February 2009
Page 7
BY KHULUD KHUDUR
Staff Writer
ther be seduced because they
have tasted it once before.
At that moment, they are trying
Gazing at the it. The apples are to resist, but the taste is yet an-
shining. The eyes are lost with other reminder of how good it is.
desire. The trees are branching That taste is a creamy taste that
with time. The knowledge is many times leaves crumb all over
growing. Wanting what cannot be their clothes. It takes them to the
obtained. Would their innocence many stages of that union. First
forever be lost? Is this world the their tongues are reminded about
garden, and are they the victims the last encounter. It is so sweet,
of temptation? They were just soft, and creamy with crumbs all
children, so innocent and naive. over--the taste of
Now they grew and expanded heaven-- if it _g
their branches. Why say no when could be
it is so easy to say yes? Tempta- put into _
tion of the forbidden fruit in the words,
Garden of Eden continues to at- hug -
tempts people even today in dif- gin g
ferent forms. “Forbidden fruit” their
looks so. desirable; tastes so lus- tongues}
cious, and tempts by every sec- with a last- §
0 n d s ing - taste '%
First, their eyes are lost in it, that will
from every glance, from every r i n ga.
angle. Its beauty shines, from bells +
every detail and trace that the lit- years |
tle flower girl and the little ring from
bearer eyes follow. They are in
the back seat but they are not.
alone because it is in their pres-
ence. Its neat rolls and layers are
irresistible, therefore, giving them
the urge. to not only touch it, but now. Their,
taste it ‘as: well. Jt: contains, many minds are now,
colors; it is: like. they: were del- growing colder, iy
uged into. ‘the rainbow--red, pink, and colder to. the by,
orange--except | it is. overpowered. warning - -of staying away runt
by the white cream. Eggs, flour, f .r. 0 .m . cron ok bers
and sugar are combined to pro- Next, persuasions run in the
duce it. It presents. itself on. occa- winds, telling them that they. want
sions from birthdays. to weddings, it. They are warned. against it, but
but parties in general. Obtaining it is a growing desire. Time is
many, forms of shapes and tex- teasing -them, resulting in their
tures, . it slowly. seduces them .by. deep craving, of wanting it. Now
only its looks. At this point, they they are currently living: in eternal
is right and wrong: to stay. away mouths | ;are. .a..scrapping desert
or fall weak. 10.its beauty. Next a “without any moisture. But. now
thought; :come. into. their heads, the perfect opportunity awaits
reminding them. that they will fur them. The wedding cake lies, just
inches away behind their car
seats; the smell of it is over-
whelming. Then the tips of their
small, childish fingers are fidget-
ing. After that their bodies are
experiencing an uncontrollable
urge to attempt to get what they
wa nt
Tempts by every second, tastes
so luscious, and looks so desir-
able. It is tempting them by
slowly pulling them in,
: _by extending the
ee time and
mak-
L ing
Horror in the
theaters, at home
BY ADAM EISENTROUT
Staff Writer
In Theaters: Limited Releasing
Let the Right One In
Being called the Twilight of a
darker and more adult crowd set,
Let the Right One In is a fresh
coat of blood on the reprised
genre. The film takes place in
Sweden where a bullied 12 year
old boy lives a lonely and simple
life in an apartment complex with
his mother.
Oskar’s life is ordinary except
for his fascination with death and
murder and it’s not until some
riend. Eli is that new friend, a
girl supposedly the same age as
Oskar , who is mysterious yet
kind at the same time. What
Oskar doesn’t know is that
strange feeling he has about Eli
t : h, e m
bleed , with
desire... Then,
when | ft. bas accom:
tasting its. pleasure, Now their
looks, resulting i in their full desire
to obtain the forbidden fruit with-
out much thought about the con-
sequence. The little flower. girl
eating the wedding cake. and plan
to continue without any rest.
fact she’s a deadly vampire.
Let the Right One In is an
adaption of a wonderfully gothic
novel and it translates to film as
few books do, which is for the
qmost-part okay. It has the same
characters and events from the
novel but its missing the emotion |
and engaging. quality: the ‘book |:
dad; 2i (We
The. film is a: or £X-,
perience where the actors: emote, | :
the director directs, the writer} :
writes and we as an audience just
vaguely watch . not - experience |
‘which -makes .the film ultimately
empty. and cold. Not to say the
film isn’t made, well as it is gen-
erally” an “above average film on
every leyeliit Just doesn’t have
any blond Pymping in its veins.
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