The movie I chose watch was the Twilight parody Vampires Suck. I will state here I have not read nor watched the Twilight series, but I know the basic story and abhor the rapid pre-pubescent fan base. Going into the theater, I knew it would parody the types of "pefect" relationships the fans think exist in real life, as well as the "perfect" men (Edward or Jacob, depending on one's preference). However, I didn't anticipate the parodying foil of American girls; supposedly, we are either awkward, "boring and bland" yet horny, like the main character Becca, or materialistic, selfish and obsessed with drinking like Becca's preppy high school friend Jessica. At one point in the movie Jessica proclaimed that "Prom is the most important day of my life; I've been waiting for it ever since I was one of my dad's sperm!!"
To begin, Edward and Becca's relationship is a strange and unrealistic one at best Becca admits that she is a normal, insecure looking girl "without a sense of humor" that "guys are automatically attracted to." In constrast, Edward Sullen is an equally insecure, afraid-of-committment vampire that runs away from his problems (namely Becca). Edward doesn't want to pursue a relationship (or have sex) with Becca because he is scared of hurting her, plus he sports a purity ring. Regardless, Becca constantly tries to have sex with him because to her Edward is the "forbidden fruit" she so desperately wants to taste. It doesn't matter if the fruit is rotten, so long as she gets what she wants in the end.
On the other end of the spectrum is Jacob, Becca's sweet, sensitive childhoood friend/werewolf who rescues Becca from every mess she gets herself into--but Becca rejects him because he is the "safe friend" choice. When Edward thinks Becca is dead and goes into a half year hiding, pitying himself with gorges of ice cream, Jacob stays by Becca's side and showers her with the typical flowers/candy gifts. By the end of the movie, Edward and Becca reunite and Edward is forced to turn Becca into a vampire to save her from being killed. Afterward, she exclaims that being bitten was the hottest and most romantic thing any boy had ever done for her...right.
If this movie parody emphasized anything, it was that many girls across America (as a result of reading/watching Twilight) will want unattainable relationships based on perceptions and dangers. In other words, girls will go for mysterious boys simply because they must be misunderstood somehow, and if those boys ignore them (as most would), it just means they are trying to cope with their conflicted feelings. However, the guy who was there all along and makes his true feelings perfectly clear is most likely to be a "gay little brother" figure to keep exploiting. Stoic, emotionless men are just so much sexier than guys comfortable sharing their feelings and willing to stand up with you.
Again, these sentiments aren't necessarily mine--they are what the film producers kept harping back to, with the occassional fangirl bashing/violence sprinkled in.
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