic that perhaps I made the books more about romance then they should have been. But maybe that is why some books should not be made into movies, that way the reader can always remember the story the way they created it in their heads. I am hoping that they take some of the feedback from the first movie and apply it to New Moon but for now, it may be time for me to read the series for a 4th time since after seeing the movie I have clearly caught the Twilight bug again!
On an accessories note! Not sure if you noticed that Bella and Jessica were pretty much always wearing headbands. I want to get a better look at what they were both wearing so I can try and duplicate and sell in my shop! So stay tuned for more on that!
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