One of my all-time favorite movies is Twilight (2008) directed by Catherine Hardwicke, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. The Twilight movie, at its core, has a fairly standard structure, which did force it to diverge from the book, but all in all the film was definitely fun to break apart and put back together in this analysis.
Wow! What an incredible breakdown of this film using the four-act structure. Your analysis of Bella's external goal—being with Edward—and how that positions him as the antagonist is truly eye-opening. I’d never thought about it that way before, but you're absolutely right. If Edward hadn’t resisted their relationship so much, the climax in the fourth act wouldn’t have been nearly as satisfying. I also love your emphasis on how the film condensed so much from the book while staying true to its essence—it really makes me appreciate the effort behind this adaptation even more. Thank you for sharing such thoughtful insights on this cinematic gem!
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the breakdown, & that it helped you appreciate the movie a bit more than before. It’s definitely worth the watch, in my opinion.
I really enjoyed this analysis of the first Twilight movie and learning about the construction of films! Edward being the antagonist does explain a lot, that is interesting. And Bella's only goal of being with Edward (dumb as it seems) does make sense in New Moon when he asks her to give him 5 years and she say's that's too long. Not too long if you want to go to college or "live" a little as Jacob says. I hope you will do the other Twilight movies too! Thanks for doing this!
Hey Stefanie! Thank you so much!! I personally will not be writing another Twilight one since this was for a class assignment, but I will let you know that next week my classmate’s is being posted here and it’s over New Moon!!
Wow! What an incredible breakdown of this film using the four-act structure. Your analysis of Bella's external goal—being with Edward—and how that positions him as the antagonist is truly eye-opening. I’d never thought about it that way before, but you're absolutely right. If Edward hadn’t resisted their relationship so much, the climax in the fourth act wouldn’t have been nearly as satisfying. I also love your emphasis on how the film condensed so much from the book while staying true to its essence—it really makes me appreciate the effort behind this adaptation even more. Thank you for sharing such thoughtful insights on this cinematic gem!
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the breakdown, & that it helped you appreciate the movie a bit more than before. It’s definitely worth the watch, in my opinion.
I really enjoyed this analysis of the first Twilight movie and learning about the construction of films! Edward being the antagonist does explain a lot, that is interesting. And Bella's only goal of being with Edward (dumb as it seems) does make sense in New Moon when he asks her to give him 5 years and she say's that's too long. Not too long if you want to go to college or "live" a little as Jacob says. I hope you will do the other Twilight movies too! Thanks for doing this!
Hey Stefanie! Thank you so much!! I personally will not be writing another Twilight one since this was for a class assignment, but I will let you know that next week my classmate’s is being posted here and it’s over New Moon!!
awesome, thanks for letting me know, I look forward to it!
This was a great explanation of the movie!!