The name sounded interesting, despite the lame poster, & so I clicked on the movie's page to read the synopsis summary - which didn't sound too bad, until I got a good look at the poster & read the rather telling line of "From Stephanie Meyer the author of the Twilight Saga"...
While sharing the horrible news with a friend (also not a fan of badly-written books for teenage girls) I took a look at the Wikipedia page for Meyer's novel that the movie is based on.
What I read just reinforced my opinion of the fact that crap sells. In fact, unoriginal, formulaic nonsense sells best when thrown together with soppy emotional stuff & blended on 'high'.
Gone are the days of substance, creativity & originality. Clearly being smart isn't the way to go as an author these days. Neither is writing a sensible plot or creating interesting characters.
Read through the plot summary for Meyer's The Host & you'll tick many familiar points that are in the Twilight books:
Love triangle
'Humans' that aren't human
Aforementioned 'humans' being persecuted by real humans
'Humans' in hiding
'Humans' authority figure persecuting real humans
More love triangle stuff
Female hero who tries to help 'humans'
Even more love triangle stuff
Love triangle stuff gets resolved & everyone lives happily ever after
Open door for multiple sequels
And there you have it; the Twilight stories basically, though with a few tweaks here & there, & a 'scifi' setting.
If you find it hard to believe, take a look for yourself...
The Host movie comes out next year unfortunately, just in time for those Twilight fans who'll be bored of watching all 5 movies every Saturday.
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