petitetimidgay:

with the twilight renaissance, all I can think about is how the time I went to see the twilight premiere was the most surreal film experience of my life

my friend and I (16/17) went to see it opening night. we had read the book at 14/15, so by that point we were thoroughly in snark viewership territory. there was so much going on. people were holding up signs at the blank screen before the film even started. tweens and their moms were wearing matching “FUTURE MRS. CULLEN” shirts. other gems included the classic “real men sparkle” tee. girls were doing call and response polls to figure out who was team edward vs. team jacob. 

finally, the movie started. the usual murmuring, giggling, squealing reactions. sure, whatever. we get to the scene of bella playing volleyball (or badminton?) in gym class and get a nice shot of mike’s doofy face when SUDDENLY

the entire fucking screen goes black.

the audience let out a piercing, collective shriek like an enraged lusty kraken being forced back into the sea. at first, we thought it was a momentary glitch or a prank, but it just….stayed blank. for 5 minutes. then 10. then 15. what followed for the next hour or more – yes, 60 minutes – can only be described as pure lord of the flies style chaos. people cried. people yelled. people threw themselves on the floor. at one point a few of the most “I want to speak to the manager” moms tried to organize an insurrection, gathering their teens and trying to rush out of the theater to angrily confront the staff. they were met with armed security guards who demanded they sit down immediately. things were tense until the standoff ended when they finally got the projector working again

and that’s how dozens of people were almost arrested during the fucking twilight premiere