Critical Analysis of Twilight Club
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I've talked about some of the things that crossed my mind when reading Twilight in the past. Thoughts such as "when is Bella going to freak out about the Edward watching her sleep thing?" "Did that say sparkling? I've re-read that passage like, four times and it still seems to say sparkling" "Does Stephanie Meyer think deer is a vegetable? no, really does she? Does she think you can call yourself a vegetarian if you don't eat things like people or those monkeys who know sign language?"
But those are valid thoughts that many people reading the books also thought (well, maybe not specifically the thing about Stephanie Meyer thinking non-vegetarians are cannibals who eat sign language monkeys, but the gist was the same). But aside from the sensible queries I had I also ended up wondering stupid things like:

1. How could Edward possibly enjoy watching Bella sleep?
We all think of this from Bella's point of view, how she should feel violated, how could she be ok with that, etc, but lets see this from Eddy's. Since 'special sleeping' is never mentioned as one of Bella's mary sue powers I'm going to guess she sleeps like a normal person. Making this the least romantic experience ever. Sure you can watch someone sleep for a few minutes and think they look all cute and cuddly, but all night every night? He must have heard her fart about a hundred times. What if she snores? or talks in her sleep? or drools? She must do at least one of those things. If she doesn't the soul crushing boredom would have killed him. The fact that the way she sleeps was entertaining enough for Edward to keep it up every night means I have to assume he was there to laugh at her in all her embarrassing sleepy glory.

2. What if Bella started wearing perfume? Would he still like her? Because I estimate his feelings for her to be based on 50% her smell 15% her ability to not laugh hysterically at things like sparkles or vampire baseball 25% her willingness to be pushed around an 10% the fact that she's as melodramatic as him.

3. Speaking of them both being melodramatic, what if the girl who was just his favourite kind of smelly hadn't luckily turned out to be a huge drama queen like him? Could he love someone who was down to earth and reacted in any normal way? Even if it was still a girl who was ok with being a doormat, could he love someone who wasn't a drama queen? That would make their conversations suck for him:

E: "We cannot be....For I am evil like a spider, and you are pure like people who take spiders outside away from people who don't like spiders."
Non Drama queen Bella: "Oh, for heavens sake Edward can we just watch the movie?"
E: "No, metaphorical spiders like me don't deserve movies."
NDQB: "Will you just shush and eat your popcorn?"
E: "This...is the popcorn...of a KILLER! we may never be a couple"
NDQB: "Look, do you want us to break up?"
E: "What? No. Where did you get that? You're not playing along!"

4. Wouldn't sparkling make it very hard to see? Even if part of his vampire powers is that strong light doesn't hurt his eyes (which it must be, have you ever looked really close at something bright? it hurts) all those little sparkles dancing around his vision would be so distracting. He doesn't just shine, he sparkles meaning it's lots of tiny little lights not just him glowing. How can he possibly focus past them? Does he sometimes just randomly go cross eyed because he was distracted by the sparkles on his nose? He must. I would.

5. Are Esme and Carlise secretly really bitter that Edward's vamp power is mind reading, Alice is psychic and the powers the got stuck with (if memory serves) are things like 'love' and 'compassion'? I would be furious. Especially since Carlisle was the first Cullen vamp, did he even know that turning into a vampire could get you a real power, not just a heightened emotion? Can you imagine how you'd feel if you were walking around feeling all sparkly and good about yourself "I'm awesome, not only do I have all these vampire abilities I also got extra compassion. Wooo." Then you turn some kid, who you'd think would be weaker than you since you're the older vamp and he gets mind reading? I don't care how fatherly and sweet Carlise acts to Edward's face, he's punching his pillow of a night ranting about the snot nosed brat who got mind reading while he's stuck with compassion.

6. Isn't doctor the stupidest career choice in the history of idiocy if you live a daily struggle to avoid eating people? I get Carlisle wanted to help people, but there are probably dozens of jobs where you help people but at no point risk snapping and eating them. Did he wait and become a doctor after he already had his bloodlust so under control, or for the first few years was he just the worst doctor ever, who occasionally ate a patient? "Doctor, my flu is just getting worse, and also you appear to be biting my neck." That's like a big fat guy starting his diet on his first day on the job at the cookie factory.
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A relationship of equals
A relationship of equals
I sat with my sister one day, watching Lord of the Rings, when this came to me.

I had just gotten into a heated debate with one of my friends. When I gave my calm, simple, honest opinion about Twilight, she started yelling at me, telling me, "You just don't understand Kassie, you just don't understand. You just don't know..." and so on and I wanted to smack her.

Well, as we watched the Fellowship of the Ring, I realized that Aragorn did the same thing as Edward in New Moon.

Now, before any Aragorn lovers out there start yelling at me, let me explain!

I realized I didn't hate Aragorn for leaving...
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It seems that nowadays when people mention the words ‘Twilight’, ‘Edward’ or ‘Stephenie Meyer’ a huge debate is formed. People are split completely down the middle with their love or hate of the twilight saga, everything seen as either black or white. So here is an opinion from one of the few stuck within the grey area (like, dislike and don’t care either way). Rip this opinion to shreds, love it or hate it. Tell the world how much twilight rocks, sucks or takes the complete piss out of teenage romance. But please remember this is my opinion and seeing as this place is all about...
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I've seen yet another comment saying people who thought the Edward/Bella relationship was abusive have either not read the book or have simply 'misunderstood' it, and am completely losing my ability to politely respond when I hear that, so I'm writing this so in future I don't even have to respond, I can link to here and avoid the risk of snapping and going on an all caps rant. I'm pointing out at the start that I'm not accusing all Twilighters of this, there are lots of Twilight fans on the spot who are able to give their opinion in a pleasant, grown up way, and I really appreciate that (virtual...
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Okay most of the Twilight- Haters would say that Edward is too old for Bella and that make him paedophile but I don't think so (not only because I am twilight fan) is because that Edward is literally 17 and he feels and thinks as a 17 year old. I mean take someone you know is really smart that doesnt mean they are have lived any longer than you have they just learnt more in the years they have lived. I bet you they still act their age.
To be quite honest I know a programme that is aired in India as well as here where the Guy is at least 55 years old with 5 kids three of them older than the girl...
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