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| Let's Talk Trainwrecks: Breaking DawnSo who wants to take a wild guess as to which was better for me?
A. Seeing Batman for the 4th time on Sunday, at the Imax OR
B. Reading Breaking Dawn
What do you guys think?
If you picked Batman, you win! Was that predictable??? Well, probably less predictable than Breaking Dawn ended up being.
Where do I begin? Seriously… I don’t think I have ever EVER been so
disappointed in reading a book in my life. This book was a train wreck…
except that I could
look away from it because I was bored with it. It was like she got
tired and so she let a fan with half a brain write the last book.
Is it wrong that the biggest "SQUEE" I had this entire book was when the name "Bruce Wayne" was mentioned?
I hardly know where to start with my reactions… so I’ll just start where I am most annoyed:
Edward Vampire Baby Bonanza
RENESEME? Are you serious, Meyer? Come on… Edward can’t cry tears and
yet he has WORKING SPERM??? Where is the continuity in that? And I
thought that species with different chromosomes can’t procreate, so I
looked it up. Apparently they can, as long as the chromosome count is
close to each other, meaning that Renesme is slightly fathomable. BUT,
in those situations, the hybrid baby is always infertile… meaning
Jacob’s imprinting on her would not have EVER happened because she
wouldn’t be able to have his uber-awesome wolf-babies in the future.
All this too logical, you say, for a fantasy book? Well, think about
it. It isn't true that anything is possible in a fantasy novel. You
have to have rules... otherwise it's just cheese. There wouldn't be ANY
conflict in a story without rules, and therefore no plot, and
furthermore no good stories to tell. Which in this case, there wasn't.
How many warm fuzzies could there possibly be in one book? It was like
surprise happiness, after surprise happiness, to the point where it was
just sickening. There was hardly any conflict. Well, any real conflict.
Even when the Volturi approaches, there was no fear that something bad
would happen. And … no one even dies. There is no loss at all! Meyer
has completely gone against the rules of her own world, in this book,
more than once. How am I supposed to believe her for the rest of the
story when she pulled the rug out from under me in the first hundred
pages? It was hard, but I kept holding out hope… it was not rewarded.
The pregnancy part was TWISTED and frightening. I am afraid for my 13
year old cousin, to whom I suggest Twilight, to finish the series now.
That part almost gave me nightmares. I seriously shuttered. Pregnancy
stuff scares me anyways... so monster pregnancy stuff was just NOT OK.
However…I guess since it actually affected me, it was one of the better
parts of the book.
Remember the template in the other books? 'Happy, happy...Just
kidding! SAD!!' Well in this one it was... 'ok plot ok writing... Just
kidding! I SUCK!'
The only part of this entire book I enjoyed was Jacob’s perspective.
His narration was funny and witty. Sarcasm was something I needed after
Bella got pregnant. Something I could relate to and still feel
comfortable with. Thankfully Jacob offered that for me. He’s become my
favorite character of the entire series now. However, what was the
point of foreshadowing some sort of relationship between him and Leah,
if it wasn’t going to go past Alpha-Beta? That’s just one other pattern
Meyer set up, but then went a completely other way. Basically, the only
reason I ever felt connected to this book was through Jacob and the
fact that he was still who he had always been. I could trust his story
and I could connect with his character.
But after he imprinted on Nessie… I lost it. He became nothing but a
drone that was a slave to his genetic make-up to me. I couldn’t find
his character anymore, and so I lost ALL connection after that.
However, in the back of my mind, I knew the imprinting was going to
happen all along. When he was talking to Quil early on, I KNEW that he
would imprint on Bella's baby. I was hoping that I wouldn’t be right.
But then, out of all the foreshadowing that made sense came this red
haring. It was illogical and ludicrous, and that's exactly why it
happened. Thanks, Meyer. It was from there that I just started going
with all my first gut predictions and I ended up being correct on every
single ludicrous idea.
Ludicrous-er and Ludicrous-er...
Except one. NO EPIC BATTLE?!?!?!!? I am still HP minded and that isn't
completely fair to Meyer. BUT, what, then, has she been building up for
this entire book?? Dreams of a battle about to begin, gathering
vampires to be ready to fight, werewolves on standby, the Volturi
menacingly approaching… and then this happens, roughly: “O hai! Guyeez
, lets talk this outie, yo.” “Kayz. We r up foh that!”
