10 Harsh Realities Of Rewatching The Twilight Saga
Every year, the urge to rewatch the Twilight Saga hits and every year, fans have to come to a few painful realizations about the vampire romance.
Movie lovers shift their focus to darker and spookier movies when fall comes and for some, that shift combined with the gloomier weather leads them to some of their guiltier pleasures which may manifest in an annual rewatch of the Twilight Saga.
It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
The first movie is widely known for being the worst in the saga with its strange cool filtering and forced acting making it a hard start for people rewatching the movies and for others who are just trying to get into the vampire craze.
Edward Is The King Of Drama
Robert Pattinson won the hearts of Twilight fans in his role as Edward which is ironic because the actor can’t seem to stand the Twilight movies himself. Still, he is convincing as the vampire desperately trying to protect Bella from the monster he believes he is, but it’s impossible not to see how overdramatic Edward is in all of his choices to “protect” Bella.
Never Experiencing The Finale For The First Time Again
2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Breaking Dawn Part 2. The finale movie features a battle scene that shows the death of several of the saga’s most loved and hated characters. Even for the people that weren’t exactly fans, if they made it all the way to the final movie, the multiple deaths were more than likely a huge shock.
Jacob Imprinting Will Always Be Weird
In Eclipse, Jacob explains that when a wolf imprints, they become whatever that person needs them to be whether it’s a protector, lover, or friend which is a difference between Twilight werewolves and conventional werewolves. On first watch, it sounds romantic but when Jacob ends up imprinting on Bella’s baby it gets a little weird, but it’s explained away with the rationale that their connection isn’t romantic.
Bella And Edward’s Relationship Is Toxic
Team Edward vs Team Jacob was a battle that almost divided a generation but both relationships had its red flags. Bella choosing Edward wasn’t a surprise even to the movie fans who had not read the book because of how quickly Bella became co-dependent in the relationship.
High School Setting Doesn’t Make Sense
Why on earth are the Cullens still in high school? The level of drama is appropriate for high school but, even in the first movie, the Cullens are ridiculously out of place. All the other issues with the first movie may cause people to miss that on first watch but when given time, it’s likely the first thing that comes to mind when they’re introduced.
Nothing WILL Beat The Baseball Scene
One of the more positive realizations that many have when rewatching the saga is that no Twilight action sequence will ever compare to the baseball scene from the first movie. Not only did it do a great job at demonstrating the powers of the Cullens, but it was also just a huge contrast to the tone of the rest of the movie.
Not Enough Rosalie
In the grand scheme of things, Rosalie played a pretty minor role in the main story of the saga but her presence was felt, especially when she revealed her backstory and true reason for being unwelcoming to Bella.
Bella And Jacob Aren’t Friends
Team Jacob fans probably had their negative opinions of Bella the first time they watched the Twilight Saga just out of pure loyalty for their favorite love interest. Those opinions, while biased, likely have some truth to them. However, on the other side, Jacob wasn’t a true friend to Bella either.
You Would Be Jessica
While technically she was a side character, Jessica had undeniable main character energy. Played by Anna Kendrick, Jessica appears in four of the five movies as one of Bella’s human friends, although the word friend could be used very lightly here.
She was snarky but treated Bella with kindness even though she and Bella’s friendship was usually superficial at best. However, her character becomes more relatable when given another chance at evaluation. She called Bella out for her recklessness before distancing herself and then wasn’t afraid to say what most people would be thinking at an 18-year-old’s wedding. Whether they like it or not, most of the audience would be like Jessica if put in the same situation.
