Comments | childdoll: LOLing @ Twilight

childdoll

LOLing @ Twilight

Jan 23, 2009 14:04

Okay after reading some hysterically scathing reviews about Twilight online, I am soooooo friggin happy I never got into that series or watched the movie. It sounds like it was even more ridiculous than I thought. LOL!
Reason # 11 why 15 year old girls should not be allowed to publish books about vampires.

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1ucifer January 23 2009, 19:18:57 UTC

-brow raise- If they let Eragon get published (which actually was written by a 15 year old boy, and you can tell), why not a funny series about vampires?

To each their own. If someone finds fun in a series, who is anyone else to judge how 'bad' it is?

childdoll January 23 2009, 19:32:00 UTC

Eh, didn't bother to read Eragon or see the movie either.
Honestly, I simply don't feel that 15 year olds have the maturity, life experience nor educational level to create decent works of literature. I may be wrong, but from what I have seen it reads like a high school girls diary. Not really my taste at all. I'm not judging YOUR tastes or anyone else's. I don't believe I said that at all. What I did say was that -I- am glad that -I- didn't read the series or watch the movie because -I- know my own tastes, and I would not have liked it one bit.

1ucifer January 23 2009, 19:39:23 UTC

Not all books are literature though. Some are just silly fun (same with tv, films, etc). Also, I don't believe the author was 15 when she wrote all the books (as the forth is way too non-teenager-esq to have been written by anyone younger than 18).

I didn't say you were judging my viewpoint, but just responding to the fact you're calling the series ridiculous without reading it.

Perosnally, I'd never recommend it to you because I know your tastes, and it just isn't your cup of tea. -shrug-

childdoll January 23 2009, 20:15:17 UTC

I agree, not all books are literature. Some are just silly fun, and that's great. However, I don't think they are being marketed that way. They are being marketed as a serious book series for a target audience of young adult females. My main concern is that while obviously you are old enough and experienced enough to know when something is silly fun and when it's a serious work of art. The typical high school teen doesn't. They are filled with hormones and petty drama, so to them something like this is the real deal because it is targeting their superficial desires. It's like sugar for the soul. It's not good for you but it makes you wiggle and go "Mmmmm". My main concern is that I honestly don't feel that young people are exposed to enough genuinely decent cultural art experiences in their life these days. Between reality tv, the amount of crappy movies (most of which are remakes now because there's such a dearth of originality these days), the decline of performance arts (Broadway is a mess, young people rarely attend ballets, ( ... )

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schnuder January 23 2009, 19:23:55 UTC

I agree. Vampires should not sparkle.

childdoll January 23 2009, 19:33:24 UTC

Yeeeaaaaah. I heard about that and was like "Wait...seriously...? they..sparkle...?" ROFL!!!

qotcpcf January 23 2009, 20:11:21 UTC

But... Vampires *do* sparkle! They're called Torreador, and young Malkavians.

I've played several sparkly vampires in my time...

;-)

childdoll January 23 2009, 20:31:34 UTC

Brat :P

Well... and then again... the vampires in "Lost Boys" have sparkly blood...

but seriously vampires should only be sparkly after feeding from a bunch of Sidhe!

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3libras January 23 2009, 19:25:56 UTC

I agree so hard. I mean, if people like it, good for them, but I really can't bring myself to take this series seriously.

childdoll January 23 2009, 19:33:49 UTC

Same here.

silentangel17 January 24 2009, 05:19:36 UTC

The series kept me entertained and awake through long late night hours of breastfeeding my daughter. It was certainly....er....accurate? to how many teen girls act. Thing is, it didn't end realistically to me. Those "OMG I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR YOU WE'LL BE TOGETHER EVEN THOUGH WE'RE STILL CHILDREN IN HIGHSCHOOL THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WANT" things rarely end well. The fourth book was definitely the worst imo. While I wouldn't prevent my daughter from reading the series should she so desire, I would talk with her about it as she read it, and after she finished it, and would make sure she understood how unrealistic the ending outcome is. Other than that, it's not a horrible story if you're looking for entertainment you don't have to think about or really remember facts about. Which is great at 3am!

batlev January 25 2009, 00:35:47 UTC

Ahhh Crystal, you have stepped into the waters of Twilight Scorn. Welcome, the water's fine. But watch out, the fangirls/boys bite ( ... )

childdoll January 26 2009, 17:29:14 UTC

Yeah, from alot of what I heard it seems to send a horrible message to young girls. From the excerpts and reviews alone, I already want to shoot the main character. She seems bland, obnoxious, completely immature, and without many redemable values. But I guess that's many teenage girls these days, isn't it.
Oh yes! That's why I stopped going to anime cons, I remember now.