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TwilightTwilight is a 2008 American vampire film. It is a 2008 American vampire film. It is based on Stephenie Meyer’s popular is based on Stephenie Meyer’s popular novel of the same namenovel of the same name. This film focuses on . This film focuses on the development of the relationship between the development of the relationship between Bella SwanBella Swan (a teenage girl) and (a teenage girl) and Edward CullenEdward Cullen (a vampire) and the efforts of Cullen and his (a vampire) and the efforts of Cullen and his family to keep Swan safe from a coven of evil family to keep Swan safe from a coven of evil vampires. vampires.

Edward and BellaEdward and Bella

Directed by Directed by Catherine Catherine HardwickeHardwicke, the film , the film stars stars Kristen StewartKristen Stewart (Bella Swan) and (Bella Swan) and Robert Robert PattinsonPattinson (Edward Cullen). (Edward Cullen).

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Seventeen-year-old Seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" SwanIsabella "Bella" Swan moves to moves to ForksForks, a small town near , a small town near WashingtonWashington , to live with her father, Charlie, after her , to live with her father, Charlie, after her mother remarries to a minor league baseball mother remarries to a minor league baseball player. She is quickly befriended by many player. She is quickly befriended by many students at her new high school, but she is students at her new high school, but she is intrigued by the mysterious Cullen siblings. intrigued by the mysterious Cullen siblings. Bella sits next to Bella sits next to Edward CullenEdward Cullen in in biologybiology class on her first day of school; he appears to class on her first day of school; he appears to be disgusted by her, much to Bella's confusion. be disgusted by her, much to Bella's confusion.

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A few days later, Bella is A few days later, Bella is nearly struck by a van in nearly struck by a van in the school parking lot. the school parking lot. Edward inexplicably Edward inexplicably moves from several feet moves from several feet away and stops the vehicle away and stops the vehicle with his hand without any with his hand without any harm to himself or Bella. harm to himself or Bella. He later refuses to explain He later refuses to explain this act to Bella and warns this act to Bella and warns her against befriending her against befriending him.him.

Bella eventually Bella eventually discovers that discovers that Edward is a Edward is a

vampire, though he vampire, though he only consumes only consumes

animal blood. The animal blood. The pair fall in love and pair fall in love and Edward introduces Edward introduces Bella to his vampire Bella to his vampire

family, Carlisle, family, Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Jasper, Esme, Alice, Jasper,

Emmett, and Emmett, and

Rosalie.Rosalie.

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Bella finds out that Edward is a vampire

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Soon after, three nomadic vampires—Soon after, three nomadic vampires—JamesJames, , VictoriaVictoria, and , and LaurentLaurent—arrive. James, a tracker vampire, is —arrive. James, a tracker vampire, is intrigued by Edward's protectiveness over a human intrigued by Edward's protectiveness over a human and wants to hunt Bella for sport. Edward and his and wants to hunt Bella for sport. Edward and his family risk their lives to protect her, but James tracks family risk their lives to protect her, but James tracks Bella to Bella to PhoenixPhoenix where she is hiding and lures her where she is hiding and lures her into a trap by claiming he is holding her mother into a trap by claiming he is holding her mother hostage. James attacks Bella and bites her wrist, but hostage. James attacks Bella and bites her wrist, but Edward, along with the other Cullen family members, Edward, along with the other Cullen family members, arrives before he can kill her. arrives before he can kill her.

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James is destroyed, and Edward sucks James's James is destroyed, and Edward sucks James's venom from Bella's wrist, preventing her from venom from Bella's wrist, preventing her from becoming a vampire. A severely injured Bella becoming a vampire. A severely injured Bella is taken to a hospital. Upon returning to Forks, is taken to a hospital. Upon returning to Forks, Bella and Edward attend their school prom. Bella and Edward attend their school prom.

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While there, Bella expresses her desire to become a vampire, which Edward refuses. While there, Bella expresses her desire to become a vampire, which Edward refuses. The film ends with Victoria secretly watching the pair dancing, The film ends with Victoria secretly watching the pair dancing, plotting revenge for her lover James' murder. plotting revenge for her lover James' murder.

At the prom Bella expresses Bella expresses her desire to become a her desire to become a vampire, which Edward vampire, which Edward refuses. The film ends with refuses. The film ends with Victoria secretly watching the Victoria secretly watching the pair dancing, plotting revenge pair dancing, plotting revenge for her lover James' murder.for her lover James' murder.