This week, we’re dissecting a favourite consolation watch film for decor and residential inspiration. That is an ongoing sequence for us, and this week’s choice is Twilight.

We’re masking the unique 2008 film in addition to the remainder of the saga. 

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Present Notes

Try the Twilight Sequence books

Favourite issues:

• The inexperienced filter 
• Their Myspace hair 

Favourite units:

• The Diner – a small-town staple and a cute environment
• The Swan Home – small-town farmhouse with the right staircase to stroll down in a promenade costume
• The Cullen Home – a contemporary home within the forest with a lot of home windows and Emma’s dream home
• The Marriage ceremony – stunning and traditional trying, and Elsie’s dream wedding ceremony
• Honeymoon trip home – a contemporary home on the seashore
• Newlywed cottage – most Nancy Meyers second and a comfortable feeling

What aged effectively vs. what didn’t:

-Web utilization and Edward shouldn’t be a really attention-grabbing character

Trivia time! 

-Robert Pattinson discovered to drive throughout the making of Twilight.

-Stephanie Meyer stated she thought Henry Cavill, Logan Lerman, and Tom Sturridge can be good as Edward. She additionally thought Elliot Web page, Emily Browning, and Danielle Panabaker would swimsuit the function of Bella.

-In all 5 motion pictures, nearly all of the solid wore totally different coloured eye contacts together with Kristen Stewart in order that her eyes can be brown to match the outline of Bella within the e book.

-Earlier than Renesmee was a completely grown baby performed by Mackenzie Foy, the youthful model was created by CGI, however they initially deliberate for the younger Renesmee to be an animatronic doll.

Nonetheless, the doll regarded so creepy they determined to go down the CGI route. 

-Forks is an actual place and you may go go to it! 

Charge the film from 0 to five vampires:

Emma – 4 vampires

Elsie – 5 vampires

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Episode 170 Transcript:

Elsie: You’re listening to the A Stunning Mess Podcast, your cozy consolation pay attention. This week we’re dissecting a favourite consolation watch film for decor and residential inspiration. That is an ongoing sequence for us, and this week’s choice is Twilight. We’re masking the unique 2008 film in addition to the remainder of the saga. So Emma, describe the film Twilight for many who haven’t watched it. 

Emma: All proper, so when you don’t know what Twilight is, I don’t even know. The place, to start with, you, however it’s about vampires and a human falls in love with a vampire. And so they’re in highschool. Properly, she is, he’s clearly actually previous cuz he’s a vampire, so there’s that. After which there are additionally werewolves and there’s a love triangle with the werewolf and it’s set within the northwest, so it’s Portland. Gosh, I don’t even know. I’m identical to, it’s about vampires. Everyone is targeted right here. 

Elsie: It’s in Oregon, in Forks, Oregon, which is an actual metropolis. We’ll speak about that later. It’s a slam dunk, house run banger. 

Emma: You’ve learn the books, proper? Or no? 

Elsie: I’ve learn a number of the books. 

Emma: Okay. Did you learn the primary one? 

Elsie: I learn the primary one and I learn the brand new bizarre one with the opposite perspective. Keeley instructed me all about that. So Keeley has taught me 95% of what I knew about Twilight got here from her. I heard that when you wanna be a fan, you may be known as a TWI Laborious, otherwise you may be known as a fan Pire. Fan Pire? These are cute, proper? Okay, so Carson made me learn the e book, it’s known as Midnight Solar. So the Midnight Solar is identical as Twilight however from the Vampire Edwards’s perspective as a substitute of from Bella’s perspective. And she or he stated it was allegedly a lot sexier, perhaps greater than the unique, however not like the opposite books we learn in any respect. I don’t suppose any of those books are like the opposite books we learn in any respect. However it was enjoyable, I believe it’s a journey. I wished to learn them simply because I believe that Stephanie Meyer is fascinating and I like simply studying about her profession. She has a kind of actually attention-grabbing, romantic creator tales. She considered the thought of Twilight from a Dream. And that could be a very romantic freaking story. So, anyway the place will we begin with this episode, Emma? How will we get into it? 

Emma: I assume let’s discuss in regards to the coloring of the film usually. 

