Twilight sets good example to girls
Ok so I’ve only ever read the first and second books of Twilight and that was mostly due to being jetlagged in Argentina, unable to sleep, Twilight being the only book left on the hostel bookshelf. But really? Is Bella actually a good example to girls? To me she seemed flimsy and obsessed with a boy. Interested in nothing else and ignoring her family so she could get it off with vampire boy.
Can’t really believe that this story got a run. But then again…it got a reaction.
In The Twilight Saga: New Moon, lovelorn character Bella Swan gets dumped by her vampire boyfriend, sinks into depression and later flies to Italy to pursue him.
While that may sound extreme, actress Kristen Stewart thinks Bella sets a good example to girls.
New Moon debuts in theatres today.
The sequel to last year’s Twilight is expected to have an opening weekend as extreme as its storyline, judging by early interest.
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But in New Moon, Edward breaks Bella’s heart.
Months pass as Bella sits despondent at her window during the day and screams in her bed at night. In between, she finds solace with her friend Jacob Black - a werewolf.
Later, when an unexpected visitor tells Bella that Edward is in danger, she hops on a plane to Italy to save him.
When asked if Bella’s actions set a bad example for the 13-year-old girls who will be a big part of the film’s audience, Stewart says she thinks the film’s message is a good one.
“Be extreme. Go for it. I think that’s the point,” she said.
“I know that this is a movie about immortality and mortality but, like, you live once.”
The Twilight film franchise, of which New Moon is the second instalment, is based on a series of bestselling books by author Stephenie Meyer.
Many fans of the four Twilight books are girls in their teenage years and younger. Bella - who narrates the books - is the character with whom they identify.
“She has a lot of really innate female qualities,” Stewart said.
“For a character in literature, I think it’s awesome that so many girls can look up to her, because she’s fickle and unabashedly [so].”
