Immortality doesn't seem so bad..

Rating: 7/10 (7 September 2009)

Well, I was hearing all this fuss about Twilight so I rented the DVD and watched it with my girlfriend. At first, I wasn't impressed, just another love story with supernatural beings involved. OK.
So I was told it was based on a novel series written by Stephenie Meyer. I decided to read them all before I could compare the movie and book.
I have to tell you guys. The story is intriguing. I won't say it is a masterpiece of writing like usually delivered by the likes of JK Rowling and Stephen King. It's just that everyone (especially teen girls) start dreaming about it and suddenly are drawn to this fantastic universe.
I do have a few cons on my mind. The Bella character was not at all well developed. She just moved to her dad's home because her mother in on the road with her new husband. She meets the Cullens and becomes fascinated with the youngest and everything is history. We never really see her dreams, her goals. Basically only "Wow, he's so handsome. What? You're a vampire? I don't care.. in fact, I wanna become one as well!!". That pretty much summarizes the basic plot.
Not to mention Stewart's performance. I had never seen any of her movies before so when I watched Twilight I thought she was pretty good. Her nervous behavior, frowning.. then I read the book and thought "Wow, she nailed the character!". Then I watched a few solo interviews of hers and I was amazed that she played the Bella character in real life as well.. basically her mannerisms in the movie are just the same in real life. But it did suit the movie though.
I read they had a tight budget to work on so that explains the unrealistic special effects.
Also, the Edward & Bella thing was a bit rushed to me. There should've been a few more scenes before the sudden confession in the restaurant. It seemed like in one scene they were getting to know each other. Edward desperately trying to stay away from Bella and the human curious about her savior. And then next scene, they decided they were in love.
Anyways, it's the beginning of an epic love story. The next movies will be even better, so don't miss this one.