I might have. But I take it all back.
I finally broke down and bought Twilight on PPV. I’m hooked! Edward is the most amazing, ancient, alpha- teenage male I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching for two hours on the big HD. And that includes Leo in Romeo and Juliet.
Edward is the bad-boy trying to stay good, thanks to the help of the right woman (or in Edward’s case, the woman he’s been waiting for). And on top of it all, his protective instinct makes a girl (woman) want to melt right into his shimmery gold eyes. And when Bella’s friend says it looks like Edward wants to eat her…well, someone sound the bell, it’s snack time.
Considering that Edward is 17, I should feel a little icky about my infatuation with the high school heart breaker. But he’s been 17 for a while so that would make him old enough to be a great, great, great, great, grandfather...In my wishfully thinking mind that's not too old, not too young, but juuust right.
In a literary sense, Edward’s onscreen character is an interesting combination of the Lost Soul and the Bad Boy archetypes found in Romance Literature. The brooding, dark looks, protective instincts bordering on insane obsession, open heart yearning for acceptance, are all elements of Edward’s character that make him perfect for Romance lover’s searching for a timeless love story.
Next post…I’ll take a closer look at the Romance Literature archetypes.
Edward is the bad-boy trying to stay good, thanks to the help of the right woman (or in Edward’s case, the woman he’s been waiting for). And on top of it all, his protective instinct makes a girl (woman) want to melt right into his shimmery gold eyes. And when Bella’s friend says it looks like Edward wants to eat her…well, someone sound the bell, it’s snack time.
Considering that Edward is 17, I should feel a little icky about my infatuation with the high school heart breaker. But he’s been 17 for a while so that would make him old enough to be a great, great, great, great, grandfather...In my wishfully thinking mind that's not too old, not too young, but juuust right.
In a literary sense, Edward’s onscreen character is an interesting combination of the Lost Soul and the Bad Boy archetypes found in Romance Literature. The brooding, dark looks, protective instincts bordering on insane obsession, open heart yearning for acceptance, are all elements of Edward’s character that make him perfect for Romance lover’s searching for a timeless love story.
Next post…I’ll take a closer look at the Romance Literature archetypes.
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