General Disclaimer: I have not read a single book in the Twilight series, so, by all means, take the opinions expressed here (strictly those of the author, yadda yadda), with a grain of salt. Also, be warned: there are considerable SPOILERS lurking here.
Who the hell is the idiot who decided that the main character of a movie based on a book about hyper-sexualized (and yet somehow oddly prudish and pent up) supernatural beings should look like this:
Why do film makers always make vampires look so damned aenemic?? I understand that he's a member of the legion of night-stalking undead and all that (granted, in the novel, the Cullens don't drink *human blood* :cough:plotdevicecop-out:cough:), but come on. The trailer is so many shades of the teenage experience - all slouching and brooding and awkward tension. And THEN! Bang. Smash. The formulaic and utterly predictable battle of good...ish versus evil...er. At least, I guess that's what the second act is. I had to watch the trailer on mute.
Now, normally I'm very receptive to the anti-hero archetype, but from what I've read (and now seen) of Stephanie Meyer's 'Twilight Saga' series, I don't think I'm willing to buy into the hype based on how thinly drawn the characters seem to be - and, even more so, the Romeo-and-Juliet style gothic romance that passes for the primary plot in this murky, diluted little serial drama. I'm not much of a fan of the vampire genre, generally, even when it is done well. So the fact that this series takes serious license with the traditional vampire mythology, without adding anything of merit to the lore itself, is disappointing. Honestly - for anyone wanting to get an idea of why the angst-ridden fangirls and bodice-ripping matrons have made this particular author a pile of money for a sub-par piece of literary fluff that can't even compete with the Harry Potter series in terms of quality, following, and (potential) longevity, all you need to know is what the star of the film adaptation thinks of the source material, and the intentions of the woman who is responsible for it:
When I read it, it seemed like (grimaces) I was convinced that ... Stephenie was ... convinced that she was Bella, and uh, and you, it wasn't, it was like it was a book that wasn't supposed to be published, like reading her ... her sort of sexual fantasy about some -- especially when she says that it was based on a dream, and it's like, "Oh, then I had a dream about this really sexy guy" and she just writes this book about it, and there's some things about Edward that are just so specific that it's like, I was just convinced that, that this woman is mad, she's completely mad, and she's in love with her own fictional creation and I -- sometimes you, like, feel uncomfortable reading this thing".
"When you read the book," says Pattinson, looking appropriately pallid and interesting even without makeup, "it's like, 'Edward Cullen was so beautiful I creamed myself.' I mean every line is like that. He's the most ridiculous person who's so amazing at everything. I think a lot of actors tried to play that aspect. I just couldn't to that. And the more I read the script, the more I hated this guy, so that's how I played him, as a manic-depressive who hates himself. Plus he's an 108 year old virgin so he's obviously got some issues there."
So, there you have it. Twilight in a nutshell: teenage. vampire. porn. With religiously influenced moral undertones, because where else would you expect to read passages from Genesis and proselytizing on the merits of waiting until marriage (is wedding the bloodsucking undead even legal??) to consumate your forbidden passions with your demon lover?
6 comments:
even if Pattinson WAS a vampire, I would wed and bed him. it wouldn't matter to me.
although, I'd probably NOT write a book about it. he seems cool enough.
aw, Ceddy.
I never thought he was THAT attractive. I'd expected, by the descriptions of Cedric Diggory in the book, for the actor to have looked...different. Less pasty and thin.
I've read reviews of 'Twilight' by fans of the books, and the over riding conclusion seems to be that the movie is a disappointment.
I don't care about twilight.
I don't think he is naturally vampire pasty, is he?
he has a haunting face.
Well, I generally like my men to be a little more...robust. And for their faces to be not so much "haunting" or attractive in an overly pretty way - more full of character. So, c'est la vie, to each their own!
You can have Cedric Diggory. I'll take the twins. Sound fair? ;D
you can't have both twins. and speaking of robust, neither of those characters are robust at all. just deviously charming.
did you not get my LOL cat bible link?
I said *generally*...which implies that I will make exceptions from time to time.
I did get your link, but I've seen that before. Still makes me giggle, though, so thanks!
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