By Ana Barajas
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE MOVIE. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.
From reading the series or watching the movies of the Twilight series, you might’ve chosen a side; Team Edward or Team Jacob. It’s the latest talk of teens, in Waldo, and around the world. This article is mainly focusing on the second movie of the Twilight series, New Moon. You will be hearing different points-of-view, including my opinion about the movie, Waldo students’ opinions, and a few movie reviews I found online (all credit goes to them for their reviews).
Based on the whole movie, I’d give it a 5/5. There were two scenes specifically that I found could have been worked on a bit more, but overall the scenes I liked triumphed. The beginning was good, from my perspective. It went well with the title of the movie by showing a “new moon”. The ending left you hanging there, with Edward proposing to Bella. If I had to choose a team, I would be Team Jacob because I feel bad for him throughout the whole movie. If he were real, he might be someone I would be friends with. My favorite scene is where Bella gets a paper-cut and Jasper freaks out and (as you might’ve expected) Edward comes to save Bella.
I interviewed a few people about what they thought about New Moon, the movie:
Questions: When did you go to see New Moon?
What did you like about it?
Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob?
Did you like the movie better or the book?
How would you rate the movie?
Were there any scenes in the movie that you disliked?
Answers:
Name: Deserie Balbaneda
12:11am on November 20, 2009.
The only great thing about it was Jacob Black, because he is so hot!
Team Jacob all the way!!
I’ve never read the book, so the movie.
5/5
It was cheesy when Bella was trying to do stuff to bring Edward back and there were shadows of him wherever she went.
Name: Anna Garcia
12:15 am on November 20, 2009.
My favorite scenes were the fighting scenes.
Team Jacob (especially when he’s shirtless!)
The book was a bit better.
2/5
I hated the scene with Bella meeting her “future” self, thinking it was her grandma. Oh, and the Volturi scene when Edward was fighting with the Volturi, it was kind of boring. It wasn’t a scene that you’d “hold on to your seat”.
Name: Destiny Magana
5:00pm on November 24, 2009.
I liked everything.
Team Jacob (but I like both).
I liked both the book and the movie.
5/5
There weren’t any scenes that I hated.
Name: Karina Mendez
5:00 pm on November 20, 2009.
I liked the scenes with Jacob.
Team Jacob
The movie was way better.
4/5
I hated the ending.
To make comparisons, I gathered reviews made about the movie from popular music and entertainment sites. The site’s link is given to the left of the review.
Rottentomatoes.com: “The Twilight Saga’s second installment may satisfy hardcore fans of the series, but outsiders are likely to be turned off by its slow pace, relentlessly downcast tone, and excessive length.”
Reelzchannel.com: "While this second chapter of Summit Entertainment's four-part franchise is as good as Twilight and arguably a shade better, it's indisputably darker in its depiction of the throes and woes of adolescent love, especially when one gets dumped."
LATimes.com: “Edward is as good as his word and ‘New Moon’ suffers as a result. Constrained by the plot of the novel, the film keeps the two lovers apart for quite a spell, robbing the project of the crazy-in-love energy that made "Twilight," the first entry in the series, such a guilty pleasure.”
Overall, the movie made around $499,392,782 and counting. Everyone has their own opinion. Will Eclipse be as successful? You will just have to wait until 2010 to see the movie, and the movie rating charts!
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