Twilight Thoughts

Just from watching the trailer of New Moon, I don’t like the part where Bella dares Edward to kiss her, on the night of her birthday. She raised an eyebrow when she demanded him to kiss her? I can sense that she is trying to make Bella into a stronger girl than the author had portrayed in the first 3 books but it’s not romantic at all and it is a complete departure from the author’s intention to showcase Bella’s evolution from quiet, shy girl to fiercely loving and protective woman. It’s too soon in the story for Bella to show balls! I wonder if there was any disagreement between KS and SM during filming as to how the character should be portrayed. Anyhow, I liked the book version better, where she asks all sweetly...

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A few chapters into New Moon which I’m re-reading, this thought hits me. If Edward felt so strongly about Bella and the Cullen family wants to see him happy, why do they just up and leave? Edward is worried that he would have to choose between Bella and his family (in light of the events on Bella’s birthday)? And knowing how he felt about Bella, he would inevitably choose her, thus hurting his family? Er, but how he feels is not strong enough to want to fight to be with her and yet keep his family? And if he chooses Bella but can’t keep his family, surely he could hope that one day, his family will take him, them, back? Uhm, I guess in their world it’s not simply taking Bella away from Jasper’s thirst, it would surely involve Edward having to kill Jasper, which isn’t exactly forgivable, especially because it will hurt Alice. Complicated but I still can’t accept that Edward could hurt Bella this way—the only excuse would be that he just doesn’t grasp how much he means to Bella. Sometimes we make that mistake, that we think we know what’s best for the people we love, even if it means hurting them.

I suddenly realize that humans sometimes come face to face with the dilemma of choosing between a loved one or family. And sometimes, humans choose family initially but then they realize that they cannot live without this person... They go back to him/her, and hope, rightfully so, that the family will understand and accept.

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