Twilight

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

Twilight is your typical teenage paranormal romance. Angsty teenagers, one being a vampire that never really grew up because he “died” so young, and one a mortal. The whole let me get into your room and watch you while you sleep is a little stalker behavior, but girls have always been drawn to that brooding, dangerous hero. Just look at Heathcliff and Mr. Rochester. The book follows the life of Bella Swann who has moved to Forks, Washington to live with her dad. Unbeknownst to her, a family of vampires also lives in the area. She falls in love with the mysterious Edward and the story moves from there. One benefit is that Forks has since become a tourist destination, when no one even knew the place existed before hand. The book is mindless and you get exactly what you expect from it.

Twilight (2008)

The movie follows the book pretty closely. I do not think Kristen Stewart is that great of an actress, but she played this part well. The wooden brooding female is exactly what the part required. Robert Pattison looked like he was constipated the entire time, but I think that was just him trying too hard to mimic an American accent. Hey England is also foggy and rainy. Couldn’t you have spent some time there as well? You get what you pay for in this movie, and if you liked the book you will probably like the movie too.