Twilight Movie Review

Rating: Null/10 (25 September 2014)

There was much hype I had leading up to this movie premiere, mainly because I read the book and was very anxious to see if the movie met these outstanding expectations I had made. I was in middle school at the time, and most girls at this age drooled over Robert Pattinson, known as Edward Cullen in the movie. I had only read the first book prior to watching this movie because I did not want the ending of the book series to ruin the rest of the movies for me. I stayed up until midnight the night of the premiere so I could be the first to see it. Twilight has a great storyline behind the two main characters, Edward and Bella, but I was not at all pleased by the way the directors went about producing the movie.
The story itself is a very catchy one. Looking back I can see where all of the excitement made by the teenage girls came from. I mean it's about the life of an attractive vampires love story, what teenage girl wouldn't adore that? I believe even more girls fell in love after seeing this movie because I thought it was one of the best on screen romances. You can really tell the love they have for one another. Edward is the type of guy who would do anything for Bella, and they did a really good job demonstrating this during the film. The chemistry between these two characters is amazing, and this is one of the only key points in the movie that actually kept me awake in my seat.
The majority of the movies acting, editing, and visual effects were not all I had hoped them to be. Yes, Edward and Bella had a great connection during the movie, but the bulk of the film upset me because of the poor quality in production. For example, there were parts in the movie when the words the actors were saying did not always line up with their lips. It was kind of hard for me to take some of the scenes seriously, and I found myself silently laughing because of some of the dreadful dialog and visual effects. Another example was when Edward or Bella are running up the trees in the forest. They did a terrible job capturing the visual effects of this and it looked like a disaster. There was also a lot of awkward pausing while acting, which distracted me. All of these little off sets over the duration of the movie can really make or break it. Altogether, I believe they could have produced this movie in a more friendly and compelling manner.
Overall, twilight definitely had its ups and downs. I did have high intentions leading up to this movie, and was partially left in doubt. I could not help but stay interested in the majority of the movie because of the captivation that the two leading roles had during the course of the film. However, I was not at all happy with the way the production went about with the film. They could have done a much better job at keeping the audience on the tip of their toes.