Comments on: Why do people obsess about Edward Cullen?

By: Fiona T

Fiona T — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:08:37 +0000

Completely agree. I posted book reviews online and in my school newspaper saying pretty much the same things, to negative response from hardcore Twilight fans (of which there are plenty, of course).

The books are entertaining to read, but in the end, they’d be nothing if Edward Cullen didn’t come across as attractive and cliche.

By: winna

winna — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:45:22 +0000

The movie is baloney. I only saw half of the first one and boy was it hilarious. Everything in the first half is summed up in the that Taylor Swift SNL sketch. And Jess, I really want to see that 5 min skit you and Ailsa did!

By: sarah m

sarah m — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:50:29 +0000

I hate HATE HATE how the lead Bella is always getting into trouble and can’t save herself…she is alway falling..doing stupid things..living her life for a guy. I hate that little girls read this and try to emulate this dependancy on the male gender for protection, love and acceptance.

I dont want my little sister to think that the only way she will become “cool” is through the power of a man…or that men are the solution for every problem because they can do things girls cant like superspeed, read minds and climb trees.

SPOILER ALERT****
what ticks me off the most is that the only way Bella become somewhat of an independant force is when she becomes a vampire. Then is her power dominant to that of Edward’s.

SO does this tell my little sister that she will always be inferior to men unless she becomes a vampire and adapts “masculine” vampire qualities like mind reading and whatnot!

Nonetheless,
Taylor Lautner is hot.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:21:50 +0000

Apparently his fan base includes older women… ew: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/41197503.html

By: Stefan

Stefan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:55:48 +0000

Also, if Edward Cullen was a teenager in 1918, then that would make him at least 90 years older than the jail-bait female ingenue protagonist. Do vampires have to go a special vampire jail for vampire statutory rape?

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:11:16 +0000

I think that some girls generally like to feel protected by a male figure, similar to the way some of their dads might protect them. It’s also kind of like the prince charming whisking them away on a white horse thing.

I’ve never watched or read the series but I somehow agree that this is probably why it is doing so well.