There’s no reason to be snarky about this film. It’s has some painfully bad elements, among them a very predictable plot and some terrible acting, especially on the part of part of Taylor Lautner, the werewolf whose smooth, ripped, mostly shirtless body obviates the need for acting chops. …but that’s being snarky.
It’s interesting to watch a film like this one, which I can’t connect with but which teens clearly can. There’s a lot of confusion and talk about feelings, and I’m struck that the pivot of the whole film is Bella, a girl; it’s significant that, for once, the female is at the center and the two male protagonists are mostly functions of her. And the two main males are object lessons for teen boys: selfish jocks don’t get the girl, and the successful boyfriend listens to the object of his affection. Girls get their lesson, too: family is important and don’t have sex before you’re married. That latter lesson was so over-the-head that…..but I’m being snarky.
It’s not a terrible film, and with no ads and good special effects, it’s better than TV. (darn, there goes that snarky thing again…..)
