Twilight

Twilight by: Stephanie Meyer
Since the Twilight books came out, I have been curious about what they were like. I had heard that many teenagers love them, while others had no interest. During this past winter, my best friend read all four books and loved them. At the time, I wanted to read them too, but didn't make the time to do it. When I saw that we had the option of doing a book and movie review for class, I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to dive in the Twilight books and movie. Now I am hooked.
Before I watched the movie, I read the book. I enjoyed it so much. I thought this book had so much to offer. Besides being a story about Vampires, it was about the daily struggles of being a teenager, and a love story. This is the type of book that many children can relate too. Bella, the main character, comes from a family where the parents are divorced. Her mom is in a new relationship and Bella is dealing with it. Edward, Bella’s new love interest, is a vampire who comes from a close knit “adopted” family. The characters in this story are developed so well that people of all ages can relate to them. This book has both action and romance.
Even though I feel a sleep not once, not twice, but THREE times during the Twilight movie, I really and truly enjoyed it. Although movies are never as good as books because they cannot capture everything, I felt that this movie did an excellent job of capturing the most important parts. The images in my head while reading, were very similar to what was seen in the movie. The movie even helped me to clarify some of the parts I was reading in the book. The scene where the Cullen family was playing baseball really helped me to gain a better understanding of the chapter The Game in the book. For covering a 500 page book, the Twilight movie really did an excellent job.

Character Analysis:

Bella: When reading the book, I envisioned Bella as a simply girl who was pretty and easy going.

Kristen Stewart played Bella. For me, she was a great Bella. She is everything I pictured Bella too be. Her acting was nothing extra special, but her look and personality were great. I only wish that her character had a little more expression. In the book, Bella was described as fair skin, soft, with dark hair. This is how she was portrayed in the film.

Edward: Edward Cullen was played by Robert Patterson. At first I was a little sketched out by Edward’s character. In the book, I pictured Edward to be more like the way the actor who played Emmitt looked. However, as I continued on with the movie, I really began to like Edwards look and the character he played. It was a good choice to pick him.

The Cullen Family: The whole Cullen family was exactly how I pictured them. When they walked into the cafeteria for the first time, I thought they looked just as they were described in the book. Alice and Rosalie acted exactly how the book had described them to act!

I also thought they did a great job casting James and Victoria. Jacob’s character really surprised me. I didn’t envision him to have long hair, so that was a bit of a shocker. However, I enjoyed his role none the less.