OK SO I DONT POST JUNK BUT IM ALWAYS BEING TEASED FOR BEING A TWI-HARD AND ROBSESSED SO HERE U GO HATERS!
Stop trashing fans of the gothic vampire melodrama as tasteless losers and ask why so many people around the world love it
Since the release of Eclipse last week, the Twilight franchise and its fans seem to be getting it in the neck from everyone. Even reviews that were cautiously happy with the third film, still expressed outright surprise that it was watchable. Other reviews trashed the film, sulkily mentioning that it would still be popular because of mysterious, tasteless creatures called Twilight fans. Underpinning all of this is a snidey portrayal of Twi-hards as obsessed, obese, wailing mascara-striped losers.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Production year: 2010Country: USACert (UK): 12ARuntime: 123 minsDirectors: David SladeCast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor LautnerMore on this filmHas there ever been a franchise whose fan base has been so maligned? It's starting to feel like some of the male critics of Twilight are just uneasy that, for once, something that isn't aimed at them is getting such a big slice of the zeitgeist.
Meanwhile, instead of defending the film, some feminists aren't happy either because of Bella's passivity and the tale's theme of abstinence before marriage. Well, OK, author Stephanie Meyer's devout Mormonism does give weight to that reading of the text. But it's not really as simple as that. We can presume a lot about the author's intent, but that's not necessarily the message the films' fans are taking away from it. Female viewers are well used to having to twist narratives to their preferences: Edward-mania and the existence of products such as (unofficial) Twilight condoms would suggest that not every Twilight fan takes an abstinence message away from the text. Far from it.
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