Twilight: A Beautiful Love Story

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2008)

I just came from watching Twilight. I'm a huge fan of the books but I wasn't expecting the movie to impress me. Everybody knows that the books are always better than the movie because there is no way to capture all the magic in a 500 pages book in 2 hours. At first I didn't even liked the cast and the trailers didn't help either. I was expecting to be disappointed. I thought I was going to watch how the unique but amazing love story of Bella and Edward was destroyed and turned into a cheap movie that focuses on attracting vampire and action lovers by Hollywood. I thought they didn't care about the fans of the books who were impressed not by the action scenes but by the while romance and love in the book. I was wrong. To my surprise the movie did catch the magic in the book, that essence that makes us love them. I actually enjoyed it a lot! I also thought this entire buzz and over-exposure was going to set high expectations and then disappoint everybody because that's what always happens when a movie is surrounded with all that hype. I was wrong again. The movie met all my expectations and more. I really got caught up in the chemistry between Bella and Edward. I just can say it was a beautiful movie to watch. It was far from perfect and it was not the same experience as to read the book but it was definitely a great film. I watched Twilight with my cousin and he had no idea what the books were about. He only knew what the trailers showed. To my surprise he loved it too! He was more satisfied and excited about the movie than I was! In conclusion I think Twilight met its purpose and will overwhelm all the fans of the books and the ones who haven't read them. For me Twilight was a hit and it was able to bring to the big screen in 2 hours the love story of a vampire and a human successfully. The movie will definitely leave you hungry for the sequels. I have to tell you that I was always on the edge of my sit. I never felt bored or uninterested. Even though I knew the story very well I was filled with excitement and anticipation during the whole film. I was impressed how fast the action moves without missing vital details form the book. It was awesome that the movie followed the book so closely. I was so happy they didn't change anything huge. At the end of the day I was ecstatic because I never expected it to be that good. It was romantic, mysterious and funny all at the same time. Even though the cast has been highly criticized I think they did a pretty decent job. It was not perfect, it could've been better, but it was good enough. Right now I'm telling you to go see it if you haven't 'cause it's a beautiful film that won't let you down. For all of you that have seen it and disagree with me, it's fine. This is just my opinion (and my cousin's: P) and all of us are entitled to have one. I know a lot of people did not like the movie and at first I was skeptical too. But it was just so amazing I couldn't help but love it. And this is just the beginning. After this, I just can't wait for the sequels because I think they will get better and better as the go along.