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I had the rare chance to attend the midnight viewing of Eclipse, so, I braved the crowds of tweens talking marriage to their respective film-related heartthrobs, and the middle-aged, “Team Edward/Jacob” t-shirt wearing, closet cougar-moms and stepped inside.




First of all, as you probably have already picked up from my previous blogs, I have a strict “damn the man” rule when it comes to buying snacks in the movie theater–I dont. I sneak in my own snacks for less than half the price, and settle back in my seat, answering pre-movie trivia questions until it’s time for the film to begin. Last night was no exception. I try not to disrespect the giggly teenage girls surrounding me because I know that not too long ago, I was one, but it sure was hard being outnumbered. With my ears ringing from the teen-screeches, the film finally began. And then, there was a wonderful and miraculous silence.




Now this being my favorite book of the series, I had high hopes. There was a lot of the story and even tons of back stories to cover, all at the same time of moving forward with the Edward/Bella/Jacob thing and somewhere along the line, them both protecting her from the pretty, revenge-obsessed redhead, Victoria.




The film had some bumpy shots, (including a dizzy shot from the sky looking down that had me bending my head at a very uncomfortable level by the time the camera stopped moving) but it had a bit more style. It was well-written, with well-placed humor and drama dancing like two professional tango partners in the height of their careers. I loved the completely serious and solemn moments between Jacob and Edward that were relieved by a chuckle-worthy jab at each other. The writing in this film was no doubt superior to the others in my opinion. The intimate relationship moments between Edward and Bella were not as clumsy and awkward as they have been in the past movies. I moved with them through the story, respected their plight and struggles, and was glad to see them both maturing by the end of the film. The intimate scenes were superbly done, very innocent and respectful and still filled with desirous appeal, making me remember what it was like to be a teenager and trying my hardest to remain chaste in a world that has long forgotten it’s meaning. I found myself finally happy for them by the end, and this was a good thing because previously, I had found their relationship excruciating to say the least. Their coupled broody/needy natures had annoyed me to no end in the previous two films and books for that matter, so it was wonderful to find them both so much smarter and mature by the end.




But the real show-stealer, just like in New Moon, was again, Jacob Black. Taylor Lautner did an excellent job of portraying the love-tortured, shape-shifting wolf, who, despite his best efforts, (and trust me when I say they were GREAT efforts) just could not convince Bella anything different than what she was already insistent upon–the Edward at the end of the rainbow. But at least, he got her to think about it this time along, and the movie portrayed her maturity throughout the film as she finally began to look at her situation in more than one light, and begin to question if what she’s been demanding like a brat for two years actually might be the wrong choice or not. It got her to see both sides and question herself before diving in, and that is what I hope most teens took from this film.




Eclipse was full of deeper meanings and lessons this time around such as questioning one’s choices and thinking them through, seeing past your own wants and desires for a higher purpose, and of course, the importance of teamwork and blazing your own trail in life. I still think “you can’t always get what you want” is a lesson sorely missed in this series that teens need to know more than anything, but maybe we will see another series willing to take that lesson on down the road.




Eclipse is a must-see film. Arguably the best in the series because of the story, not the effects or the eye-candy. It’s doing what so many sequels have failed to do in the past–keep the torch going and crowd interested in watching it burn on.




I can honestly tell you all it is worth the full price ticket, and you should take your teens to see it, just make sure to ask afterwords if they took anything away from it besides sparkly skin and washboard abs.




I’m only slightly interested to see what they will do with Breaking Dawn, as I hated the book with a passion, but you can trust I will give it a fair review when its time comes for judgment. ;o)




Thanks for reading and have a great weekend at the movies!

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