twilight-the-movie was even worse than twilight-the-book. that said, i love them both. i find them to be so bad that they come full circle back to good again.
2. who cares? it's a silly movie.
3. they band together because they find it immoral to drink blood from humans and train themselves to kill animals instead. this was definitely addressed in the book and i thought it was touched upon in the movie.
4. bella's damage is that her mother. while very loving, is a complete fruit. she has intimacy issues and she's not very comfortable around people. perhaps she's shy as well? she always feels a bit like a outsider. [in the book there was a profound comment on this. her classmates are friendly to her because she's pretty. she realizes that she's standoffish and wonders why her prettiness is enough to draw people to her.]
5. i can't argue with this because i completely understand your reading of the movie, but i'm going to point out: a. the fact that bella can't pull away from edward isn't a statement on her inferiority as a woman but a comment about how incredibly sexy vampires are [ha.] and how difficult it is to be a mere mortal around a vampire. b. there's nothing wrong with protecting those you care about regardless of gender. perhaps i'd have a problem with this if he was a regular man and not a vampire. let's face it -- the vampires of meyers are far superior to mortals in their strength and are far more in tune with their surroundings. when spiderman saves mary jane we don't shout "victim!" same here. vampires=superheros. c. her dad was lonely and skipped meals before she moved in. she's happy to make him dinner and take care of him. in turn, he takes care of her. *shrug* d. edward is hundreds of year older. he's wiser and more aware of the world. bella is impulsive. he's watching out for her interests. i don't think it unreasonable to say "hey... i know you want to become one of the undead, but let's wait a bit, just so you're sure." sounds like a good plan to me! last thing i'd want is a vampire who'd make me undead while i'm in what is clearly a hyperemotional state. fyi: she gets her wish in the later books.
shakespeare's work is full of misogyny!
there's eating at a 5 star restaurant and than there's burger king. i wouldn't eat at burger king every day but on the very rare occasion that i do, i admit to enjoying it. you can disagree with me of course, but sometimes it's nice to enjoy a movie/book for its face value.
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2. who cares? it's a silly movie.
3. they band together because they find it immoral to drink blood from humans and train themselves to kill animals instead. this was definitely addressed in the book and i thought it was touched upon in the movie.
4. bella's damage is that her mother. while very loving, is a complete fruit. she has intimacy issues and she's not very comfortable around people. perhaps she's shy as well? she always feels a bit like a outsider. [in the book there was a profound comment on this. her classmates are friendly to her because she's pretty. she realizes that she's standoffish and wonders why her prettiness is enough to draw people to her.]
5. i can't argue with this because i completely understand your reading of the movie, but i'm going to point out:
a. the fact that bella can't pull away from edward isn't a statement on her inferiority as a woman but a comment about how incredibly sexy vampires are [ha.] and how difficult it is to be a mere mortal around a vampire.
b. there's nothing wrong with protecting those you care about regardless of gender. perhaps i'd have a problem with this if he was a regular man and not a vampire. let's face it -- the vampires of meyers are far superior to mortals in their strength and are far more in tune with their surroundings. when spiderman saves mary jane we don't shout "victim!" same here. vampires=superheros.
c. her dad was lonely and skipped meals before she moved in. she's happy to make him dinner and take care of him. in turn, he takes care of her. *shrug*
d. edward is hundreds of year older. he's wiser and more aware of the world. bella is impulsive. he's watching out for her interests. i don't think it unreasonable to say "hey... i know you want to become one of the undead, but let's wait a bit, just so you're sure." sounds like a good plan to me! last thing i'd want is a vampire who'd make me undead while i'm in what is clearly a hyperemotional state. fyi: she gets her wish in the later books.
shakespeare's work is full of misogyny!
there's eating at a 5 star restaurant and than there's burger king. i wouldn't eat at burger king every day but on the very rare occasion that i do, i admit to enjoying it. you can disagree with me of course, but sometimes it's nice to enjoy a movie/book for its face value.