November 17, 2008

• Why this guy is a Twilight fan

  (Warning:  some minor spoilers sprinkled around the entry, but nothing too major)

   

  In case you didn’t know, I’m a guy that happens to be a fan of the Twilight series.  Yup, they exist!  However, I’m not like one of those fanatical teen girls that go crazy over the books (especially over certain characters like Edward).  I have a couple of reasons why I like the series, which may not be what you would have guessed.

  Let me tell you how I first got into Twilight.  It was the beginning of this past summer when I initially heard of Twilight.  I was looking online when I saw a teaser video for the movie (which is coming out this Friday).  To be honest, I didn’t think it was THAT great, but from what I gathered there seemed to be a lot of buzz about it online.  A lot of people were comparing it to Harry Potter.  I never read the Harry Potter series, but I know how popular it is and if people are comparing Twilight to it then it must be pretty popular as well.

  So I stopped by the bookstore to pick up the book Twilight.  However, I ended up not reading it until the last month of summer, when I brought it to the beach as a reading material.  Before I knew it, I found myself reading the book for hours until I finished it a day or so later.  After that, I proceeded to pick up the next 3 books in the series and read them all within that month.

  The books aren’t perfect in my eyes.  I had to get used to the author’s writing style at first.  She tended to go on and on describing either everything that is happening in a scene or describing the features of people (especially Edward) in great detail.  The books also had the tendency to not have anything really big happen until the last 100 pages.  Finally, I wasn’t all that into the romance drama going on between Bella/Edward and Bella/Jacob.

  So what do I like?  Well despite the critique I made above, I found myself getting really into the story and the universe it took place in.  I liked the idea of a universe where vampires and shape-shifters existed, and how they try to coexist in the human world (that’s part of the reason why I also like the HBO show True Blood, which has some similarities to Twilight).  Once I got used to the writing style, I realized that it made me care more about all the characters and was very good at slowly building up to the climaxes of each book.  Also, some of the dialogue can be pretty funny, especially the ones coming out of Emmett’s mouth.

  Like I said before, Edward/Jacob/Bella are not exactly my favorite characters, despite them being the main ones.  After I was done with the series, I realized I was constantly reading because I wanted to see what would happen to a lot of the supporting characters.  By the end, I figured out the reason why I liked these characters (in particular 5 of them) was because they fit certain ideal archetypes of mine that I have for people in my life.  Here are the 5:

  1.  Carlisle Cullen
  Ideally, this is who I strive to be in my life.  He seems like the perfect father figure that is kind and is respected by those around him.  He has many strong characteristics that I value such as compassion, tolerance, empathy, and strong self-control (in his case strong control when it comes to his emotions and to blood).  He’s very admirable since he was able to find a way to be a “good” vampire, even though he had to suffer through some harsh times to get to that point.  If Carlisle existed in real life, he would probably be someone I look up to and highly respect.

  2.  Emmett Cullen
  Emmett fits my expectations for how a big brother should be.  He’s very protective and loyal, yet still has a big heart.  At the same time, he can be very laid back, funny and sarcastic (especially with all his suggestive comments), yet can be serious when needed.  He actually reminds me a lot of how I am now.  I can see my little brother describing me in a similar way.

  3.  Seth Clearwater
  Now this character would be my ideal younger brother or son.  He is probably one of the most honest, genuine, and purist character of the book.  Very optimistic, happy, generous and chill, he definitely a kid I would want to take care of.  In the book, he is one of the first people to see the Cullens as people, not just vampires, and I like how he’s not prejudice at all.  He also got a strong sense of loyalty and a strong sense of right and wrong.  Now who wouldn’t want to know a person like that?

  4.  Jasper Hale
  This guy would be the wise friend that I would go to whenever I need help or some insight.  Loyal (notice a pattern?), honest, and perceptive, I could see myself going to him when I need to figure out a problem.  He seems to be a very honorable gentleman that has a strong moral code as well.  In addition, he probably the ultimate empathetic person with his powers to control other emotions.  If I had that I would be an amazing therapist!

  5.  Garrett
  Finally, Garrett would be that trustful, fun friend that I would take to experience the world.  He’s open-minded (as seen when he attempts try to be “vegetarian”), honorable, and has a passion for justice.  That speech he gave at the end of Breaking Dawn, as well as that line he said to Kate (“If we live through this, I’ll follow you anywhere woman.”) were quite courageous and shows a lot of confidence.  Including the fact he has an adventurous soul, Garrett would be the ideal bro (I’m watching way too much How I Met Your Mother).

  Needless to say, I’m excited to go see the movie to see how my favorite characters are portrayed.  I’ll leave the Edward/Jacob/Bella crap for the teen girls .

  P.S. Ashley Greene, the actress playing Alice (the short haired chica in the first picture at the top), is H-O-T (pictures below).  Another incentive for us guys to watch

  

  I’ll let her suck me any day (my blood of course )!

  P.P.S. I know, I know, this was probably one of the most dorkiest post I’ve ever made.  Might as well take the dork factor all the way!  Just for funsies; me as a Twilight vampire:

   

  Go check out Twilight this Friday! 

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