Elsie: Oh my gosh. So I solely watched these motion pictures I believe a yr or two in the past. It was undoubtedly throughout my biking section. In order that was not very way back. However the unique first time that I noticed Twilight, I bear in mind particularly I used to be on an airplane. And you know the way generally whenever you’re flying on an airplane, you want to look at another person’s film? While you’re bored. While you’re not watching a film, simply trying over at another person’s film. And generally I watch nearly the entire film that approach. So this was a kind of instances. and I used to be watching the unique Twilight and I simply couldn’t imagine the coloring, just like the filter of how the primary film seems to be are so inexperienced. It’s like the entire thing takes place with a inexperienced solid, the entire film. Simply Google an image of the baseball scene when you wanna see an instance of how inexperienced it’s. It’s beautiful trying. Very, very totally different from any film I’ve ever seen. And like you would say it’s tacky and dated, however I believe that it’s come round to the place it’s so unhealthy, it’s good now. I’d stand by it as form of a professional of the film, not a con. 

Emma: Yeah, and I don’t suppose I noticed this primary one in theaters, however I most likely noticed it throughout the first yr or two that it was out. And I bear in mind not loving the film. I’ve learn all of the books and cherished the books. Very enjoyable. 

Elsie: Have been you a bit snob? Have been you a bit highschool snob? What made you not love the film? 

Emma: No, I used to be undoubtedly in my early twenties. I needed to have been like 23 or 24, perhaps even 22, I don’t know. So no, I wasn’t in highschool or school. No, I simply bear in mind pondering that the inexperienced filtering was simply form of bizarre. And in addition the primary film feels a bit low-budget in a approach that I wasn’t anticipating as a result of it was such a well-liked e book. And I believe I used to be such a fan that I used to be anticipating the Avengers, like that form of price range and clearly they didn’t have that form of price range. 

Elsie: Keeley instructed me that the price range for the Twilight motion pictures tried to take the Harry Potter followers for the subsequent chapter, however the price range was nowhere shut. So I believe that is sensible, I believe that comes by way of as prefer it’s the same kind of fandom. However yeah, I assumed the primary film was form of sluggish. Even the motion scenes are form of sluggish, however I imply, clearly stunning in a responsible slash not responsible pleasure form of approach. 

Emma: Yeah, what I’d say about how I really feel about it now, rewatching it just lately and seeing the inexperienced filtering and identical to the garments and the way in which they’ve finished the make-up and all of the issues. I really feel like I perceive extra now what they have been going for, and I find it irresistible. That is Bizarre and a time capsule and I believe it’s superior. And so they additionally did just a few attention-grabbing decisions for me. Like each time the vampires are strolling, not essentially the Collin crew, however the different three vampires who present up later they usually’re form of the unhealthy guys. There’s an element the place they’re like strolling out of the forest to the baseball recreation and you may inform that they’re form of gliding, they nonetheless have the actors transfer their legs. However they’re on some form of, Glider or one thing the place they’re truly simply form of floating. So it’s simply this bizarre surreal look the place you’re, you’ll be able to see that they’re transferring their legs, however that they’re not strolling like there’s one thing bizarre. And I simply suppose that was like a bizarre, attention-grabbing alternative that I favored and it form of set the vampires aside. There are different issues they did to set the vampires aside from human characters, however I don’t know, little particulars like that, I used to be like that is actually attention-grabbing. I really feel like they made numerous decisions within the film that was enjoyable they usually’re bizarre, however it feels actually campy and enjoyable and a really cult traditional, I’d say. 

Elsie: Yeah, very sturdy decisions. I assumed it aged very effectively in that approach. Let’s speak about their MySpace hair. The actors, particularly the vampire actors, have excessive hairstyles which might be identical to a time capsule of the early two 1000’s. I do know this film got here out in 2008, however the hairstyles to me appear older than that, and the garments could also be too. It’s how individuals wore their hair once we have been in highschool and school. Simply hairstylist hair slash MySpace hair. And it additionally evolves by way of the sequence, a number of the actors get totally different hairstyles and numerous them are carrying wigs.

