Finally

Finally!! I have finished the Quartet that makes up the Twilight series.

Okay, first things first.

There should be some disadvantages to being a vampire. I'm sorry, but there should. Okay, maybe drinking blood is not that great a way to survive, but being filthy rich and drinking only animal blood and living a long life.... well, those are things to be envious of (minus the blood part).

Secondly, though the last novel in the series finally brings everything to an end, it was overly melodramatic. And I still can't get over the imprinting thing. Seriously, all said and done, the first three in the series were much much better. The last should have had something - a sad death, a poor consequence - Even Harry Potter has more death and destruction.

Do we all like happy endings? Hmmm..... yeah, I suppose we do. But then, it's better to be pragmatic and optimistic rather than anything else right? However, having said that, what's the fun in having a vampire book if no one dies?

I wouldn't call myself a Stephanie Meyer fan (die hard fan i.e.). But I was truly disappointed with this book. Even though it has taken a long time to finish the 754 pages that make up this book, I must say, at least one has an ending. A happy ending, a not-so-imaginative ending, but an ending nonetheless.

Sorry if this blog has ruined the book for you. But I love blood and gore in my novels and get extremely annoyed if there isn't any.

Twilight (2008)

I haven't read the Stephanie Meyer book. So I cannot comment on how and why the story came about as it did, but I can give a review of the film I saw.

I didn't know anything about the cult following that Meyer had until I went to the US and it was through Youtube that I first saw the trailers for the upcoming movie. After a few googles, I found out that this is part of a larger series involving the two main characters, Bella and Edward.

Using the term "star crossed lovers" would be cliched I think, but true. Bella moves into a new school in a new town, which is cold and wet mostly all year round. Her Dad, the local sheriff, isn't used to having his little girl around, but manages quite well being the hands off but sometimes overprotective Dad.

It's funny when Edward and Bella first meet, because Edward seriously looks like he's sick whenever he's with her. No "love at first sight" music around. He does take it upon himself to take care of her - which borders on creepy if you really think too deeply about it.

My advice would be though - to not think too deeply and just take the film as it comes. It's cute how Edward looks out for her. How he keeps an eye on her (yes, even when she's sleeping - giving new creepiness to the song - "I'll be watching you"). She is totally and completely besotted by him.

Oh yes, and did I mention that he's a vampire?

So how does a human girl fall in love with a vampire? Well, if the vampire looks like Edward does, it would be pretty darn easy I would imagine. He's absolutely cute. Not dishy, but totally cute. And even though his overprotectiveness borders on some sort of stalker-like personna, you do like the fact that he's just looking out for his favourite gal.

Some of the dialogues in this film are ghastly, and some of the scenes will make you chuckle out loud -- but on the whole it is a good movie to watch.

As with all movies based on books though, I would imagine that the book is better!