Bob how the hell did you get so right. you have hit every damn nail twilight should just stop now ... it would be better for all of us
Escape to the Movies: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
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Fads are almost always bad. That's why they're called "fads" instead of long-standing works of literature/film. I guarantee you that the Twilight "Saga" will never be considered a literary classic, no matter how many years go by.Erja_Perttu said:
Ugh. I'm Icelandic and every time I hear the word "saga" applied to Twilight, I weep a little inside. What a perversion of the word.
This wasn't so much of a review of the movie, which people are either going to see or not see regardless of quality. But I am glad that Bob touched on the awful themes that permeate throughout the Twilight saga: The awful co-dependancy of Bella and her acceptance of all Edward's abusive behaviour. It wouldn't be so bad if this series never gained its popularity with impressionable young girls, already stuffed with messages that they should grow up, get married to someone handsome, and pump out their babies (just look at the girl's toy aisle), but it's taken a startling hold on the tween population. However, the book gushes on and on about Edward, despite the fact that he's a stalker and emotionally high-strung. He treats Bella more like a possession than a girlfriend, rarely letting her make her own decisions. Meyer even murders Jacob's characterization along the way, turning Jacob into the stalker of Bella's rapid-birth spine-breaking baby.
And the worst part?
Just look at how disgustingly popular Edward is. Even Pattinson isn't exactly fond of acting out the role of Edward, because of the insane amount of extreme fan "love" he gets. There is a whole generation of girls who hold Twilight up on a pedestal as if it is one of the crowning pieces of literature of our time, and Twilight is now the standard that we hold teen romance books against.
And I can't believe they're making two movies out of the most unneccessary book in the series. Urgh.
And the worst part?
Just look at how disgustingly popular Edward is. Even Pattinson isn't exactly fond of acting out the role of Edward, because of the insane amount of extreme fan "love" he gets. There is a whole generation of girls who hold Twilight up on a pedestal as if it is one of the crowning pieces of literature of our time, and Twilight is now the standard that we hold teen romance books against.
And I can't believe they're making two movies out of the most unneccessary book in the series. Urgh.
Love this. Best review from MovieBob yet. I especially liked the last minute or so, I really love how he went beyond the obvious criticisms to really attack the central problem with Twilight. I knew there was a reason I hated it, and now I know. And knowing is half the battle.
. . .MovieBob said:
There's going to be... TWO MORE?
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Bob talking about Twilight leading to mammoth amounts of domestic abuse reminds me of this.
Back on topic though I was so surprised to find out that the same guy who did Hard Candy did Twilight(granted I haven't seen this Twilight so.....), however it's still very surprising.
Back on topic though I was so surprised to find out that the same guy who did Hard Candy did Twilight(granted I haven't seen this Twilight so.....), however it's still very surprising.
[HEADING=2] YES! YEESS! TAKE IT TWILIGHT YOU WHORE![/HEADING]
Wait did I just say that out loud?
Wait did I just say that out loud?
Thank you so much Mr. Bob for driving the point home, why people should hate these books.
This is why I am wearing my
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shirt today and going to see a movie just to piss off any fans walking by.
XD I got a lot of looks though funny enough the ticket taker seemed shocked when she read that my mom and I were going to see Karate Kid instead of Eclipse. It would almost been perfect if we were seeing A-team XD but we've seen that all ready.
This is why I am wearing my
shirt today and going to see a movie just to piss off any fans walking by.
XD I got a lot of looks though funny enough the ticket taker seemed shocked when she read that my mom and I were going to see Karate Kid instead of Eclipse. It would almost been perfect if we were seeing A-team XD but we've seen that all ready.
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Excuse me while I go mourn the downfall of the modern female image as this movie makes rabid fan-girls that shift relationships back into the 1940's..
..Or the fucking terrible excuse for movie-making this is. Then again, it's.. Twilight.
Excuse me while I go mourn the downfall of the modern female image as this movie makes rabid fan-girls that shift relationships back into the 1940's..
..Or the fucking terrible excuse for movie-making this is. Then again, it's.. Twilight.
We geeks & nerds have smartly moved from bashing the sparkliness of the vampires & blandness/uselessness of the leading lady, to pointing out that the series is a horrid influence on young women, because it is. Even the nerds who actually LIKE the book sereis agree with that.
On some radio blog yesterday, a young lady pointed out that while fantasies aimed at women in their 30s & up were okey because it was escapism, it's not okey for teens & preeteens who are very impressionable & just learning about relationships.
However, I can totally see this series getting it's own manga & anime in Japan & becomming even MORE popular there, because Japan's shoujo lineup is JUST as bad & promotes the SAME shit. But everyone knows Japan (& really all of Asia) is a little....behind on feminism.
On some radio blog yesterday, a young lady pointed out that while fantasies aimed at women in their 30s & up were okey because it was escapism, it's not okey for teens & preeteens who are very impressionable & just learning about relationships.
However, I can totally see this series getting it's own manga & anime in Japan & becomming even MORE popular there, because Japan's shoujo lineup is JUST as bad & promotes the SAME shit. But everyone knows Japan (& really all of Asia) is a little....behind on feminism.
Wait a minute, how could the director of one of the best vampire movies of all time (sorry, I loved 30 Days of Night) screw up another vampire movie? Oh wait, this is Twilight, it was already messed up. And people call me screwed up for loving Watchmen.