And I’ll say numerous the wigs are unhealthy, so there are undoubtedly not all of the wigs that appear like they’re seamless. However yeah, there’s one thing very MySpace about the entire thing. 

Emma: I believe it feels very emo. Additionally, the soundtrack, simply very teenage angst or younger grownup angst or regardless of the hairstyles, a number of the garments, a number of the appearing, the soundtrack all feels prefer it actually matches that form of aesthetic of I’m Emo. 

Elsie: Sure. Sure. Oh, I’ve to inform you my greatest title drop ever, I’ve two truly. So the primary one, so I’m so cool. I’ve two pals who had songs within the Twilight motion pictures, not the identical film however within the first film, our buddy’s band, it’s not a band anymore, on the time was known as Mute Math they usually carried out their track from the primary Twilight film, it’s a reasonably good placement. It’s like they’re strolling into the highschool as a pair for the primary time. Did you see it? While you watched it? Did you discover? After I was first courting Jeremy, he carried out the track with them on the Jay Leno present when Jay Leno was nonetheless having his present. And so it was like a really thrilling second in my twenties to see my boyfriend, he was simply enjoying the keyboard or no matter, however it was so cool. And it was as a result of they have been on this film, that they received to try this late-night present. After which our different buddy sleeping eventually, Ryan did the track for the marriage scene and it’s truly in there twice. It’s within the wedding ceremony scene, after which they play it once more throughout the first intercourse scene on the honeymoon. It’s a extremely good placement. If I needed to say in my memoir on the finish of my life, like, when have been you the proudest of a buddy? It could most likely be after I watched that film, it was so epic, it was so particular. So anyway, yeah, there’s my title drop. You’ll be able to all be jealous. Okay, so anyway, we talked in regards to the MySpace hair, and we talked in regards to the filter. I used to be simply gonna say if we’re making a themed social gathering for the primary film, I’d embellish it as The Promenade, it’s like a casino-themed promenade after which I’d serve mushroom ravioli as a result of that’s like part of the primary date. Yeah. I believe that may be fairly legit. 

Emma: Yeah, I believe so too. I additionally love all of the meals on the diner and simply the diner usually, it’s only a cute environment and it makes me consider, I believe it was known as denims in Buffalo, Missouri again once we have been rising up and our grandma would take us there once we have been there together with her on the weekends generally. And it’s now a special restaurant I don’t know what it’s now, however I’d all the time get grilled cheese and french fries. I used to be a child. And it simply was very like a diner and it was nice. 

Elsie: Sure, so backing up, let’s discuss by way of all of our favourite units and rooms and homes within the film. I believe the diner is a superb place to begin as a result of I simply love motion pictures set in a small city is a factor that I completely adore. I believe it’s simply charming and it’s fantastic and the diner, it’s a staple of any small city. When you don’t have a diner the place you’ll be able to order, like a Gilmore Ladies kind of diner then you definitely don’t have it’s a very powerful small-town enterprise to have, I believe.

Emma: It’s necessary. Sure, you want that. The place are you going to take your grandkids to get grilled cheese?

Elsie: I have a tendency to like a diner in any film and in actual life, I’m all the time speaking about it. And so they get tougher and tougher to search out in sure components of the nation. They’re not straightforward to search out. It’s very particular. The second place that I wanna speak about is the Swan home. So it’s Bella Swan’s father’s house and I assumed that this was the right small-town farmhouse. It seems to be like a median home. It jogs my memory of lots of my pals’ homes that I visited as a baby, like whenever you’re going to a birthday celebration or having a sleepover, issues like that. It’s like the right little home. And he tries to make her a bed room that’s like excellent for a teen, however he will get the age incorrect. 

Emma: Oh, I assumed he had form of left issues in her room that was like from instances she had visited previously they usually have been like baby issues. It was form of like she hasn’t actually been right here in a short while, or, oh, she hasn’t seen her dad that a lot through the years. 

Elsie: That’s what I believe it’s speaking, when he’s like, you want purple, proper? And she or he’s like, yeah. It’s like that for all relations when you don’t see a baby for six months, you may see a totally totally different baby with utterly new totally different pursuits. 

Emma: I do know sooner or later I’m gonna are available sizzling with a princess costume and Goldie’s gonna be like, I’m over that. And I’ll be like, oh my gosh, what do I do now? 

