The much anticipated sequel to Twilight has finally arrived. The Twilight Saga: New Moon had so much hype surrounding it that advance ticket sales skyrocketed through the roof. Yahoo!movies reported that New Moon has the third biggest opening weekend, after The Dark Knight and Spiderman 3, respectively.New Moon drifts from the Vampires to the Quilete Tribe, where we find out more about the wolves that protect the reservation lands, and the growing relationship between Jacob Black and Bella Swan.
When Jasper tries to launch himself at Bella when she accidentally gets a paper cut during her birthday celebration at the Cullens', Edward and the Cullen clan decide that being around a human like Bella can be very dagerous for her. In order for Bella to get a more "normal" human life, Edward tells Bella that they're leaving Forks, Washington -- and that this would be the last moment that they're going to see each other.
For months after the "breakup", Bella remained in a catatonic state, with nightmares haunting her every night. The only way that Bella knows she could see Edward again was to try adrenaline rushing things - dirt bikes, cliff jumping, name it.
Enter Jacob Black. He makes Bella forget for a while the hole left in Bella's heart. Bella soon finds out the secret that Jacob desperately wants to tell her but can't: their tribes are descended from wolves, and to be able to restore the balance, chosen tribesmen morph into ginormous werewolves.
But Bella can't bear not seeing Edward and decides to jump off a cliff - recreationally. Alice sees her in a vision and discovers that she can't see past werewolves. Rosalie tells Edward about Alice's vision and phones Bella's house, disguising as Carlisle. When Jacob tells him that Charlie's arranging a funeral, Edward thinks that Bella's dead and decides to commit Vampire suicide by violating the laws set by the Volturi.
Overall, I think that the actors have grown into their roles, easily shifting into their characters. The story was kind of hanging in the end, leading viewers to look forward to the next installment.
The story has its deviations from the book itself, but then again, what movie doesn't do the book justice? It could've been better, though.
The Verdict: 4 out of 5 stars
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