On Saturday we had a girl's day and my sisters, my mom, and I went to see "Twilight."
We had tickets for 3:00 in the afternoon, so it was good, cuz that was exactly when the BSU game was.....so there would be less people in theory. The theatre was still full, though, but we came an hour early so we got the seats we wanted.....front row of the stadium in the Majestic, so that we could put our feet up on the bar.....(we kinda had to run to get the bar first....that was funny). ANYWAY. People keep asking me if I enjoyed the movie and so I'm gonna tell you all about it. If you haven't seen the movie yet, you may not want to read this cuz I'm about to write a bunch of spoilers. Did I like the movie?.....Yes. I really did enjoy it. HOWEVER!! There were so many things wrong that I just HAVE to list them here.
First of all, I understand that when a book is made into a movie, the storyline HAS t be changed to get all the important events within two hours. I understand that, and I'm okay with it. What bothers me is when they change characteristics of the characters in the movies. The first time I got REALLY fired up about this happening was when Harry Potter 4 came out in the movies. That book is LONG and they changed all kinds of plot things to save time. I'm okay with that, but then there was the part when Voldermort uses the "imperius" curse on Harry to make him bow. Now in the book, Harry has the strength to withstand that curse (you have to have a very strong mind and willpower to do such a thing). It was a really big deal in the book that he could do that, cuz it's rare that people are strong enough for that. Then in the movie, Voldermort makes him bow.....AND HE DOES IT!!! WHY would you change something like that?!! It doesn't make the movie shorter, it just RUINS the character. No reason behind it, except the writer or director, or whoever changed it is just really stupid. So, what character changes was there in "Twilight"? Let me tell you!
1. In the movie, Charlie was always drinking beer. The book NEVER talked about that....and WHY is that necessary?
2. In the movie, Bella and Charlie always ate at a diner, instead of Bella cooking for Charlie. BELLA ALWAYS cooked for Charlie! That did not save time, by taking that out. Bella's cooking shows that she's selfless, and that she's used to taking care of other people.
3. The book hardly showd any level of how much Edward cared about her.....how much he was in love with her. In the movie, Edward took her up a tree......the book Edward would NEVER take her that high up a tree, because he's so concerned about her safety. In the movie, Edward always looked upset about something......when we know from reading the book, that this was the happiest time of his life.
4. The POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!!! Augh! In the movie, Tyler (the kid that hit Bella with his van) is black. Angela and Eric (who is supposed to have greasy hair and a face covered in zits) were ASIAN! Sorry, but in a town with only 3,000 people, there would not be that much diversity.
5. When Bella goes to the Prom in the movie, she gets ready at her own house WITHOUT Alice's help. Why did they do that? It takes away from the fact that Alice LOVES to dress people up, and that Alice is just DYING to become best friends with Bella. In the movie, she just borrowed the dress from Alice. Okay, if you can't afford to make another scene at the Cullen's house then they could have at least had Alice go to Bella's house.
6. When all the other boys ask Bella to the dance when she first gets to school, in the movie they make that dance the Prom. In the book it was a girl's choice dance. Now this doesn't seem like a big deal at first glance, but Bella turned down three boys for that girl's choice dance by telling them that she would be outa town. By making those boys ask her to the prom instead, the movie makes it look like she turned down three guys and then just went with Edward. Bella cares too much about everyone else's feelings to have done that.
7. HERE'S THE KICKER! When Bella has been bitten by James, and the venom starts to spread, Edward realizes he has to either suck out the venom, or let her change into a vampire. Well, we all know that he loves her too much, so he sucks out the venom and then stops just when her blood is clean. In the movie, they gave Carlile a line, "Edward, stop....her blood is clean." WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!! It takes away from how much Edward loves her! He stopped himself, because he loved her.....not because Carlile told him to. That REALLY bothered me.
8. These last things are just picky things. I thought the filming was pretty cheap-o. When James is holding Edward up by the neck against the wall.....his thumb moves across his face! I'm sorry, but your thumb would not be moving like that if you're choking someone. I thought the music wasn't very good, and I thought the Cullen's house looked too modern. It's supposed to be like this all-white plantation house. Just little things.
Don't get me wrong, I honestly enjoyed the movie, but they made unnecessary changes that upset me. I realize it's a first film and the budget was not what it should have been. But....I duno. Just so you believe me, let me tell you what I DID like!
1. I LOVED the baseball scene. That was totally awesome. Good filming, good music, good special effects. That was great.
2. I loved Emmett. They did a great job picking the guy, and I thought he played the character PERFECTLY.
3. I loved Alice.....I imagined her smaller in the book, but honestly your imagination is rarely reasonable when you try to put it in real life. I thought she was perfect.
4. I loved Bella. Just how I pictured her honestly.
5. I loved how they had Mike Newton call Bella "Arizona." That was not in the book, but it was cool, and kinda funny.
6. Good job on Jessica. EXACTLY how I imagined her.
7. There was a lot of humor, especially at the beginning when Bella and Edward are just getting to know eachother. That was very entertaining. And you'll just have to watch the movie to see exactly what I'm talking about with that one.
8. I loved Esme. They did a good job showing how happy she was that Edward finally found someone. She was always smiling when Bella was around. I loved that.
9. I loved the graduation caps on the wall....that was funny and creative. Probably should have been in the book.
Okay, I realize this got too long way too fast but hey.....freedom of speech. I had to voice my opinions. I did enjoy the movie, I just thought there were too many unnecessary changes to the characters.
This post is to prove that Dr. Pepper is a HARRIS GENETIC ADDICTION, and it's not my fault.....we're all junkies. Let me show you what I mean. These pictures are from Thanksgiving at Grandma and Grandpa Harris's house today. We had lots of extended family come (as always) to partake of the wall of food. Everybody brings lots, including their own case of Dr. Pepper.
The picture of the fridge illustrates just how bad this family's got it. You will see THREE cases of Dr. Pepper, PLUS a six-pack of diet-Dr. Pepper. Now I ask you, who would drink all this?....the HARRIS FAMILY! It's a four-generation problem. It started with Great Grandma Harris. And she drank that stuff....pretty much until her dying day. Her son, my grandfather, drinks it.....and as a result my father (and all his siblings mind you.....EXCEPT Eileen, who is still dedicated to her diet Coke ....the ONE AND ONLY exception) drink it. As a result my siblings and myself are left with no choice but to follow their lead. There's a group picture below, and I want you to observe the ROW of Dr. Peppers at the head of EVERY plate down that table. Oh, and the Pepsi mug in front of my dad.....is filled with Dr. Pepper. I just thought you all should know, it's in my genes. It runs in our blood, and Dr. Pepper would stay in business if it sold only to the Harris family.
Okay, so moving on. Thanksgiving was lots of fun this year. Caleb had a blast, even though he mostly played by himself. But Grandma Harris has LOTSof tractors and trucks for little boys to play with, and he LOVED it!
Okay, so this is pretty much just a picture of everybody in Grandma's garage in line getting food. Let me list my thanksgiving staples:
This last picture is all of us eating, and on the left is Derek and his girlfriend, Amanda Stokes. Now, since they pretty much told everyone at Grandma's house, I think I'll spread the word that Derek proposed to Amanda last night, and they're engaged! The wedding will be soon. Congratulations you guys! Amanda is awesome, she's very nice and incase you can't tell also VERY pretty. I'm glad they're both so happy!
