2008 Woodie Awards
'Twilighters' anticipate movie adaptation of best-selling book
Hannah Hamill
Issue date: 11/21/08 Section: Life
Everywhere you look, they are there: walking to class, crossing the street, running our nation (more on that later). Who are "they?"
Twilighters.
It seems the Twilight Saga has captivated the world (yes, the world).
After being the No.1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for 47 weeks, the series is finally coming to the big screen. Twilight, the movie, comes out worldwide today.
Many female college students (okay, a few guys too) have been walking down the sidewalks with their nose stuck in a book, and it is not because they are interested in homework. The book in their hands is likely one of the Twilight series.
For those unaware of the story line, Twilight is about a 17-year-old girl named Bella Swan, who falls in love with 17-year-old Edward Cullen, who has not aged since 1918. Edward is a vampire. A young teen-turned-werewolf, Jacob Black, adds more drama by falling for Bella, creating the classic love triangle.
The story entails the love, danger and suspense of a Romeo and Juliet theme.
"Why do I think Twilight is a good book?" said sophomore linguistics major Amanda O'Day. "I don't. It's a terrible book. It reaches into you, rips out your heart, and feeds it to the vampires." Painful as it sounds, that does not seem to faze her love for the book.
"Twilight is kind of weirdly intriguing," she continues. "I have lost so many hours of sleep reading it. Maybe it's because it shows you an idealistic romance. It's so rare in reality, but I think every girl instinctively longs for it."
The book's monster hero, Edward, has caused the swooning of millions of young girls and women.
"Edward, he's the perfect man-well, ideal man-except for the sucking animal's blood," said Darci Price, junior public relations major.
"Edward is a vampire. I think that it is wonderful that he is able to resist everything he desires [her blood], for her love." said Angela Blaxton, junior nursing major. "He will obviously do anything to save her and is the perfect image of a true gentleman."
Twilighters.
It seems the Twilight Saga has captivated the world (yes, the world).
After being the No.1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for 47 weeks, the series is finally coming to the big screen. Twilight, the movie, comes out worldwide today.
Many female college students (okay, a few guys too) have been walking down the sidewalks with their nose stuck in a book, and it is not because they are interested in homework. The book in their hands is likely one of the Twilight series.
For those unaware of the story line, Twilight is about a 17-year-old girl named Bella Swan, who falls in love with 17-year-old Edward Cullen, who has not aged since 1918. Edward is a vampire. A young teen-turned-werewolf, Jacob Black, adds more drama by falling for Bella, creating the classic love triangle.
The story entails the love, danger and suspense of a Romeo and Juliet theme.
"Why do I think Twilight is a good book?" said sophomore linguistics major Amanda O'Day. "I don't. It's a terrible book. It reaches into you, rips out your heart, and feeds it to the vampires." Painful as it sounds, that does not seem to faze her love for the book.
"Twilight is kind of weirdly intriguing," she continues. "I have lost so many hours of sleep reading it. Maybe it's because it shows you an idealistic romance. It's so rare in reality, but I think every girl instinctively longs for it."
The book's monster hero, Edward, has caused the swooning of millions of young girls and women.
"Edward, he's the perfect man-well, ideal man-except for the sucking animal's blood," said Darci Price, junior public relations major.
"Edward is a vampire. I think that it is wonderful that he is able to resist everything he desires [her blood], for her love." said Angela Blaxton, junior nursing major. "He will obviously do anything to save her and is the perfect image of a true gentleman."
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