Really?! And YAY for Bella for being all special and awesome, but can
there be ONE thing that she does NOT get perfectly? I mean… some
sacrifice somewhere??? Meyer has set us all up for 3 books about how
it's going to be a sacrifice to be a vampire. She’s going to lose
contact with Charlie to protect him from her crazy newborn-ness, she
will never get to be a mother, her friendship with Jacob would
officially end, and they would have to move soon because the treaty
would be in breech. All of this HAD to happen. It was part of starting
her new life with Edward. But then she changes and it's like CHRISTMAS
everyday! She doesn’t have to sacrifice ONE THING. What happened to
Meyer’s whole “sacrifice a lot for a greater love?” Bella gets
EVERYTHING! What's to be learned in that?
“Sacrifice some stuff, to get better stuff that completely replaces the old, and then you live forever and are pretty! WEEEE!!”
No.
And because I could predict the entire last 300 pages, almost point per
point (and I even kept a note that proves my ideas were authentic
before I read it, just to be sure), all this “Oh NOES! Save mah baby!
Save mah family! Worry! Worry” was completely melodramatic and boring.
Don’t worry Bella… you’re indestructible… you’ll be fine. And so will
your family… Wish I could say the same for Meyer’s fanfare, though.
Character interaction....?
Want to know something else that was completely beat to death? How
about the lovey-dovey devotion crap between Edward and Bella and how
after 4 books, Meyer still hadn’t found a new way to describe their
interaction to the point where it was almost stale and redundant. We
get it, he’s pretty, you love him, he loves you, you guys are together
forever, etc… lay off for a while and try to think of something NEW to
bring to the table (besides a mutant vampire baby). PLEASE. Show me
some depth! I beg you!!!
Which is another things that almost breaks my heart about this book: It
seems to suck every level of every character out until they are all
2-dimensional. Was I the only one who felt that way? They all seemed
single-minded by the end. Edward, to me felt completely robotic for
most of the time. And what about how he had wrestled with his
irrational demon in the last book? Did he really never conquer his
irrationality and learn how to try and deal with things concerning
Bella? I guess not. He must have regressed. What was with him asking
Jacob to sleep with Bella?! I know he was desperate and vulnerable and
he felt guilty for it all… but HELLO! Have you learned nothing about
how to deal with these things, Edward? Baby, I love you, but you are
just ridiculous, and I guess will never learn a thing. How is it that
Jacob is better at handling these things than you, Mr. 107?
That was was so frustrating to me. Why was Jacob better at reading her
than Edward was…? So what if he can’t read her mind! Any dummy is going
to be able to tell why Bella is feeling what she is feeling after being
around her for a while. I mean, doesn’t he know her at all? Can’t he
draw inferences from her past behavior to apply to new situations? Has
she ever been afraid for HERSELF? NO. So of course Edward should
understand that Bella, upon their return to Forks, is more scared for
her baby than for herself. How could that news blindside the person who
is supposedly her soul-mate?
Happily Ever *puke* oh nevermind....
The only way a proverbial ‘red ribbon tied to the top of an ending’
feels rewarding is if there is some struggle somewhere in the book.
That is the problem with this story. There is no REAL conflict the
entire time. Bella gets her way in every single way possible, so the
fact that she lives happily ever after isn’t surprising or rewarding in
any way at all. It’s almost sickening. And it’s pretty easy NOT to
really care either way, by the end, anyway.
One of my friends (Caty) said this about the book: “One thing I have
always loved is that, even though you know vampires aren't real, that
Edward is just a beautiful part of your imagination, it feels like it
just might be possible. Not with Breaking Dawn. To be quite honest, I
felt like I was reading terrible fan fiction for half the book.” And
this is EXACTLY correct. I felt like this was a sequel like Pirates of
the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. Everyone had such high
expectations that it was already going to be successful by default, but
then it ends up being the biggest let-down EVER.
Future? No thanks.
I hope the next series she writes has NOTHING to do with Twilight for a
while, so I can start believing in her again. And I really hope when
she does write a Forks related story, it is all about Jacob. I don’t
know if I really care to know more about Nessie, but I could do it for
Jacob. However… if it is from Nessie’s perspective I think I would be
completely uninterested. There would be too much interaction between
her and her parents, and therefore I would have to suffer through more
mischaracterization of two of my favorite characters.
So to sum up... I am major-ly disappointed. This just doesn't really
seem like Meyer at all, and I am still feeling it. I almost feel badly
for her because I know it's going to kill her to get the feedback. But
she should have done so much better than this. What was the other book
this book was based on anyways? I don't even know. But I honestly think
the book Caty and I had written for the ending was better... and I may
just look at Twilight as a trilogy from now on and form my own ending.
