First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.
Twilight!,whats your say? was it mediocre? disappointing? underwhelming vampire romance? vapor-thin plot and goofy gimmicks? not your cup of tea? Well, it certainly was mine. A brainchild of Stephanie Meyer and motion picture by Catherine Hardwicke, it was all set to launch the movie up the scale of absolutely subzero..and it totally earned it from me at least. To begin with, I wasn't buying the story and it didn't interest me at all, especially after I had a short briefing about the plot and a lengthy talk about Robert Pattinson and how good looking he is from Joyce Ng(she is totally Twilight-101!) but then again, I was wrong in context of the movie's prospectus.. mind blowing !
Its a supernatural fantasy tale that comes across as a thought-provoking meditation on adolescent love. It mirrors the head-over-heels feeling that can cause us extreme joy and incredible pain, great happiness and grueling despair.Guys, as we would expect in a film about vampires, it does reveal some of the shadow side of love, Edward's possessiveness, Bella's insecurity and submissiveness, their mutual fear of the changes that time might bring to their relationship. But rather than detract from this love story, these counterpoints enhance it.
Lets rewind a lil to the epic of the Twilight Saga. The story is told in first person from the perspective of Bella, so the reader only ever know what she knows, making Edward and his family a mystery that is slowly unravelled through out the book but as I heard, Edward's perspective view on the story will be inked soon and hopefully it would be a very much more inspiring, exhilarating and of course a rip-roaring read. 4 books in total clinging on S.Meyer's belt and hopefully a few more to come. I reckon Meyer's would blindfold Rowling's trilogy very soon.
S.Meyer had also claimed that the apple image represents the forbidden fruit from the book of Genesis, symbolizing Bella's and Edward's love, which is forbidden, not unlike the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Acting-wise, Kristen Stewart gives a more impressive performance than Pattinson, which is no minor feat, considering how underwritten her part is. She gets by with her beautiful look, intense pauses, and poignant gestures, when verbal communication fails.
On the other hand, British bloke Pattinson, seen to an advantage as Cedric Driggory in "Harry Potter" is physically right..uhmmm...Joyce claims the opposite of this. Sporting a long, electrical hair, he's tall, slender, pale, and bizarre. But he has tougher time in being expressive when needed, and in variegating his work from the menacing to the more loving and lyrical.
Overall, I'll give it an "A-" (Saving up the "+" for the next installment"). I absolutely loved it and having purchased the books, I'll post a review on the books as soon I get some breathing space from the daily activities my mates come up with every single day..lol
Look Out Point : H.Langat,Malaysia [3/12/08]