I cannot say for the wildly popular novel written by Stephenie Meyer, which I have not read, but I think there is an interesting angle in the teenage vampire romance in Catherine Hardwicke’s movie version of Twilight. It is probably apt that only a teenager like the story’s main character Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who is a very antisocial 17-year-old and more than just a little fascinated with death, would fall for a vampire in the first place. The problem with the movie is the so-called romance is not really much of a romance.
Now I know I am clearly not part of the target audience for this story, which, aside from the very watered down vampire elements, is at its core just another clichéd teenage romance that plays purely on the fantasy of a plain girl falling for the tall and handsome, mysterious gothic boy in town. But does the romance have to be this cheesy and sappy? Are we not yet past the oldest cliché of those old, tired teenage movies — the big high school prom? And couldn’t the reason the vampire boy, Edward (Robert Pattinson), falls in love with Bella be just a little deeper than the fresh scent of her blood?
Edward turns out, however, to be a part of the Cullen clan who can actually walk around in daylight as long as it is a cloudy or rainy day and deliberately choose to be “good” vampires by feeding off animal blood instead of human blood (although calling himself a “vegetarian” for this is really an insult even to euphemisms). Thus, at first, he warns Bella to stay away from him. Of course, being so fancied with death and doting on Edward’s glances with his eyes that can change colors, how is she going to resist a temptation like that? Also, it certainly does not hurt that he has the power to literally see where she is at all times and run in a flash to use his bare hands to stop a truck from hitting her or protect her against a group of lascivious muggers.
As you can guess from the general outlines, the story set under the mostly gray skies of Washington State is really a pilfered rendition of the vampire legend into a purely female-oriented fantasy, which is probably notable for being so rare. This is the first movie I can remember where all the attention is on the male where he is not only the supposed knight in shining armor but also the forbidden fruit. This, needless to say, means that any guy dragged to see this love story will actually seriously be left out of the loop and yawn or roll his eyes through much of this... but then it is not often there is a movie that tries to strictly appeal to and identify with the fairer gender.
Article comments
1 - Anonymous
one point that was missed- he doesn't fall for her BECAUSE he's more attracted to her blood than anyone else. he falls for her because he likes her qualities-brave, selfless, doesn't like attention, kind, etc. while the movie could have done a better job explaining it, it was mentioned. the real story-her scent gets his attention, her closed mind (to him, he's the only one that can read minds, the "bad vampire" can;t-it's in the movie, no excuses), her closed mind holds his curiousity, makes him try to figure her out and that's when he notes her attributes and falls for her. i agree with you on the meadow scene, tho
2 - Ana Paula
Sou estudante de Medicina Veterinária. Vc já ouviu falar em herança genética, genótipo e fenótipo? Pelo visto, não. Se te interessar se informe.
3 - coffee
seems likely that they will come out with a Twilight sequel pretty soon, there's a crazy lot of ticket sales at stake
4 - m@rc
The movie is great!!! Kristen, Alice, Rosalie, Esme and Victoria are beautifuls. I'm waiting from the others movies!!!