What will happen with the movie? Will they continue on? I can't imagine
this last book being made into a movie... I hope they don't try. I
guess it's off to check out the paylist, laugh to myself, and then move
on from this series for a while.
Will I ever look back on this book and like it... I highly doubt it. Sorry Meyer! But you let me down first, friend.Let's
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| The Dark Knight
So finally,
tomorrow is the big day! Another milestone day in the Batman timeline:
The release of The Dark Knight. I am more than excited to see this
film! Yet, at the same time, I have been feeling slightly solemn about
it at times.
I have been waiting for 3 years for the sequel to Batman Begins, and at
the announcement of Heath as the Joker, I was skeptical. Not because I 
thought he wasn't a good actor, but just because I had loved Heath for
so long, I thought it would be hard for me to separate Heath from the
character he was playing. However, as soon as I saw a glimpse of his
portrayal, I no longer had any trace of doubt.
When we lost Heath, I was shocked and incredibly sad. He was one of the
first male actors I loved and felt a connection to. For him to be taken
SO young, with so much promise was unfathomable to me. It still is. I
almost feel silly still being affected by the loss, but I can't help
it.
Tonight I watched A Knight's Tale for the first time in about 5 years.
It was so weird to see it knowing that this was the first movie I ever
saw him in, and tomorrow I am going to see him in the last new film
he'd ever complete. But I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate
his accomplishments than to start where he started: a young, beautiful,
talented man with the heart of a knight who just wanted to change his
stars. Call me cheesy, but the sentiment was strong with me tonight.
Heath went from high school theater kid to an Oscar nominated Hollywood
actor who has influenced and touched many people in the world,
personally and professionally.
I'm a bit reluctant to have Heath's last movie come out. It's like as
long as The Dark Knight isn't out at least he still has one more movie
coming, but when it comes out it's like the end, in a way, and I am not
ready for the end of Heath. However, even though it's hard for me to
accept and understand that he has died, what's really important is
highlighting his success and achievements, and enjoying his work.
Because ultimately, I know that is what he'd want us to do. He will
live on through his work and our perception, adoration, and respect for
what he's done.
So here's to tomorrow and The Dark Knight! I will wear my Joker make-up
proudly and dedicate all my excitement for this movie to Heath! I love
him and appreciate him, and I know he'll knock us out with his
performance!
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| My Breaking Dawn Theories.
OBVIOUSLY there are spoilers below.
Caty and I have been discussing our theories about what the future
holds for Bella, Jacob, and Edward in Breaking Dawn. If you have been
following with Stephenie Meyer, you will know that she is basing the
next book loosely on A Midsummer Night's Dream and a "mystery book." I
was interested in what part of the story would be based on Midsummer
Night's Dream. This is what I was thinking:
Jacob = Demetrius
Leah = Helena
Bella = Hermia
Jacob will be completely interested in Bella, like usual, Leah will be
bugging him most of the story, and nearing the end he will (somehow)
realize that Leah loves him and fall for her instead. I was tossing
around the idea of her imprinting on him... but I do realize that she
would have already had to have done that if that was going to happen...
and if she had already imprinted on him, the whole pack would know with
their mental connection. So I am not sure how that would play out, but
I think this idea fits the pattern pretty well.
As for the "mystery book" that Meyer is using, I would have to say I
think it may be Jane Eyer, like Amy thought. Meyer has mentioned that
this is one of her favorite books, and it would make sense for her to
use this for the Edward/Bella story line. In the story, a wedding is
supposed to happen between Rochester and Jane, but something comes up
to completely destroy that plan. In this story, it is discovered that
he already has a wife and so the wedding is called off. However, by the
end everything gets resolved and Jane ends up with him after a bunch of
dramatic events. Roughly... and I mean very ROUGHLY.. that is the story.
I think this is a pretty easy template to follow for Bella and Edward.
The wedding will approach, but something will come back from Edward's
past to postpone it. Maybe it won't be something as crazy as Edward
already having been married, but something is going to come about that
keeps the wedding from happening on time, confusion will ensure, and
we'll all hold our breaths as we wait for Bella to come back to Edward.
A theory about what the thing from the past could be is...perhaps a
visit from Tanya? I've read some places that people expect to see her
again because of some of the things that Edward said about her before.
Also, the lexicon describes her as a sucubus or seductrice. This could
play a part in something...?
