New Moon: Glimpses of the Eclipse [Review]

Post the release of the Twilight Saga last year, its massively publicized sequel, New Moon, finally hits theatres in India and without any further ado, here’s presenting New Moon!
Movie: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Michael Welch, Anna Kendrick, Michael Sheen
Director: Chris Weitz


NM begins on a very promising note as it sparks the air high with drama and thrill. It doesn’t disappoint but like all books that are adapted into movies, there are some miniscule changes in the storyline here and there. As NM commences, we see Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) dreaming of Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) only to have it slowly turn in to a nightmare when she realizes that she’s only growing older while Edward remains forever seventeen as an immortal vampire. Anyway, it’s Bella’s eighteenth birthday and even as she hates celebrations, she can’t escape them for long when Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene) throws her a birthday dinner at the Cullen’s residence.

What transpires at the dinner is a minor accident that leaves Jasper (Jackson Rathbone) charging for a taste of Bella’s blood. This painfully reminds Edward that Bella can never be safe as a human being around his kind and to protect her from further danger, he and his family leave the town of Forks. His closing words to Bella are that she shouldn’t do anything reckless.As the days fly in to months, Bella’s spirit starts withering away. As Bella moves on, she seeks solace in reckless living because she feels it brings fragments of Edward back to her.

The movie gets definitely more interesting for readers and non-readers of the Twilight Series alike as soon as the buff Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) hits the screen! An old friend of Bella’s, Jacob is the only person she draws herself to because he makes her happy and manages to inject some life back in to her. From here on, the movie takes an exciting turn as there is much of a revelation of Jacob’s character and other instances in the movie that you’ll have to watch out for!

Another mention is the sunny friendship between Jacob and Bella that keeps audiences happy while Edward isn’t around. Even if you’re not a fan of Twilight, this is still a great movie to watch with your girlfriends (lots of eye-candy for the ladies!) and even so, the movie is made in a suitable taste that doesn’t confuse a non-reader because you still will be gripped to the end. The only question by the readers would be the fact that why much of Eclipse (the third book in the Twilight Series) has been added and induced in to NM’s storyline. While all the actors have done a commendable job in the movie, the soundtrack matches the dark, brooding tone of the movie and nonetheless makes sure that it lingers in your mind long-after. All in all, not a bad reason to bust your wallet for this flick!
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P.S. You can read my review (the very same) on www.blah.burrp.com as Tina! That's cuz for Blah, we write under different alter-egos, for eg, Tina writes about movies, Suzanne handles fashion etc. And every article written by Tina isn't mine but do leave your comments on New Moon! I'm so excited that I finally got to watch it!

Darling December

Who would've ever thought that World Aids Day would bring so much meaning in to my life? I mean, I go for an interview. My first interview, mind you, after coming back. And I get the job! :) So as of now, I'm Junior Content Writer for the website: www.burrp.com... Check it out! It's totally cool and has all the stuff comprising nearly everything I love : sampling great food, writing reviews, thinking up new ideas, watching movies, meeting new people, getting out of my shell and yes, learning new things! And of course, all of this while having the best time. Ironically, this has happened when I least expected it to. You know, how I've been ranting all the while on my blog about not having a job, going for all the interviews that didn't get me one, trying my best to write for a magazine, trying to get in to art-school etc (and none of them happened)!

Well, somehow, 2009 has managed to pay it all off. I mean, I did new things, I learnt, I saw! I learnt how to go to Sophia's, I took up painting classes (I love painting on huge canvases now), I learnt how to emboss a design on a metal sheet, I learnt a new technique of making papier mâché, I had my first Rosecraft Exhibition at Candies! I freelanced as a content writer for Bindass these past six months and it was a joyful journey; every minute exciting. So all in all, this year was super-fast and yet somehow slow in making things happen but it's finally happened nonetheless.

And I couldn't be more happy or thrilled or excited all at the same time! :)

So here's to more things for me. Btw, on burrp blah, we all write under pseudo names so all articles by the same person aren't written by me. For eg, Tina handles movies and Suzanne handles fashion! I think that's a super cool concept! So read my first write-up that I did yesterday as Tina.
http://blah.burrp.com/arts-entertainment/movies/tina/2009/12/christmas-classics/
P.S. Everyone here is super-helpful, I haven't acquainted much with them as yet but the work atmosphere is huge-spacey and totally great for me. My boss, Aarti is really cool too. She's helpful, open-minded, sweet and at the same time, principled and she's the kind that everyone likes - she's not at all bossy or demanding- yet somehow she isn't someone that you will ever walk over because she is great! Ok, too much excitement can only head for a downfall right? I'll shut up now.

Oooh, one last thing, my mom's sent cookies for me and my sister! (Just when I was telling Ranvijay that I've been craving them :) WEE!