Twilight Rant Part 2
So the movie New Moon came out this weekend. I have yet to see it, but given my misgivings with the first movie (mainly the pacing and plot) I'm not sure I will. However, I remember some aspects of the book vividly. For example the three pages that are blank save for the name of the month. Given it's first person perspective the audience came to the conclusion that nothing happened in Bella's life worth mentioning during that time. Those three months were also conspicuously free of Edward. Who left Bella so he wouldn't accidentally kill her. Yes, heartbreak sucks, and depression is unfortunately common. But suicide attempts? That's just unhealthy. I know that Bella represents that teenage angst that is so prevalent, but given that suicide is the main killer of the teenage population, I'm not sure if her experience was told in the best way. Well, actually, that doesn't bother me so much as the people who believe suicide attempts are romantic. Speaking as someone who had to talk with her sixteen year old sister about the boy in her class who shot himself, I don't think that suicide should ever be taken lightly, or seen as romantic.
On a note that is not as remotely serious as the one mentioned before, did anyone else notice the emphasized Judeo-Christian religion references regarding sexuality? I, for one, do not quite believe that a seventeen year old boy who's been seventeen for heaven knows how long would still be a virgin. Not only a virgin, but vehemently against pre-marital sex. I mean, really? Think about the double standard that says that girls have to be virgins before marriage, but boys need time to “settle down.” Saying that values were more pure the further you go back in time, just remember Greco-Roman society, or remember that prostitution was at an all-time high in the Victorian era. I know that vampires might have some difficulty in not killing their partners during/before/after having sex, but I would think that a boy like Edward would be a bit more worldly before he was shifted into one of the undead. Or that he couldn't find an appropriate vampire to have sex with, or eaten his fill before seducing a human.
Sorry about the wait and bi-polar feeling to today's rant. I'll get better about it, I promise.
Please comment, but, as always, be respectful.
Kit
posted by Sex Talk at
3:38 PM
2 Comments:
On the topic of Edward Cullen's virginity, I have to play devil's advocate.
In the story, he and his family are all severely affected by the Spanish Influenza so, yes, whereas it might be difficult to grasp the idea of a 104 year old virgin, I think it worked well in the story.
Not only that but this was one of the things I loved while reading the books. It was nice to see a boy being considered a prude about sex before marriage once while his female counterpart was far from passionless! We all know there are many things wrong with the messages these stories send out, but I feel like the fact that the female character could comfortable express her sexual attraction to the male character is actually something to be embraced and appreciated.
December 2, 2009 at 8:14 PM
I get the distinct impression that before Edward met Bella he spent all his time playing the piano and brooding about how inferior everyone in the world is to him. I guess when you can hear someone's thoughts the desire to fornicate with them quickly deteriorates? I buy it, anyways.
December 4, 2009 at 11:30 AM
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