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Twilight
Movie
The
Twilight movie is a heart racing experience that sets an intense
teenage romance against the backdrop of imminent danger. From the first
moment Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) appears on screen, it’s
impossible not to be transfixed by his evolving relationship with Bella
Swan (Kristen Stewart).
Twilight
(2008)
Directed
by: Catherine Hardwicke
Starring:
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart
Edward
is a vampire but he doesn’t have fangs and he doesn’t drink human
blood. However, he finds it extremely difficult to resist the lure of
Bella’s blood, which is especially appealing to him. He is strong,
fast, gifted and can hear the thoughts of those around him, Bella
excepted.
Bella
is an ordinary teenage girl, at least she is until she meets Edward.
She is clumsy, shy, insecure and easily embarrassed. She has little
desire to fit in and hates to be in the spotlight. She finds it almost
impossible to believe that anyone as desirable as Edward could ever
want to be with her.
Both
Edward and Bell fight the attraction they feel for one each other
before finally giving into their feelings and falling deeply in love.
But Bella’s illusion of safety among vampires – as she hangs out with
Edward’s non-human consuming clan - is shattered when a killer vampire
called James rolls into town and sets his sights on her.
So
begins a fight for survival that sees Bella holed up in a motel room
with members of Edward’s family. She gives them the slip to meet her
would-be killer after he blackmails her into coming forth to save her
mother. Bella meets James
alone only to find he's tricked her and her mother isn’t really in
any
danger. And now she faces a slow and painful death at the hands of a
hungry vampire.
Robert
Pattinson, with his brooding good looks and dangerous eyes, is ideally
cast to play the tormented vampire. The chemistry between him and
Kristen Stewart, who plays Bella, is central to the movie’s appeal. The
casting is excellent and the special effects are incredible.
The
Twilight movie’s only weakness is the plot,
which is far more engaging
on the written page than it is on big screen. This is largely because
much of the drama, the turmoil and the self-doubt occurs in the heart
and soul of Bella Swan.
I
read the Twilight novel before I watched the movie and I
suggest you do the same. When you bring the depth of the novel to
the movie, you bring the depth that the story deserves - but is almost impossible to capture on screen.
The
Twilight movie combines fantasy and romance and appeals to hormonal
teenagers and lonely housewives alike. It grossed more than $35 million
on its opening day alone. The second Twilight movie, New Moon, is due for release in November 2009 and is set to follow the first into box office glory.
Read a chapter-by-chapter summary of Twilight;
Part One of the Twilight summary (Chapters 1 - 12)
Part Two of the Twilight book summary (Chapters 13 - Epilogue)
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