Recent news that Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and K-11 star Nikki Reed's brother, a film student U.C.L.A., will be making a documentary entitled The Glorification of Celebrities, has certainly sparked the interest of Twilight fans the world over.
Says Reed, "I am trying to be as involved as I possibly can. I think Twilight was a wonderful thing for him to use [in the film], because it escalated quite quickly. It went from being this little tiny book series that none of the actors really knew anything about to this explosion that happened somewhere around the summer [of 2008]; I started walking outside and people started yelling ‘Rosalie!’” While the book series might not have exactly been "tiny," as Reed says, before the film was made, the fact that they were unaware of its sheer stature in the reading world has been duly noted on a number of occasions.
“My brother has been following that,” she explained. “And it’s great because I know Kristen [Stewart] and he gets to speak with her. And he has a reason to travel with me now.”
The film, which is supposed to chronicle the happenstance of overnight celebrity coming off of film roles for these actors and actresses (which, though including Reed and Stewart, will feature more than just Twilight stars), has brought her brother and his camera to her side on number of occasions, according to the interview.
This film is sure to prove quite interesting. The personal nature of its subject matter as a starting point, it will bring to light what most of us have already noted - the American public loves its gossip and its celebrities.
The problem with instant stardom is that, firstly, it is disorienting. As a case and point, just look at poor Robert Pattinson. Hounded constantly by the paparazzi, always under the public microscope, and unable to take a single breath without interpretation (and we are all guilty of this), Rob has certainly been "glorified" as a celebrity.
With Reed, she has experienced some of the fallout of celebrity as well. Prior to Twilight, this young actress was received by the film world as an innovator, a prodigy of sorts, for her work in Thirteen. Now, constant back and forth about whether she is pretty enough to be Rosalie take the helm of discussions about her. Whether or not this is "glorification" in the literal sense is a topic for debate, but suffice it to say that Reed is certainly a victim of the speculation as well.
Lastly, subject to the film Kristen Stewart has been a casualty of celebrity coming off of her instantaneous house-hold name recognizability from Twilight. While her film resume is stellar, and no one could rightfully argue that her prowess as a thespian is located singly in her work with Twilight, she definitely made her way onto the IMDb starometer as a consequence of the film. And ever since, she has been calculably put through the gauntlet of media scrutiny (ahem, MTV Canada ring a bell?). While if she were simply the girl next door, she'd probably rank high on everyone's friend list, unkind words and accusations are thrown her way constantly.
That said, there is no indication from Reed's interview that the documentary her brother will be making is necessarily going to spin the situation in a negative light, but it can certainly be inferred that we will get to see a side of ourselves that we might not like in it.
So, I wonder. Are you looking forward to seeing this project? Do you think Nikki Reed and Kristen Stewart are good subject matter for such a documentary? Comment below and let us know!
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Personally, I am looking forward to seeing this documentary. Maybe it's just that voyeristic side of me that want's to see "how the other side" lives, or maybe it's a chance for ALL of us to see just what kind of effect our insanity can have on these suddenly uber-famous celebs. I HATE the fact that Rob is hounded by the paps at ALL HOURS OF THE DAY/NIGHT! What gives them the right to completely disrupt his life like that? He is still a real person with feelings and fears and I am afraid that all of this constant attention & scrutiny is going to freak him out so bad he is going to go into hiding and we'll never get to see his full potential as a performer. The rest of the cast seems to handle all of the attention a bit better than Rob. Granted they don't have nearly as much to deal with....I guess I just wish for Rob to have some time to himself, to regroup and maybe go to a pub and play a few songs without the fear of being followed and recorded and talked about for a month. He deserves some at least that. Thank You Rob for being you and for sharing your talent with the world!!!
Jen xoxo ;)
Think about how that must feel. It's such a double-edged sword. In the ET interview Rob even says that he's afraid of ruining someone else's life because of the Paparazzi. That's heartbreaking.
I cannot wait to see the film. Nathan Reed was a guest of Peter Facinelli at the Twi-Tour stop in San Francisco. He is such a sweet person. He was filming fan interaction with the stars and such. Should be an interesting piece of work.
I'm not looking forward to this documentary. Let a professional do it not a film student. Everyone just wants to make money off this film.
Why does her brother have to do it on Twilight? It seems that if he's trying to 'make it' on his own, he'd want to go it alone. Like Rp's friends who conributed music with him (as they're all musicians), but when it comes to whoring off publicity, they shrink from it. Just seems off to me.
Reed's brother and RPatz's friends are using Twilight to their advantage to become famous
I don't care to see anything that's done by nikki reed or by any of her relatives. Summit should not allow him.
I believe this is a great idea!! we could then appreciate more about their journey to fame, It is sad we won't get to see Robert, he would be the most interesting of them all, We will be able to understand them a little better. I hope all this craziness wont change our beloved Robert, but I would love to see this documentary, I don't care if they do it to make money (or maybe they don't), I certainly believe the idea of it IS GREAT!!!! (please try to include material of Robert, he is the one we all care about.
This film is going to be amazing. Nate is not using this to better himself. He's looking out for his sister. To shed light on the series on a personal note. Nate is a very talented artist in many aspects and I as a close friend of his, looking forward to seeing his film. I truly believe we are in for a special film.
I would definitely love to see it. I am constantly shocked that people spew so much hatred at Kristen and Nikki. It's completely ridiculous and unfounded. Geez, have some compassion. Hopefully this documentary will bring some perspective so people can remember how to be sympathetic and compassionate again...
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