Twilight

The long awaited movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s novel “Twilight” hit theaters on November 21st to throngs of tweens, teens, and adults alike in what has quickly become a national phenomenon.  Bella Swan (Kristin Stewart) is new to the small town for Forks, Washington, and doesn’t know many people.  Her father Charlie (Billy Burke) seems to have a very detached relationship with Bella, and lets her keep to herself.  One day, while she’s at school, she meets Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a mysterious boy who, at first, seems to want nothing to do with her.  The worst part is, in Bella’s eyes, Edward is extremely attractive.  His odd habits, however, such as absences from school for “personal” reasons, and his increasingly hot and cold weather, frustrate Bella.  It eventually comes out that Edward is a 107 year old vampire who wants Bella’s blood, so natural he’s extremely attracted to her.  Thus begins a passionate relationship that tests both Edward’s ability to restrain himself from sucking Bella’s blood; as well as Bella’s ability to maintain a stable relationship with Edward, knowing full well that there is a part of Edward that wants to eat her.  Keeping in mind that this film was shot with a limited budget, I thought the film stayed true to the novel (yes, I read it), and was extremely well done.  My analysis is below, here is the theatrical one-sheet from the film:

The Theatrical One-Sheet for Twilight

Keeping in mind that this film did not have the budget to support much of the green screen effects seen in many of the films today, I thought director Catherine Hardwicke did well with what she had.  When it was all said and done, Twilight fans will be happy to know that Hardwicke and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg stayed true to the novel, including some of the novels best known lines, sometimes verbatim.  Knowing how hard the cast and crew worked, I give this film a solid 4 out of 5 stars.