What I do Get -or- Ontology of Swoonie Films That Actually Work for Me
Okay, so starting with what I do get about it. I get the Romeo and Juliet scenario. It’s clever. A teen vampire movie would, in fact, have the swoonability to pull it of, most likely. Would, being the operative word here.
See, the Luhrmann film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet is actually an all time fav of mine. Symbolic imagery rose to meet the language. They fell in love cause of an Ecstasy trip. It somehow all made sense to me. Enough willing suspension of disbelief to justify a self-contained world of heightenedness.
Felt the same way bout the swimmingly deliriously romantic Richard Linklater Before Sunrise film as well as its decade later follow, up Before Sunset. It’s instalove pulsebeat that drives you there whether you wanna be swooshed in or not.
Romantic love is legitimately discovered, fought for and successfully and believably secured in the form of loyalty and lifetime commitment over the course of Richard Linklater’s two films and this is exactly that those two Twilight movies are striving to obtain through swooshy surprises and twists of fate. The swooshes of Twilight Saga: New Moon, however, are just not hitting me.
Sickly, Unworthy Bloodsucker vs Buff, Worthy Wolf Dude
Edward’s entire persona literally pales in comparison with buff wolf dude. Like his Biblical namesake, Jacob is the Bella’s perpetual beta-contender. Nothing he can do, in fact, will ever win him Edward’s place in Bella’s heart. And he’s soooo much more compelling –not to mention worthy– on all fronts.
Love the connection w/ Pacific Northwest landscape and of the Earth and what girl wouldn’t love having a pack o’ Native American wolves protecting her. And yes, I realize that part of the intrigue as exploited by Twilight franchise launched branding –I mean beverage– campaign.
Now that I think about it, Jacob as embodiment of Native American spirituality, jeans, pick up truck/motorcycle repair and perpetual Pacific Northwest drizzle and the clangs of his Vampire clashes is the movie’s only salvation.
Why Would Edward or Anyone Else Want to Read Bella’s Mind?
There’s no way I’ve been the only one wondering this. And its been going on since the first Twilight movie when Edward got all emphatically hot and bothered about it during science class. Only this time, it’s the Vampire Vatican getting all miffed and ruffled about not being able to read Bella’s mind. So what, though! So what if they can’t use their mind reading powers on her! Only thing she’ll be thinking about is Edward, anyway. At least, that’s all she seemed to be thinking about last I checked.
New Moon – The Twilight Saga Politiku
She’s uninteresting.
Who cares what she is thinking.
Did I miss something?