Either way, if it is base don Jane Eyer, I am ok with that because at
least I know Bella would end up with Edward, like she should. I had a
horrible week where I feared that the book would be based on Tuck
Everlasting. However, I have sense come to the conclusion that it is
completely out of the pattern that Stephenie has created to use such a
contemporary novel as a foundation; especially since it isn't really a
classic. Jane Eyer fits in much more comfortably with Wuthering
Heights, Pride and Prejudice, Romeo and Juliet, and Midsummer Night's
Dream. Plus, there is the proof that she has mentioned and talked about
that she loves that book, anyways. Not to mention that if Meyer doesn't
follow through with the hype, I think the fans may kill her.
Things I haven't mentioned... the Volturi, the inevitable return of
Jacob, theories about what Bella will be like as a vampire, the
treaty... all of these things I know will be in there somewhere, but
that is the part Stephenie will take care of. I feel like it would be
too broad for me to speculate on any of these. I will say that the only
way we can see Bella becoming a Vampire without the treaty being broken
would have to be like this: either Jacob ends up hurting her to the
point of death (by accident, losing control? perhaps during a werewolf
vs vampire battle?) and then asks Edward to change her in order to save
her life, or some other vampire from the Volturi bites her, and the
werewolves and Cullens come together again to punish those new Vamps
for "hunting" on "Cullen turf"... So maybe one of these things will
happen.
As for the excerpt from the Breaking Dawn posters, about someone you
love killing you, I guess that could either be applied to if Jacob does
end up accidentally losing control with her, or if Edward is the one
that ends up turning her. Because the turn is basically like dying...
so in turn, Edward would be "killing" her in a sense.
These are mostly speculations that I have found fit pretty well
together, to me at least. I was interested to see what you guys thought
about it. What do you guys think?
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| Defending Jacob BlackI've been reading up on Twilight and what other fans think of the
books, etc, etc. I just have to say that I am really surprised,
firstly, about how so many people who enjoy a BOOK SERIES can still be
completely unable to string the correct words together to form a real
sentence. Secondly, I am surprised by the number of fans who hate Jacob
Black, and the majority of them don't even have a good argument or
reason for it... It's just... "OMFGz, Edward iz shmexierz" or "Teem
Edward! Jake suckz ELOHEL" or "die Jake die, because I can't handle
conflict in the stories I read/ have my parents read to me, because I'm
illiterate."
Therefore, I am just going to go ahead and put my defense out there
into cyberspace, just to cover, at least, how I feel about him. I think
someone needs to speak for the poor kid.
SPOILERS FOR ECLIPSE AND EVERYTHING ELSE BELOW
... I don't want Jacob to die. I am on Team Edward, but
that doesn't mean I don't love Jacob too and want him to find happiness
in some way.
I don't understand not being able to like both of them. I love Edward.
SO much. But I also sympathize with Jake. It isn't his fault he fell in
love with Bella... in fact, it was because Edward left that he even had
the chance to fall in love with her.
Jake said he would never be able to live with himself if he didn't at
least try to win Bella, and he had nothing to lose, but everything to
gain. Can you really blame him for doing the best he could? I can't. I
feel for the poor guy. And I want him to be happy. The kid knew he had
nothing to lose and that he had to pull out everything he could in
order to stay level with Edward. And Edward did the same thing to him a
few times. Edward purposefully tried to hurt Jacob a few times by using
Bella. Like when he had her talk about all the wonderful times she had
with Edward while he knew that Jacob could hear. It's like Jacob
rubbing the fact he could keep Bella warm in Edward's face. Neither of
them are blameless in that way.
I agree that Jacob didn't handle his feelings for Bella correctly, he
did manipulate her... but also, he is 16 while Edward is 107. There is
a huge maturity difference here, and so I think people need to ease up
and cut Jacob some slack.
Does no one take into consideration that Stephenie Meyer really loves
Jacob Black? Not to mention that he is one of the greatest tools to the
testament of Bella's love for Edward. With Jacob she could have had a
normal life with babies and a future where she could stay a human and
never have to say goodbye to her parents, etc. The easier choice was
Jacob. YET, she chose Edward, the harder choice, the most sacrificial
choice where she would have to say goodbye to everyone she knows,
because she loves Edward even more than all of that. This is what makes
Bella's love for Edward the most true. The choice she made between
them, even when it's obvious which is easiest. Without Jacob's
character in the books, Edward and Bella's relationship would lack this
depth.
Can we at least appreciate this about Jacob???
And also, something tells me that without Jacob's character... there
wouldn't be much of a series to continue writing, meaning less books
for us to read...
And lest we forget... Jacob kept Bella alive in New Moon.
Let's just stop hating on him and appreciate him for all the things he
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