the Rotten Apple pictures ltd.

I’ve seen the hype. I’ve heard the gossips. I’ve joined the long line of eager and excited fans.
 
But I never attempted to read a line in the book. I never tempted myself to check the wiki. I never bothered having to wait and stand in line with all the giddy fanatics of the book. I never hesitated to spend a couple hundred bucks for the ticket even if I knew I had to sit on the front-most seats almost kissing the big screen.
 
But all I can say is – it’s half-cooked.
 
So the acting didn’t go that well to animate the supposedly beautiful lines in the script. The almost perfect shots were amiss and could use a couple more takes and framing. And oh! I won’t forget the kinda-dragging-kinda-fast phase of the story it sounds like an oxymoron.
 
Well, the feel and the over-all photography is excellent and meeting expectations toning the seemingly dark nature of the film. If it was darker then it would be more than excellent and deserving of its title. Catherine Hardwicke went miles to hold on to that feeling of teen-giddy-superficial-love and play with it through the whole film. However, I believe she missed on using the script as a strong and rhythmic animator of a could-be unforgettable love-themed teen-flick vampire film.
 
I wouldn’t mind that the book was not that applauded if the film adaptation didn’t play safe and resigned to subtlety. Meyer is introducing a new concept of vampirism that elevates one notch over the conventional Shelley-based bloodsucker and the Twilight film could have been the best tool to announce it. Sad to say the film didn’t live up to its purpose.
 
Twilight has that something in it to become a good film; unfortunately the whole film revolves around the monotony of an infatuated young woman sans the drama. It’s so simple its dull and lacking excitement. Hardwicke and her actors can do better than that. And please, no more sequels.

~ by therottenapplepictures on December 1, 2008.