I am guilty as charged. I definitely jumped on the Twilight bandwagon. Tonight was the premiere of Twilight, anxious as ever to see it I bought tickets to the midnight showing. If you've seen the previews this film is really nothing like it portrays, but I guess film trailers have always been propaganda. Book lovers, especially lovers of the Twilight series are loyal, they stay true to the book, and anything left out or not portrayed in the way they pictured will end up in bad reviews. But lets face it, when reading a book one becomes engrossed in it, it' s an escape, you imagine the characters, the location, the facial expressions, it becomes yours. This fact in itself destroys the potential a film based on a book might have, because as readers we will never be satisfied. Shall I continue with my critique of the film?
Twilight. Hmmph. It was interesting, engaging, and tacky. I am not familiar with the director, but he/she needs more experience before releasing a film claiming to be the "film of the year." The dialogue was awkward, camera angles unflattering, and the acting was slightly forced. Kristen Stewart, the female actress that played Bella was an extraordinary actress, and I knew she was going to be before stepping foot into the cinema. (She had a role in a film called 'Panic Room' with one of my favorite actresses, Jody Foster, and she kicked ass) Edward Cullen, otherwise known in reality as Robert Pattinson, was mediocre. I am not familiar with his work but the acting in the beginning was comical without the intention of being so. I guess he did his main role in the film, which was to stand there and be gorgeous, the 15 year olds I was surrounded by got a kick out of that.
The second scene in the film with Bella speaking with Jacob Black is enough to make a frequent movie goer CRINGE. It is forced, awkward, and painful to watch. Not long after Bella walks into her Biology class, her first "encounter" with Edward and the scene proceeds in slow motion as a fan blows through her hair. To me, that is a joke, unless you are creating a spoof/spinoff there is no need for tacky cliches, a cliche that doesnt fit with the seriousness of the film, that almost makes you want to walk out of the theater right then, so what is really intriguing about this film? What makes us want to go see it? What stood out on the previews? Why will this be a blockbuster for the next few weeks at least? Two simple words. Edward Cullen.
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so, you hated it?
the purpose of the fan blowing in Bella's hair is not to be "cliche." Obviously, it's to illustrate the so called scent of her being strewn about the room, in which Edward responds to as he should, like he did in the novel.
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