Tuesday, January 13, 2009

New Moon News





My friend was crying her eyes out after a few chapters of New Moon. She felt Bella’s pain when Edward left.

I’ve finished reading all four books and so in one way or another, I have gotten over all of them… Bella, Edward, the Cullens, and of course, my Jacob. I remember having that heavy feeling as I read the same chapters she is reading now. But then, it was around that time that Jacob came into the picture. And when Jacob came, he brought back sunshine into Bella’s life and to a certain extent, mine.

Like every other girl, I started out as an Edward hardcore fan. Until Jacob came, of course. After that, the only thing that kept me going through chapter after chapter was Jacob. Although the whole four volumes revolved around Bella and Edward, I was only truly interested in what happened to Jacob. I was moderately devastated when Edward came back. I felt Jacob’s pain deeply. And at times, it was hard to continue reading on knowing there was more pain for him. In fact, I refrained from reading Breaking Dawn for quite some time because there was only heartache for Jacob in the first few chapters. And that was hard to read for me as well.

But then, of course, Jacob had his happy ending and everything was set to rights. And I’m happy with how it all turned out. I’m happy for Jacob and I can now have my mind set at rest. However, since they didn’t kick Taylor out of the Twilight movie sequel, my mind is no longer at rest again. As a true Jacob fan, I want him portrayed to perfection. In other words, I want Steven Strait’s face in the big screen. Even Michael Copon would do. But that wasn’t meant to be. I seriously doubt how New Moon will turn out.

In my own humble opinion, the only way the movie would work is if they develop Jacob’s character. If they can create chemistry between Jacob and Bella, it would spice things up. If they don’t, the movie would be completely flat because Edward would only be showing up at the end and the beginning. New Moon is basically about Jacob.

And I seriously doubt Taylor’s abilities. I doubt if he and Kirsten would be able to create that right balance of chemistry which would keep fans at their seat and wait to see what would happen next. I seriously doubt it.

And the truth is, I am indignant and angry. Because I love Jacob so much and I want the people to see him in a different light. There are too many Edward fans as it is.

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