2005, marked the start of an era for all the Twi-Hards, Twilighters, Twi-Moms, or whichever name you want them call, as long as they are fans of THE TWILIGHT SAGA. Everybody knows that in that year, the first book off the series, TWILIGHT hit bookshelves. And I think at that time, nobody predicted what it would become today. VIRAL.
Now, everything in the world seems to revolve and related with THE TWILIGHT SAGA.
CONCEPT ON VAMPIRES
In the past, once we hear the word VAMPIRE, we immediately relate it to DRACULA, BLOOD, DEATH, FEAR and all those creepy stuffs. But with the release of TWILIGHT, the way we look at vampires CHANGED. Right?
Now, we associate it with HOT-SEXY-HANDSOME-BEAUTIFUL-SPARKLY BEINGS. We fell in love with the whole concept of it, and even got addicted to them. TWILIGHT definitely changed what people seem to believe in the past.
With the success of THE TWILIGHT SAGA, it paved way for other authors that have written books with concepts and characters of VAMPIRES and IMMORTALS. Really, books with a VAMPIRIC THEME ended up in the BESTSELLER’S LIST.
MUSIC
When TWILIGHT, NEW MOON, ECLIPSE, hit theaters, we were not just enthralled by the movie itself. We were also hooked with the songs used in it. Yeah, I know everybody would agree with me when I say that Twilight fans created a whole playlist in their IPODs and MP3s with all the songs from the soundtrack albums and even songs of the artists involved. Am I right, again?
In the soundtrack, I can see that the artists that were involved are not yet that big in the industry. They’re mostly the Indie-type bands. But with the involvement that they had with the movies, they were immediately recognized by everybody. And disregarding the songs that they’ve written for the soundtrack album, all of the artists and their songs are GREAT. To name a few are, PARAMORE, MUSE, CEE LO GREEN and FLORENCE + THE MACHINE. They are really great MUSICIANS on their own.
It changed the way people look into music. It was not just about, Ooooh I LOVE THEM because they’re mainstream musicians which make them popular. But NOW, we look at it like, Oooohh I LOVE THEM because they’re GREAT MUSICIANS who writes GREAT LYRICS and really let people understand what they are feeling with their songs. We think about the songs, reflect on it.
FASHION
Plaid, Tight Fitted Shirts, Jackets, Hoodies, Long Sleeves, took the world by storm. It’s like everywhere we look; we get to see gals and guys wearing these stuffs, dressed up like Edward and Bella. THE TWILIGHT SAGA MOVIES influenced the fashion industry a lot. Different brands came up with their own lines that are looking like the closet of TWILIGHT MOVIE. To name a few in our place are, PENSHOPPE, BENCH, BNY and WRANGLER JEANS. (For more details on this one, read my other article, TWILIGHT TAKES OVER FASHION)
CHANGED LIVES
Yeah. THE TWILIGHT SAGA changed LIVES. Not just the life of the author, STEPHENIE MEYER but also the actors and actresses involved in it. And most especially OUR LIVES.
ROBERT PATTINSON and KRISTEN STEWART are the HOTTEST CELEBRITIES in HOLLYWOOD and it’s because of the HUGE SUCCESS of the TWILIGHT MOVIE. It’s like everywhere we look; we get to SEE their FACES in POSTERS, MAGAZINES, SHIRTS, and other stuffs.
They’ve got so much talent in themselves, that’s why they were CHOSEN to portray the MAJOR CHARACTERS in this series. They’re portraying their roles like they were really meant to be doing that particular character.
Fans love them to death, and supporting them even the movies that they’re doing outside THE TWILIGHT SAGA. And everybody is STOKED for their FUTURE PROJECTS. Like the one that we are currently waiting for, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS for ROB and ON THE ROAD for KRISTEN. WE LOVE THEM SO MUCH, RIGHT? I KNOW EVERYBODY WOULD AGREE WITH ME…
OUR LIVES...
Now, we’re up to date with everything the surround us. Not just with the updates about them (ROB, KRISTEN and the MOVIES), but also with the news around the world and the likes. We are not just contented to be someone who doesn’t know about anything, we want to look and figure out these things by ourselves. And that happens with the help of the TELEVISION, RADIO and the INTERNET.
It pretty much changed OUR LIVES, in the sense that we developed our fervor for reading. Started from reading this whole SAGA, and now you’re finishing up a whole lot of other books. That’s so COOL.
The next reason…I’m really thankful about this.
THE TWILIGHT SAGA HELPED ME GAIN, MEET AND KNOW LOTS OF PEOPLE. When the whole TWILIGHT CRAZE started, I knew not that many people who LOVE it, I think it was just my friends over here. But now, I’ve meet and known a lot of PEOPLE, not just LOCALLY but INTERNATIONALLY. With that I am so thankful and happy.
Now, I get to have friends that I can talk to about anything in particular. It’s like THE TWILIGHT SAGA, became a bridge for knowing lots of people. And it’s really great because, even though we’re from a different country having a different culture than mine, once we’ve started talking and we’ve got OUR LOVE FOR THE TWILIGHT SAGA in COMMON, the whole conversation becomes EASIER and then we may not realize it that we’ve already built a GREAT RELATIONSHIP with each other.
And I’ll really treasure this people that I’ve met because of TWILIGHT. I really will. And I really, HOPE everybody will do to.
~mandalovesrobsten
