Guest Blogger: Chelsea W.

New Moon is a movie about a girl named Bella Swan falls in love with a vampire whose name is Edward Cullen. He’s perfect for her in every way other than the fact he’s tempted to suck her blood, which would kill Bella. Edward decides that the only chance Bella would have at a normal life, would be for him to leave. Bella becomes depressed with every day that passes by without him but finds some relief by being with her friend Jacob Black. She later finds out that he wants to be with her, and she must choose between the reliable, kind Jacob or the one she’s really in love with, Edward, but left her. Bella also finds out that Jacob is an enemy to the vampires because he is a werewolf. This makes everything more complicated when Edward returns to Bella. So she must choose; the vampire or the werewolf? The leading role, Bella Swan, is played by Kristen Stewart who has to act stubborn, clumsy, and private. I don’t like the way Stewart plays this role because she is supposed to be head over heels in love with Edward, but it looks unrealistic. She looks more scared of him than in love. Her love, Edward Cullen, is played by the actor Robert Pattison. I think he plays Edward perfectly by portraying his hard exterior contrasted with his devotion to Bella. He was very believable because he also looked the part of a vampire; pale skin, bronze hair, full lips, defined jaw line, topaz eyes, and a slender, muscular body. His enemy, Jacob Black, is performed by Taylor Lautner. I thought he did a great job, too. He had to portray the character as happy, kind, passionate, reliable, and hot-headed. His appearance was transformed as well. Lautner put on 30 pounds of muscle to play Jacob Black in New Moon. He’s Native American, with long black hair (he cuts it short later on), muscular, tall, and “beautiful”, as Bella describes in the book. The theme of this movie is about free will, love, and good vs. evil. Free will was shown in the movie by Edward leaving Bella. In return, Bella chooses to be reckless and therefore it was her own free will to do whatever she wanted to do. The audience can learn that you make your own choices and no one can make them for you. The movie also showed how much in love Edward and Bella are. Although Edward knows that it is not safe for Bella to be in love with a vampire, he comes back for her. It shows the devotion they have for each other. We can learn that true love never fails. Good vs. evil was between the vampires and the werewolves. At times both were good and both were evil. There is really no right or wrong answer when it comes to choosing Edward or Jacob. This can show the audience to follow your heart, and go with what you want and not other’s opinions. New Moon became the leading movie at the movie box office for the second week in a row. It has made $230.7 million in a ten day total sale. That makes it the third biggest movie opening ever. It is said to be one of the most successful films, and I would have to agree. It’s definitely worth your time and money because the movie is romantic and action-packed therefore it is perfect for both men and women. Obviously New Moon has been very popular and has great reviews so it is worth it.