Twilight, the film

The first premiere of “Twilight” the film is on the 21.11.2008 (I think all of the fan sites are now counting down!! :D ) and the first lucky countries to see it are USA, Canada, Italy, Sweden, France, Philippines and Thailand. I won’t see it until 2009!! :( :(

I won’t bore you with all the details who plays who, you can find it out on IMDb or even better on the Twilight Series Theories site - I really like the website and all of its content, although all the gossip about the actors’ private lives is just unnecessary.

Also, if you’d like to refresh your memory about all the characters I strongly recommend this site.

YouTube is filled with interviews with the cast, behind the scenes shots, variations of the official trailers, single scenes from the film, etc. There’s one 8-minutes long clip from a Film Festival in Rome, terrible quality but luckily has subtitles to help you make some sense of it:

I firstly found and added a clip with personal comments of some female fan, but the video was then deleted from YouTube. The girl included some thoughts of her own, for which I was very grateful - it was funnier to watch it with her comments and I absolutely agreed with all of them (although she did call Emmet Emmit :P ).

She talked about the great entrance scene by Alice and how stiff and uncomfortable Jasper looked – it’s difficult to disagree with any, they’re both amazing. Rosalie is truly a pain in the scene, Bella mentions becoming a meal (hahaha), and Edward is just Edward – shy, gentle, funny, perfect… If the entire film is just like that it’s going to be a hit!

About the actual trailers, I’m sure you’ve seen them plenty of time but let’s watch them again, just for safety.

It’s the best trailer ever! :D

I’m interested in your opinion in this matter; do you think people that haven’t read the books will enjoy the film? It seems to me that the film was tailored for the books fans only and any random person that goes to the cinema will think badly of the series…

What I’m trying to say is, there are many scenes missing, some scenes are altered and in the end, the film only resembles the books… I’ve seen too many disappointing attempts to bring a story from a book onto the big screen…

Whenever I look at this trailer, I am more and more worried:

It makes me think it’s another bad action-drama film for the less demanding part of the society… Someone will die, hearts will be broken, poor teenage hero has to make a very difficult decision. It seems cheesy and uninteresting! I’m mad they created such a bad trailer….

Discussion #1 - Bella, a vampire?

Do you think it’s reasonable of Bella to wish to become a vampire?



As I mentioned before, “Twilight” is an incredibly entertaining and original book that creates many questions; one of them raising the subject of the boundaries of love. How far would you go to prove your feelings? How much are you able to sacrifice for your loved one?
These are obviously only by-questions that lead to the main thread of the book – should Bella sacrifice her humanity to be with Edward?


That’s a tough one, I know.


On the one hand, she doesn’t even know what it is like to be a vampire; but on the other, if she’s sure Edward is the man she wants to spend her life with, then why not?! Eternity with such a hottie might repay all the pain of loosing her family and after all, isn’t it right that a family is given to you but you choose your friends?


But Bella doesn’t know if she would be strong enough to remain a vegetarian, what if she becomes a bloodsucking monster she despises as a human? She might change completely and loose everything Edward loves about her just now! She won’t blush, she might have a different scent, she will think differently, she might loose all her human reactions and the way she perceives the world… We know nothing what the Cullens were like before they became vampires; the transformation might have changed them completely!


And can you imagine the amount of pain Bella will cause Renee and Charlie when she dies to their world? Throughout the book she mentions it many times how much she worries about her mother because she’s so vulnerable… And Charlie is so happy to have Bella back… It’s really selfish of her to want it NOW!! Couldn’t she wait for a few years, she would be with Edward anyway…


Of course, it is easier said than done and the equation here is rather unfair… She found the perfect guy for her and it seems he was waiting for her for so many years… He’s different than other boys but other boys were of no interest to her, were they? Edward can’t change who he is but she can change herself… It is difficult for him to control his instincts and although he was doing well so long, one day he might easily slip. It seems that is the only solution, right?


Still, is it reasonable to make such a literally life changing decision so quickly?!

In Edward's head - "Midnight Sun"

As you’re browsing through this blog, I take it you’ve already read “Twilight” and you’re now eager for more and more information about this book and the rest of the series.

I experienced two mind-shaking events after the first book: Stephenie would write a twin book to “Twilight” called “Midnight Sun” and the wonderful love story was being made into a film!! (The film is obviously based on “Twilight” as the other book hasn’t been completed yet and we don’t know if it ever will be…)

MIDNIGHT SUN

“Midnight Sun” has the exact same plot as “Twilight” only just it’s said from Edward’s perspective.

"There is so much more to his side of the story than there is to Bella's in that first chapter. After all, Bella only knows that an incredibly gorgeous boy is looking at her funny. Meanwhile, Edward is suffering through one of the most momentous days of his very long life! First there's the shock and frustration of not being able to hear Bella's thoughts, then the wild, monstrous reaction to her scent, followed by the incredible expenditure of self-control that it takes to not kill her... His side of Bella's first day at Forks High School is a hundred times more exciting than her own".

That's from Stephenie’s website, obviously.


However impossible it might sound, it is even more charming than Bella’s version. I’m only kidding, it is perfectly rational since it is the hot vampire that gives you all the answers to Bella’s doubts and questions and explains what happens; it is destined to be top-notch!

The first 12 chapters are available to download from Stephenie’s website, only due to the kindness of her heart! The production of the book has been ceased until the further notice because some irresponsible and selfish friend of her had put the incomplete partial draft on the Internet!! Stephenie was infuriated, embarrassed and most of all disappointed for a long time but eventually allowed her most tenacious fans to read it too, officially on her website.
Unfortunately, we have to wait patiently until the full-length book is released…

But before that happens we are forced to wait for the premiere of

TWILIGHT, THE FILM!!!

Just look at that:


I'm watching it over and over again!

So, WHAT DO YOU THINK?! :D