tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post757106009841917136..comments2024-03-28T02:30:08.913-04:00Comments on Not Just Movies: The Twilight Saga: New MoonJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-67744310219449786572010-04-20T06:08:45.227-04:002010-04-20T06:08:45.227-04:00I loved Twilight, I did! I still recognised its fl...I loved Twilight, I did! I still recognised its flaws but I loved it. There is something, I can´t quite put my finger on it, that fascinates me. But New Moon was nowhere near Twilight! I still liked it, but it felt disappointing mainly because I hate Bella.<br />So, I liked New Moon but I can definitively agree with the bad reviews. <br />And I too am surprised as to why this is so popular.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-73098580987331768762010-04-13T21:33:43.581-04:002010-04-13T21:33:43.581-04:00I've been trying to understand why this franch...I've been trying to understand why this franchise(books and movies) have become so popular with the ladies, and what one person that I know said was that, especially in the books, they could relate to Bella, and they like the idea of there being a vampire guy that's in love with them in a weird, passionate way. <br /><br />There's of course those fat, single girls out there that can't help but love these books, even if maybe they know they're bad. It's a fan-service. The movies were made, not with any good intention, but just because the books were popular. It seems a little sad to me.<br /><br />(This is one of the last comments that I'll be posting. I'm taking a 3-month leaving, on account of my mistakes.)Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669266022229029181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-48760529830393347752009-11-26T15:34:04.916-05:002009-11-26T15:34:04.916-05:00Jake - You are incredibly prolific! I'm impres...Jake - You are incredibly prolific! I'm impressed!<br /><br />I like your closing remarks here. Having read <i>Twilight</i> and the first third of <i>New Moon</i>, and having discussed the series with my teenage students who love it or hate it, it's interesting to me that fans are so passionate about a pretty basic love story: the lonely outsider girl torn between two guys. Also, there's not a lot of conflict in the books. In the first book, Bella and Edward engage in pages and pages of repetitious dialogue. But Bella certainly has a passion for Edward, and that's what the female fans tap into. Also, I'm intrigued by your "sexual repression" comment above. There's that and a lot of sexual tension in the movies; I guess that's a powerful theme.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.com