Elsie: By no means. She’ll by no means be over it. Don’t even say that. Okay. So yeah, the Swan Home, additionally has the right staircase to stroll down together with her promenade costume. So it’s a must to have a staircase. I assumed it was an cute home and the most effective ones. After which subsequent we now have to speak in regards to the colon home, so the twenties and likewise I believe thirty-year-old Elsie. I swear. I all the time thought this was my dream home. I used to Google photos of it and it was like my excellent dream home and this time after I re-watched it, I used to be like, oh, it’s identical to a bit trendy home, it’s modified. It’s just like the, you know the way your childhood house, you think about it a technique and then you definitely return to drive by it and go to it, and also you understand that it seems to be totally different than the way it did in your reminiscence. That’s how the Collin home was for me. I nonetheless suppose it’s a dream home, however it’s perhaps not my dream home anymore, and it’s simply very trendy, like extra trendy. I believe I imagined it as or remembered it as extra cabin and fewer like a complete new construct.

Emma: Fascinating as a result of right here is my tackle it. I bear in mind seeing the film for the primary time and pondering, what an exquisite home, I find it irresistible. That’s my dream home for positive, similar as you. After which through the years, I used to be like, oh yeah, that most likely wasn’t pretty much as good as I bear in mind it. After which I re-watched it and I used to be like, I believe I cherished this home much more than I cherished it in my twenties I’m like, I like this home. What was I pondering I didn’t like about this home? And I’m like, I find it irresistible. Like a really trendy, cool home within the forest. I’m like, I find it irresistible. Yeah, it will not be very sensible for my life and like what I do for a dwelling, cuz there’s no approach you would take good images in that home, there are too many bushes throughout it. Belief me, I used to stay in a home with numerous bushes round it and also you simply can not take nice meals images for meals running a blog. So it wouldn’t work for me. But when that’s an Airbnb, I’d love to go to someday. 

Elsie: Yeah, no, I nonetheless suppose it’s a ten. It’s simply not my previous dream home anymore, however it’s nonetheless a ten. And I’d say numerous the artwork in the home, I used to be dissecting it scene by scene after I was watching it yesterday and numerous the artwork is absolutely tacky. Loads of the artwork is like, I’d say a zero or a two out of 10. It’s not timeless in any respect. The commencement cap, the large commencement cap body with all his hundred commencement caps, I’d say is like the most effective artwork in the home. It’s cool, it’s significant, it seems to be nice and it’s bizarre, I like that. 

Emma: Yeah, and he says it’s like a private joke, however it additionally as a viewer you’re very instantly like, oh, they by no means have individuals over to the home as a result of the opposite, he would instantly be like, why have they got 1,000,000 commencement caps? 

Elsie: Sure, the opposite factor that bothered me a lot, like Mike can’t let it go from the entire film is that he doesn’t have a mattress in his bed room. Properly, yeah, he doesn’t sleep. However do you severely by no means plan on ever having somebody to this home ever? 

Emma: I don’t suppose they did. I don’t suppose they plan to have people over ever. 

Elsie: Since their life is designed like a canopy I simply thought that they might have a mattress of their bed room. I simply thought it was complicated. 

Emma: I get that, but when I did have to cover who I used to be on a regular basis, I believe it will really feel good to have a house to go house to that wasn’t a canopy. One sanctuary the place I don’t have to cover, . 

Elsie: Okay, I modified my reply, you’re proper. That may be a good reply and so candy. Yeah. I like his classical music factor. I like all of the data. If I have been him, I’d put a mattress in there simply in case, however I assume he is aware of he doesn’t want to try this cuz they’ll see the longer term anyway. I do love the home although it’s very distinctive. It’s a novel, memorable film home and whoever lives in it’s their actual house, which I’m jealous of. 

Emma: Sure, me too. Apparently, it’s nonetheless my dream home much more than earlier than. I like a contemporary homes. 

