Yes, this movies does disrespect fans of the books, assuming that they new viewers are stupid and that fans will fill in all the blanks. It's lazy film making.
I will not retract my firm belief that this is an anti-feminist movie. It is MORE damaging than "She's All That" - which was just another makeover movie, and those suck too. It is more damaging because of the veneer of independence that Bella has (ooh, she kicked a would be rapist in the balls, but is saved by Edward! Again) and because millions of girls are enthralled by this. But this film is not so different from the make over movies. Here, a bland (and pretty, yes) girl is made *something more* by the fact that the hottest guy in school chooses her.
Just because Stephanie Meyer claims to be feminist doesn't make her so. I find that most women these days have next to no grasp of that word anymore. Pole dancing is NOT a feminist statement. I don't care that it's mainstreamed as a gym work out. No, not everyone can be the Slayer - but why rehash fairy tales? Disney-esque fairy tales are also anti-feminist. Does the world really need another woman getting saved by a prince?
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
Re: to play devil's advocate.
Date: 2009-04-08 08:32 pm (UTC)I will not retract my firm belief that this is an anti-feminist movie. It is MORE damaging than "She's All That" - which was just another makeover movie, and those suck too. It is more damaging because of the veneer of independence that Bella has (ooh, she kicked a would be rapist in the balls, but is saved by Edward! Again) and because millions of girls are enthralled by this. But this film is not so different from the make over movies. Here, a bland (and pretty, yes) girl is made *something more* by the fact that the hottest guy in school chooses her.
Just because Stephanie Meyer claims to be feminist doesn't make her so. I find that most women these days have next to no grasp of that word anymore. Pole dancing is NOT a feminist statement. I don't care that it's mainstreamed as a gym work out. No, not everyone can be the Slayer - but why rehash fairy tales? Disney-esque fairy tales are also anti-feminist. Does the world really need another woman getting saved by a prince?