New Moon and Eclipse
I finally got book two from the library in the Twilight series so I went ahead and read that one and the third because I had already gotten it from the library. Book two was losely framed around Romeo and Juliet, while the third was framed around Wuthering Heights. It kind of reminded me of Wuthering Heights. I didn’t like the characters in the book, but the book was still awesome and is one of my favorites. And although I didn’t like either Catherine or Heathcliff I still wanted them to be together.
To get back to the Twilight series Isabella Swan annoyed me to no end. She was so clumsy to the point where I was wondering Is this for real?, because even I was never that bad and it was like she had a death wish or something. Also she could not live without her love, Edward Cullen, because there was nothing else in her life in her mind. But I did like Edward and Jacob Black. I just wish Bella could see her own life worth. I guess that’s why I found her annoying. She was likeable though and I guess this book shows the power of first person narrative. I got to see what Bella thought of herself more so than what others thought.
It still managed to be a good book. I could really see it as a shojo manga though. People would really flip over that. It’s kind of similar to Vampire Knight in a way, but without some of the things that I found were distasteful in that.
I may not have liked the main character, but that didn’t stop me from reading all three of the books and enjoying them. And seeing that Stephenie Meyer has a new book with another on the way I think I’ll be checking them out.
The Dark Knight
I thought the Dark Knight was awesome. I had gone to see it on Saturday because I knew it would be crowded and hard to get a good spot on the first day. I had read the Richmond Times Dispatch critic’s review before going and it said that there was an extra 30 minutes attached to the end that almost ruined the movie, but I didn’t see it there. I did look for it, but I guess they didn’t like two face or something. I thought that the last minutes tied up the movie nicely.
Heath Ledger made a good joker. I’m glad the hype was not for nothing. He was simultaneously funny and scary and totally insane. The Joker did not make one sane sound or movement. The way he got under everyone’s skin reminded me of Benjamin Linus on Lost who I think is really creepy, but not as creepy as the joker proved to be. Linus had motives that people understand while the Joker was only interested in Mayhem.
This is one of the better movies based on a comic. It’ll make you both laugh and cringe. So if you haven’t seen it already go ahead.
