I'm going to attempt to break this down for you step by step.
First, you get the voice over of the main character that only appears at random parts of the movie as a necessary afterthought by the director.
Then, you get the "stare past the camera so we can see your face" few shots.
Also, a bit of forced dialogue to introduce some points.
Then, the change or chase. Almost every movie I have watched begins with a change or a chase. Sometimes both.
This is followed by the adjustment scenes, which, retrospectively are setting up...
The main climax. Occasionally there are scenes of comedy added in between.
The resolution. This point can include either violence or romance. Occasionally comedy, but most directors have the sense to steer away from that.
The finale. This is usually the wild card. Insert whatever is necessary to tie up the loose ends or set up for a sequel.
Now, if you're wondering, yes, this is the exact format that Twilight follows. I enjoyed the movie immensely, though I complain about Rob Pattinson's "Edward". Overall, it was a much better movie than my low expectations for a "book-to-movie". The soundtrack was perfect, (although they only played about 10 seconds of "Clair de Lune."), the camerawork was superb, and most of the acting was spot on. The only cause for anyone to complain that I can see is the "sped-up" movements of the vampires. But after careful consideration, I can't think of a better way to do it. Besides cutting away from them to avoid having to show their quick movements, but such a maneuver would be a bit too 1930's for my taste. In conclusion, Twilight is an excellent movie, and well worth watching.
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I summarized the first 4 sections of this to a girl in my history class. She laughed. I haven't seen it but now that I've read this I don't have to!
oh...that was Shaun btw
The anatomy...well done. But the review I must disagree with. Let's break this down into points:
- The movie itself was alright much better than I expected.
- The soundtrack was alright. In this day and age the soundtrack to a movie more than it ever has and producers/directors/whatever are looking for more and more uncommon and not-so-popular bands/artists to give their soundtracks more of a signature and orginal sound. And as much as I wanted Twilight to follow in this trend, it didn't. Instead it was stuffed with a bunch of mainstream, not that I don't like it, it just lacked orginality.
- The acting.....was alright, and once more better than my expectations
- As much as you dislike the camera action with the vampires, I liked it.
- The ending.....the cliffhanger....yes necessary, but not a good one. They left with a little supsense, a little tension, and of course a lot of mystery, it just seemed way to abrupt especially for a cliffhanger.
- One thing I did like was the appearance of the Cullens, you gotta admit they were pretty darn cool-looking, I think everyone agrees there.
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