Twilight - the movie

Here I go again.
If you recall, in one of my April 09 entries, I talked a bit about the Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series of books (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn)

http://cartoonlagoon.blogspot.com/2009/04/twilight-series-tongue-in-cheek-review.html

Well, I finally watched the movie (thanks to my daughter's classmate's DVD loaner). I know. I know. The movie was released eons ago (Nov 08) but I'm a very busy working mum cum wife ok? That means I don't get to 'escape' so easily to catch a movie. Besides, I wanted to read the books before watching the movie. So that's exactly what I did. I finished reading the 4 books and as you will already know from my above mentioned post, I was mesmerised from the word go.

I will say this, the storyline is lame. But it is afterall, fiction. Can't get enough of reality, then watch the news. I think for me and a million other Twilight Mums, it was exactly that; an escape from reality.

Now that IS weird. Twilight Mums. Google it. There are so many Twilight Mums out there. There are websites, fansites built by Twilight Mums for Twilight Mums. What the heck is that? I think by Twilight Mums, they mean a mum reading their kid's Twilight books and getting hooked. If that be the case, then I definitely qualify.

So I watched the movie. Hubby watched it with me. I think after all that chauffering me here and there to buy the books and all the hype about this worldwide phenomenon, he decided it wouldn't hurt to check it out. He thought Edward Cullen's hairstyle was cool. He nudged me when he thought I was getting really excited by the couple's verbal and emotional exchanges. He even said, 'Wah, see my Finny getting all excited already!' I was squirming on the sofa and he had nothing to do with it.

It's definitely a love story. I wondered if I would be bored watching the movie after having read the book. On the contrary, great scriptwriting, great casting, great music.
The location, the cast; exactly as I had imagined dreary, wet Forks, Washington to be. The casting was spot on. They were as I had envisioned them to be whilst I had been entranced by the written word. Any serious reader will understand what I mean. It takes a pretty good writer to describe in enough detail and style to make you be transported entirely into that written moment. Not too much. Not too little. For the period of reading, you are in a trance. The movie was not a disappointment for me. I do however think that you may not feel the same way if you had not been a fan of the books in the first place.

Doesn't hurt that the music was dream like. It's like the background music to the X-box game, Halo. The haunting tune is played over and over yet you don't tire of it.

Now comes the part I could not believe. To be honest, I had low expectations of the movie. I half expected it to be trash. A bad romance disguised as a vampire movie.
Was completely taken aback by the electric chemistry between the two protagonists, Bella Swan (starring Kristen Stewart) and Edward Cullen (starring Robert Pattinson!
I compare their synergy to "Pretty Woman", "Top Gun", "Titanic", Nicholas Sparks' romances turned movies ~ "The Notebook", "Message in a Bottle", "Nights in Rodanthe" and even my all time favourites "An Officer and A Gentleman" and "Some Kind of Wonderful" - Romance yes. Chemistry maybe. Sparks, nada.

Ah..... but Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. Me and the other gazillion Twilight Mums. We want to be Bella Swan and have that pale-faced Edward stare at us from across the canteen. From across the road. Come flying in his sleek wheels and save us from reality. I've never fancied pale guys, mind you, so I don't know what's up with me liking this Edward character. He is supposedly cold to the touch too. What's up with that? I usually like my guys strong, tanned and definitely warm. Then I realise, it's because he is strong. He takes control and he takes care of the lady.
They hardly ever kiss (read the book and you'll understand why) and there's no sex in this particular movie (read the book as I don't want this to be a spoiler) so what's the deal? If you ask me, I think it's just basic good ol' romancing and that's what all the Twilight Mums are going ga-ga over. For me, I'm saving my pennies to buy my own DVD soon.

Twilight the movie has been nominated for MTV's 2009 Movie Awards.
1) Best Movie
2) Best Female Performance for Kristen Stewart
3 & 4) Best Breakthrough Performance Male for actors Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner.
5) Best Kiss between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart
6) Best Song - Paramore Decode

‘Twilight’ is up against ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
Both films are competing in the Best Movie category, while ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ lead star Dev Patel is up against Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner in the Best Breakthrough Performance Male category.

I like Bollywood shows but 'Slumdog' was only okay for me. I keep my fingers crossed, just like the other gazillion Twilight Mums.