The problem with Twilight.

Here be spoilers. Ye be warned!

So The Hunger Games (which I will refer to as THG from this point on) movie came out last month, and in my personal opinion, the movie was all right. It was true to the book, despite the minor changes they've made.

Naturally, I then went around looking for THG discussion forums. Things were pleasant at first, until the emergence of threads entitled, "Team Peeta or Team Gale?!"

These threads started to take over the forum slowly, and now, there are several threads discussing the same thing. Now, this irks me for two reasons:

1) I don't like it when people clutter up the forum with duplicate threads. If there already is a thread discussing Peeta vs Gale, then why make a new one? Are you too blind to spot these existing threads?

2) THG is not Twilight. So stfu please.

I think reason number 1 is easy to understand. When I go to the forum, I'm always hoping for a new topic to be discussed - but instead, I see another goddamn thread on Peeta vs Gale. It's annoying, and it gets on my nerves.

My second reason for hating these threads needs some explanation, I think. So here we go:

I hate it when people start using the term "Team" for Peeta and Gale. As you may or may not know, the whole "Team X versus Team Y" thing is made popular by the Twilight fans. It's often used to argue whether Edward Cullen, the sparkly disco-ball vampire-wannabe, or Jacob Black, the 'I-liked-you-enough-at-first-but-then-you-turned-into-a-pedophile' werewolf (or shall we say shapeshifter, since SMeyer screwed up her own headcanon) deserves to be with the series' Mary Sue of a lead character, Bella Swan.

One person in the THG forum argued that there's nothing wrong with the usage of the term 'Team,' or with the whole 'Team Peeta vs Team Gale' topics, because it's the romantic sub-plot of the book. It deserves to be discussed about, she says, because it's also a part of the books. Therefore, if some of us have problems with seeing the topic being discussed, she says that we should just stay away from the threads.

While I agree with her that the romance aspect of THG deserves to be discussed about, I think she's missing our crucial point: that we want these people to stop using the term 'team' and fangirl over how hot Gale or Peeta is, because it's ruining the awesomeness of THG by making it seem like the love triangle is all there is to the series.

It annoys me that there are people who want to only discuss about Gale and Peeta, and how cute or sexy they are, because 1) Obviously they're basing these claims on the movie, where the boyish Josh Hutcherson plays Peeta (who they claim is, OMG SO CUTE11!!) and the ever-sexy brother of Chris Hemsworth's, Liam Hemsworth, plays Gale (who they often describe as OMG SO HOT11!!!) - this only makes me look down upon these kinds of fans even more because it's obvious that they don't care much about the books at all; and 2) There's so much more to THG than Peeta and Gale, and these squealing fangirls discussing their 'teams' only further ruin THG by failing to look past the love triangle theme and into the more fascinating themes that Collins had come up with.

Also, the love triangle itself is so different from the one in Twilight. For me, I had no doubts at first that Gale really did like Katniss, because they'd been friends for quite some time, and at a very difficult period for them both. Their dads had both died, and they both had to look after their own families - it's a stressful life, and it's understandable that Gale fell for the girl who's always there with him in the forest. Even if we didn't know whether Gale liked Katniss or not at the beginning of the book, it's obvious that he respected her and liked her enough to suggest,

"Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it."

Meanwhile, I was skeptical when I read about Peeta's confession. Let's keep in mind that he confessed his feelings, that he'd had a crush on Katniss since forever, on live TV in the Capitol during the intreview with Caesar Flickerman. This is more than enough to make me doubt Peeta's true intentions. Was he trying to fool Katniss so that she wouldn't view him as an enemy in the Games? Was it one of his strategies to win the Games? He knew how talented Katniss was when it came to hunting, so it's only logical that he'd want to try and mess her head up before the Games. Even afterwards, I had my doubts about Peeta's alleged crush on Katniss. Who wouldn't? He teamed up with the Careers in the Games, for heaven's sake.

Now let's go back to Twilight, the poor excuse of a book. Why did Edward like Bella? And why did Bella like Edward? Why did Jacob fall for her?

Edward was attracted to Bella because he couldn't read her mind (and we never got any explanation for this either: what was so special about Bella, that Edward couldn't read her thoughts? Since SMeyer didn't explain, most of us have agreed to settle down with, "Because she doesn't have anything on her mind to begin with; she's that shallow.")

And as far as anyone's concerned, Bella only liked Edward for his physical appearance. She described his features in painful purple prose - his eyes, his skin, his hair, and at one point, even his freakin' breath. It's obvious from this alone that Twilight's main theme is the attraction between two people, and not much else. I mean, in one of the chapters where the biology turned off the lights so the class could watch a movie, Bella actually got horny. I'm not sure Katniss ever got horny in THG -- do you see my point now? These two are different book series entirely, and comparing them just makes you look pathetic. Twilight is basically about a girl who fell for a guy. The end.

