Twilight movie

Over the summer, my mother and my sister started reading the Twilight series. While they devoured the books, I swore that I would never succumb to the literary fad that did not seem nearly as epic as my beloved Harry Potter.

Well, you shouldn't be too surprised when I tell you that I started reading the series this semester. I caved. Some friends of mine are into it and with all the excitement surrounding the movie, I decided, what the hell: throw caution to the wind and get involved with a family of friendly vampires and a clumsy, lovable 17-year-old.

It wasn't as good as Harry Potter, but then again, nothing ever will be, so I wasn't expecting it to surpass such literary excellence. On the whole, though, it's a good series. Its strongest feature is the development of the characters. Through all four books, you feel like you know what each character will do when you read about something new developing. But honestly, I just waited for the moments when Bella and Edward would kiss or do something else squeal-inducingly romantic. (I'm a girl, what can I say.) There are plenty of plot holes and some awkward transitions. One thing that I've struggled with in my writing is communicating exactly what I mean; someone once told me that it sounds like I know what I want to say, I just don't know how to say it. I feel like the same is true for Stephanie Meyers.

But overall, its a good story. And I am honestly excited for the movie. Not so excited for Kristen Stewart; according to the trailer, she can't act for beans. Besides, she doesn't look like she's clumsy. She looks like she's almost graceful enough, but not quite beautiful enough, to be one of the friendly neighborhood vampires.

It must be exciting to be Stephanie Meyers right now. Muse rewrote some of the lyrics to "Super Massive Black Hole" to fit the movie, and she has mentioned that their songs inspired some of the books. I would be absolutly stoked if one of my favorite bands rewrote a song just for me. Paramore wrote a song for the movie as well, which is awesome. Hayley Williams is a cool chick, although I've never really been a huge fan of her lyrics. But hey, I don't write songs for a living so I'm not really at a place to say anything.

xo