Twilight. If you're one of the many die-hard fans of this mysteriously popular fad, I am warning you now, this post probably isn't for you. Keep reading. Or not.
I was thinking about what I could write that would possibly be of interest to anyone actually reading my blog, and wasn't having any success. This morning when I woke up, virtually ever post that showed up in my facebook news feed was about the Twilight saga's "Eclipse, which premiered at midnight last night.
Personally, I've never read Twilight or seen any of the movies, but I know enough about them to know I'm not missing out on anything. From what I understand, Twilight's main character is one with little personality. Bella Swan is a whiny nobody who doesn't deserve either the sparkly Edward, or the hairy Jacob. Neither is human. Poor Bella can't decide which of them she wants to sleep with. The only thing more sad than Stephanie Meyer's plot is the fans who obsess over it, wearing those "Team Edward", or "Team Jacob" t-shirts and hats. Ironically, they're all Team Pathetic.
Then a bright shining ray of hope showed up in my facebook news feed.
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-motion-captured/posts/the-m-c-review-the-twilight-saga-eclipse
This link is really a refreshing take on Twilight, and examines what some women are internalizing and not even realizing it. The writer also reviews with, "if you were to take the first scene of the film and the last scene of the film and set them side by side, cutting everything in between, there is no difference in where Edward and Bella find themselves." I strongly suggest reading it.
Undoubtedly, if you are a Twilight fan and are still reading this, you may be upset, or possibly you one of the few who hate it, or even rarer, a lucky person who has never read or seen it. If you fall into one of these catagories (you do) leave a comment. I want to know what you think.
