Stephenie Meyer you are amazing. I mean, your taste in music is excellent! Muse is the best band EVER!! Plus you were an English major, as was I. You went to BYU; I went to BYU Hawaii. Plus, I love that your friends would ask, "What can you do with an English degree?" and here you bust out these four books and create a world wide phenomenon, becoming a multi-millionaire in the process! Props to you. You are my hero in many respects. But come on, most of the "romantic" things Edward does for Bella are borderline stalker and creeper. Let me explain:
1.) AGE DIFFERENCE! Edward is mentally and emotionally 100 years older than Bella. Yeah, yeah, he looks 17, but he is still an old man chasing a teenager. I don't want creeper chasing after me....(insert Ke$ha's song "Dinosaur)
2.) Edward sneaks into her room at night and watches her sleep. I am pretty sure that is "illegal in all 51 states, including Puerto Rico!" Before they really know each other he is creeping in to her room, hovering in a corner and watching her. Breaking and entering isn't romantic. I would expect a little more from such a wholesome vampire with high morals. I guess that doesn't apply when you are obsessed with some lowly human who has stolen your heart.
3.) Vampire mythology...oh, I will just make my own. What happened to centuries of vampire lore and mythology. I know vampire legends aren't scientific, but to just create an entirely new set of rules takes some guts Stephenie, especially with all the vampire enthusiasts around the world. The joy of writing is that you can create whatever world you want, but throwing away expected vampire lore to make your vampires "sparkle" in sunlight...I had hoped for a little more.
4.) No vampire with a soul can be better than Angel. Joss Whedon had it right: Angel would kick Edward's ass. Yes, I am a secret Angel/Buffy fan. Let's all just admit that Edward is pretty much 75% Angel anyway. Admit it Stephenie, you had to have watched Buffy a few times. Especially when Edward leaves Bella, causing her to be catatonic...STRAIGHT OUT of the Buffy episode. Angel and Edward are both self-loathing, do-gooders, very much the "Byronic" character....I guess my college education is coming in handy...
Anyway, these are few of my issues with Twilight. (Even though, I secretly want to be Stephenie Meyer!) Oh, this weekend I found a parody of the saga, "Nightlight." Check it out!!!
Found your blog and this makes me laugh! I hate Twilight w/ every fiber of my being.
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