But THG is different altogether. The main thing that draws people to the series isn't Peeta or Gale, or who Katniss will ultimately choose, but the Hunger Games and its concept, where 24 teens were chosen each year to be thrown into an arena to kill each other off. That, more than anything, deserves to be discussed - not Team Peeta or Team Gale.

And there are other fascinating and sickening things that we can discuss about when it comes to THG - how the Capitol saw the Games as a form of entertainment while those from the Districs basically hated and feared it; how extremely different the Capitol was from the poor district from which Katniss hailed; the question of humanity and whether or not Katniss would kill when push comes to shove, and so, so much more.

I guess the problem with Twilight, is that it tries so hard to be one of the good series with an actual plot other than Bella's lady boner when she sees Edward. First, it rubs all over Harry Potter's tailcoat, trying to get some of its fame. When that failed, it looks for other well-written series, in this case THG, to compare itself to.

There was this one thread saying that THG is exactly like Twilight. This was what I said:

Yes, they are exactly the same. Bella gets chosen at the Reaping in Forks. And since she's such a klutz, everyone knows that she won't stand a chance in the Games without the help of her sparkly boyfriend. She is later killed in the Games by Glimmer. Didn't you read the books? :/

See what I just did there? I highlighted both the differences between the series and the pathetic 'plot' of Twilight.

THG has a strong female lead character who hunts for food and is the breadwinner of her family. Twilight, sadly, has a whiny, selfish, shallow little girl who clings to and couldn't do anything without her vampire boyfriend as the main character.

So, THG or Twilight? I think the answer is obvious.

OMG, she's at it again!

95 Reasons

EDIT: Just so you know, I didn't make this video. Just to clarify. 8D

You're READING and WATCHING the WRONG stuff! D:<

Hello. :)

It's been a long day today. We've spent almost the whole day in the frickin' car, weh. (=__=). The whole family slept at Meru yesterday and on Saturday morning, we left for Sabak Bernam to attend one of mak's staff's wedding. The scenery was boring -- just kampung houses and coconut trees and palm trees...and the road was...really straight. Which was boring, too.

After the wedding, we went to Abang Ari's shop because Abah wanted new spectacles. When we arrived, he and Kak Mas were rather busy so we waited a bit. I think Along and I managed to flip through every available reading material in Abang Ari's shop. XD

Ujai seronoklah dapat kaco Abang Ari pasal Mafia Wars... (=__=).

Anyway, after that we went home. Seriously, today felt so long.

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Now...back to the title of this entry: I was stalking just now. You know, blogs. Most of the bloggers were teenagers -- 15 to 18 years old. And I stubled upon the words New Moon, not once, but many many many times lah.

Ish, TENSION AKU. D:

If you don't already know, I am not a fan of the Twilight 'Saga'. In fact, I dislike it with a great passion. :)

Actually the concept is already okay -- like, a girl falling in love with a vampire -- but everything else is just K.O.

What do I have against the series? Well, first, Stephenie Meyer (who will be refered to as SMeyer from now on) destroys mythological beings. Like, vampires don't effing sparkle in the sunlight, okay? They BURN in the sunlight. Plus, SMeyer simply didn't do a good enough reaserch before she wrote the series.

IF you're going to say, "This is a fantasy novel! Anything is possible!", well, it's okay, but really -- mythology is a study of myths. People DO study them. You do NOT simply screw up something like that.

If you're still rooting for the fantasy-novel-anything-can-happen rebuttal, well...all I can say is SMeyer doesn't do her research very well. Regarding her sparkling vampires, here's what she has to say:

“My reasoning was, why should the sun burn them? That seemed like a very mystical kind of thing, and my vampires are more science than magic to me."

"Their skin hardens into a diamond-like substance (only harder). This material has prism-like qualities. The sun does not damage the skin regardless of the reflecting.”

Those are SMeyer's words -- she's said it herself that her vampires are based on science rather than magic.

The Skin
So Meyer's vampires (who will be refered to as Meyerpires from now on) have "diamond-like" skin that has "prism-like" qualities, yes? And if I'm not mistaken, Edward Cullen could run and jump from tree to tree pretty quickly, yes?

Well...if their skin is made of diamon-like substance (and HARDER, too, she says!), how on earth could Edward Cullen move so fast? Diamonds aren't exactly flexible. They are HARD. Meyerpires shouldn't even be able to move.

Why they shouldn't be able to have a daughter. AT ALL.

Another thing that contradicts SMeyer's "science-based" vampires is Bella and Edward's daughter, Renesme Cullen.

Now. Vampires ARE dead, yes?

Bella DID mention that Edward's body was cold, yes?

