It’s one of the key issues that franchise naysayers mock and criticize.
The author of theTwilight Sagaclearly wanted a morePG way to reference the fact that vampires can’t withstand sunlight.
…the sparkling reveals that Edward isn’t human…
Still, it’s hard to take the sparkling vampire thing seriously.
This becomes an even more substantial plot point in the second film and book,New Moon.
After breaking up with Bella, Edward hopes to attract the attention of a vampire clan called the Volturi.
to draw their eyes and death-dealing fangs he decides to step into the sunlight in an incredibly public place.
Twilight’s vampires were sparkly but immortal as any other vampires.
Here’s how old Edward and the rest of the Cullens were when the saga began.
Most often, these sequences center on theCullen family’s vampire powers.
However, even the most dazzling animation can’t redeem Meyer’s sparkling vampire decision.
[The sparkling skin] may work in the book and in readers' minds…
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The effect in the movies is incredibly cheesy, but also jarring.
In fact, it raises more questions than anything else.
Instead, it’s justone ofTwilight’s more silly and distracting aspects.
Twilight is a TV show reboot of the popular vampire film series that was based on Stephenie Meyer’s young-adult novels.
Aside fromNew Moon’s ending, the strange skin trait isn’t crucial to theTwilight Sagamovies.
According to Meyer, theTwilightvampires' sparkling skin is also a reference to their hard marble skin.
Twilight is a TV show reboot of the popular vampire film series that was based on Stephenie Meyer’s young-adult novels.