Thursday, November 7, 2019

Twilight â the first film Essays

Twilight à ¢ the first film Essays Twilight à ¢ the first film Essay Twilight à ¢ the first film Essay Firstly I would like to say, I really did enjoy this film, the fictional vampires and wolves made the film really edgy and drew you in because of the lifestyles these different creatures have. However, I have also read the book and the film is not set up as well as the book. I did enjoy the whole story of the film, but I did not agree on some of the ways certain characteristics were set up, such as how the actors acted so literal. The plot of the film is all about a teenage girl (Bella) who recently moves to Forks to live with her dad, she joins a school there and has an instant attraction to a teenage boy (Edward). He starts acting very strange around her therefore it draws her in to want to know him even more. She persists until she finds out why he’s being strange. Eventually he tells her the truth and it materialises he is a vampire, his family are vampires and most of them have powers. After getting to know each other for a short time they start to fall in love, but it’s not easy bringing Bella into the vampire world as many other vampires take a liking to Bella and the smell of her blood, so there are many issues and dilemmas along the way where Edward has to save and protect his beloved human. I have a high opinion of the book due to the way they fall in love, it is so exhilarating. The way they care for each other is passionately deep and meaningful. Although the power of their love is so strong at times it feels to be too much, but at the same time it is really what brings you into the film and you just can’t take your eyes of the screen. But the fact he is a vampire and has powers is quite far-fetched and seems a bit out of place, but at the same time without the vampires and saving human Bella, the plot would be nothing but boring and him being a vampire makes it exciting because they are so in love. This has its own issues as they have to keep their passion at a distance, and have to be so careful as being a vampire tears them apart because he is so dangerous and has to try to resist drinking her blood and killing her as well as the power in his body that could crush her by just hugging. The suspense and caution makes the movie so much more exciting and exhilar ating. Another factor that I loved about the film is that Edward is 109 years old because vampires never age; they become immortal once they have become a vampire. Due to the era that Edward came from, he was so old fashioned, talked very old fashioned and this also made their love much stronger because of the way he acted around Bella. I enjoyed the plot, the fictional characters and just how exciting it is. I became engrossed in the love of the plot of this story however my opinion of the overall film is much different, the way the vampires have been represented isn’t so subtle, it’s quite literal. The way all the vampires run and jump and fly through the air seems so out of place and stands out because of how odd they created it. I think the film used the wrong non diegetic music for some scenes, such as when Edward smells Bella’s scent and cannot contain himself, this far-fetched music comes on and it all looks out of place. What I mean when I say the actors acted so literal is that the actors have obviously all read the books, so I personally think they try too hard to be like what the characters do in the book and it just doesn’t work out and looks wrong. For example, yet again when Edward smells Bella’s scent so strongly for the first time, he reacts so obviously that it looks like he’s putting it on and the acting just looks terrible. In t he film they also fall in love just so quickly and it doesn’t seem realistic. Another aspect that in my opinion seems very far-fetched is when all the vampires play baseball and when they crash into each other the sound is like thunder and lightning because vampires are so strong, or when they hit the ball it’s like thunder. However, not all of the film is so clichà ©. The way they act their love for each other is very true and is what the whole film is about, them keeping their love for each other even though it is the hardest thing to do. It transfixes you into believing the film; on the other hand maybe it was real and very easy for the two actors to act in true and deep meaningful love because they did end up having a real relationship after the first film!

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