Okay. Edward's been a Meyerpire for decades, AND he's a virgin, ZOMG. Now, if unused, the sperm would only survive inside the testes for a few days, let's say between 3-7 days. Outside the body, they survive a few hours. Inside the female, they can survive up to three days.

So...how old is Edward supposed to be in the series again? 107? How could he possibly have a daughter if he's dead? How could he possibly have a daughter if he's been a virgin for 107 years, if the unused sperm could only survive between 3-7 days ONLY? How could his sperm have survived that long?

Additionally, sperms need a specific temperature to survive, around 36 degrees celcius (if I'm not mistaken). So, Edward has been dead for 107 years -- how the freak could his sperm have ever survived if his body's been as cold as a corpse that long?? It's ILLOGICAL!

What science, SMeyer?? What science? You said your vampires are MORE SCIENCE THAN MAGIC -- then WHERE IS THE SCIENCE IN THIS????????

So:


This is why I dislike Twilight. SMeyer is not that good of a writer. Compare this poor excuse for a sparkly vampire and a vampire daughter (whose existence, I think, is just so that SMeyer could make up for the lack of plot in the books...just to take off the readers' minds off the non-existing plot...) to JK Rowling's carefully-planned characters.

Why don't they SEE this??? D:

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The second reason why I dislike the series -- yes, I DO have other reasons... I don't just go on saying, "Oh, she can't write! I hate her books already!" -- is because SMeyer sends the wrong messages to the readers. I really would worry if my daughter is a rabid Twilight fan. Here's why:

Why did Bella fall in love with Edward?

An easy question -- which has an easy answer: Because Edward was a handsome guy.

I don't think Bella loved Edward for who he was inside -- she only loved him for who he was outside. I mean, don't tell me after reading the first 300+ pages of Twilight, you've FAILED to notice the frequency of Bella's "ZOMG, Edward is so HOT~!" ?

Obsessing over someone just because of the looks? That's just shallow.

Bella couldn't survive without Edward. 8(

In fact, she even jumped off a freakin' cliff and nearly got herself drowned when Edward left her in New Moon!

What kind of message is SMeyer trying to send to her readers? And need I remind you that Twilight falls under the Young Adult category? Young girls with, you know, unbalanced hormones are reading your books, Meyer, couldn't you at least give them a strong, independent heroine?

Imagine what a young, inexperienced Twilight fan who admires characters from books could do if her boyfriend leaves her:

Fan: "Oh, what do I do? My boyfriend's left me! Oh, I know! Bella went cliff-diving when Edward left her, so I might as well do that too!"

And what? The next day, a thirteen-year-old Twilight fan dies??

Let's compare this to Ginny Weasley from Harry Potter.

Ginny had a major crush on Harry in the second book, and yet she was too shy to approach him. In fact, Hermione later revealed to Harry that Ginny had never quite given up on him, even when Harry and Cho got together.

Did Ginny jump off the Astronomy Tower when she found out Harry fancied Cho?

No, she didn't!

Now, let's compare Bella with Hermione, shall we?

When Ron left Harry and Hermione in book 7, what did Hermione do? She "cried for weeks", according to Harry, but she didn't go and deliberately get herself caught by the Death Eaters or anything, did she?

No, she didn't!

My point is, both Ginny and Hermione carried on with their lives even after their love life had crumbled.

What Bella did wasn't just careless and stupid, but it was also selfish. What if she'd drowned when she jumped off that cliff? How would her parents feel about it? Didn't she think about them at all? Was Edward the only one she was thinking of?

Imagine what would have happened if Ginny had jumped off the Astronomy Tower when Harry and Cho got together -- Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and the rest of the Weasley family would surely be devastated. And imagine what would happen to Harry and Ron's friendship!

Ron: "My one and only sister killed herself because of you!"

Harry: "D'you think I want her to jumjp? She's my friend, too!"

Ron: "I hate you! Avada kedavra!"

Harry: "LOL, I is dead!"

And what would have happened if Hermione had given up and gotten herself killed when Ron left her? Harry wouldn't be able to find the horcruxes and the war would go on until Harry's been killed.

Well, thank goodness Ginny and Hermione were smarter than Bella. I mean, look! Don't these two characters make better role-models than Bella Swan??

Let's go back to our thirteen-year-old heart-broken girl. Let's say she reads Harry Potter instead of Twilight. What would she do if her boyfriend leaves her?

Fan: "Oh, what do I do? My boyfriend's left me! Oh, I know! Ginny didn't give up when Harry got together with Cho, and Hermione didn't give up helping Harry finding the horcruxes when Ron left her -- I should do that, too, and be strong!"

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This is just one example of the wrong message SMeyer put in her 'books'. There are a LOT of other bad messages in there (don't get me started...seriously), like

1. Pedophilia (Jacob imprinting on an infant and saying he's destined to fall in love with her)
2. Anti-feminism
3. Abusive relationship (Edward taking out the engine of Bella's truck because he didn't want her to meet her friends...what?)

etc, etc.

