I've read the books, Ferg. They made me incredibly sick with disgust. And yes, I did watch season two and three of Buffy, and when you're young, maybe yes, the fairytale appeal is there, but as I grew older I stopped being a Bangel shipper because of the sickening tone to it. They put their relationship above all else, and this is exactly what Bella and Edward are doing. Yes, but you know what? She says that she's in love with him way before she even knows all that much about him. And that's exactly the problem. She spends 380 pages on their "love". And why do they like each other? Bella because he's hot and fabulous, and Edward because of her smell and because he can't read her mind. Seriously?
Ok... It DID take them a WHILE to get together. Yeah, she recognized that for some odd reason, she loved him, but she really didn't understand this whole ordeal until later, and he realized he couldn't live without her. He wanted to drink her blood really bad, but he couldn't do that, and he still wanted to be around her. He's in love with her so much that he's willing to fight the urge to eat her right there.
It's anti-feminist for her to let him control every aspect of her life. And all of the fainting and screeching doesn't help to the "feminist" aspect. Girls nowadays needs to have strong girl role models, and Bella's a huge step backwards. I'll give the movie points for making her a tad bit more feminist then in the books, but it's not by much. Once again, yes, I did read all four books. Oh, so because her boyfriend said so? What kind of guy is that? I'm not trying to get mad at you here or anything, it's just that the absurdity of these really alarms and disgusts me. And sorry, Edward, but we're living in the 21st century, not the 1800's. I dont know about the majority of people nowadays, but where I come from, people most definitely do not get married at age 17 two weeks out of high school.
Like Dlou444 said. Harry Potter is about the magic, and some people think that children will join the occult because of it. Now, we all know that they don't give kids the credit they deserve. They can realize that it's fiction. And the same thing goes for Twilight. Ask youself this: Why would someone want to be like Bella? Like you said, she's really a loser. I would understand people saying, "I wish I had a boyfriend like that", but have you heard anyone say, "Bella's so cool! I wanna be just like her!" No. Because people don't model themselves off her. Unlike Buffy, Bella isn't meant to be a role model. Sure, she doesn't make the best choices, but she a 17 year old in love. What's the most you could expect. I personally like that they will always be together, no matter what. And yes, in fact, she does care about her famiy. Every single time she's about to make a decision, she thinks, "Ok, what would Charlie would do if I did this." Of course, she usually does it anyway because she's a teenager, but her father and mother are always on her mind, not matter what.
And actually, the one thing I don't like about Twilight
is Bella's unrelenting infatuation for Edward. As much as I like these books, it is quite annoying how Bella follows Edward so blindly, and is willing to forgive him right off the bat, after he leaves her. I also find it funny that no one has mentioned Jacob. Is it because Jacob/Bella would be fine together? That's the whole ordeal in the third book. Her and Edward's love is eternal, but she does realize that Jacob would be better for her.
