The movie Twilight is based on the New York Times Best Seller written by Stephenie Meyer. Her book sold over 17 million copies. The romance novel involving the torrid love affair between Bella (a mortal) and Edward (a vampire) is considered one of the best books of the decade. It will be interesting to see how this story translates to screen. With award winning director Catherine Hardwick calling the shots behind the camera and a cult following with over 300 fan sites, the movie Twilight has the potential to be an absolute blockbuster. Many people are extremely excited to see this literary masterpiece make the transfer to the big screen, but a large portion of people are not excited by this prospect. Some argue that the movie version will not do the book justice and that it could potentially shed an unjust negative light on the treasured series. Only time will tell if the movie will pay this amazing book a fair tribute that it undoubtedly deserves.
Twilight is a love story where a girl named Bella Swan falls in love with a vampire named Edward. Bella is somewhat of an outcast, who constantly feels misunderstood and bored by the people her age. She stays continues in this melancholy state until she meets and falls in love with a Vampire. Bella is the classic girl who never really fit in. She goes to school with a bunch of preppy kids in Phoenix Arizona and then she eventually moves to Washington to stay with her dad.
When she moves to Washington she is not happy at first. She feels like the move has brought her nothing but more of the same. It isn't until she finally meets a young man who she fines most intriguing. It turns out this boy she is so interested in, Edward, is actually a vampire. Edward and his family are much different than your common vampire. Edward and his family follow a different pattern than most vampires in that they don't feed on humans. Not only do they not attack, kill, and slaughter humans, but they also choose not to drink the blood of humans, despite being very much aroused by the prospect. They have moral hang-ups with killing humans so they fight their desire daily. Edward and his family also do not have fangs, something common to most vampire.
Bella and Edward soon fall in love, fulfilling a deep longing that has pained Edward for some 90 years. Their deep love is shadowed by a dark twist, in that Edward must fight a primal urge to consume blood. At any moment he could be swept up by this urge and convert Bella into a vampire on accident.
Despite Edwards inner struggle, the two's romance seems as if it will be uninterrupted until a band of vampires move into their town and completely shake things up.
