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If movies about teen vampires are not your cup of tea then you will not be wanting to check out “Twilight” at a theater near you. According to the information provided on the official “Twilight” website, the film is a love story about a teenage girl and a vampire. The girl’s name is Bella Swan. She’s described as “a little bit different”, a teenage girl who prefers to be her own person and doesn’t try to fit in with the in-crowds. She’s sent off to Fork Washington to live with her father when her mother gets remarried; and it’s there that she meets Edward Cullen, described as “mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful”. Edward is not like any boy Bella has ever met. He’s intelligent and witty and sees straight into her soul. He’s also a vampire; but not your usual vampire by any means. Edward doesn’t have fangs and he doesn’t drink human blood.

Bella and Edward fall in love and are soon caught up in a romance described as “passionate, thrilling and unorthodox”.

The movie is based on a the #1 New York Best-Selling series by Stephanie Meyer. There are apparently over 17 million books from the series in print. It is quite the cultural phenomenon, much like Harry Potter was a cultural phenomenon. There’s a dedicated fan base that’s said to be eagerly awaiting the release of the film. In the film Bella Swan is played by Kristen Stewart and Edward Cullen is played by Robert Pattinson.

The film is being called a “visual, and visceral Romeo & Juliet story of the ultimate forbidden love affair - between vampire and mortal”.