Blog #3 : Multi-Media Marathon
With the fairly recent craze about the Twilight saga buzzing around campus and among teenaged girls, the premiere of the sequel Twilight film, New Moon has corralled even more fans.
I might now be one of them.
So needless to say, I admit to purchasing advanced tickets in order to attend the midnight premiere with a group of my friends, so I was indeed amidst the sea of screaming Edward Cullen lovers.
I have not read any of the novels in the series and was rather skeptical of the first Twilight film because I had constantly heard, “well you either love it or you hate it.”
But I don’t know that this is really the case. I think there is always room for a little grey area when it comes to reviews.
My first impression of the first film was that I was interested but not head over heals for the story. So agreeing to tag along with my pals for last night’s premiere, I was not expecting to be blown away, just wanted to see what the hype was about, I suppose.
During the opening scene of the film, the theatre that was predominantly filled with girls of all ages, burst into a cheer as character Edward Cullen, played by actor and musician Robert Pattinson entered the scene in a slow-moving, model shot. Expected from vampire-crazy fans.
So initially, I rolled my eyes and prepared myself for a film filled with background banter about hot sexy the two leading actors of the film are. To my surprise though, the theatre remained quiet. Everyone was glued to the screen.
It took me about 20 minutes and I realized I was ‘hooked.’
Some say it might be that the film had a new director, different from the initial film.
As the film is based on author Stephenie Meyers’ novels, other viewers said the film followed the novel rather closely and many complimented the screenplay writer and director for this.
Either way, the entire package of New Moon, from marketing techniques to the red carpet event, the film is expected to rake in sales that out-due sale statistics of the first film, by far.
According to an Examiner.com article, “New Moon is projected to do $85 to $100 million during opening weekend, which includes prior ticket sales and sales through Sunday.”
Also, random ‘tid-bit’ of movie trivia: For those Twilight film fans, actor Taylor Lautner, who plays werewolf Jacob Black on screen, is a Michigan native.
According to the Free Press article today, “the 17-year-old actor was born in Grand Rapids and spent much of his childhood in nearby Hudsonville. About six years ago, his family moved to Los Angeles to help him pursue his dream of acting.”
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