Twilight ~ Masterpiece to Movie
For me, it happens every time. I fall in love with a story. My mind so vivid that, reading the book, I see the characters faces, expressions. Smell the air, see the places they live. Hear their voices. A movie played out in my mind. Perfect.
Then.... the rights are sold. The movie created. Never the same. Never as good as it was in my mind. It's true, I long to watch it played out on screen. But I am always so disappointed. Do these directors READ the book first? Or do they jump blindly into a script without ever falling in love with the story?
It is happening again. To my most recent love... The Twilight Series. I wrote a blog, Twilight Saga, explaining my experience and full depth of my love for this story. All while reading I thought, they have to make this a movie! Of coarse, they are. The fan base for these books easily rivals any other.
It is scheduled to be released on November 21, 2008. I'm glad I waited to watch the trailers until after reading the first 3 at least. My vision of these characters is so much better than what they have done. It saddens me. I nearly want to never see the movie! I have found I 'm not alone. Not by a long shot. See for yourself.... www.Twilightthemovie.com
I know I am judging without ever actually seeing it first.... and trust me! I hope I am wrong! I hope that Robert Pattinson can match up to my vision of Edward. That Bella, Kristen Stewart, can captivate me the same way. That Jacob, Taylor Lautner, is as I pictured him. I do hope. How wonderful that would be. But so far, I don't see it.
The Cullen Family.... the movie version anyway
For now I hope... and forget. That's the beauty of reading. You make it your own. In some small way.
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