I like these movies!

Rating: 9/10 (28 August 2012)

Unlike many people who have given this movie negative reviews, I like the Twilight Saga Movies. The acting is criticized, but the actors portray their characters accurately and convincingly as they were written. Certainly, the books are not Shakespeare, but they are interesting and light reading. There is good use of music in each of the movies, and each movie is different. Someone complained that these are NOT werewolves. That is true, the wolves in the Twilight movies are "shape shifters," not werewolves. Besides which werewolves and vampires don't actually exist - it's all fantasy! So if Stephanie Meyer's take on vampires is different from the traditional interpretation, so what? I actually found this interpretation of vampires interesting and different.
There is also criticism of Bella's character being whiny and selfish. There are many young people who feel like Bella's character; not outstanding in anything, not fitting in etc. I see Bella finally discovering she can "shine" (as a vampire) allegorical and encouragement for any young person that there is a place where they too can shine.
And then someone said Edward's refusing to have sex with Bella before marriage means he's gay. What!? It is refreshing to see a movie where a young couple waits until marriage to have sex.
In any event, I find the Twilight movies entertaining and interesting, which is all I expect in a movie