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I originally had something really sweet written in here that was INTENDED to encourage a LOGICAL conversation about all of this stuff with my SERIOUSLY WONKY Twilight Sisters. As you can see, it didn't work very well. What can I say, I was REALLY naive and clueless when I started writing this blog. I ACTUALLY THOUGHT at FIRST that I would NOT be the ONLY TWILIGHT MOVIE FAN who was debunked by this silly saga - but apparently, I AM, LoL!
So now... I don't really care what MEAN things any of you may have to say to me in here. It's pretty obvious that *my* perspective is practically impossible for ANY of you to grasp - probably because I am apparently the Twilight ODDBALL. I'm the crazy Aunt of this dysfunctional family that's obviously been hiding out in Hermitsville for FAR TOO LONG, ha!
BUT, if you're writing ANYTHING in here without READING through at least SOME of this blog first - I WILL make you look like an idiot. I've DONE my homework, I've DONE my RESEARCH... However, I am only TOO HAPPY to carry on LOGICAL conversations at least SEMI-embedded in reality. :)
I've spent MORE TIME reading and writing about Twilight than it took for Stephenie Meyer to write her BRILLIANT masterpiece - AND I EVEN had time to redo this ENTIRE SAGA in a BELIEVABLE rewrite summary ALONG with a critique, JUST to show you all (roughly) how Twilight should/could have been done BELIEVABLY with REAL-make believe VAMPIRES. (You know, the kind we were ALL expecting SO LONG ago now?)
In my personal opinion - and mine isn't the only one - the summary turned out BETTER than Stephenie's version of Twilight. Don't worry, I take absolutely NO pleasure it knowing that. I would have MUCH RATHER have LOVED Steph's original Twilight Saga ALL the way to the end; AND there were MANY OTHER things I would rather had been doing with my precious time.
I know... It's ALL *my* fault that *I* suddenly developed an unusually logic-infused perspective on this subject. That REALLY ISN'T like me at ALL, ha! I ALMOST feel like a GROWN-UP at times, omg! That's one of the reasons why my friends (I DO have a couple of GOOD friends - I only need a couple) are so sure I'm crazy with all of this - I'm USUALLY on the side of "crazy" and "anything/everything goes".
Not this time. If you want to know why, you'll have to keep reading the blog.
Here's one other post that I did with 21 COMMENTS if you want more. I've managed to get you talking a couple of times in here, ha! For the LIFE of me, I CANNOT relate to what your problems are surrounding engaging in this subject with me in HERE. My friends tell me that I'm being too intimidating and scary, but you certainly don't seem to have ANY problems commenting on anyone else's blogs and articles, etc.
Besides... *I'M* being scary, LoL! SOME of you out there are sending CHILLS down my spine! And the ONLY reason I'm being OVER the TOP about all this now is to GET YOUR ATTENTION.
I will admit to TRULY being semi-crazy in my own right - THAT'S why it was SO EASY for ME to become OBSESSED with Twilight WITHOUT having to read the books! That's HOW wonky *my* brain is!
You can believe me or not... I've BEEN where ALOT of you are NOW, except NOT with Twilight - and HAPPILY obsessed, not harmfully! I KNOW how REAL this FEELS to SOME of you; and I've gotten a few emails from your comrades, as well. This Kristen / Robert situation has literally KNOCKED some of you at least partially OUT of your INTENSE obsessions and it's PAINFUL.
That ISN'T healthy for ANY of you - ESPECIALLY since NONE of this is supposed to be REAL!
At times it MAY SEEM like the storm surrounding this Hollywood Hoopla is dying down.
But HOW are you feeling INSIDE, girls... STILL?!
If EVERY SINGLE ONE of you is FINE... I'll SHUT UP.
Really.
It might help if I didn't continue to sporadically hear from people who are brave enough to reach out for support for their aching hearts - and yeah, even a couple of seriously-angry ladies who are really struggling with their intense feelings of "hatred" towards Kristen - we ALL hate to use that word, it's too strong; but it's the most descriptive one for some people at the moment. These are ALL REAL-FEELING, intense emotions that SOME Twihards ARE struggling with, now.
I JUST don't think you're all fine... I keep seeing TOO MUCH CHAOS out there in your comments and opinions (not ALL of you, of course).
