Oh, the Nerdiness of it All

I am about to announce something to the whole of the internet. I am a self professed Twilight nerd. There are times when I am embarrassed of my deep love for all things Stephenie Meyer, but for the most part, I don't mind. Instead I embrace it. However; I do take comfort in the fact that I still maintain a life outside the world of vampires, werewolves, and their love lives. Twilight is not and never will be "MY LIFE". It's just that when I like something, I like it with every part of me. Nothing can change it either. Just the way I roll I guess.

As I'm sure everyone knows, Twilight had a monster weekend this week with the release of the first movie in the series. And after an ENORMOUS (and when I say enormous, I mean huge, crazy, and double the budget) box office intake, the studio that made it is moving up production of the second movie, New Moon. And I am STOKED. Like, the 100%-absolutely-excited-and-psyched kind of stoked. Ah. The movie. I did truly love it. Cheesy? Yes. A little choppy and full of strange camera angles? Definitely. Ridiculous? To the max. Full of beautiful people? Ooooh yeah! Rob Pattinson embodied Edward Cullen in every possible way. From the sarcasm to the absolutely brooding beauty, he was true perfection. I might legitimately love him...okay, not really. But I do think he is fabulous. AND! Was it hilarious, sexy, charming, awkward, and filmed in a beautiful location? Done and done. All I had to do was overlook the little faults and focus on the performances of Edward and Bella. I found them to be absolutely adorable and even believable. Not to mention, they had sexual tension you could cut with a knife and participated in the hottest, possibly most amazing kiss I have ever witnessed. Believe it.



The thing is that people are bashing it. And I'm all for people having their opinions. It's a good thing. But when it comes to bashing, not okay. All I have to say is: WHOA! Settle down. It's just supposed to be a fun and entertaining movie. It's called an adaption for a reason. Yes, there were things I wanted to see that weren't there. And yes, I didn't like a few things. But that's okay. It's hard for me to find a movie where I liked everything about it. The most important thing to me was that I DID feel the exact same feelings that I felt when I read the book. The excitement, the pain, the anticipation, the tension, the desperation. It was all there. And that is really all that matters. That and seeing Edward and Bella, on screen and almost tangible. What can I say? I just love their love!