In the past year, so many people have fallen under Stephanie Meyers’ spell. Her writing grabs your attention and refuses to give it back. As a result teenage girls, even middle aged women, have become absolutely fanatical over this enchanting tale. After the books had achieved such a reputation, the film Twilight was released. It was a great success, all of those who had read the books were literally counting down the days until it hit theaters. Soon after, filming for New Moon began the excitement for the movie was just as great, if not greater, than the first. During just the opening weekend the film brought in 142,839,137 dollars. The Twilight Saga has become a phenomenon, and along the ways its popularity has done nothing but grow as it picked up more and more followers.
I myself have read all of the books, and was very excited for both Twilight and New Moon to be released, however I have to confess, I was bit disappointed when I saw Twilight. I do not think the quality of the acting was always the best, perhaps it was the fault of the director, Catherine Hardwicke, who was replaced by Chris Weitz for the sequel. For example, the actress who plays the character of Bella, Kirsten Stewart, was very different from what I had pictured while reading the book, also her acting could have been much better; however, this may be the fault of the directions she received. Though I don’t believe it truly captured the feel of the book and maybe the dialogue could have been better, overall I liked the movie. But that’s just my opinion, considering how popular the movie is and how much of a profit it has made I think it is safe to say most enjoyed it.
New Moon, on the other hand, was a big step up in the right direction. There was a new director chosen for the movie, and I believe that really helped, he did a great job of capturing the important points from the book, and I felt that the acting enhanced as well. Weitz did very well recreating Bell’s painful emotions with the absence Edward and her dependence on her close relationship with Jacob Black. Countless people have said they noticed the action scenes have improved a great deal, and some when to see the movie for that reason. This may broaden the male audience, in addition to the Twilight book-lovers, fans of the first film Twilight, and those interested in the actors.
Robert Pattison as Edward Cullen:
Full Name: Edward Anthony Masen Cullen
Status: Vampire
Group: Cullen Coven
Date of Birth: June 20, 1901
Date of Transformation: 1918
Special Abilities: Mind reading, super-speed, extraordinary strength
“What choice have I? I cannot be without you, but I will not destroy your soul.”
Kirsten Stewart as Bella Swan:
Full Name: Isabella Marie Swan
Status: Human
Group: TBD
Date of Birth: September 13, 1987
Date of Transformation: TBD
Special Abilities: attracts bad luck and vampires cannot access her mind
“It never made sense for you to love me. I always knew that.”
Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black:
Full Name: Jacob Black
Status: Werewolf
Group: Quileute Wolf Pack
Fur Color: Red Brown
Date of Birth: 1989
Special Abilities: Super strong and fast
“I’m so sorry that I can’t be the right kind of monster for you, Bella.”
http://www.newmoonthemovie.com/worldoftwilight/
Bibliography
Malon, Evan. “Movie Review: New Moon, A fanged fail.” Cardinal Courier Online.com. Article. December 9, 20089. Cardinal Courier. December 18, 2009. http://www.cardinalcourier.com/home/index.cfm?event
“New Moon Profiles” new moon the movie.com. December 18, 2009. http://www.newmoonthemovie.com/worldoftwilight/
Carroll, Larry. “New Moon Ticket Buyer Survey Gets Into The Minds Of Twilighters.” Article. October 16, 2009. December 18, 2009. http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1624078/story.jhtml
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon.” Mojo.com. Photograph. December 14, 2009. December 18, 2009. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=newmoon.htm
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