New Moon: A Suck-fest?

A phenomenon has hit Jamesville-Dewitt High School, and I'm not talking about swine flu. "New Moon," the second novel by Meyer that was released as a film on Nov. 20, has sunken its teeth into J-DHS. "New Moon," the second book in Stephenie Meyer's fiction/fantasy saga, focuses mainly on the mortal Bella Swan's abandonment by her shiny vampire boyfriend Edward Cullen which causes her to fall into the rough, furry arms of her werewolf friend Jacob Black.

But some people are less excited, even resentful, towards this event.

One student in particular is more passionate about this topic than others. "If you must know," Nick Kier, a junior at J-DHS, says, "I was dragged to "Twilight." I left half way through because every time they showed that vampire dude's face, twenty 12-year-olds had spasms."

Kier adds, "I am more annoyed with the attention this series gets than George W. Bush is by complicated words." The plot seemed to really push his buttons. "It's incredibly realistic," Kier says, oozing sarcasm. "Almost every blood-sucking monster I know falls in love with a teenage girl."
You will definitely not be seeing him at the theaters that weekend. "You'd have to pay me 10 dollars I paid for the first movie and $999 you'd have to pay me for the second one, in order to pay for the surgery to put my eyes back in my skull."

Leah Chamberlin, a senior at J-DHS, says she hasn't seen the first of the "Twilight films." "Vampires aren't supposed to sparkle," she says. When asked about the "Twilight" storyline as a whole, Chamberlin calls it "mildly lame, nothing original." Chamberlin also refuses to see the new movie.

Freshman Katie West also hasn't seen the first movie, and doesn't ever plan on seeing it. "I'm very annoyed by all the attention it gets," West says. "I like it because it's a cute couple, but I don't like predictable and happy endings."

Mark Valentin, a junior here at J-DHS, hasn't seen "Twilight" and will not be attending the newest movie. "I don't think it's all that exciting," Valentin says. He also agrees that all the hype about the movie is annoying.

Tessa Stathis, another junior at J-DHS, says the first movie had good techniques and a good director, but overall it was bad and had bad actors. Stathis calls the storyline "weak." She thinks that people who are so engrossed with "New Moon" are annoying, and that "they should read 'Harry Potter' instead." Stathis plans on going to see the newest movie, but you won't see her swooning over Edward Cullen.

I attended "New Moon" on Nov. 20, among hundreds of other teenagers. I saw many familiar faces, but one in particular stuck out to me.

When I saw Nick Kier, the student most passionate about his dislike of the movie, with girlfriend Tessa Stathis, a pained looked was on his face. "I was dragged here again," he told me.

Girls and boys alike seem to be tormented by "New Moon." Although it's quite popular among many students here at J-DHS and the globe, you'd be surprised at how many people want to plug their ears whenever someone mentions the name "Cullen."