Twilight Series

How I Came to Know Twilight

The Twilight Series is pretty popular. And it has been for a while. But I didn’t know anything about it until around 2009. A friend asked if I’d seen the movie and I hadn’t so she suggested that I watch it. But, I didn’t. I didn’t really care to even watch the trailer. All of a sudden, I noticed a lot of talk about Twilight. And I noticed the books on the shelves at stores. Now, I love to read and I like to watch movie. But still, I refused. I don’t know why. Then one day, I picked up the book Twilight and opened it to the first page of chapter one. I always read the back of a book, then the first paragraph or first page of the first chapter. And from there I decide if I’m going to like the book. This has never failed me. So I read a bit and decided to buy the first book of the Twilight series.

My Obsession

Well, about two days later, when I had finished reading, I went to the nearest store (Publix) and purchased the other three books (New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn). I couldn’t wait. I had to have them that night. I was obsessed. I could hardly put them down. I took my books to work to read during breaks and lunch; I only put them down when I absolutely had to. That’s why every two days I was moving on to the next book. I couldn’t stand for it to be over, so I had to slow my pace. It wasn’t easy.

Books v Movies

I watched the fist movie after I finished the first book. I’ll tell you how I felt about that in a sec. So, after I finished reading all of the books, I waited for each movie to come out and I watched them, in theater. If possible, watching a movie on the big screen at a movie theater, getting scared, excited, and laughing along with the rest of the crowd, is my preference.

Alright, so for me, Twilight (the movie) was not all that. I just felt that the acting wasn’t as good as it could have been. Some parts had me rolling my eyes. But as each movie came out, they got better. There was more action and that made me happy. Now, having read the books, I already knew what was going to happen but WOW there was so much more to the books. There is just not enough time to put everything in the movie. I understand that. In a book you have more time to build relationships between characters. And you can go into greater detail. So, I say if you enjoy reading, read the book before you watch the movie. And that goes for any movie. I read The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks before I watched the movie. I enjoyed them both very much. Overall, I enjoyed reading and watching the Twilight series.

Here is a link to Stephenie Meyer’s page if you’d like to take a peek around:  http://www.stepheniemeyer.com

Questions for youJ:

-So, I think I was team Edward when I first started reading. After the movies, I changed to team AliceJ. What team are you?

-As I said above, I enjoyed the movies, but the books were awesome. Then again, seeing the wolves onscreen were pretty awesome. I wanted one. And how about that surprise ending, fight scene, in Breaking Dawn Part II? They really fooled me with that one. Anyway, which do you favor; book or movie?

-Where do you prefer to watch your movies? I really like the movie theater, but curling up to a movie marathon on the sofa is nice also.

-Is there a book/movie combo you recommend?

Fun Facts:

• In one of the movies, Stephenie Meyer was at the diner on her laptop. But I think I saw her at Bella and Edward’s wedding also. Hmmm.

• Stephenie Meyer was inspired by a dream she had one night.

Bonus:

Here are a few movies I recommend, staring the main characters of the Twilight series:

• Taylor Lautner in Abduction

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/abduction-2011/

• Kristen Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsman

http://www.snowwhiteandthehuntsman.com/

• Robert Pattinson in Remember Me (There’s a twist at the end. There’s no way I could have seen it coming)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB4yzLyVjlk

• Robert Pattinson in Water for Elephants

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFduwtnEdts

-It is said that Tai, the elephant who plays Rosie in the movie, was actually abused. Not during the filming of this movie, but five years before the movie was made. Here is a link for those of you who want to know more about Tai: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/water-elephants-elephant-was-abused-186634

And here’s a link for those of you who want to know how you can help rescued elephants:  http://www.elephants.com

Most, if not all, of these movies can be found at Redbox or on Netflix. Enjoy. -Ann J