I saw New Moon yesterday. I know, I know, but it only cost five canned goods as part of the "Cans Film Festival," and there was nothing else out that I wanted to see (just saw The Blind Side). I thought the movie was overly emotional, but the action scenes were good. Bella spent most of the movie forlorn over Edward's abandonment and playing with another guy's feelings. The whole time I was watching it, I kept thinking, "Edward and Bella have an unhealthy relationship." I mean, he is her whole life, her knight in shining armor...who stands or sits at the end of her bed and watches her sleep (!). She is his one reason for living, too. No wonder they can't function without each other. One of my favorite conversations in the movie goes something like this:
Bella: I told you not to get me anything (for my birthday) because I can't get you anything.
Edward: You already give me everything just by breathing.
*Sigh* Okay, if someone seriously said this to me in real life, my first reaction might involve fake gagging and a response like, "Aww, that's sweet. Now what did you do wrong?" I'm such a romantic. Maybe I just can't relate to that obsessive, life-or-death intensity of a first love like other people can, though. I never saw the merit in letting myself fall head over heels for someone that would realistically not even stick around through college, and I noticed that the friends who did get involved in those kinds of relationships usually ended up being emotionally and/or physically abused. Luckily, they eventually got out of their situations, but I can't figure out how they allowed themselves to get into them in the first place. I have never approached love with reckless abandon, though, which has probably done me both a disservice and a favor at the same time.
In any case, while I kind of understand the appeal of the "perfect" man and their Romeo & Juliet-style romance, I find it to be borderline disturbing. Here, this is exactly what I mean. What can I say? I'm a feminist. Spare me my knight in shining armor, I can "rescue" myself, thank you--but I'm not opposed to a sidekick.
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What I thought was dangerous to the young female mind about Twilight, besides the fact that Edward was just a little too "perfect" to be male, was that he pays attantion to Bella for approximately 6 hours, and suddenly she is in "I would rather die than be without you" mode. A bit like Juliet, to be honest, and we know what happened to her! :P I don't think girls should read either story until they are old enough to have real sense and to acknowledge how unrealistic, contrived, and CRAZY fiction can be, and in this case IS. Sadly, Romeo and Juliet is still on the Jr. High ciriculum. (Let's pretend I know how to spell that.)
I do enjoy reading the books, despite the nagging of the above feelings, and despite the fact that Stephanie Meyer is a lukewarm writer at her best. I haven't seen New Moon yet. Hope it was better than Twilight, which screamed, "Hi! I am a low budget film with a bad soundtrack!" Geh.
I'm glad you got to go out to a movie, though! ^_^ We stayed in (of course) and saw Hunt for Red October last night. Love that movie...
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