Robert Pattinson Says Twilight Saga Is A Metaphor For Abstinence
NOV 28, 2009 AT 10:13 AM
Robert Pattinson told a British newspaper he thinks the 'Twilight Saga' is both sexy yet a metaphor for abstinence.
Robert thinks the simmering tension coupled with other elements in the story are enough to dub it 'sexy'.
He told a British newspaper: "Twilight is a big metaphor for sexual abstinence, and yet it's erotic underneath."
I definitely think a big part of 'Twilight's' appeal is the "simmering tension," as Robert puts it, and Stephenie Meyer's Mormon beliefs include abstinence before marriage, but would you call the series a "metaphor for abstinence"?
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62635 points
it total is! stephanie meyer makes a point to make bella/edward get married before they have sex AND before bella becomes a vampire. she's very blatant about it
I agree, it's all very reminiscant of morman culture in that way. I grew up in Utah and theres this molten, boiling sexual tension thats so prevalent in the high schools there untill a few years later (or sometimes not even that long) when everybody is married off. Just instead of being afraid of being crushed to death having sex with a vampire they're scared of being crushed by guilt in denying a tenet of their faith by simply allowing themselves to indulge in one of the most basic and natural of human experiences.
80189 points
If only Melissa Rosenberg could capture that tension in her freakin' script. The woman is a horrible writer. They should've let Stephenie write her own dang screenplay. Sorry for the rant. lol
14740 points
Twilight is emotional porn.
Think about it....
62945 points
imo it's way too obsessive for kids to read. made me want to jump my husband 30000 times... it definitely doesn't promote abstinence just because they don't do it until they are married doesn't mean it's not always there !! that's why i loved it... the tease.
its definitely all about abstinence and gender roles. I mean come on, can Bella be more stereotypical? That was the most frustrating part for me, how the story was so cliched and how really it's a bad example for young girls. It tells girls they have to be this damsel in distress always looking for men to stand up for her, and how she will never EVER measure up to these men, because according to her they're perfect/beautiful and she will never be that. Plus yes it is a bit too obsessive. I don't think young girls need more of that...
i do agrre with smp209
465 points
Twight IS emotional porn! Good call on that one
32690 points
That's really good since so many young women are reading it.
i call it a slap in the face of womanity.
23115 points
yes.
273220 points
Sorry, but what a load of dribble.
162245 points
havent watch the movies but what i've seen in the previews, some parts look a little too much for a kid that watches this movie.
Makes sense coming from him!
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