Movie Review: Twilight

As most teenage girls, I’m guilty of being a victim drawn into the ever so popular books known as the Twilight series, by Stephanie Meyers. Recently, the movie based on the series, was shown in theaters. Of course, nothing can ever compare to the book, but for the most part, it was pretty fitting.
It’s always fun to hear what peoples opinions are when it comes to critiquing movies. Over and over again I heard that Edward Cullen and Bella Swan’s characters were not at all what they pictured. I would have to agree that their looks didn’t quite fit what I had imagined. But both actors did an excellent job on their characters personality. Edward’s chivalric acts fit perfect to how I pictured the book to be. And Bella’s quiet, curious personality was also well played. Together the young actors did a pretty good job in reenacting the book.
The other characters were somewhat what I thought of them to look like. Edward’s dad, Carlisle, looked perfect for his part. As for the rest of the family, I wasn’t too crazy about the choices, besides Alice and Emmett. Rosalie was nothing like how I thought she would look like. I personally don’t think that the actress was all that attractive. She was pretty, but nothing like the Rosalie in the book. Same goes for Alice’s boyfriend, Jasper. I honestly thought he was creepy in the movie. He had a chilling face and I didn’t seem like he ever blinked…
Bella’s first friends, like Mike, Eric, and Jessica, were well played. The only thing I would’ve changed was the way Mike looked. I figured he would’ve been more jock looking. The Mike in the movie seemed a little nerdy and small for my taste.
A couple times in the movie, I felt that the actors were over playing their role. One scene I remember is when Bella first starts to sit with Edward, and as she looks at her other friends, they call turn abruptly. It looked too unnatural, and it made the movie more unreal. Another scene is when the vampires run, and use their “powers”. I know the producers had to make it seem supernatural, but I thought the people just looked stupid.
My last scene that I thought was over played was one of the last ones, where Bella is laying in the studio, bleeding from the attack. As she’s yelling, I remember the camera doing a close up on her face. Repetitively, it kept showing her face and each time she would scream and then cross her eyes. It looked kind of ordinary the first time, but she kept doing it, and it got old fast. I had to laugh to myself because it looked ridiculous.
Overall, it was a cute movie, not the book, but they never are anyways. I felt it could’ve focused more on their relationship, but for the most part, they covered most of the book. They definitely built the movie up for the sequel, which hopefully won’t disappoint other young viewers.