Film studies, what I thought of "Twilight"

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 exhilarating. 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 the 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 cliché. 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!