and YES they are probably a little extremist to most of you but HEY that's what my brain does!
RULE #1
Never go to movies on opening night - or to places where large groups of obsessed people amass -lest I be trampled when the venue catches fire, or be caught being a follower of an unworthy cause and away from my babies when the second coming begins....
- I went to a movie on opening night - not just opening night but I got advanced tickets and went at 12:01 am!!!
Unless it is a mind boggling, thought provoking tale, with unique twists and turns or inspiring ideas - or if it just really makes me laugh with gut wrenching eye watering laughter - don't watch movies over again if I can ever help it.
- I saw that same movie, a second time, less than a month apart from the first viewing
THAT being said I hide my head in shame and I will give to you my most likely unpopular opinion anyway!
SERIOUSLY - I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVED THE BOOKS. But the movies, YES OK I am talking about New Moon.... just make Bella seem so desperate, and stupid, and well desperate!
Why do we have to put crap out there- for young women to swoon over and young men to take notes over -that is filled with so much codependency, desperation, loneliness, and woe is me I am all alone with no man to define me-isms!!!!
Where are the strong young ladies with standards, and ideals who want to shape their destiny, rock the world and find a worthy, intelligent and dignified guy to walk hand in hand with through it all.
Ok, so I was not that girl. I wish I was.
I just cringe when I hear all the talk about "are you a Jacob or an Edward". Looking really closely I don't see why she should be either.
Truly, this is speaking COMPLETELY about the movies which are void of chemistry and emotional connection between the charachters. (I need to re-read the books and see how I feel - but Iwas never disturbed while reading - only captivated).
Healthy Relationship Model #1
I am in love with a Vampire. The smell of my blood appeals to him above all other humans and he must rally every ounce of self control in the battle to keep from killing me, and I love him for it. He is cold as ice and hard as stone so if I hug him too long I may get frost bite, or I may be eaten anyway so maybe it doesn't matter. He watches me sleep from where he sits on the corner of my bed. The sexual tension between us (in the book) can be cut with a heavy duty chain saw -so we don't talk much. I would like to live this way for eternity.
Healthy Relationship Model #2
I am also in love with my friend who is a werewolf who wants to kill the man I loved 1st. His anger and jealousy could cause him to morph and hurt or kill me. When I am with him the hole in my heart is filled. He is warm, like he is his own sun. He wants to kiss me, hold my hand, comfort me, console me, but I push him away so that I can mourn my 1st love. He knows that I am just using him but he would give anything for me so I do it anyway.
I had thought for a while that it should be obvious to Bella that she should run like hell from her two monsters.
BUT I have changed my mind -
I now understand that BELLA is the psycho, depressed, codependent, self absorbed nutso.....
and that Jacob and Edward both should run like hell and never look back!
So what you're saying is you are secretly jealous of Bella because she has not one but TWO insanely good looking guys. ;)
ReplyDeleteSo nicely put! The thing I fear is that all these teenagers who LOVE it will think that Bella and Edward are really in love and not understand it is in lust!
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