by Rianne Hill Soriano

Created on: March 12, 2010   Last Updated: April 19, 2010

From the initial fans of the book to the newly-recruited fans of the Edward-Bella love team, the teen bite of “Twilight” really gets into their veins.

The formula for its charm is very much apparent. There is that dose of ordinary girl-meets-extraordinary boy who becomes a prince charming to the damsel in distress. There are those key elements for romantic spree backed up by both physical and occult-ish appeal to provide much escapism for its targeted audience. And these float toward the surface of what is supposedly “just another overused teen love story" offering not much of that impressive pursuit for cinematic greatness.

This adaptation from Stephenie Meyer’s series of best-selling teen novels merely focuses on an overused plot about what happens to the characters every second of the screen time – leaving no much room to grow their interactions to make more than just an emo romance. But this doesn’t necessarily mean that this type of movie isn’t going to work. In fact, its pure fantasy for girls who want to be princesses while having their bad boys at the same time is what makes it a successful movie franchise.It puts enough smell to the needed teenage moodscape requirements where the chemistry between the main characters Bella and Edward provides enough smoldering desire for the teen crowd.

The swoony supernatural romance and the neo-horror motif both amuses and bemuses – depending on the type of viewer. This kind of movie is primarily for those who enjoy teen screen romance, angst-filled behavior, and underage rebel lust. With a distinctly teenage sense of tragedy and sparkle, this pop moviemaking endeavor is effective in making its target viewers getting crazy over a story about star-crossed lovers trying to bridge the gap between humans and vampires. It is one vampire love affair where sharp teeth, cold hands, and supernatural powers require the viewer to sit back and enjoy the camp; otherwise, it just wouldn’t work.

“Twilight” is definitely after teenage blood as it promotes a defiant human-vampire dating fantasy with some girly swirl of obsession for the main viewers’ delight. Interestingly so, it doesn’t try hard to be hip for its intended crowd. And the weak CGI isn’t in any way an obstruction to hit big on the box office. Not even the dodgy dialogue or the lack of a more developed storyline hinders its success. It may be quite a chore to endure for those unwilling

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