twihard - a movie review? (more like angsty inner thoughts in blog form)

Twihard.

Yes, it is a thing (or so I've been told). It's like "die-hard" plus Twilight.

...ugh.

(spoiler alert, btw, if you really really really want to see it.........) 

As friends probably know, last night me and some friends went to the midnight premiere of the last and latest Twilight movie (Breaking Dawn part 2). Having read all of the books in middle school/early high school, and having seen all the other movies (though not at midnight), I can honestly say that I was indifferent. Midnight premieres are, for me, sort of something I do just because I can. When I was in high school, I was never really allowed to go to them, and since coming to college I've been to 2! (Hunger Games, and now this one). Honestly, I only do it for the "experience"-the hype, the fun and ridiculousness of staying out until 3am to see a movie that will be in theaters for weeks to come.

Ok, end tangent on suppressed childhood desires re-emerging...

I knew what was going to happen, since I had already read it. So far, the movies had been pretty true to the books (the author is the producer of most of the movies, I believe). So we got our seats, endured through several movie trailers coming in 2013 (with which I am thoroughly disappointed), until finally the movie began.

I'm no movie critic, but I couldn't help but laugh, nearly the entire time. The whole vampire running really fast thing is just comical, because it is so fake. The suspension-of-disbelief was absent, because it was so obviously fake. This resulted in many a laugh...basically the whole time. 

Another disappointment? "Renesme", as a baby? 

FAKE BABY. 

Her face is totally CGI, made up, animated on a doll body, I don't know the terminology, but seriously, so weird. (Like imagine how you go on one of those  "show me what my future babies will look like if I marry this guy" websites...YEAH, that's pretty much spot on what they did). 

I just couldn't take the movie seriously. 

The 4th book itself is a disappointment though-a huge build up for the most epic vampire on vampire fight ever-and then everyone just goes home. Essentially, this is what happened in the movie (except for that part where Alice "foresees" what could have happened, in which case Carlisle/Jasper/a few of the known wolves/Jane/Alec/pretty sure Esme all die) That was clever, eh? But in reality, nothing happened. Everyone left, and of course no one died, and everyone lived happily ever after.

Great. Less than mediocre and comedic addition to the 'saga'. 

But today I read a blog post by Mark Driscoll 

Yikes, right? I mean, I get the whole attachment to the storyline, or the kind of obsession with the characters, but doesn't this seem a little extreme? Friends drinking their friends' blood? People legitimately believing that they are hundreds-of-year-old vampires, and then acting on it???

Obviously, there are some theological implications here. 

I encourage you to read the blog post, because I think he most definitely does a better job explaining.

Ultimately, I'm faced with this new idea.

What the heck am I putting into my head? What am I watching, reading, paying money to view? 

I paid $10 to see a poorly composed replica of a book filled with demonic ideas and lusty teen romance?

What's worse, I am 100% aware of this. I know how bad this stuff is. I know that I should set my sights on higher, holier things that this worldly crap (it is crap). My roommate even said during the movie, "You're too emotionally invested!" (laughingly, but still, is it true?) 

On a regular basis, I watch New Girl, Glee, and Grey's Anatomy (by regularly, I mean when I can). And I know how bad they are! 

So why do we watch them? This can be asked of anything we do that's media based-why do we listen to 'secular' pop music, about sex and drinking and doing whatever we want because we're young? Why do we watch shows and movies about vampires, or futuristic apocalyptic worlds, or friends hooking up just because they can? 

Why do we do it? 

The Twilight Saga does nothing but fill my head with useless, even sinful ideas and false hopes of a stalker-esque, god-like boyfriend, among other things.

I don't know.

But I do know that my life should be spent on things more worthy of my time and attention. 

"Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ." [Philippians 1:27]

What. 

what.

Ok, I'll leave you with this. Just think about what you're feeding yourself-mentally and spiritually. Consider what is worthy of your time. And consider what is life giving. I knowwww that I need to.

Let's not all end up as drones, obsessed with worthless junk such as tween vamp/wolf drama romance. Ok?

-K