Twilight Series and Movie

Thesifer · 11-21-2008, 10:16 PM

Ok, so this might seem a little strange to some of you, but I read the Twilight series last week, and thought it was pretty good. Now while there are parts that I thought could have been better, overall I'm glad that I read it, and would read it again.

The movie could have been a little better, but it wasn't horrible in my opinion. A lot of the dialog that goes on in the book in people's heads is really hard to translate to the big screen, so I expected some parts that didn't seem quite right.

Now I've also read a lot of people that feel they must tear apart the book on the internet (what's new) which they are free to do, the only parts I find somewhat interesting are when they start talking about how Stephenie Meyer is pushing her Mormon beliefs on people and it's not right. Well first off, it's her book. She has every right to write it however she chooses. Second off, it's not really that blatant, and if you go over any book with a fine toothed comb you will find whatever you want to find.

I found it to be more like C.S. Lewis where it's there but it didn't really detract. I believe the fact that she clearly states her beliefs publicly, and went to Brigham Young make people look for more then there really is.

So overall, I thought they turned out pretty well, even though I'm not the targeted Teen Demographic, I just read waaaay too much.

sbp · 08-06-2009, 08:56 AM

BigJon · 08-10-2009, 10:57 AM

sbp...what a necro

Showtime · 08-10-2009, 06:42 PM

Horrible ending was what i read so i skimmed the ending and yep, horrible. Daywalker would really make that worth watching.

sbp · 09-04-2009, 04:12 PM

Thesifer · 09-05-2009, 09:19 PM

And after 400 years, no one knows if Shakespeare even really existed or not.

But that's true, she isn't writing literature, but I don't anyone would argue that she is.

No one will be reading John Grisham, Dan Brown, Etc. either.. Most likely.

11-21-2008, 10:16 PM	#1
Thesifer Vice Admiral Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,338	Twilight Series and Movie Ok, so this might seem a little strange to some of you, but I read the Twilight series last week, and thought it was pretty good. Now while there are parts that I thought could have been better, overall I'm glad that I read it, and would read it again. The movie could have been a little better, but it wasn't horrible in my opinion. A lot of the dialog that goes on in the book in people's heads is really hard to translate to the big screen, so I expected some parts that didn't seem quite right. Now I've also read a lot of people that feel they must tear apart the book on the internet (what's new) which they are free to do, the only parts I find somewhat interesting are when they start talking about how Stephenie Meyer is pushing her Mormon beliefs on people and it's not right. Well first off, it's her book. She has every right to write it however she chooses. Second off, it's not really that blatant, and if you go over any book with a fine toothed comb you will find whatever you want to find. I found it to be more like C.S. Lewis where it's there but it didn't really detract. I believe the fact that she clearly states her beliefs publicly, and went to Brigham Young make people look for more then there really is. So overall, I thought they turned out pretty well, even though I'm not the targeted Teen Demographic, I just read waaaay too much. __________________

08-10-2009, 10:57 AM	#3
BigJon Vice Admiral Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In the kitchen...skinning onions... Posts: 4,946	sbp...what a necro __________________

08-10-2009, 06:42 PM	#4
Showtime Lakers fanatic Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: L.A. ->SoCal<- O.C. Posts: 7,338	Horrible ending was what i read so i skimmed the ending and yep, horrible. Daywalker would really make that worth watching. __________________ NBA REPORT 10-11/ The 3-Peat! 1948 1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1972 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 2000 2001 2002 2009 2010 Reigning NBA CHAMPS!

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Thesifer Vice Admiral Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,338	And after 400 years, no one knows if Shakespeare even really existed or not. But that's true, she isn't writing literature, but I don't anyone would argue that she is. No one will be reading John Grisham, Dan Brown, Etc. either.. Most likely.

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