One of the biggest books and movies around right now is the Twilight franchise. Although, that same fame won’t protect it from many of it’s critics.
Many are furious with the books and movies due to some parts of it’s storyline. The critics range from upset over parts where the protagonist fails to be a role model, to outright accusations of misogyny.
Yet, while it’s a multi-billion dollar seller, is there anything to what the critics say? The protagonist is far from what most would want their own children imitating, even aside from that vampire aspect, it really is just a story.
Throughout the books the main character is outright obsessed with the love interest Edward. While alone this just makes the books a ‘typical’ romance novel, many argue that the unhealthy interest Bella shows in Edward’s (at one point being completely catatonic due to their breakup), is an unhealthy image for young kids to read,
It’s doubtful that the author, Stephanie Meyer, anticipated most of the backlash. While that alone (especially) doesn’t necessarily mean the critics are actually wrong.
I’ve just recently read the books myself, it’s nothing that I would want my own daughter to emulate (by far). Meyer did craft a fascinating tale, admittedly I did enjoy the series for the most part. While I do have to agree with the critics over a few things, at the same time it is ‘just a book’.
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