‘The Host’ Trailer: Saoirse Ronan Faces Alien Invaders, Young Love
There’s a segment of the population that will always turn out to see a movie advertised as being “based on the novel byStephenie Meyer,” no matter what, and another segment that will avoid that movie like the plague, no matter what. Meyer’s first non-Twilighttale, the sci-fi romanceThe Host, doesn’t look likely to change the minds of diehards in either group. But for the rest of the population, there’s a new trailer to help them make up their minds.
Saoirse Ronanstars as Melanie Stryder, a young woman living on an Earth that’s been taken over by aliens. When one of the invaders tries to take control of her mind, Melanie’s consciousness tries to fight back.Max IronsandJake Abelplay her two handsome suitors, andDiane Krugerthe leader of the extraterrestrials.Andrew Niccol directs. Watch the new video after the jump.
The trailer doesn’t have a ton of new footage, but what’s interesting is how the various promos for this movie play up totally different tones. Thefirsttrailer we got made it look like a teen love story along the lines ofTwilight, while thesecondtried hard to emphasize the sci-fi action aspects of the plot.
This one does a better job of balancing the two elements, thanks in a large part to the bittersweet tune (The Cinematic Orchestra’s “To Build a Home”) that plays throughout. The romance takes priority over the action, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s true of the movie as well. As portrayed here,The Hostlooks like a post-apocalyptic love story. It still looks kinda sappy, but if that’s how you like your romance I betThe Hostwill hit the spot.
