We, ladies, still do believe in fairytales, but this time, we don't need knights in shining armor... But a vampire in a shiny silver volvo!!
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Yes, there is a Twilight mania in the country!
From the time that I saw the movie's banner in the malls, there was a hush. People were so excited to see the movie, basically an adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's series. And with the tag line saying, "The hottest book since Harry Potter", it gave everyone a curiosity too irresistible to take, since any movie adaptation having comparable to the seven-series JK Rowling blockbuster will surely raise an eyebrow to the literary and movie addicts.
It was a Sunday morning when my teammates decided to watch Twilight. We chose to watch at the Gateway Mall in Cubao to have the most accessible travel back home to everyone. It was not surprising to that 7 out of 12 cinemas shows Twilight. And with the number of moviegoers snaking the lines on the ticket booths, I could feel the excitement this movie had brought everyone. But then, never did my colleagues that I watched this movie on the very first day of screening with my boyfriend (I just can't help doing this, its HIM I'm with, come on!!), just not to spoil the weekend plan. After buying the tickets, we have to take our lunch for its almost an hour to go before the show, and that hour seems like eternity for us as we talked on what to expect with the movie, with me being so careful not to bring about information that will spoil them. We even checked on the bookstores to see if there are books available for the title, and true as what we expect, it was sold out. To our excitement, we have to go in a few minutes before the trailers started.
We took the upper middle seats to have a good view. As we walk the stairs to the seats, I could hear a buzzing noise on the crowd. It seems like most of the audience has read the book and are also have a lot to expect on the flick.
And then the movie started, and eventually ended.
Then, I thought the story will be dragging, having read a few chapters of the book prior to watching, maybe perhaps that there is a number of descriptive words to every scene that colors the imagination of the readers. But I was surprised to see that the movie was fast paced and as usual, a few points of the plot was changed. (So much for movie adaptations! And what happened to Seattle, why Jacksonville?!) But then, one could not miss the things that Stephanie Meyer has described intricately in her book; the shiny silver Volvo, Bella's ancient chev truck, Charlie Swan and his house, La Push beach and the old ballet studio to name a few. Also, Robert 'Cedric Diggory' Pattinson made the ladies scream on his first appearance on the screen and with every Edward Cullen immortal lines that he delivers like "You are my life now!" and "I don't have the strength not to be with you!" (AWWWW!). Kristen Stewart made a perfect Isabella Swan persona, where everyone was hooked up with her angelic narrative voice, her anti-Arizona complexion, and her girl-next-door looks. I don't deny this; she's too hot for the screen.
At first, one could find the story too teeny bopperish, but then Stephanie Meyer was able to put more colors to the story that made it a blockbuster. Her definition of new age vegetarian vampires, their pro-solar skins and the factions inside this blood-thirsty line apart from the usual werewolves-vampire war, are just a few of the flavors that made the plot less scarier and suitable for every age to read. And the usual course of the story, the message of love trancending from differences and the will to fight for it makes it, oh well, watching. And yes, I'm lucky enough no to finish the book yet prior to watching, as not to get disappointed with the difference between the lit and the flick.
"I’m definitely fighting fate trying to keep you alive..."
Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 14, p.311
"I may not be a human, but I am a man..."
Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.191
From the time that I saw the movie's banner in the malls, there was a hush. People were so excited to see the movie, basically an adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's series. And with the tag line saying, "The hottest book since Harry Potter", it gave everyone a curiosity too irresistible to take, since any movie adaptation having comparable to the seven-series JK Rowling blockbuster will surely raise an eyebrow to the literary and movie addicts.
It was a Sunday morning when my teammates decided to watch Twilight. We chose to watch at the Gateway Mall in Cubao to have the most accessible travel back home to everyone. It was not surprising to that 7 out of 12 cinemas shows Twilight. And with the number of moviegoers snaking the lines on the ticket booths, I could feel the excitement this movie had brought everyone. But then, never did my colleagues that I watched this movie on the very first day of screening with my boyfriend (I just can't help doing this, its HIM I'm with, come on!!), just not to spoil the weekend plan. After buying the tickets, we have to take our lunch for its almost an hour to go before the show, and that hour seems like eternity for us as we talked on what to expect with the movie, with me being so careful not to bring about information that will spoil them. We even checked on the bookstores to see if there are books available for the title, and true as what we expect, it was sold out. To our excitement, we have to go in a few minutes before the trailers started.
We took the upper middle seats to have a good view. As we walk the stairs to the seats, I could hear a buzzing noise on the crowd. It seems like most of the audience has read the book and are also have a lot to expect on the flick.
And then the movie started, and eventually ended.
Then, I thought the story will be dragging, having read a few chapters of the book prior to watching, maybe perhaps that there is a number of descriptive words to every scene that colors the imagination of the readers. But I was surprised to see that the movie was fast paced and as usual, a few points of the plot was changed. (So much for movie adaptations! And what happened to Seattle, why Jacksonville?!) But then, one could not miss the things that Stephanie Meyer has described intricately in her book; the shiny silver Volvo, Bella's ancient chev truck, Charlie Swan and his house, La Push beach and the old ballet studio to name a few. Also, Robert 'Cedric Diggory' Pattinson made the ladies scream on his first appearance on the screen and with every Edward Cullen immortal lines that he delivers like "You are my life now!" and "I don't have the strength not to be with you!" (AWWWW!). Kristen Stewart made a perfect Isabella Swan persona, where everyone was hooked up with her angelic narrative voice, her anti-Arizona complexion, and her girl-next-door looks. I don't deny this; she's too hot for the screen.
At first, one could find the story too teeny bopperish, but then Stephanie Meyer was able to put more colors to the story that made it a blockbuster. Her definition of new age vegetarian vampires, their pro-solar skins and the factions inside this blood-thirsty line apart from the usual werewolves-vampire war, are just a few of the flavors that made the plot less scarier and suitable for every age to read. And the usual course of the story, the message of love trancending from differences and the will to fight for it makes it, oh well, watching. And yes, I'm lucky enough no to finish the book yet prior to watching, as not to get disappointed with the difference between the lit and the flick.
"I’m definitely fighting fate trying to keep you alive..."
Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 14, p.311
"I may not be a human, but I am a man..."
Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.191
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