New Moon (marketed as The Twilight Saga: New Moon) is a 2009 American romantic fantasy movie. It is based on the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer and is the sequel to 2008's Twilight. It is directed by Chris Weitz, the feature film casts Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively.
On her 18th birthday, Bella Swan wakes up from a dream in which she sees herself as an old lady. She tells her distaste to becoming older than her boyfriend Edward Cullen, a vampire who stopped aging at 17. Edward's family throws Bella a birthday bash. While opening a gift, Bella gets a paper cut, which causes Edward's adoptive brother, Jasper, to be overwhelmed by her blood's odor and makes an effort to kill her. Understanding the hazard he and his family pose to Bella, Edward decides to break up, and the Cullens move away from Forks, Washington.
Edward's exit leaves Bella dejected and miserable for months. However, when her father, Charlie, attempts to send her to live with her mother, Bella accepts to spend time with her friends. After seeing a picture with Jessica, Bella sees a crowd of men who prompt her of a time when Edward saved her previously, and she is stunned to see a vision of Edward alerting her against approaching them. Bella finds that all thrill-seeking behavior allow her visions of Edward. She also finds relief in her deepening friendship with Jacob Black, a jovial friend who soothes her disturbance over losing Edward. Bella then finds that Jacob is a werewolf. After learning that the vampire Victoria is searching for Bella, Jacob's gang members begin continuous patrols, giving Jacob little time for Bella. Alone, Bella returns to seeking thrill-inducing activities.
A series of misunderstandings leads Edward to think that Bella has committed suicide while cliff-diving. Distressed over her believed suicide, Edward flees to Italy to stir the Volturi, a powerful coven of vampires who are capable of killing him. Alice, Edward's adoptive sister. Bella rushes to Italy to save Edward, and save him in time. But, the Volturi decide that Bella, a human being who knows that vampires live, must either be murdered or changed into a vampire herself. Alice stops them from murder her by showing them a vision of the future in which Bella has been changed. Once they return home to Forks, Edward tells Bella that he has always loved her and only left town to protect her. She forgives him, and the Cullens vote in favor of Bella being changed into a vampire, to Edward's dismay. But, Edward gives Bella a choice: either she lets Alice change her after their graduation, or, if Bella accepts to wed him, he will change her himself.
The feature film was released on November 20, 2009 in most countries, and set domestic box office records as the biggest midnight screening with US$26.3 million surpassing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Based on 174 reviews collected by the movie aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, New Moon has received a "Rotten" rating of 29%, with a weighted average score of 4.7 out of 10.
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