My boyfriend and I decided to go watch a 7 o’clock movie at the White Plains movie theater. I scroll through the week’s releases, and see that the sequel to Twilight, New Moon, is out. Laughing, I ask him if he would like to go see that. Hesitant, he scrolls through the rest of the films, realizing that no other film is at his taste. He agrees.
The elevator doors open, and we are instantly at the end of a ridiculous line. I look down the hall, squinting to see where the line ends, or even in which direction it heads. I look at the type of people waiting in line: twelve to fourteen year old girls. All we can hear are high-pitched screeches and laughs. This is definitely our line, he whispers in my ear, giving me a “look”.
We are lucky to even find seats. The entire movie was based on shirtless men and failed kiss attempts. The girls in the theater are definitely responsive, screaming “Team Jacob!” or “Team Edward!” according to their taste. At the final scene, when the main character asks his girlfriend to “marry him”, I had never heard as many gasps at the same time. My boyfriend turns to me and sighs.
Why is Twilight such an immense phenomenon? Teenage girls across the globe are fantasizing on vampires, something that has not happened before, especially in that age range. My eight year old sister says she is “in love” with Edward the vampire. When I asked her why, she screeched for a couple minutes about how handsome he was. Enough heard.
The books aren’t that good, I’m thinking. Okay, fourteen year old girls, I understand. But when I hear adults talking about the novels like masterpieces, I almost want to shake them from right to left. The films are entertaining, okay, yet none of the acting is worth an Oscar. I wouldn’t be surprised if half of the people buying tickets to see Twilight in theaters aren’t actually fans. These people may simply have a hard time believing the impact that the film has had on our society, and choose to watch the film out of curiosity and intrigue.
The elevator doors open, and we are instantly at the end of a ridiculous line. I look down the hall, squinting to see where the line ends, or even in which direction it heads. I look at the type of people waiting in line: twelve to fourteen year old girls. All we can hear are high-pitched screeches and laughs. This is definitely our line, he whispers in my ear, giving me a “look”.
We are lucky to even find seats. The entire movie was based on shirtless men and failed kiss attempts. The girls in the theater are definitely responsive, screaming “Team Jacob!” or “Team Edward!” according to their taste. At the final scene, when the main character asks his girlfriend to “marry him”, I had never heard as many gasps at the same time. My boyfriend turns to me and sighs.
Why is Twilight such an immense phenomenon? Teenage girls across the globe are fantasizing on vampires, something that has not happened before, especially in that age range. My eight year old sister says she is “in love” with Edward the vampire. When I asked her why, she screeched for a couple minutes about how handsome he was. Enough heard.
The books aren’t that good, I’m thinking. Okay, fourteen year old girls, I understand. But when I hear adults talking about the novels like masterpieces, I almost want to shake them from right to left. The films are entertaining, okay, yet none of the acting is worth an Oscar. I wouldn’t be surprised if half of the people buying tickets to see Twilight in theaters aren’t actually fans. These people may simply have a hard time believing the impact that the film has had on our society, and choose to watch the film out of curiosity and intrigue.
This is a great story. I love when you mention How when you hear adults talk about Twilight like its a masterpiece you want to shake them like a british nanny. Great stuff
ReplyDeleteI love the this story! My sister is 16 and she is obbessed with the series. She went with all her friends to go and see the movie at the midnight premiere. I don't understand the big deal either. I think it is crazy haha.
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