Bella, the new girl at school, is intrigued by the mysterious Cullen family. The Cullen kids have a much paler appearance than the rest of the high school kids in Forks. There is something different about the Cullen family and when Bella is saved by Edward from being crushed by an out of control van she has to find out what is going on. Edward and Bella play a push and shove game of words while discovering that perhaps they have each found the one that will complete them. Bella learns the deep dark secret of the Cullen family….they are “vegetarian” vampires.
Bella believes that even though Edward feels he is evil that he is not. Bella joins in the family activities and in doing so becomes the target of a rival group of drifter vampires. Bella is faced with some tough decisions as is Edward. So as not to spoil the end of the movie I’m going to talk about a few neat things that I liked in this movie. The movie starts in bright colours and as we are introduced to the Cullen’s the colours dim
I loved that they showed the Cullen’s trying to be the all American family playing baseball and involving Bella in their game. I also liked the great panoramic shots throughout the film. Bella’s inner monologue helps to confirm what we think she is thinking and at times gives us some more insight into what she thinks about the strange things she finds out about the Cullen’s. We see that Bella is brought into the inner circle of the Cullen family which is a nice contrast to her own divorced family that she tries to be selfless in.
All in all this is a love story with some great twists along the way. Though not everyone will enjoy this movie or the wine pairing I think they are wonderful together, give it a try.