For The Love of Twilight!
December 8, 2009
You see it everywhere – on the movie screen, on the news, the faces of outrageously gorgeous vampires and werewolves on t-shirts, front covers of magazines, posters, and billboards. Let’s face it, Twilight is everywhere and there’s nothing you can do about it.
I admit, Twilight’s one of my guilty pleasures – don’t judge me.
The storyline of a vampire and a human’s forbidden love can be pretty cliché, the actors of the movie may be a little below par, and I’m sorry that Stephanie Meyer completely screwed up your view on what vampires are – but these minor flaws couldn’t possibly outweigh the major success that the book and the movie have received in the past year alone.
It’s the captivating love story that draws readers in and brainwashes them into instant Edward Cullen fans. Twilight is about two teenagers in love and the obstacles that can get in the way of the relationship, which makes the basis of the story relatable to the female audience.
Enter Edward Cullen. The fictional sparkling vampire that almost every girl pines for. Why? He’s passionate, loyal, devoted…and not real. He’s the perfect boyfriend they’ll never be able to have, which makes them wanting more. Plus, you add in his relationship with Bella and bam! – there’s your classic love story.
Who cares if it’s unrealistic? It’s FICTION. It’s meant to completely encompass you in a world different than your own – with the reality of love and all knowledge of “real” vampires pushed aside.
Well, there’s the book, but once the book turns into a movie… and you get an explosion of everything Twilight! Usually when a movie version of a book comes out I don’t seem to enjoy it as much. But seeing the movie gave the characters a face and the most exciting, action packed scenes of the books come to life. Plus it doesn’t hurt that every single actor that was cast into the movie is extremely attractive. (Shoutout to Taylor Lautner…)
And if it’s so bad as some of you think it is, then that definitely explains why Twilight won “Best of Book of the Year” by Publishers Weekly, and peaked at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list.
The movies themselves are getting even more popular as time progresses. According to the Los Angeles Times, the midnight ticket sales for New Moon is $26.27 million. To top that, the recent release of New Moon smashed on the ticket sales of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince ($22.2 mil) and even the Dark Knight ($18.5 mil).
So here’s a quick solution for all you Twilight haters out there: if you don’t like the movie or the book – don’t watch it, and don’t read it. Simple as that! Might as well get used to it now, because gauging as to how successful New Moon is and with the anticipated release of the third installment Eclipse this June, you’ll be seeing, hearing, and watching fans go crazy over the Twilight Saga for years to come.
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