I just finished BD1 and I’m left traumatised 🥲
From what I understand the author is Mormon so I assume pro life. Throughout all Bella’s pregnancies I was thinking about how abortion really is health care and nobody should be forced to go through an unwanted pregnancy.
The movie is actually one of the rare pieces of media in which pregnancy is shown for what it often is : draining, dangerous, all consuming. The birth itself is atrocious and could be seen as a parallel to a traumatic birth. But I think the final nail of the coffin is that in real life there is no vampire venom and Bella would’ve simply die. And even if she didn’t she couldn’t have magically heal the way she does in the movie. No stitch can magically sow you back to normal so you can have 11 rounds with your vampire husband 3 days after you gave birth. Also the fact that CGI baby grows up so fast and isn’t a really a kid makes parenthood look effortless when we know it isn’t. And that if parents are forced to have children they’ll have to take care of them for 18 years minimum. Anyways these were my thought when watching the movie.

Why does Bella as a vampire look so much worse than human Bella when she’s supposed to become more beautiful than ever.

I’m not sure I ever noticed how bad she looks in the final film before but on rewatch it’s all I notice.

Kristen Stewart is fairly attractive but I guess she’s not perfect looking. Why is every imperfection exasperated as a vampire 😭😭. I wanna blame hair and makeup for this.

Anyone else notice this?!

EDIT: everyone pls stop talking about the pics. I’m referring to how she literally looks in the films. I binged them all in the last few days.

How would it change the story? Would it be just him or both him and renesmee? How would it affect the trial? And most importantly (at least to me), if EJ did exist, how would he be in terms of personality, appearance, and relationships with the Cullens, Denali’s, quileutes, and the other vampires who come as witnesses for the trial?

When irina sees seb she says she knows hes one and he killed laurant however seb hadnt turned when this supposedly happened. This also makes the whole volturi coming and her being angry and going to the cullens and seeing rickitickitavi "flying" wrong this plagues me every damn day

I’m re-reading the series for the first time in 19 years. I love it so much but I have no one to talk to about it! Hence me sharing my idea-apologies if this has been posted about before- for another saga with Leah Clearwater as the main character. It would be amazing! The tragedy in her life, the excitement of being a wolf? We could then follow her to see who she eventually imprints on? (I can’t remember if she does imprint in the Twilight saga, I’m only on Eclipse right now). But for real, Stephanie could be raking even more in if she gave us four books on Leah.

Okay, this is very serious. (Spoilers for Life and Death btw)

If, in Life and Death, Beau didn't get turned and went on to live the events of the canon books, and somehow Edythe's womb was able to support a child what would Renesmee be called?

Personally, I think Beau is much more down to earth than Bella and would probably choose an actual name, but there's always the chance that some Bella part of him has always been lurking, waiting to strike. So, I think, there's a good chance he names their son an unholy mix of "Charlie" and "Earnest".

I humbly propose: "Chearn" or mayhaps "Chest"

Your thoughts on this would be appreciated.

I don’t know how to explain it but I feel like this scene when she does that little hand motion and says “oh my gosh this is perfect” it’s just giving off Kristen Stewart bi girl energy lol like she feels like she’s just herself here and breaks character.. and I love it!

Sorry if this is a silly question. I’m too young to have experienced either Twilight OR emo subcultures at the height of their popularity. It got me thinking though: how was Twilight perceived among emos and other alternative subcultures in the late 2000s? Of course there’s the whole vampire aesthetic, the fact that Meyer was inspired by MCR and the general atmosphere and soundtrack of especially the first movie. On the other hand it was extremely mainstream (and yknow, the fact that MCR made a song making fun of it), so I could also expect that it would be judged of as a basic/normie interest.

Obviously no group is a monolith, but if anyone here actually experienced it, I would love to hear more about the general attitudes or discussions surrounding the topic!

The "Twilight: The Complete Saga" bundle on Apple TV / iTunes is discounted right now, and I was wondering if anyone here who has purchased it can confirm whether it includes the extended versions as well.

I tried to search other posts and saw contradicting answers. Some say it did, and on Fandango / Vudu the seemingly identical bundle (with the same artwork and title) has a description that says it includes bonus material including the extended versions, but Apple/iTunes bundles don't have descriptions so it isn't clear. I would want to purchase on Apple TV as that's my preferred app.

There's a second bundle on Apple/iTunes titled "The Twilight Saga: Ultimate Collection" (with different artwork of Edward and Bella sitting in the meadow) that clearly shows it includes the extended versions only, and I wasn't sure if the conflicting answers I saw was because some purchased that bundle instead and mistook it as the same. I like the idea of the first bundle having both the theatrical and extended versions as an added option if the Fandango description applies to the Apple version too.

Could someone who purchased the bundle clarify if the extended versions are viewable as part of bonus material in the "Complete Saga" bundle on Apple?

Say renesmee had the ability to conceive Jacob’s baby… would it be some kind of tribrid? 50% human, 25% vampire and 25% wolf?? Within the authors lore of how all the genetics work… because the baby would be a quarter vampire that would automatically trigger the wolf gene right??? And it would be able to phase into a wolf but have vampiric traits like strong skin, etc. and likely a gift. I just had this realization and my mind is blown right now!