"twilight means never having to say 'yeah, i'm kidding'."

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My wingman canopy_walker  sent me this link, knowing as she does both my unrelenting dislike for Twilight and my sensitivity in regards to the characterization of women in various media.

Why not Team Bella?

Comments

[cloudstrifejen.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I might say the same thing. To be honest, it's the kind of movie that SOME teenage girls love to watch that was all romantic and fluffy and a sense of deja-vu. The boys being all gantlemen around Bella seems to be ok but it's a story of a bit too much of a happy ending...... If you get what I mean. ^^; But I also have to be honest with another secret of mine. That I don't mind if Sephiroth and Cloud are in to replace Edward and Bella for the roles! XD Though I have to be strict about the plot. Way too cheesy story plots makes my stomach feel bad, and a way too sad ending makes the audience unhappy! Argh! It must be hard to write a story to please the fans......

[jukeboxhound.livejournal.com]

The gentlemanly behavior wouldn't be so bad if it didn't comprise her entire emotional support system. Just...gah.

I think that if the writer was able to keep both characters believably IC, then the story would keep itself from getting too sappy and also avoid turning Cloud into a wimpy caricature of himself. Often knowing the limitations of a character's personality will guide the story all on its own.

[fateofshadow.livejournal.com]

This perfectly sums up my feelings regarding Twilight as a whole- thanks for the rec!

[jukeboxhound.livejournal.com]

I want to cry whenever I see a teenage girl carrying one of the books.

*commiserates*

[fateofshadow.livejournal.com]

I bought a copy of the first book when it just came out because someone actually recomended it to me. *Shudders* I only got as far as the first biology class but the memory still haunts me. Reminded me a lot of the stories I used to read on Quizilla back in the days of pre-teen wangst.

[fallen-seraphs.livejournal.com]

Twilight makes me worry for this generation. If not for the suicidal, overly dependent heroine- for today's entertainment value as a whole. As an aspiring writer I have mixed feelings of "if Stephanie Meyer can make millions, I sure as hell can" and "but does this generation even appreciate what a plot is?" Twilight beat out Dark Knight during Teen Choice Awards, and recently Alvin and the Chipmunks' "squeakuel" is grossing far more one it's opening days than The Princess and the Frog has in the past two weeks. What's happened to the value of well-structured stories that make you think? I don't want to think that they're a dying breed.

[krystalicekitsu.livejournal.com]

It's kinda sad that I agree with the last thought in the article there.

WAY better than Swan.

Books in order:
-1st One: "hey, pretty good! nice realism, no 'OMG, see that guy that i dont know? HE'S TOTALLY A VAMPIRE! LETS HAVE SEX!'"
-2nd: "Uuuh... wtf? a sadistic vamp has bella alone in a room and nearly drains her and you're fine with it, but the second his WEAKER companion comes on the scene, you hight tail it outta there? WTF? and, dude, separation anxiaty anyone (done really, really badly?)?"
-3rd: "WTF. I. DONT. EVEN. what the hells is going on in this one??? ANYONE?"
4th: "great, just great. now we have a pregnant 18 year old, hiding from her parents. and now she's dying. oh, wait! look! they turn her into a vampire! and hey! GOD MODE ENSUES. followed by a healthy doese of OH, GODS, THE SUE-NESS!!!!!!1 MY EYES. (and any respect i might have had for the author from the first book shrivels and dies)"

[sairento-hiru.livejournal.com]

I love Rachel Simmons. I did a report on one of her books for a college course. I dislike Twilight not just because of the mary-sue/gary-stu characters, but how the author makes vampires. Like, seriously? You sparkle like a homo when the sun comes out?

Edward (with a lisp): They just wouldn't understand, honey!