Twilight.. Seriously?

Okay. I'm going to be honest- I've read the Twilight books...and enjoyed them. It was a quick read- the sappy love plot mixed in with danger and suspence was enough to keep me hooked for awhile, but now this whole Twilight frenzy is driving me up a wall! For those of you who don't know about the Twilight Saga, it's a four part series about teenage vampires. I know, it sounds ridiculous, and I'm ashamed to even admit that I even liked them, but I'm happy to report that my eyes were opened. Seriously... what is with everybody? If anyone reading this is a Twilight fan, take no offense- maybe you could even shed some light about why everyone is completely obsessed. I can understand how people would enjoy the books- I was one of them, but now it is at a whole new level.

For example, I went to see the first movie when it came out in theatres last year. First of all, the place was a mad house. I've never seen so many screaming girls with fanatic Twilight tshirts and posters. (seriously- posters that said "We love Edward Cullen." really girls? He's not here. He can't see this. And good thing too because I think he'd be as scared as I was) During the movie, whenever the male lead, Edward Cullen, played by Rob Pattinson got on screen, the theatre errupted with high obnoxious screams- and didn't die down, so I had to go see the movie again so I could actually hear the dialogue. And now the second movie is coming out on November 20. I can't turn on the TV without seeing a preview, or a magazine without one of the actors on the cover- even the adds on the side of my facebook page is about the new movie, or the stars.

Which brings me to my next point- The actors. What's with Rob Pattinson? Do people actually find him good looking? He legitimately looks like a vampire. Can we please take a look at this. Yes, okay he could be under the category "attractive" but not to the point where girls feel the need to uncontrollably scream. he has an accent, which is cool, but HE is what all the fuss is about- it's not about the books anymore, it's all about him, which annoys me. All the hype is driving me crazy- if I have to see one more movie trailer for the new movie coming out in November, I'm going to scream just like those millions of girls, but for an entirely different reason.

I guess it all comes down to this- I was a fan a Twilight, I admit it. Before the craziness, before the fanatics, before the movie. But all the drama, the obsession, the fuss over the actors, and now even the movie itself, has put me over the edge. I don't see why everyone has to be all crazy. I don't see the big deal, because it's not. I think everyone should just chill. It's just a movie. We've all seen one of those before. Rob Pattinson is a cute boy, no need to completely lose ourselves.

So what's everyone else doing on November 20? I'll tell you what I'm doing: not going to see the sequel.