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"Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the publication of
Twilight, the
first book in Stephanie Meyer’s teen vampire romance saga published between
2005 and 2020.
It has also been almost 20 years since Kristen Stewart’s awkward “plain girl”
Bella and Robert Pattinson’s century-old glittery Edward appeared in the first
movie.
The film
Twilight (2008) grossed more than US$407 million (about A$539
million at the time) worldwide during its theatrical release. It is often
credited with launching the careers of Stewart and Pattinson.
Full of awkward dialogue, melodramatic acting and absurd scenes like the iconic
vampire family-bonding baseball game,
Twilight has earned cult status. Akin
to Tommy Wiseau’s bizarre flop-turned-mock-hit
The Room (2003), it is “so bad
it’s actually good”.
The franchise has amassed a dedicated fandom of “Twihards”, including some
surprisingly young fans who, two decades on, won’t let it fade from the
cultural consciousness."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
