Twilight: Why all the hype over a teen vampire movie?
Twilight starts with a girl named Bella (Kirsten Stewart), who makes the move from sunny Arizona to cold and rainy Forks, Washington. Bella moves to Forks to live with her Dad, Charlie Swan (Billy Burke) , while her newly remarried Mom, Renee Dwyer (Sarah Clarke) travels with her husbands‘, Phil Dwyer (Matt Bushell) baseball team. Although Bella had visited her father in Forks over previous summers and holidays she would prefer to live in warm Arizona with her Mom. From the beginning of Twilight, you can tell Bella is not your average sixteen year old. Her relationship with her mother and father show you her maturity and perception. Bella makes the decision to move to Forks so Renee can travel and spend time with her new husband. She has the foresight to realize her Mom needs this alone time. She has always taken care of her flighty Mom and now it is time for her Mom to be on her own. She is willing to put aside her happiness for her mother’s. Her relationship is similar in ways to her father, she cooks and cleans her father’s house. Even though Charlie is the respected chief of police in Forks he is very new to parenting a teenager and has trouble displaying his emotions. He thinks of Bella as a child where she has been an adult for many years. All three of these characters are very likeable for the start.
Her arrival at Forks high school is greeted with whispered excitement over the new girl. She is quickly greeted by many classmates. Bella does not like to be the center of attention, similar to Charlie in many ways she does not like to be in a spotlight or show her emotions. At lunch she is welcomed into a crowded table, everyone asking questions about her. Again Bella does not like the attention and quickly tries to take it off her. A group of students entering the cafeteria caught her eye. These fellow students seemed different and physically stunning. She is told by her new friends that these are...