Elsie: Yeah, I might undoubtedly see you in that home, I believe it’s stunning. And the porches, in my reminiscence regarded like a cabin extra. And what I checked out now, I used to be like, that was most likely constructed like final yr, ? It regarded very new. So let’s speak about a number of the units from the opposite motion pictures, simply because for me, that is undoubtedly a consolation rewatch, however there will not be as many rooms to speak about as there are in a number of the different motion pictures that we do. So I wanna speak about my favourite factors from all the flicks. I like the Small City, I like the movie show that they created for the small city. I assumed that was actually nostalgic and my primary favourite visible second from any of the flicks is unquestionably the marriage. I believe that the way in which the white flowers hanging, the way in which that every thing is, it’s like, the last word dream wedding ceremony. If I needed to simply design a dream wedding ceremony, I’d simply take an image of that and simply not mess with the rest. Simply print off the image from the Twilight film and take it to the forest, can’t be topped. It’s simply so stunning and traditional trying, it’s unimaginable. After which one other, enjoyable architectural second from the flicks is the honeymoon, trip house. Form of like they’ve their very own little personal island trip. 

Emma: It’s like a breezy seashore, , like when you have been at a really fancy personal resort, it will be like that form of vibe.

Elsie: Yeah, they’ve a beachfront home with nobody there, they usually have been like swimming bare within the ocean and it’s magical. It’s a really stunning home too. It’s very trendy additionally, however in a bit little bit of a extra coastal approach and really stunning. 

Emma: I additionally love that vibe cuz I like the John Wick home, as , and that’s a really trendy however Southern California-type really feel. 

Elsie: I nonetheless haven’t watched that. Sometime we’ll need to.

Emma: You gained’t prefer it, you don’t like motion motion pictures. 

Elsie: I do suppose motion scenes are boring, however I believe that numerous good motion pictures have numerous motion scenes. Identical to all of the kicking all of the punching, I don’t know, had sufficient. Okay. So I already stated my primary favourite, so I assume I can’t say that once more, however probably the most Nancy Meyers second from any of the movies is unquestionably the Newlywed Cottage, in order that they stay of their trendy house, however they resolve to make them form of a marriage present of their very own little cottage the place they’ll stay for just a few years. They make it appear to be you’ll be able to stay there after which you’ll be able to come again with us afterward if you find yourself not a newlywed. And also you’ll discover they do have a mattress on this cottage, and it’s beautiful. It’s stunning. It’s like the right little, it’s excellent.

Emma: It has all of the like form of trendy issues or at the least the issues that I like a couple of trendy home or trendy structure, however then it feels very cozy which I believe is form of what else he’s saying with the Nancy Meyers is it has like extra rustic touches and simply play textures, and colours. It simply feels cozier. 

Elsie: Yeah, I believe it goes a bit bit in the direction of the cottage from the vacation, like an English cottage. No one doesn’t like that. Each single one who listens to our podcast loves that cottage, all of us agree on this one factor. Okay. So was there something from Twilight that you just thought didn’t age effectively or can be totally different at this time?

Emma: Yeah, it’s primarily based on books, so there’s that so far as like altering issues or updating it, it form of doesn’t make sense as a result of what I used to be gonna say is it’s form of hilarious when she’s making an attempt to determine what Edward is as a result of he’s form of like, I’m not human-like one thing’s happening right here. However I can’t inform you and so it’s as much as her to analysis and work out that he’s a vampire and she or he begins on the web. And the web on this film is hilarious. After which she goes to a bookstore to get a e book after which she reads the e book cuz she couldn’t have discovered that info on the web. However it’s fairly primary details about vampires after which she goes again to the web I believe any form of items all of it collectively. However anyway, I don’t know the right way to describe it. It’s simply a kind of issues in motion pictures and it’s not a nasty factor. I truly get pleasure from seeing previous variations of the web or like flip telephones and flicks. I view it in a different way than we must always replace this or this makes the film unhealthy. I’m like, I truly find it irresistible as a result of I bear in mind when the web didn’t have very a lot on it and once we all had flip telephones and like, I do know this period, so it doesn’t hassle me in any approach. It’s simply, it actually provides it a sure age and it’s additionally, at the least for me, prefer it does form of pull you out a bit bit the place you’re like, oh, this use of the web is hilarious. And it takes away from the story a bit bit cuz issues simply change over time. That’s simply how it’s.

