Right now, young, emotional girls are rioting through the studios of Summit Entertainment, pillaging, searching for their victim: Catherine Hardwicke, the director responsible for creating Twilight. They are horribly disappointed and betrayed, but now they are thirsty with vengeance.
Hardwicke, being the smart woman she is, has likely already found a safe bomb shelter to escape to while her now anti-fans flock her premises with pitchforks. She knew from the moment she accepted her position as director of Twilight that no matter how many attractive actors or teaser-trailers she assembled, the unstoppable Twilighters would never be satisfied.
Unfortunately, an avid reader will rarely be content with the quality of a movie based on a beloved book series. We all know what it feels like – be it with Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Narnia. It’s a phenomenon nearly everyone is too familiar with, and it’s about time for the record to be broken.
That said, Twilight is as good a movie as a book-turned-movie could be. I left the movie theater beaming ‘-‘- a genuine smile on my face ‘-‘- commemorating the spectacular portrayal of Edward by Robert Pattinson, the incomparable special effects and the crisp drop of realism that director Hardwicke poured in.’
Pattinson, a fresh actor on the Hollywood scene, had big shoes to fill when he was chosen for the lead role of Twilight. Initially condemned by many Twilighters out there, his performance defies all of our assumptions. He created Edward out of nothing at all ‘-‘- in the book, the character is only described from the perspective of the main character, Bella. Pattinson is dark and mysterious, sardonic and devilish, passionate and aggressive. He always gives the right amount of emotion, never going as far as cheesy and stopping just short of subtle.
In the fight scenes, with the help of special effects, Pattinson becomes the growling animal we hoped to see. Swift movements and high-air acrobatics were thrown in to give the movie a necessary balance between love and loss. Throughout all of this, the movie remains realistic. Filmed almost like a comedy at the beginning, with abrupt camera turns and lack of background music, Twilight gave the audience a chance to connect with the narrator, Bella. Then, the movie plunges into a whirlwind of romance, heady conflict and intense battle, leaving the viewers breathless and satisfied.
Other points of praise go to Hardwicke for including a snippet of footage with the author of the series, Stephenie Meyer, as a local caf’eacute;-goer and a piece of music sung by Robert Pattinson. The soft acoustic melody provides excellent contrast to a crucial scene of the movie in which Edward must make a choice and save Bella who has been lethally bitten by James, another treacherous vampire.
Twilight might not be the critics’ favorite, but it is certainly entertaining and worth the $10.
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