5 Controversial things to know before you see Stephenie Meyer's “The Host”

Just like Bella Swan, who couldn’t change her facial expression or whiny tone of voice no matter what action was going on around her, Melanie Stryder appears to have also studied at the Meyer's School for Heroines with Zero Personalities. Yawn.Brothers Ian O’Shea and Kyle O’Shea were described in the novel as tall and muscular, with fair skin and dreamy dark hair…. Oops! The very blonde Boyd Holbrook and Jake Abel apparently did not get the command from casting to take care of this ‘little’ discrepancy. Maybe no one will notice.As a Mormon, Stephenie Meyer has managed to incorporate her religion’s chaste morals into her writing. In “Twilight”, Bella’s begging and pleading for premarital sex got her nowhere; in scene after scene, fans swooned as they watched the romance get heavy with… talking. Be prepared for a similar pro-abstinence message in “The Host”.View the list »
Stephenie Meyer's "The Host"

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This now famous tagline appears in newspaper articles, reviews, and as a voice over in the trailers for the eagerly anticipated sci-fi romance movie “The Host”. Stephenie Meyer and the cast from the movie celebrated the premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday March 19th, and the whole world was watching.

Adapted from Meyer's 2008 bestselling novel of the same name, “The Host” promises a cast of agonized young lovers, alien body snatchers, and a community of beautiful cave-dwelling men and women fighting to live their lives in a futuristic world that has been taken over by an alien race called The Souls.

How true to the novel will the movie remain? Most twihards (overzealous fans of the “Twilight” films and books) agree that “Twilight” was an almost perfect adaption of the novel. Will “The Host”, directed by Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show, Gattaca) be as equally well received?

Keep reading to discover five compelling issues about “The Host” which are already causing controversy in the chat rooms and twitter.

“The Host” hits theaters everywhere on March 29th.

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  • As a Mormon, Stephenie Meyer has managed to incorporate her religion’s chaste morals into her writing. In “Twilight”, Bella’s begging and pleading for premarital sex got her nowhere; in scene after scene, fans swooned as they watched the romance get heavy with… talking. Be prepared for a similar pro-abstinence message in “The Host”.
  • Brothers Ian O’Shea and Kyle O’Shea were described in the novel as tall and muscular, with fair skin and dreamy dark hair…. Oops! The very blonde Boyd Holbrook and Jake Abel apparently did not get the command from casting to take care of this ‘little’ discrepancy. Maybe no one will notice.
  • Just like Bella Swan, who couldn’t change her facial expression or whiny tone of voice no matter what action was going on around her, Melanie Stryder appears to have also studied at the Meyer's School for Heroines with Zero Personalities. Yawn.
  • Fans are complaining that other than Saoirse Ronan, most of the other cast members are unknowns. Oh sure, William Hurt and Frances Fisher have starring roles, but they’re old. We’re talking about the young people, the ones who will be on all the magazine covers starting next week, once we all learn their names.
  • In a March 10th interview with the UK’s Guardian, Meyers admitted to the pro-life theme in her writing.  In “Twilight”, Bella refused to abort the baby that could kill her during birth, while in “The Host”, you don’t have to search too hard to see the pro-life idea behind aliens and humans sharing bodies and managing to co-harmonize.
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