Elsie: Yeah, no, I undoubtedly agree with that. For me, I believe the film aged very effectively. I believe that it seems to be cooler. Examine it to every other vampire TV present or film, and it’s growing older like a dream. So thought it was nice, however I believe the factor that I’d change about it, if I might change one factor for myself, for my very own pleasure is that I believe that the Vampire Edward, his character’s too boring. I believe that his character doesn’t have sufficient of a giant persona and I believe when you lived for that lengthy, you would be much more attention-grabbing. Particularly, I really feel like within the film Robert Pattinson is rather like an exquisite vampire and that’s carrying like 95% of the load that you just’re simply keen on how stunning he’s, however just like the phrases that he’s saying not very attention-grabbing when you have been listening to the audiobook or one thing, which I did. So yeah, I believe the characters are no matter, however I’m not gonna decide aside twilight. I’m simply not going to, so let’s simply not.

Emma: I really feel like yeah, that’s a special dialogue so far as like, do you could have any issues with the e book? I’m like, effectively, I assume I’ve some issues with romance as a style, cuz there tends to be numerous males stalking girls. And that’s okay, there are issues like that the place you’re like, that is bizarre and we don’t know what we’re doing. 

Elsie: When he was staying in her bed room, watching her sleep for 2 months earlier than he instructed her, and that’s purported to be like cute.

Emma: Romantic and also you’re like, what? Excuse me. 

Elsie: Yeah, proper. Agreed however I’m keen to miss no matter in relation to vampires and I’ll say, okay, so I learn Interview with the Vampire final yr, after which I believe I learn the primary a part of the Vampire Diaries, like a kind of books. After which, I can’t bear in mind if there have been any extra, oh, there have been just like the Southern vampires. It’s simply enjoyable to see every tackle it. They all the time hold the traditional mythology after which make one factor, , like a fantasy or no matter. And so I believe it’s all the time attention-grabbing simply to see like what one factor they throw out and which issues they hold.

Emma: Yeah, I’d say the identical factor with the werewolves, which we don’t actually study a lot on this first film. I imply, it form of provides us some thought about it, however we’re probably not seeing it till the second film. However I believe that their tackle werewolves is fairly attention-grabbing too, and there are many issues from the frequent fantasy about it that they’ve saved after which there are different issues that they modified. Similar with their vampires, and I believe that’s usually enjoyable in monster motion pictures. And often, I really feel prefer it form of provides you an thought of what demographic they have been aiming for. Like is that this tremendous edgy and for adults or is that this like we might let youngsters and perhaps pre-teens learn these and revel in? You form of get a vibe and possibly the identical factor with witches and any form of legendary creature or monster or no matter. Is determined by how they alter it for the demographic they’re aiming for.

Elsie: Completely. Okay, are you prepared for some trivia? It’s trivia time. So this primary one is absolutely cute. Robert Patson discovered to drive throughout the making of twilight. He didn’t have a driver’s license and he discovered to drive in Oregon. Isn’t that cute? 

Emma: Oh my gosh, that’s actually cute. Additionally, the thought of studying to drive if it was wet on a regular basis form of stresses me out. I don’t even like driving in heavy rain now. 

Elsie: No, completely. I assumed that was a enjoyable truth. Okay, the subsequent one is earlier than Robert Patson and Kristen Stewart have been solid, Stephanie Meyer stated she thought Henry Caval, Logan Laman, and Tom Sturge, I don’t know who that’s, can be good as Edward, and she or he thought Elliot Web page, Emily Browning or Danielle Panabaker can be good within the function of Bella. 

Emma: Yeah, I solely know a few of these actors. Truthfully, I might see like all those that I do know, I’m like, yeah, I might see that that may be totally different and attention-grabbing.

Elsie: I like Kristen Stewart on this film. I truly couldn’t see it with out both of them. I believe they’re excellent, however I believe anybody else might have been too, and I believe it’s simply enjoyable. I’d like to see each actor play a vampire as soon as if that have been attainable. 

