On the one hand, it’s true that Romeo and Juliet is a story of teenage infatuation, just like Twilight, and even while reading it it’s hard to restrain the urge to tell them both to go take a cold shower and slow it down a bit.

On the other hand… first of all, in R&J teenagers were considered old enough to marry, and in fact Juliet’s father was in negotiations for her to be married. Which gave the plot a certain urgency. Also, there were other themes going on in the play. The idea of the feud that’s gone on so long no one can even remember why it started, but that’s kept alive as more and more people are killed on both sides, has a certain relevant resonance even today. I’d even argue that the fact that it was a tragedy makes it better – the senselessness of Romeo and Juliet killing themselves over this three-day-old romance just serves to underline the tragic waste of feuds like that.

Not to mention – Romeo and Juliet is just flat-out better written. Shakespeare is enjoyable to read, whether he’s being poetic or funny or both, which is a lot more than I can say for Meyer.

To be fair, however, the fourth book did have a plot. A HILARIOUS plot. Which made all the pain worth it.

The next time you have to sit next to someone who is waring a Twilight T-Shirt, just remember your entire family could like it, my mom, my two sisters, my little brother, fourtionalty not my dad though.

I actually like The Merchant of Venice much much better. Subtle comments on modern society, funnily enough.

And with regards to Twilight, I’m one of those nerds who reads all the thinner, less nerdy looking books and doesn’t actually read Harry Potter or Twilight.
Which means that my brain cells are happy, and so are my eyes.

(now, don’t get me wrong, I haven’t read much so the books may well be good, I’m just saying that they have a RETARDED audience. Most of the Twilight fans at my school are those girls with tons of piercings who like to act tough and/or scream their heads off at remotely hot, sissy guys in skinny jeans.
And the Harry Potter fans are those who take 2 years to read the first book.

Because too many people sit in front of sparkly shiny boxes for 80% of their waking hours and have no real concept of genuine emotion.
Seriously– Bella is a vapid teenage girl. Edward has no real semblance of personality. He’s manipulative and borderline abusive.

How different is that from real life?

The lady literally took her sexual fantasies and wrote a book about them. She should be committed. If you even look into any psychological aspect of any of the characters… they are 100% certifiably insane.

That’s the problem. It’s obvious that Meyer isn’t smart enough to create characters that are this crazy, without it be a complete reflection of herself. She’s a plagiarist anyways. She has no imagination. Period.

The end.

Twilight is not a work of art, its a steaming pile of refuse, a sorry excuse for a series and a skid mark on the underpants of society.

Of course not everyone’s going to like it because it’s about vampires or they think it’s cheezy, but don’t spoil it or make fun of others who do like it.

I agree as well tha the movie was not like the book at all. The relationships between some of the characters were not fully developed and the acting was a bit on the down side.

And those of you who are adding writers…they still have books that aren’t grammatically perfect. NO ONE is perfect.

The books are fine if you don’t mind turning your brain off, but the movie is just stupid and shows no acting skills that the stars actually do posses. I blame the directing not the writing, because in the books they do have chemistry and more than just whining.

But no matter what it’s still not smart material.

Riddle me this- how is the plotline of this any worse than stories like Romeo and Juliet?

It’s kind of similar, if you think about it. Romeo and Juliet is, in my opinion, just as sickening with teenage infatuation as Twilight. The story is supposed to take place over the course of about three days- within those three days Romeo and Juliet meet, “fall in love,” plan to marry, and kill themselves in vain over eachother.

I wonder why Romeo and Juliet is considered a classic, when it has just as crappy of a plotline as Twilight.