Celebrity Obsession.... and of course, Twilight talk.

My mom told me as I was growing up that only weird, lacking girls obsess over famous people. I believe I did take those words to heart. I would detach myself from crooning over K-Pop stars during my middle school years, and I tried to be "above it". It's funny that I still remember her influence on me today. My mother was just showing me simply that these people are regular people just like us, but they are showcased to the world as something more, something that you wish to be or yearn to have in your life.

Let's take the "Twilight" series for example. It has become an international phenomenon which girls and women of all ages obsess over Edward Cullen and Jacob. Why? It's a love triangle, which is always interesting. Also, we like to escape into a fantasy world where love is like that. Frankly, I did get entrapped in "Twilight", but soon thereafter, the series lost its sparkle. Even so, my curiosity kept me reading until the very end. I didn't find the rest of the series captivating. As for solving the love triangle, Jacob imprints on Edward and Bella's baby? Way to solve a love triangle! Brilliant! *with a heavy British accent*

But, really? I love my boyfriend, but we don't stare into each other's eyes all day long talking about how much we love each other. I can be a klutz sometimes, but I don't feel like I need an Edward and Jacob character to help me "survive" daily. If you really dig deep into the plot, I find that it makes the female (Bella) look like a pathetic weakling that is blindly in love-- and a bit annoying. Isn't love amazing? I would dismiss it as "Twilight Infatuation". Give or take the series going into a couple more years-- they wouldn't be so damn cheesy and would burp together whilst watching TV instead. Romantic, right?

Sorry. I know I will develop a lot of enemies by my two cents.

Excusez-moi, who am I kidding?  TEAM JACOB!!

 

Check out this clip to further exemplify "obsession":

Grown woman steals Edward Cullen