When I read Caitlin Flanagan's "What Girls Want" I never really realized the sexual tensions that are portrayed in the Twilight movies. Twilight grew a lot over the years and has a wide range of audience who now read and watch the movies. I know restrictions really can't be made on books but I feel like somehow we need a way to have younger audience such as children under 13 to not read it. I feel like now that I read "What Girls Want" it made me more aware of all the sexual tension and pressure Bella has towards Edward and in New Moon, even Jacob. And in my opinion the younger audience shouldn't be reading or seeing some of this, such as the sex scenes and some parts of the movie are also very violent. I know the movies are doing a good job at keeping this more of a PG with not being as gruesome as the book or as sexual. However, in the movie there are a lot of the long stares and in the last three movies kissing romantically and at sometimes it seems almost violent.
Even the way the vampires are portrayed is pretty much what every girl wants. From their looks to their personality it what every girls dreams of finding. And when Bella is stuck between Edward's love vs. Jacob's love it despite the fact that they are both or can both be monsters she still chooses one of them. This is awkward to most people because Bella could easily find a different, normal guy at her high school.
I guess Caitlin Flanagan's article really made me realize and look more closely at the things we are reading and watching, and to I guess, keep an eye out of things that you wouldn't imagine.
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