With my pledge to watch my movies in reverse alpha order means I have to watch Twilight in reverse order too. So I stated with New Moon...I know it is not even in the correct order! It is not the last movie in the series or correctly alphabetized! Just the other day I tried to explain how my alphabetization is not off, I was just watching them in two different locations. But today I must admit I just honestly did not have them in any logical order in the cabinet.
Twilight: I might be a weirdo but I like the love story in Twilight just for the simple love story. I try not to read into the symbolism and such because it is just a story. With three films I did not want this post to be too long, but there is just too much good stuff in these three movies. First, it drives me crazy that Charlie parks on his grass and it is nothing but mudtracks. Honestly, in one of the wettest climates he would not have a larger driveway put in? This film tells the story of Bella and Edward from the beginning all with a long haired Jacob and plenty of drama. Also there is classic new girl in school and outcast vampires. Lots of RA programming about those topics in this film. Maybe even hygiene if you work the angle of Edward being obsessed with Bella's scent but she thinks it is because she has BO. RAs often have trouble programming around the topic of hygiene. Maybe this movie could help to program if we spotlight that some people's scent might be beautiful and to others repulsive, so maybe let's find a happy medium!
Twilight New Moon: I just laughed out loud as Edward walked toward Bella to wish her a happy birthday in the parking lot in this movie. The music, his shirt flapping in the wind...it is great and perfect for this movie which is my least favorite of the three I own. Then after all the moping and silly Bella business, things get funny again. When Jacob, Bella and Mike go to the movies and both Jacob and Mike have their hands out waiting for Bella to hold them I laughed out loud again. There are little gems in this movies and books that make the sappy stuff worth it.
Sometimes I get worked up and express a little bit of hate that I want Bella to stop starting to kiss Jacob and stay true to Edward. I even said it out loud and then said "Crap, now I have to honest about that in the blog." But all in all I enjoy this movie too. I think the books are better, as they usually are, but the movies follow the story line quite well and it makes it it easier to enjoy.
Twilight Eclipse: I actually think that I like Bella in this movie. Kristen Stewart looks almost normal and she has a range of emotion. So much better than sad and sadder in New Moon. This movie has a lot of suspense too. I do not know why but I really enjoy the wolf versus vampire drama. I like the battle between Edward and Jacob, then how that progresses through the film until the camping scene where it is clear that they could be friends. Edward always angrily peeling away in the Volvo in this movie is my favorite part of this movie. Another thing I like about the Twilight series is you can always tell who is coupled up with who because they are always holding hands or standing next to each other. I also love Bryce Dallas Howard as Victoria. She is unbelievably beautiful and in this film where the vampires have the palest skin she is even more beautiful. It gives women like me confidence that pale, pale, pale white is gorgeous.
You know how a song or a movie can bring back a certain memory or time in your life? It is maybe a little silly and also a little sad but I have wonderful memories of watching these movies and laughing at the parts that were probably not meant to be funny.
Programming around the Twilight series could go really well or really bad. The movie just polarizes some student audiences and could be risky. But you could take the more political angle and talk about healthy relationships as it relates to Bella and Edward. There is plenty of conversation to have around these movies. RAs could also program about the history of things like werewolves and vampires. That is a program I would attend. I love that kind of stuff, maybe even pull in a little R.L. Stine to help relate it to the 90s. My favorite was Christopher Pike and his vampire books. You might say I have had a long love affair with vampire novels, but they have never sparkled so much until I discovered Twilight. #secretobsession #pleasedon'ttellmymom
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