Twilight Review

If you could live forever, what would you live for? This is the question Twilight tries to ask but never really goes into detail. The story centers around Bella Swan, a teen who just moved to the small town of Forks, Washington, with her dad. There she meets Edward Cullen in her biology class, and what do you know, he turns out to be a vampire. The two immediately begin to fall in love but Edward has to keep control over his thirst for her blood or else he will kill her. Then some other vampires show up and complicate things.

The cinematography was respectable all around and helped keep the mood and intensity of the story. Director Catherine Hardwicke did a nice job of telling the story both visually and through dialogue. The main actors Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson did a nice job of acting as well. I felt that both characters were believable (well as believable as vampires get). I think the overall acting was good among the supporting cast as well. Except for one character: Jacob, a Native American (who had the whitest teeth I have ever seen). His acting felt forced and cold most of the time. The color palette that Hardwicke chose to use was too much. Everything was so blue, even the clothes they wore were a shade of blue. I know this is the effect she was going for, but it could have been eased up a bit. In the small town of Forks there must only be one clothing store that sells nothing but gray shirts because Pattinson and Stewart seem to trade off wardrobes. The dialogue overall was good and felt natural but in some cases it felt like it had been taken directly from George Lucas’ latest misadventure. Such as when they were describing how Bella and Edward felt for each other, it was like watching Anakin Skywalker all over again.

Overall, Twilight was entertaining but just kind of average. I have never read the books and I am reviewing this movie on an entertainment basis only. It was a notch above other teen dramas but not by too much. I enjoyed some scenes but others felt too long and out of place. There was an entire story arc I personally thought was wrong to include. ( I know it was in the book.) If you are a girl you will love this movie, but to the guys who are forced to see it I have just one thing to say: It’s not that bad. 3 stars out of 5.