How has Twilight Attacked ur town?

[iPhantom]

Originally Posted by Columbine

Smeyer, in contrast, doesn't have that kind of background to support such a theory. Her writings simply have something in them (a bit mills and boonish, really, with hip goffik overtones) that appeal narrowly to bored housewives and teenage girls; ie females with a strong ability to suspend belief from reality. In other words, she's not smart enough to manipulate the market; she is just already so close to the mindset of her readers that it has massive appeal.

The whole story of Twilight is written like it was taken from a fantasy of a 14 year old girl.

Example: Bella comes from Edward's car, everybody stares them. It was funny. That is what girls would love in real life.

[PockyMePink]

Originally Posted by iPhantom

The whole story of Twilight is written like it was taken from a fantasy of a 14 year old girl.

Example: Bella comes from Edward's car, everybody stares them. It was funny. That is what girls would love in real life.

Twilight is written so you step into Bella's shoes, no matter what age you are

That's what makes it popular. That's what wraps fans so tight up in it. Bella gets everything she ever wants without even working for it. She gets the perfect life, with a beautiful husband she can spend eternity with having sex 24/7. She has the perfect family, and everyone loves her, no matter how badly she treats them. She has no worries in the world, and nothing threatens her wonderful life. They are smart and beautiful and do no wrong.

Once fans step into Bella's shoes, they are told they can have this wonderful life as well, without even working for it!

How annoying >>

[Yuusuke]

Oh my god, it has, it's everywhere, fangirls, to commercials to just mouth of word.

I'd rather watch an abortion happen than see/read that poor excuse for a sexual fantasy/perfect life.

[iPhantom]

Originally Posted by PockyMePink

Twilight is written so you step into Bella's shoes, no matter what age you are

If it was just that, it wouldn't be bad. The movie is how a general 14 year old fangirl fantasizes about her life, and Bella just happens to be the main protagonist to make the idea work.

There are so many weird things, like Edward still acting like a teen even if he has lived a hundred years, and god... why is he still staying at high school?

[Yuusuke]

Originally Posted by iPhantom

like Edward still acting like a teen even if he has lived a hundred years, and god... why is he still staying at high school?

Because he likes him young.

teenagers, the more i get older the more they stay the same

is his mindset XD

[seiki]

I made and proved a hypothesis at my school about twilight. Walk around and any girls you knew were pretty dumb that were carrying big books you could bet your money it was twilight. Then came the shirts bags pillows and even vampire shimmer. So you can be just like a "real" vampire.lmao

[Koir]

Originally Posted by PockyMePink

That's what makes it popular. That's what wraps fans so tight up in it. Bella gets everything she ever wants without even working for it. She gets the perfect life, with a beautiful husband she can spend eternity with having sex 24/7. She has the perfect family, and everyone loves her, no matter how badly she treats them. She has no worries in the world, and nothing threatens her wonderful life. They are smart and beautiful and do no wrong.

Once fans step into Bella's shoes, they are told they can have this wonderful life as well, without even working for it!

How annoying >>

That's the most complete explanation I've read about Twilight's appeal I've yet read. It definitely explains why I was annoyed at the female character's vacantly smug expression on the first movie's poster.

[minimin]

It really hasn't, but im plagued with annoying Burger King commercials for it. I really dont see what the hype is about. -_-

[Columbine]

Originally Posted by Koir

That's the most complete explanation I've read about Twilight's appeal I've yet read. It definitely explains why I was annoyed at the female character's vacantly smug expression on the first movie's poster.

Let's face it; Bella is about the most howling Mary Sue ever to be published. Everyone fancies her despite she has all the charm and personality of roadkill, and what she does show is either tremulous skank or outright bitch, and finally her 'endearing' trait of clumsiness is just irritating or makes me wonder if she doesn't have some kind of neurological disorder.

Add to that; there is absolutely no actual romantic set-up, just a lot of whining; the drama and the action is handled with horrible ineptitude and the dialogue creaks when it tries to be anything more than superficial.

Of course the characters look vacant; they're about as realistically deep as a comic-book puddle.

[Aniki]

Wow this thread turned very quickly into 'Why Twilight sucks' thread...makes me feel proud to be a member of JF.