Twilight
Twilight - 4.25 out of 5 stars
The two and half hour movie based on Stephanie Meyer’s New York Times Best Seller, Twilight, was a hit. It was quite a mixture of genres as well: drama, fantasy, romance, and thriller! Those of you who have read the book know the gist of the entrancing plot.
Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) moves to Forks, Washington expecting to live an ordinary life with her dad. She was always a little different than everyone else; she didn’t follow the crowd. At school in her new town, she meets the mysterious and dreamy Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). Once she begins to associate with the intelligent and beautiful Edward, they fall in love. However, Bella and Edward’s relationship is not quite like any other. He never sleeps, doesn’t eat food, can stop a moving car with his bare hands, runs faster than anything, and has been 17 years old since 1918. Edward Cullen and his family are vampires. They are immortal, and although they are “vegetarians” and don’t drink human blood, their relationship is sometimes difficult. Nevertheless, Edward will never hurt Bella because she is his soul mate. Unfortunately more troubles are thrust upon the couple when a coven of vampires that thirsts for human blood comes to Forks. Once the vampire, James (Cam Gigandet), gets a whiff of Bella’s blood, Edward must defend his beloved soul mate or lose her forever.
Much was cut out of the five hundred page book, but it was done well. The plot was still easy to follow, and the story was still intriguing. Parts of the book and were changed (for instance Edward and Bella never jumped out his window and climbed trees), and much of the script was different (Nowhere in the book did Edward call Bella “spider monkey”), but I still enjoyed the film very much. People who have not read the Twilight series will still like seeing the movie because it was not hard to understand, and it’s just a captivating story. If you have not seen this movie, I really encourage you to. There is also now a soundtrack to the movie, on which Robert Pattinson (Edward) sings “Never Think.” Paramore, Linkin Park, and Blue Foundation are also on the album, as well as “Bella’s Lullaby.”