Emma: I do find it irresistible too. I don’t know if this exists for this film, however I do find it irresistible when it’s like on YouTube whenever you see a special actor who’s making an attempt out for a task and it ended up not being them, it went to any individual else however seeing their tackle it. I like watching stuff like that. I believe it’s a lot enjoyable. Like audition tapes, I assume. 

Elsie: Oh yeah. I additionally learn that Lily Collins auditioned for Bella, which she would’ve been excellent for. Okay, this one I like in all 5 motion pictures, nearly all of the solid have been totally different coloured eye contacts, which No together with Kristen Stewart, in order that her eyes can be brown to match the outline of Bella within the e book. I truly hadn’t seen that earlier than that Kirsten Stewart, it stated she wore a wig and contacts in all the flicks. I hadn’t actually seen that in any respect. So I’d say her wig job and her costuming have been like a ten. I couldn’t even discover that she regarded totally different than normal. 

Emma: Yeah. I believe her wig was the most effective one then, cuz I didn’t discover that one.

Elsie: It was actually good. Oh my God, this one is about Renesmee. So Renesmee, when you’ve watched all the flicks, it’s a little child. It’s a bit half Vampire child. And I’d say it’s probably the most polarizing particular impact in historical past. Would you agree? I can’t say sufficient unhealthy issues about it and the way the child seems to be. It’s simply so humorous. I wouldn’t change it although, cuz it’s so enjoyable how unhealthy it’s, however it’s horrible. Okay, so this trivia is about, The child Renesmee, earlier than Renesmee was a completely grown baby, performed by McKenzie Foy, the youthful model was created by CGI. However they initially deliberate for the younger Renesmee to be an animatronic doll. Nonetheless, the doll regarded so creepy, they determined to go down the CGI route. The doll’s creator even discovered her creepy and stated it was probably the most grotesque, animatronic infants ever to not be seen on movie.

Emma: Okay, so right here is the fan fiction spinoff, we want a horror film with that animatronic doll in it.

Elsie: I like that. Oh my gosh. Yeah, I’m wondering the place’s the doll saved, and may we see it? Can we maintain it? 

Emma: Has it ever like come to life and killed half a city? Can we study that story?

Elsie: Can I disguise it in child Oscar’s crib? Let him discover. 

Emma: He likes to be scared. 

Elsie: No, no, no, no. I wouldn’t scare him. I’d simply scare you. I’d simply change him with the scary doll. Okay, effectively I like that as a result of it’s humorous it was undoubtedly my can’t let it go. As quickly as I watched the flicks, I used to be like texting Emma in regards to the creepy child and I simply can’t imagine that there was even one worse that was not suited.

Emma: The truth that there’s one thing worse, they have been like, this was the higher possibility. The one that you just see within the motion pictures and also you’re like, okay. 

Elsie: Yeah, and if any of you could have by no means watched The Twilight Saga during, now it’s a must to watch it only for the creepy child. You’re welcome. Okay, the subsequent and final piece of trivia is, sure forks is an actual place and you may go go to. Apparently, when writing the books, Stephanie Meyer wished to set them someplace gloomy and really overcast so her vampires wouldn’t sparkle an excessive amount of and reveal themselves. So she did some analysis and discovered that Forks is without doubt one of the rainiest locations in the entire US. Now you’ll be able to go to a lot of these real-life places and revel in a number of the rain your self. I believe that’s nice. I all the time surprise how individuals in like a film city really feel about their city’s fame as a result of it’s pretty latest and I’d love to listen to what the residents give it some thought, however I’d think about it has its professionals and cons. But when it’s simply principally nerds coming to take an image by just like the signal and issues like that, which might be within the film.

Emma: Wait a second. Nerds. I used to be about to say, we have to go there for a sister journey. 

Elsie: Oh, I’m accepting the invitation. We’re going, that sounds nice. 

Emma: It sounds very cozy and enjoyable, it’s gonna be a blast. 

Elsie: Yeah, we are able to get a grilled cheese. 

Emma: We will go to the bizarre bookstore. It’ll be nice. 

Elsie: Okay. The reply is sure. I’d like to go. However yeah, I believe that’s cool that it’s set in an actual place. I prefer it each time in books and flicks when there’s a small city or a spot I all the time look as much as see if it’s actual, like each single factor. And I find it irresistible when it’s actual and I additionally find it irresistible when it’s not actual. So both approach it’s nice, however I believe that it’s cool that it’s primarily based on an actual place. 

