Twilight lovers, brace yourselves!
Stephanie Meyer has returned with yet another fantasy romantic book which has
been translated into what we believe to be a boring movie about „polite” aliens
and fake romances. To be honest we don't believe that there are many chances
for „The Host” to capture the hearts of many viewers or become a franchise the
way the „Twilight Saga” did. Although the director made great efforts to make
the movie enjoyable, there is little he could do with the childish story-line.
First of all there are
several similarities between movies (Twilight and The Host). The female
protagonist is a painfully self-sacrificing masochist, with a distinctive eye
color, with no special qualities, who falls in love with a pretty boy. The
unique thing is that we don't have the typical two person relationship, but
some sort of a threesome because Melanie’s mind is occupied by an alien called
Wanderer. The truth is that there is actually an interesting concept in the
movie, but the end result seems more like a draft of something that could have
been. In other words what was most interesting about the movie was treated
superficially and set aside in the favor of love and a predictable happy
ending. Although it is not the most brilliant movie, for those who are
interested in Sci-Fi stories, it can be enjoyable. It might not be worth going
to the cinema, but check out some of the Time Warner Cable Offers and maybe download it in HD quality, because the
effects are actually nice.
The plot-line is
basically about Melanie, her younger brother and her boyfriend who tries to run
away from an invading alien species called „Souls”. The Soul's goal is capture
Earth in a weird way. They take over the body of humans, and transform them
into polite, decent and clean creatures. One of the many things we didn't like
was the shallow approach on Diane Kruger's character, a Seeker who has the
purpose of eliminating any human resistance. There is actually a conflict between
the seemingly peaceful alien race and this Nazi Seeker, who although has an
explanation for her behavior, is not treated in a satisfying manner.
Instead of concentrating
on what could have become an fascinating story about how people are irresponsible
and being controlled by a superior race could change the world, the movie
revolves around the adolescent struggles of a regular girl. Not only does she
have to deal with the changes which come with age, but she has to do it while
her soul is sucked by one of the space invaders.
All in all we believe
that this is nothing more than an extravagant Sci-Fi soap-opera which lacks the
depth of decent fantasy movie. Some actually consider that it might be the
movie that will seal the coffin for any of Meyer's following books, and if it
will indeed be a hit in the box-office it will be because of all the Twilight
fanatics.