My question to you is... When you walk away from these maddening articles still being written about Kristen Stewart and/or Robert Pattinson... How do you feel?
Do you feel like there is still a bunch of static going on inside of you? Are you sad, disgusted, heartbroken, FURIOUS? Does your heart ever feel like it is racing when you think about it? Can you STOP thinking about it for very long? Do you WORRY about either Kristen Stewart OR Robert Pattinson? DO YOU SOMETIMES STILL CRY AT NIGHT FOR AWHILE BEFORE YOU FALL ASLEEP?
If EVERY SINGLE ONE of you can say NO to every one of these questions, then I'll stop. But if there is EVEN ONE of you out there, that is ONE TOO MANY!
- Catherine
Ok, I'll try again... I JUST want you all to look at this stuff and figure out why you're so in LOVE with Twilight. I learned so much about myself when I finally started looking at it.
ReplyDeleteI'm not asking you to "let Twilight go" (in fact, I REALLY don't think that's a good idea - I WISH I could have HELD onto it!)...
HONESTLY, my preferred ending to my conflicts with the Breaking Dawn storyline would have been for me to accept it by the time the movie came out in theaters - and I was REALLY working on bringing myself past my silly hangups - because I GET that all this is really so damn silly of me. What the hell WAS my problem with the storyline, I really couldn't figure it out for awhile. I kept trying to brush it aside, but it kept gnawing in the back of my brain. I WANTED to STAY in my FANTASY!
And then when all this occurred to me, it snowballed into what you see now. You may not believe this, but I'm REALLY almost just as mad at myself for being so ridiculous as the rest of you are.
But once I began to understand how harmful this beautiful story has really been on our culture - the people I felt the most sympathy for was the book fans who had originally been embedded by this story who ended up so defunked. I could REALLY feel for them because they HAD to be so much more into the story and practically dying for it to be published than I was in looking forward to the movies coming out. To be SO let down has really been disheartening.
I'm 10 years old inside, and I'm pouting and stomping my feet and throwing a fit because I REALLY don't think its very fair of you all to get such a DAMN COOL STORY and NOT ME!
HA! Yeah, you're right... I AM selfish, what can I say?!
Can't we talk?
I'd really prefer to keep this all in the family. Surely all of us Twilight fans can find a way to co-exist? We have ONE really powerful "thing" in common, after all - we all LOVE TWILIGHT, Dearly!
You ARE ridiculous as you stated. The only difference I would point out is that you should have pointed out how ridiculousy idiotic and psychotic you are as well! If I were you, I wouldn't quit my day job (in other words, your writing makes little to no sense and you have absolutely NO future in it!!) This is a fiction book. If you don't like it, don't read it. Simple as that! I have just recently began the series, mostly out of curiosity to see what all the fuss was about, and since everyone praises the storyline. I think it is well written, imaginative (which is a staple in any good fiction piece), and fun. While I wouldn't consider it the best book series I have ever read,(actually, not even close!), I can see the draw for young girls! You sound like you are one of the seriously obsessed that you speak about. You may want to seriously consider setting up an appointment with that friend of yours, (Steven?), for a psychological evaluation! Stephenie Meyers, the "amateur" writer you speak of, is laughing her "amateur" bum all the way to the bank!! Stop hating on her talent and stroke of luck! It would also be in your best interest to find a new calling in life, because the writing in your blog is long, scattered, boring, and ridiculous... pretty much the exact opposite of Mrs. Meyers writing! I just wish I could get the time back that I spent skimming through this crap! I'm not even sure why I didn't hit 'X' on the page after the first sentence!
ReplyDeleteUmmmmmm... Thanks for the opinion. I'm really sorry if my writing is scattered and long. I've already spent SO much time on this, and honestly - I REALLY don't think its THAT bad, but opinions are opinions. I've already admitted that brevity isn't my best suit.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the recommendation on being an author - it is, in fact, one of the reasons why I've never pursued it. All my stuff turns out alot like Stephenie Meyer's - that's probably another reason why I can recognize it, ha!
And also just FYI... I've BEEN to lots of therapy sessions over the course of my life with various "specialists". They don't work for me - which is one of the reasons why I've just "given up" and live my life the dysfunctional "way" I do.