Emma: Yeah, up to now I’ve solely written two books, however I all the time have one among my main settings in Missouri. As a result of on the off likelihood that sometime one thing received made right into a film, I actually hope they might truly movie a part of it in Missouri, cuz I like Missouri. It’s the place I’m from and I simply am actually proud present me state gal. I don’t know. So I identical to to form of set it. I don’t even know if individuals would really like that.

Elsie: It’s one among my goals for Missouri is that individuals would movie there extra as a result of it is vitally stunning and there are many locations within the US the place motion pictures get filmed, however Missouri actually shouldn’t be one among them. There’s hardly, even when there’s a present about Missouri, like Ozark, they nonetheless didn’t movie most of it in precise Missouri. 

Emma: Yeah, I really feel like numerous it’s in Georgia or one thing. I really feel like there’s a most likely numerous tax breaks that I don’t actually find out about. Union stuff, there’s most likely numerous issues like that that I don’t find out about, however I simply suppose that Missouri has all 4 seasons, and the Ozarks particularly are simply so stunning. So yeah, similar. I form of hope there are extra constructive issues filmed right here trigger I simply suppose it’s actually an exquisite a part of the nation. However I’m additionally biased cuz I’m from right here and I find it irresistible. 

Elsie: It’s enjoyable studying one thing about your space and Yeah, like the place we grew up in Missouri, in addition to Gone Lady, there will not be very many issues.

Emma: I believe within the e book Born Supremacy, he’s like from Nixa, after which clearly the present Ozarks is form of a factor now, clearly cuz it’s a really huge present. I’m making an attempt to suppose what else is from round right here. I really feel like each occasionally Springfield will get talked about, however extra typically it’s Kansas Metropolis or St. Louis, however I really feel like Kansas Metropolis particularly, we’ll get just a few issues right here and there cuz it’s an even bigger metropolis in Missourian. I don’t know why that issues, however individuals set issues there extra. 

Elsie: I simply learn this e book known as Nothing to See Right here by Kevin Wilson final week and it was set within the actual space the place I’m dwelling proper now in Tennessee. And for each location within the e book, I knew precisely the place it was. And I even suspect that I do know what farm he was utilizing as inspiration, it’s so clear. Anyway, it’s enjoyable to learn a e book about a spot that, , and it’s so uncommon except you reside in New York Metropolis or someplace like that. Me, I hardly learn a e book about, the place I’ve lived. 

Emma: Yeah, me too. I’m positive when you stay in LA and New York, you’re like, yeah, each story’s about me, however for us it’s uncommon. 

Elsie: So let’s give the film our ranking between zero to 5 vampires. 

Emma: I’d give it 4 outta 5 vampires. Fairly good. Okay.

Elsie: Properly I’m undoubtedly gonna go full 5 out of 5 vampires simply because I believe that when you love vampires, it’s an unskippable traditional. It’s fantastic and I see why. I do know some persons are not gonna imagine that this was a extremely requested rewatch, however it’s a extremely requested rewatch from our listeners. And I believe that I get it. I’m within the class of people that discover this to be a consolation film and, I don’t know, identical to it has that cozy feeling, although. The interiors are lower than the Nancy Meyer customary, however I nonetheless suppose it has so many different issues which might be cozy and fantastic about it. 

Emma: I agree. Yep. I used to be truthfully sick and I used to be texting you, I used to be like, the place can I discover twilight? Trigger I used to be like, at the least I might do our rewatch. And that was just like the one on the checklist that as I used to be sick and simply needing to put down for some time, I used to be like, I wanna watch Twilight. That really was a consolation look ahead to me as I used to be getting over a bit illness.

Elsie: Magical. Okay. Properly, that was enjoyable. So we hope you want this new format. We’re taking a request for the subsequent few seasons of rewatch motion pictures that we’re gonna do. We’re gonna do one about as soon as a month. You’ll be able to e mail us at podcast@beautifulmess.com and tell us what your final consolation rewatch film is. So thanks a lot for listening. We’ll be again subsequent week.