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Cullen House from Twilight
One of the most amazing parts of watching the movie “Twilight”, for me, was seeing concrete representations of the amazing things I had read about in the book.
Although I was disappointed by some of those representations (let’s face it: although Rob Pattinson is pretty hot, NO ONE actually compares to Stephanie Meyer’s Edward Cullen), one thing by which I was amazed, in the the movie, was the Cullens’ beautiful, asthetically perfect, house.
From the outside alone, the house is completely stunning. The clean lines and crystal clear windows, in the midst of the lush forest leave no feeling other than peaceful zen. The openness of the interior and the flow of the house, in spite of seeming quite expensive, feels homey and comfortable.
Hoke House which was used as the Cullen home in Twilight. It was designed by Skylab Architecture. For more images, click here.
The actual house, called “The Hoke House,” was designed by architect Jeff Kovel, from ‘Skylab Architecture .’ It sprawls 4300 square feet, and was built my Metcalf Construction. Lucy Metcalf was the landscaper and interior designer.
This house is so inviting, it would be sure to entice even the most skiddish person to join an entire vampire family for dinner.
Is Relationship Between Bella and Edward Obsessive?
I was watching a review of the film “Twilight”, and the woman on On Demand said that although the film was rated PG 13, that she thought “the relationship between Bella and Edward was obsessive,” and not necessarily a good influence on teenage girls.
I don’t know if this woman actually remembers being a teeneage girl, or if, perhaps, she was completely devoid of hormones. Unfortunately for parents of teens and tweeners alike, most pre-adolescent relationships border on the obsessive. Haven’t we all read Romeo and Juliet? Doesn’t Stephanie Meyer even take advantage of this parallel in the book?
Like Romeo and Juliet, Bella and Edward are star-crossed lovers. Edward is still trying to figure out how to be a vampire. Bella is trying to figure out how to be a teenage girl, a daughter, a girlfriend, and a friend. Both parties are discerning how to be in a relationship. Minor obsession is a byproduct of all of these things combined.
Once again, it is a case of the age-old question: does art imitate life, or does life imitate art?
