The film comes out next month, and I’m wondering if I’m going to be facing another Potter-like situation where I am disappointed with the adaptation.
Just when it seemed like the world could not hold any more incarnations of the vampire story, Stephenie Meyer stepped in with her Twilight series a few years ago. Suddenly, we have a phenom as addictive as Harry Potter, just slightly more sexy and with fangs. And just like the demise of the Potter series, Twilight has reached its inevitable conclusion just a few short months ago with the release of the final book, Breaking Dawn.…
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26 - Molly
To be honest I couldn't stand the books. They made me roll my eyes and think "Oh god, another teeny bopper vampire lustmance." I couldn’t stand the characters, there was no plot, and there was no romance. I couldn't see any emotional bond between Edward and Bella. They just seemed to lust after each other rather than actually love each other
As for the antifeminist remarks, I’d have to agree with them. It's true you don't need a college plan or a career to be a feminist but you should at least have a life outside of your boyfriend. Bella can’t live or breathe without Edward by her side. She completely forsakes any life she had for him. She even said that she was his satellite and he was her sun or something to that effect. Her obsession with him is ridiculous and sickening. Almost as bad is how, no matter what he does, she instantly forgives him. She never stands up for herself. She simply crawls around pretty much useless and never doing any thing. She waits for the guys before she does anything. She never tells Edward off for anything even when he goes behind her back. I am completely repulsed by her.