Totally Twilight

5 October 2005: That's when Stephanie Meyer rocked the world with the amazing Twilight series.It did a great job at selling,and was,rather is,extremely popular among teenagers,especially girls,all over the world.While it projected the novel idea of "vegetarian"vampires who sparkle in the sunlight instead of bursting into flame,there were a few basic drawbacks,which ended up slightly marring the otherwise smooth,beautifully written saga.

Well,to begin with the most basic one,the one I'm sure 99.9% of us heartily agree on,is the character of Bella Swan.The rest 0.1% who don't think so,I don't know what's wrong with you :-|

The good thing is that two completely different people,one a 110 year old vampire Edward,flawlessly handsome,strong and immortal and Bella,a 17 year old human,clumsy,awkward and weak,write a supposedly impossible romance.But the bad thing? Yeah,Bella is irritating and a little more than psychotic.All right,its not really expected that she remain calm and sensible throughout everything,but did it actually help when she ran off to Phoenix,nearly getting killed,all the while consistently whining and hyperventilating?Gosh,sometimes,when I think of it,I thoroughly wish James had killed Bella,and Stephanie could create a new heroine,pretty,sensible and a little self sacrifice would be fine actually.Just not a whiny do nothing like Bella .
But I guess we have to accept her as a part of the Cullen family package deal :-D

The other thing I wasn't exactly pleased about was an important detail of the vampires: they SPARKLE. I mean,after I read that,I couldn't exactly blame anyone for calling Edward Cullen a "sparkling fairy". I mean,okay,their skin could look really nice or smooth,but SPARKLE?? I found that a bit ridiculous.Super speed,intelligence,superior looks,power and immortality are pretty much sufficient to make a perfect vampire.We could all do without the extra "glitter glam",thank you very much.The above image is a great example of what kind of jokes are being made about Edward because he,oh,sparkles.

But hey, everything's not bad.There are so many great descriptions,like the part in the meadow,where Edward reveals his true self to Bella.(even though she's too stupid to react properly).Then the great chase in Volterra,what with Alice stealing the Porsche and Bella fighting time and tide in order to save Edward from the Volturi,who have been described very realistically.We can't forget Edward and Seth killing Victoria on the cliff(Again with Bella almost spoiling the fun by hoping to play the sacrificing third wife). And I found myself transported all the way to the sandy shores and swirling waters of the picturesque Isle Esme, it was so magical(or maybe I'm just a huge Twilight fan ;-)) 

But whatever be the flaws or fine points,I can't really understand people who call the series "gay".I mean,WHAT is perverted in a 110 year old vampire falling in love with a 17 year old girl? The fact that such people thought f it age wise,or whatever,just shows that they have a cheap mentality.It  certainly doesn't do any damage to Edward Cullen,whose character remains loved far and wide.Please tell me of any girl who hasn't fallen for the handsome,strong and fiercely loving Edward Cullen! :-)  
Let's face it, no one or nothing is perfect.Its no different with the Twilight saga.But you've got to give it to Stephanie Meyer for giving the world such a legend,for weaving such a lovely tale with the perfect amount of romance,a shot of speed and adrenaline.amazing characters and Edward  Cullen.Thanks,Stephanie,and we hope you come up with more awe inspiring novels.