The Host

The other day, my family and I decided to hit the mall and watch a movie “The Host,” adapted by one of Stephenie Meyer's novels.

It was a movie wherein earth is invaded by a group of Aliens or Extra Terrestrial Parasites called “Souls” that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. 

In the story, a human, Melanie Stryder captured by The Seeker while protecting her little brother; Jamie Stryder and her boyfriend, Jared Howe. The Seeker inserts a soul, named “Wanderer” into Melanie's body to discover where the other humans are, in the operation. Melanie remains strong and fights for her free will. Wanderer, the “invading soul" didn't expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

As Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared and her love ones and how they supposed to find safety and refuge with her uncle, Jeb Stryder, in the desert.  Wanderer starts out yearning for a man she's never met,and refuses to speak about what she knows. The Seeker then decided to transfer Wanderer into a different body and insert herself into Melanie's body. Melanie then convinced Wanderer to escape and set off to search for the man they both love and that leads Wanderer to the desert wherein she found by a group of humans, including Jeb.  She almost gets killed, but luckily enough Jeb stops them. The group leads her through several underground caves and she finds out that Jamie and Jared are still alive.  If you want to know more about the stories buy this book on amazon.com or watch the film.

                                                                                                                    
It is an unusual love triangle. In literature, “THE HOST” is a fascinating and unforgettable novel about love. In watching the movie, I enjoyed it a lot and if the movie was great, I guess the book is too. Hopefully I'll read the book soon.