Internet Hate Machine

The internet generates more blind hatred that just about anything else.

Conversations aren't held on the internet, it's either all praise for something that may or may not be that great. Or people spewing hatred either at each other or at something that really doesn't affect (?) them in the least.

It happens with elections, books, carpet, anything.

I know that I'm just as guilty as the rest but I still get pissed off when I read shit like this. Which happens to be about Twilight.

Mostly guys.

Duh.

And I'm not saying that all women HAVE to like Twilight, but it is so specifically tuned to every middle of the road woman's fantasy that, if they're the least bit susceptible, they're going to not be able to put the series away and more than likely fall in love with Edward Cullen.

So it gets popular.

So what?

The DaVinci Code got popular and it was about as well written as dog shit. And I've railed against that too, but I understand why it kinda worked.

Now the Twilight movie.

It sucked?

Did it?

No. It isn't any Crystal Skull or DaVinci Code.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought they did a very good job capturing the feel of the story for me. It was relatively low budget, and I thought that the way they did things, although to a lower bar than most "fantasy" movies, really worked. They could have improved the special effects. And once in a while I was somewhat distracted by the less than uber polished way that the vampires moved at high speeds. With that sort of budget you can't expect Matrix level work.

As for the acting. Not superb, but good. The awkwardness was perfect. I only cringed a couple of times.

What I think it comes down to is how far you have your head up your ass going into the movie. If you're thinking its going to be some sort of girly stupid vampire mushy romance and you think that's stupid. Well, No of course you aren't going to like the movie or the books. But if you like that sort of thing it really does well. Much better than I ever expected from either the posters or the trailers.

I liked it.

If you didn't I don't give a fuck.

And of course they're going to make the sequels. Hollywood only cares about the money, and this series is going to make a mint. No Harry Potter, but its better than Ice Age or Land Before Time MMXI.

And any girl who thinks they're above Twilight...hahahahahahahhahahaha! I'm so sorry for your cold existance. I'd much rather fall into that starry-eyed I-wish-my-Edward-would-come state than not feel at all. I'd rather have my heart hurt once in a while than forget that it's there, at least I still know that I'm alive. And I'm about as independent/self sufficient (as long as we're not talking about money) as they come.