And by the way... I may be f*#k** in the head, but I know good storytelling when I see it - and THIS ISN'T IT!
YOU DIDN'T EVEN READ THE LINKS ALONG THE SIDE, DID YOU - COWARD!
BTW, YEAH for those of you who have MISSED it... This blog is VERY MUCH on behalf of people who are/were are crazy as I am about Twilight - whether they like it or not. READ my FIRST blog post ALL the WAY thru to find out WHY! You've spent ALL this time on the Twilight Saga, I'm sure you can find another half hour or so to put towards it.
ReplyDeleteGOD - *I* WOULDN'T HAVE PUT ONE FUCKING SECOND TOWARDS TWILIGHT HAD I KNOWN HOW FUCKED UP IT WAS TO BEGIN WITH!
ReplyDeleteYOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MADDENING IT IS TO NOT BE ABLE TO DROP IT LIKE THE BOMB IT IS!
I haven't even gotten through a portion of your stuff but I had to stop here just to say. I'm a big fan of the books and I was disappointed in the whole baby thing BUT seeing as how it is fiction AND someone elses sexual fantacy I was able to accept it well enough (I'm no writer but I would like to think I could have come up with something a little better too) because at the end of the day the author made the Edward fans happy and kept Jacob in Bellas life wich most likely kept team Jacob fans happy too. Seeing as how I did read the books all the way through I have tried very hard to keep my opinions about the movie as non-judgemental as possible , But I admit it's not easy the 1st movie is one I love to hate. I love the movie but hate it because it does veer so far away from the book that it just annoys me to no end. The 2nd was better by a slight margine because the budget was better and it stayed with the book a little better (let me add here I hate hate hated Alices hair in 1,2,and 3 lol sorry it's a trivial thing I know) but was still lacking in the intencity of the emotions in the book. 3rd again better because it stayed truer to the book then the prevous 2 BUT still left out soo much of the emotion between Bella, Jacob, and Edward witch was needed to make this fairytale/horror story stay interesting. I am not a Twihard addict but I enjoied the books and the movies make it easier to visualize the charaters even though some of them where not what I had visualized while reading the books. Breaking Dawn part 1 really in my opinion made up for Twilight being such a terrible movie. They focused on the important things from the book very well and I was impressed with the detail of the pregnancy and birth of the unexplainable baby. All in all I think the books and movies shouldn't be taken for anymore then what they are a pretty good way to pass time when you are bored A good was to leave reality for a while and have your dream man tell you how perfect and loved you are every second while in this alternate reality. Things like Twilight are not meant to be taken so seriously relax and have fun with it An I was dissapointed with several things in the book Breaking Dawn but thats what makes the journey of reading so fun not knowing how it will end until it's too late to turn back even when it didn't end how you wanted it to.
ReplyDeleteSo far I am enjoying what I am reading here keep up the good work express yourself even if NOONE agrees with you or EVERYONE does.
Thanks for the support for a crazy person - I appreciate it, ha! I replied to your post on my blog without realizing I wasn't actually "replying" to you - so, FYI.
DeleteAnd also, I realize that one of them sounds a little "hot". The *you* that I am referring to in my 2nd post is largely toward the people who don't see anything at all wrong with this story, and whose "noise" & support caused these movies to be made like this.
I appreciate that YOU seem to know what this story is and can get past it, anyway. And while it completely eludes me as to HOW you can, I envy you. ;)
Thanks for the non-heated, level-headed feedback, its been rare. :)
- Catherine
I posted the last reply and I agree the movie only fans should not be snubbed things should have been explained in the movie so you don't have to run out and read the books
ReplyDeleteThanks Anonymous, sorry I haven't been paying much attention to comments in here, lately.
ReplyDeleteI've heard that Breaking Dawn is nothing but well-done and beautiful (except for the talking wolf scene, everyone seems to unanimously agree that is a bad scene with few exceptions, ha!)
I've also heard that they changed how Bella is changed into a Vampire - by making everyone think that she might actually be dead for awhile before the big drama of her opening her eyes.
I was disappointed to hear that... I may not have read the books, but I did read portions that interested me; and I thought the part where Bella was changing into a Vampire was well-written and suspenseful. Her heart was beating until she turns and then it stops, and it seems like the whole world skips a beat for a second. It's an intense moment, and they CHANGED IT?! WHY do they keep changing the things they don't need to change, and NOT change the things they NEED to change?