I don't just hate it because it's got illogical characters and boring plots and horrible grammar and uselessly long descriptions of how gorgeous Edward is and a Mary Sue for a heroine -- I hate Twilight because of these potentially dangerous messages SMeyer put in the books.

I certainly do NOT want MY children (if I have any) to read this piece of crap disguised as 'literature'. Seriously, for the sake of their young minds, I do not want them to read it.

So people! Why are you guys watching this stuff?? Why are you wasting your money over those books??

Here, Robert Pattison was quoted saying these:

“When you read the book,” says Pattinson, … “it’s like, ‘Edward Cullen was so beautiful I creamed myself.’ I mean, every line is liked that. He’s the most ridiculous person who’s so amazing at everything. I think a lot of actors tried to play that aspect. I just couldn’t do that. And the more I read the script, the more I hated this guy, so that’s how I played him, as a manic-depressive who hates himself. Plus, he’s a 108 year-old virgin so he’s obviously got some issues there.”¹

"I read the book and was like “Well this is really dumb, I’ll never ever… This is so pointless going up for the role.”²

Ha-ha. You're great, RPattz. I like you already. 8)

So...the conclusion is:


*sigh* Such was my attempt to convince people to not read this piece of epic failure. If you love your sanity, your children and the civilisation -- well -- become and anti-Twilighter today. 8)

We can still save the Earth, my friends.

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Credits: Azrim's Rebuttals, twilightsucks.com

Edward Cullen VS John Seward

And I'm telling you now, John Seward wins, hands down.

Guess what? I don't think Bram Stoker wrote any descriptions of Dr. Seward's appearance. At all. And yet, I already like him so much. He is the administrator of an insane asylum not far from Count Dracula's first English home, Carfax Abbey. His old professor is Abraham Van Helsing.

In Dracula, a character named Lucy Westenra was proposed by three men on the same day: Arthur Holmwood, Quincey Morris, and our dashing doctor, John Seward. Lucy accepted Arthur's proposal, but remained friends with her other two suitors.

What made me love Dr. Seward is the way he sacrificed himself for Lucy when the latter fell ill. It's just so tragic and sweet, ya know? Simple, plain fluff~

So Stephenie Meyer dear, obviously you tried too hard. You know how things get awful when you try too hard, don't you? Your oh-so-handsome God-like sparkling Eddiekins is nothing compared to our asylum administrator. 8)

I guess you do suck at writing a love story. My gosh, Dracula isn't even focused on romantic relationships between its characters! It's a horror story, and yet it's got more romance in it...

You DO suck, Stephenie Meyer. Tsk tsk.

Okay, back to my book!! XD

...Twihard.

Or Twitard or Twerds or whatever it is that you wish to call them. You know, rabid fans of the books Twilight. I just found this site, twilightsucks.com, and some of the memebers of this site had encountered rabid fans who would seriously attack you if they heard you criticising Stephenie Meyer's books. Seriously...

But first of all, I'd like to point out that not ALL Twilight fans are vicious. The ones that I'm talking about are the rabid fans, who get insulted just because other people don't think Twilight is amusing. I mean, we're allowed to have opinions, right? Wrong. Not to them. Not if we're saying Twilight sucks.

The most common excuse Twitards give us is, "They probably haven't even read the books or watch the movie!"

But we have read the books, and we have watched the movie.

Twilight still sucks.

Anyway, back to what I was saying: some of those attacks are seriously serious. Some are even police-worthy, you know.

One Anti-Twilight actually broke three of her toes because a rabid fangirl stomped on her foot in the bookstore. The Anti just entered the bookstore and shook her head as she saw fans gathering around the bookshelves where the Twilight books were on display. Then three girls approached her and one of them asked, "So you don't like Twilight?" and the Anti said she didn't find it amusing, and one of them actually stomped on her foot.

Of course the security guard was called and the girl's family had to pay for the Anti's broken toes. :D

Another guy (yes, a GUY) got attacked in the library...he was walking towards the Young Adult section and saw the display of the Twilight Saga there. He just shook his head. One librarian asked him if he liked the books and when he said no, the librarian seemed impressed since she didn't like it either. Then when the guy reached the Classic section, a girl suddenly threw a hard-cover book at him, saying, "You don't like Twilight? Why don't you like Twilight??" Then she started to lose her mind and threw more books at the poor guy. Two librarians had to stop her and the guy just quickly took off. XD

The stories are fun to read, really (but some of them are made up just to impress people. The staff members of the site would judge the stories posted there -- if it seems believable, they'd put it on. If not, they'd put it under the 'BS' section. XDD). It's amusing how they'd defend Twilight and Stephenie Meyer. Twilight is a sacred book and Meyer is a goddess, they say. lol.