One of the biggest and most anticipated movies of the year, 'Twilight', premiered in Los Angeles last night, with thousands of fans (mostly teenage girls) reportedly crowding the vicinity of the venue and screaming their lungs out. Indeed, this movie has created a lot of buzz in recent months, perpetrated no lees by feverish marketing campaigns on television, in print and, of course, in cyberspace. And it looks like their campaigns worked as interest in the movie can only be described as 'volcanic' leading to its opening in a few days. Originally set to open next month, 'Twilight' took next week's lucrative Thanksgiving weekend slot after Warner Bros. pulled out 'Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince', opting to release the wizard boy's sixth installment next summer instead.

But what is it about 'Twilight' that has captured the public's fancy? What is it about this movie that has created almost as much anticipation as a Harry Potter movie, or 'The Dark Knight'? It is
the vampire-human love story twist, or probably the special effects? Is it the way the story was told? Or is it because of its main stars, most notably Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, who have been very popular with internet searches lately? These are just some of the questions running in my (wild) mind as I try to analyze why a lot of people are looking forward to this movie. In the meantime, for those who have been living under a rock in the past months and have no idea what I'm talking about, here is a brief summary of 'Twilight' from imdb, followed by the film's trailers and some pictures from the movie.

Bella Swan has always been a little bit different. Never one to run with the crowd, Bella never cared about fitting in with the trendy, plastic girls at her Phoenix, Arizona high school. When her mother remarried and Bella chooses to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she didn't expect much of anything to change. But things do change when she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen. For Edward is nothing like any boy she's ever met. He's nothing like anyone she's ever met, period. He's intelligent and witty, and he seems to see straight into her soul. In no time at all, they are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance - unorthodox because Edward really isn't like the other boys. He can run faster than a mountain lion. He can stop a moving car with his bare hands. Oh, and he hasn't aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he's immortal. That's right - vampire. But he doesn't have fangs - that's just in the movies. And he doesn't drink human blood, though Edward and his family are unique among vampires in that lifestyle choice. To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for - a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. Somehow or other, they will have to manage their unmanageable love. But when unexpected visitors come to town and realize that there is a human among them Edward must fight to save Bella? A modern, visual, and visceral Romeo and Juliet story of the ultimate forbidden love affair - between vampire and mortal.

watch Twilight online: official movie trailer

watch Twilight online: Twilight teaser trailer 2

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