‘New Moon’ left audiences across the nation with their jaws-dropped this past weekend as it made history as the 3rd biggest weekend opener ever, grossing an astounding $140.7 million at the box office.

Buff Bodies Blind ‘New Moon’

As successful and publicized as the movie was, it leaves me to wonder whether the success of ‘New Moon’ was due to the great story behind the series, or was it the bare-chested men that roamed the screen in 3/4th of the movie?

The second installment in the Twilight Saga manages to portray the love between Bella and Edward in a more artistic way. At first I, like other twilight watchers, had doubts about ‘New Moon.’

Towards opening night, I found myself unable to beat the hardcore crowd that caused theaters nationwide to sell out of tickets for the Friday midnight showing.

I joined the obsessive teenagers who decided to skip school on Friday to drool over Jacob’s (Taylor Lautner) incredibly new buff body. Little did I know ‘New Moon’ did have a plot after all. The way I saw it anyways.

While ‘New Moon’ left audiences acknowledging the apparent improvement over Twilight since the first scene, the theater experience was tainted by the hormonal teenagers that had an orgasm each time Edward or Jacob exposed their bare chests.

A girl sitting two rows behind me kept moaning each time Jacob showed off his jailbait guns.

Unfortunately, the audience was unable to see past the “perfection” of the characters, which they confuse for being traits of the actors, and are blind to appreciate the movie’s depiction of the beginning stages of love and the obstacles lovers must face in order to find happiness.

If you’ve read the books, you will appreciate their artistic connection with the movie.

For those who haven’t, it will be difficult to understand the desperation Bella and Edward faces as they keep their love alive.

Fans were extremely grateful that director Chris Weitz replaced Catherine Hardwicke.

The acting has improved by a long shot, although Kristen Stewart continues to make her sexual facial expressions each time she gets close to male testosterone.

Also, not to mention the fact that every time Edward speaks to Bella he sound like he’s having a constant erection.

In the end, society’s distortion that we must strive for perfection will hinder the audience’s ability to see past the beauty of the actors, shamefully leaving the artistic splendor of the film in a state of oblivion.

Not all the teeny boppers were body-obsessed that night though as Melvin Varughese tells me, “I think the twilight series is a different take on popular beliefs and it’s just something I enjoy.”

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This story was written by Jesus Damian Montelongo and contributed by Trey C.

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