Twilight Review
Based on a popular book series. It’s about a 17 year old girl, named Bella who moves to an overcast town in Washington, to live with her dad. While at her new school, she meets a very mysterious, pale-faced, handsome boy, named Edward. As she gradually falls in love with him, she gradually discovers that he is a vampire. It’s a wonderful, dramatic love story, though their romance puts her in physical danger when Edward’s vampire enemies come to town, and want to kill Bella.
Rating: Five out of five buckets
Release Date: March 29, 2009
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 11+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Talking Points:
Edward hasn’t aged since 1918.
Bella and Edward’s relationship: You feel a powerful tension throughout the movie between his animal instincts as a vampire, and his human love for her. They could win an academy award, it’s so well done.
Edward is surprisingly close with his family, they make a point of saying that they protect each other.
Bella’s parents are divorced, she has a very loving relationship with each parent. She risks her life for her mom.
Sexual Content: Mild
- Edward and Bella kiss in the film.
- Edward watches her sleep at night. It’s kind of creepy. They snuggle fully clothed in her bed one night.
Violent Content: Moderate
- The kind of violence you’d expect from a vampire movie. An enemy vampire wants to kill Bella. There are some violent scenes: she’s slammed into a mirrored wall, blood all over.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- The h-word is used once or twice.
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Bella’s dad drinks beer on a number of occasions throughout the film.
I’ve talked to many teenage girls, that have loved the movie. Those that have read the book, and those that didn’t. Two girls liked the book a lot better. Overall, it’s a great romantic, suspenseful movie!
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