'Twilight' review
by Jimena J.
Can a movie about a typical teenage girl and not so typical teenage boys, one vampire and the other a werewolf, really be a good movie? Furthermore, is it worth reviewing a movie that is almost fifteen years old? Romance fills the airport high school hallways, especially with the recent homecoming dance, and this movie revolves around vampires and werewolves, so it's a perfect time to watch this movie since Halloween is just around the corner. Twilight is an incredible amazing movie that shows the development of Bella and Edward's love and it's not just a romantic movie but it also has some action and suspense.
A controversial topic for many, the story revolves around a normal high school student Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and her love interest in a 104 year old vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson ).
The first reason why the movie is so good is because the development of the romance between Bella Swan and Edward Cullen goes from enemies to friends to lovers. This is shown in the movie when Edward tells Bella "I wanted to kill you, I've never wanted human blood so much in my life.” Bella asked him why Edward hated her so much when they met and he said “ I did but only for making me want you so badly I still don't know if I can control myself”. Earlier in the movie Bella and Edward start to talk more and become a little closer. She invites Edward to the la push beach where she is going with all her friends. Later in the movie when they get into a big problem with other vampires James and Victoria they want to kill Bella, Edward and his family are trying to protect her when Bella goes away so the Cullens can keep her safe. Edward tells her, “ Bella you are my life now” and “ I won't let anything or anyone hurt you”.
Twilight is an amazing movie that captures and shows Edward's strong love for Bella by taking care of her whenever she's in a problem or is in a difficult situation Edward saves Bella from getting in a car crash when they were nowhere near each other risking everyone seeing him and what he really is. Then he saves her from a group of guys that were trying to harm her. Later in the movie Edward saves Bella from getting killed by James and Victoria other vampires that were trying to hurt her. Edward stays with Bella and never leaves her side when she is in the hospital after being hurt and thrown around by james. Edwrd taking care of Bella and risking everything shows that he cares alot about her and that he will do anything in his power to keep her safe including risking his own life.
The movie captures the way that Bella and Edward change when they met each other they both went through significant changes Bella became more confident and adventurous, while Edward learned to open up and trust others. Bella and Edward also changed in other ways Bella became more independent and self-assured and Edward learned to go against his fears and embrace love. The meeting had a huge impact on their lives. The movie showing the changes they face when they met each other is great because it shows there development as characters and it dhows how they change each other for the better
Raquel G., a freshman at Airport High School, says, “When I watched Twilight, I really liked it my favorite character in the movie is probably Bella. I like all of the Twilight movies but sometimes there's a lot of romance in the movie and it can get a little uncomfortable but overall it's really good and I really like the action of it.”
Ana S. is a sophomore. Ana was asked how she felt about the first Twilight movie and she said, “ I really love watching Twilight because I like romance movies and it shows the love story between Bella and Edward and it's like a forbidden romance that keeps me hooked the whole time. I also really liked the chemistry between the actors Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson because it felt like they were really in love."
On RottonTomtes.com critic Brandy McDonnell says “Stewart and Pattinson have convincing chemistry as the star- crossed lovers” and another critic Joshua Starnes says, “Twilight really does have an infatuation with surface beauty, especially where the vampires are concerned. In fact they sum up the film pretty well.” After hearing what these critics have to say, I completely agree with them.
At the end of the day I gave this movie ten stars out of ten. It truly is my favorite movie. Twilight captures their strong love for eachother, development of their love, how they change when they met each other and the action and suspense. I recommend watching Twilight if you like romantic movies you can watch Twilight on Youtube, Netflix and Hulu.