And Diane Kruger shows an adeptness for playing an alien that she had not shown for playing human beings over the past decade. Almost 10 years ago, as a young mother in Arizona, she had a dream about an average teenage girl and a beautiful male vampire, sitting in. At the worst of times, you have the anticlimactic 'The Host' which states in its own less than credible way that what makes us all human is inane soap opera, as expressed by author Stephenie Meyer's awkward sexual politics.(If Saoirse Ronan ends up looking lost, you know there is something seriously wrong with the story.) Even after a bad start, the movie does get somewhat better when William Hurt shows up on the scene. Stephenie Meyers subconscious has a lot to answer for. Melanie has other ideas, however.Įven at the best of times, it can be hard to visualize certain concepts of science fiction for the big screen. A special thanks to Stephenie’s husband, Pancho, for the awesome photos. Click on the images below to see the different photos. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. The Host: Desert Pictures - Stephenie Meyer The Host: Desert Pictures Here are some pictures of the Sonoran Desert to use as a reference guide if you don’t have a lot of experience with cactus.

For the Seeker(Diane Kruger), that is not out of the ordinary, as she hopes to get Wanderer to provide intelligence on other humans like Melanie's younger brother Jamie(Chandler Canterbury) and friend Jared(Max Irons). The Host SCI-FI What if everything you love was taken from you in the blink of an eye The Host is the next epic love story from the creator of the Twilight Saga, worldwide bestselling author, Stephenie Meyer. The Host Stephenie Meyer Published 2008 617 pages Summary (from the book jacket) Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. But somehow Melanie still resides in the back of her brain.

Somehow she survives, even after literally putting a dent into the pavement. Instead of being assimilated into an alien intelligence that has conquered the earth, Melanie(Saoirse Ronan) jumps out of a window from a tall building. The Host: Desert Pictures - Stephenie Meyer The Host: Desert Pictures Here are some pictures of the Sonoran Desert to use as a reference guide if you don’t have a lot of experience with cactus.

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