It's actually kinda funny just how behind the mark I am; and yet, I don't think anything could have been done about this issue before now - not before BD was almost done and Twihards could breath a sigh of relief.
Still... I think there are some really good reason to open this debate again.
I understand that this blog is not only long-winded, but written by someone who just can't tone it down anymore.
So to maybe summarize my main points in here:
1) Why is it Ok for such a badly-written (literally, not just the storyline) book to be an acceptable thing for ANY professional piece of work that gets published? What are we saying to our kids in regards to what kinds of literary practices get rewarded in this world? I mean, why work for anything if you can just slip through the cracks like Stephenie did?
2) I think this point gets missed the most... I don't think this story would have been harmful AT ALL if it had NOT been directed at young girls. This story was originally an ADULT novel, then worked into a YA novel JUST so that the dysfunctional mythological aspects of it could be brushed off. But YA's were already familiar with these creatures. SM supposedly wrote this for them... I say she USED them, and they/we got WAY more addicted than we would/should have because of manipulative, greedy companies who did not do their profession jobs well enough. This is what my petition is about.
3) What about next time someone wants to publish such destructive literature to the financially-lucrative YA mass audience - it's Ok as long as you tap into where women live & breath so that you have their passions behind them backing whatever crappy thing you're trying to pass off, out here...
4) MOST IMPORTANT... What about all the people before me of ALL AGES AMONG BOTH GENDERS who were debunked by this dysfunctional storyline ending and suffered varying degrees of emotional distress because of it? I'm obviously late to the party, but it doesn't change the fact that SM caused MANY of her fans the SAME kind of distress at the time Breaking Dawn was published as you see me exhibit in here. I'm NO DIFFERENT than they are/were - really. We should have ALL gotten a "beautiful fairytale" not just some of us.
I loved Twilight, and I feel nothing but betrayed by the author and those who stuck up for this book so passionately for so long with all these glaring, VALID comments, opinions and yeah - even FACTS.
So yeah - I'm STILL trying to make this go VIRAL because I don't think any of the creators of this pathetic excuse for a saga deserved one red cent they earned off of Twilight.
Please read through this... I'm NOT a hateful, unreasonable or even completely crazy person. I'm just someone who is a little wonky who also happens to be right about the majority of this.
What are we going to do about it? WHY do anything?
Watch my videos, please... and be prepared to hit the pause button, there are alot of things on the screen you'll miss that are not being said.
And, thanks. :)
One more thing, Anonymous... I'd relax and "just enjoy" this "simple, beautiful little escape" if I could - and someday, I just may (it ISN'T like I haven't TRIED). But not today or anytime soon.
ReplyDeleteNOT because I don't WANT to. IF I get no other point across in here this one should be clear to you - suspension of belief is an important literary concept that was completely ignored within Twilight. *I* (and a whole bunch of other people like me) WOULD NOT have been debunked and thrown into such chaotic emotional turmoil IF this important concept had been taken seriously - as it SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
I'm MAD because I'm FORCED to go THROUGH this SHIT - just because SMeyer and the rest of you INSISTED on staying in this crap. I really don't think your perverted fun should be had at ANYONE else's expense - not mine or anyone's.
I'm sorry, I simply do NOT appreciate the frame of mind I am in (yeah, I know what your opinion is regarding this, too - it's *my fault* that I'm fucked in the head). I WOULDN'T BE HERE if "The Twilight Saga" had been written AND PUBLISHED RESPONSIBLY.
MAYBE someday I'll laugh about all this - not today.
Wow what an interesting page… and even more interesting comments.
ReplyDeleteI don’t think you’re crazy Catherine – in fact you seem quite passionate and fair in your comments. You’re obviously a fan and you care enough to create this open forum.
When it comes to any type of writing and the big screen, especially when it comes to demographics, it’s going to be chewed and that’s unfortunate. I also agree that the writers are pretty lame and have in some way gotten into the psyche of the Twilight watcher in ways that might not be completely authentic.
I’m many would agree with you on your points... some might disagree but that’s the beauty about this blog you’ve created.