Yet another Twilight rant!
Let's face it: this Twilight craze is absolute impossible to ignore. It's everywhere! So let's talk about it like adults.
I actually went to see the newest installment of the movies, New Moon. Now I have to give credit where it's due because, as a movie, it was entertaining. But I do have a large bone to pick with this movie.
WHY WERE TAYLOR LAUTNER AND ROBERT PATTINSON SHIRTLESS JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE MOVIE?
I mean, really. I've read the book and I know that the wolves tend to be shirtless because of the transition they make from human to wolf, but in one particular scene it made no sense to see and under-aged boy remove his shirt. In this scene Bella (played by Kristen Stewart) falls off of a motorbike and hits her head on a rock. In response to her bleeding head, Jacob (played by Taylor Lautner) removes his entire shirt to wipe the blood away from her head. Women of all ages in the theatre wolf-whistled, screamed, and "chowed!" at the boy's gesture. All I could think though was if this situation were different- if men in the theatre decided to make the same noises at a woman on screen, these women would probably freak out or be offended.
Anyway, I just wanted to see what everyone thinks about the shirt-less marketing that's made this movie more of a success than it should have been. Not only that, but do you think the women and girls who go see this movie, excited to see these half naked boys are objectifying men in the same way women have been objectified in the past? Let me know what you think! I'm dying to hear more opinions on this!
posted by Sex Talk at
4:38 PM
1 Comments:
That scene was HILARIOUS. Oh my goodness, I loved it so. In general I got the distinct impression that New Moon was a movie that was blatantly making fun of itself-it knows exactly how ridiculous it is being, and that's why I adore watching the movies (as opposed to the blinding rage I suffer whenever I try reading one of the books).
The double standard for men and women is so rampant in movies there should be a word for it. A fun thing to do is take any random movie and just switch the genders of the main characters and see if it's still funny/romantic. 40-year-old virgin being about a woman whose friends all try to get her laid despite being lukewarm to the idea? Suddenly creepy! Good Luck Chuck, now a movie where hordes of men paw and throw themselves at a woman because they believe sleeping with her will give them the power to find their future wife? SUPER CREEPY!
Honestly, though, I think a little objectification is okay. That is, it's possible to find someone attractive based purely on physical merits and I don't think that's a bad thing, nor is it unhealthy in fiction or fantasy. If you start basing your serious relationships solely on appearance, sure, you're in trouble, but I can't fault movies for putting in a little eye candy. It's not like I'm ever going to date Taylor Lautner, nor will I ever get the opportunity to appreciate him for his personality-his physical appearance is basically all I'll ever have to go on.
Also, to be fair, Robert Pattinson was only shirtless for that one part at the end. I know, because he looks DISGUSTING shirtless and I would have noticed if it were more common than that. Creepy dead nipple makeup...ugh.
December 4, 2009 at 11:43 AM
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