Twilight: Bella and Edward

I am a big fan of Stephenie Meyer’s series, Twilight. Bella and Edward had great chemistry. It was so strong that it came through the pages while I was reading it. The first movie, Twilight, was a little disappointing for me. After building up a picture in my mind from the book, I thought the movie was a let-down in some ways.

The casting was great and I loved all the support players, but I couldn’t get past the lead roles in Twilight. Bella and Edward didn’t fit with the book I had read. Edward seemed to never be sure of himself and I got tired of him always looking down, as if he had no confidence. I thought this was so opposite from the book. He was the strong, independent type who didn’t care what people thought of him. If I had seen him at my school, I wouldn’t have been impressed.

Bella was a little closer to what I pictured but even then, her facial expressions were sadly lacking. I felt her mood was the same throughout the whole movie. Even when she was happy, she seemed little different than when she was upset. I had a very hard time getting into her character and feeling what she was feeling. The whole thought of her being madly in love was, in my opinion, quite unbelievable.

The chemistry was nowhere near what it was in the book. I hope the next movie, New Moon, is done a little better. Since they can’t change the characters now, I hope they at least put a little more effort into their acting and work at having some sort of spark between Bella and Edward. I felt oddly empty after watching this first movie.

My husband watched the second half of the movie with me, and although he also laughed a little at the main characters of Twilight, Bella and Edward, he did think it was better than he thought it would be.

All in all, I thought it was a decent movie but I might have enjoyed it more if there had been no expectations made by reading the books. I don’t know if I care enough to see this one again. I’d rather read the book.

Yours,

I am a big fan of Stephenie Meyer’s series, Twilight. Bella and Edward had great chemistry. It was so strong that it came through the pages while I was reading it. The first movie, Twilight, was a little disappointing for me. After building up a picture in my mind from the book, I thought the movie was a let-down in some ways.

The casting was great and I loved all the support players, but I couldn’t get past the lead roles in Twilight. Bella and Edward didn’t fit with the book I had read. Edward seemed to never be sure of himself and I got tired of him always looking down, as if he had no confidence. I thought this was so opposite from the book. He was the strong, independent type who didn’t care what people thought of him. If I had seen him at my school, I wouldn’t have been impressed.

Bella was a little closer to what I pictured but even then, her facial expressions were sadly lacking. I felt her mood was the same throughout the whole movie. Even when she was happy, she seemed little different than when she was upset. I had a very hard time getting into her character and feeling what she was feeling. The whole thought of her being madly in love was, in my opinion, quite unbelievable.

The chemistry was nowhere near what it was in the book. I hope the next movie, New Moon, is done a little better. Since they can’t change the characters now, I hope they at least put a little more effort into their acting and work at having some sort of spark between Bella and Edward. I felt oddly empty after watching this first movie.

My husband watched the second half of the movie with me, and although he also laughed a little at the main characters of Twilight, Bella and Edward, he did think it was better than he thought it would be.

All in all, I thought it was a decent movie but I might have enjoyed it more if there had been no expectations made by reading the books. I don’t know if I care enough to see this one again. I’d rather read the book.