tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post8048044759946529972..comments2024-03-24T08:30:43.258+01:00Comments on FLY HIGH!: BREAKING DAWN PART I - MY VERY PERSONAL NOT - A REVIEWMaria Graziahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-41288443353072008552011-12-12T11:47:36.255+01:002011-12-12T11:47:36.255+01:00@Maria - oh no! I'm not so young. I'm a ma...@Maria - oh no! I'm not so young. I'm a married woman.:)...and my mom's actually retiring at the end of this academic year.:)Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707280327803432082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-20441675398459573722011-12-12T00:20:10.942+01:002011-12-12T00:20:10.942+01:00It's a very interesting post, MariaGrazia, tha...It's a very interesting post, MariaGrazia, thank you! I'm not a fan of the Twilight saga, but I sometimes read about it just to understand teenagers' tastes and values and what they think, their changes of ideas after they read or watch a product. And it's easy to find extreme enthusiasm or extreme contempt about this saga; it's difficult to find a post like yours, without judgments or prejudices, but that makes readers know. Your students are lucky.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00683926412028513293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-3120613707657233382011-12-11T21:53:00.756+01:002011-12-11T21:53:00.756+01:00@Avalon
I've seen them all.The first three on ...@Avalon<br />I've seen them all.The first three on TV with my son, who watches them any time they are on satellite channels. Thanks for your heartfelt, thorough contribution, Avalon. Cheers!<br />@lunarossa<br />Ciao, A. I can imagine you and V. together at the cinema. Ehm...did she find it boring too? Or she liked it, instead? Kisses & hugs to you both!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-34762467318984231522011-12-11T18:57:21.145+01:002011-12-11T18:57:21.145+01:00Didn't mind the first Twilight as it was a nov...Didn't mind the first Twilight as it was a novelty. New Moon was pretty dark and a bit boring, but I didn't mind the Jakob character. Eclipse was packed with action and nonsense but it was a bit of fun. This last one is boring. miserable and more boring. 117 minutes of my life wasted. And £8 too!!! Ciao. A.xlunarossahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231055955991137579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-42146666581056192132011-12-11T16:14:43.252+01:002011-12-11T16:14:43.252+01:00IMO- not the best of movies, but I do appreciate t...IMO- not the best of movies, but I do appreciate the undertones - no premarital sex & underage drinking, Edward doesn't listen to rap, instead classic. He is well mannered & sincerely cares about Bella. Edward worries for his soul & doesn't want Bella to become a vampire because he fears she will be dammed. He respects Bella & truly loves her. He places value on her virtue & insists they wait until properly wed. I think movies like this encourage young girls to wait for the right kind of guy. It also shows them there are men out there who will respect them & not treat them like a piece of meat. I also like that the fact that Bella & Edward just stare at each other & share dreams, their love is not physical but deep & emotional and this is something I wish all teenagers would understand. They fight for good, respect human life, they do not drink, party, or do drugs, they stand with family & not gangs. Bella has dinner with her father every night at the local cafe and for fun she plays baseball with Edward's family. Family is important and these teens love & respect their family. They do not need alcohol or drugs to have fun. Think about some of the popular teen movies, even the ones from the 80's, even those embellished teens drinking and partying.<br />Fly High, I hope you consider watching the first two. These have much more of the values I mentioned.Avalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722166722435492840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-41961845401910975102011-12-11T09:43:14.174+01:002011-12-11T09:43:14.174+01:00@Prue Batten
I wish Edward and Bella could teach m...@Prue Batten<br />I wish Edward and Bella could teach much more to our young people. They are so incredibly mature and responsible and strong-willed and aware. Many of our kids are nothing like that. They never grow up.<br />Have a very good Sunday! (for what remains of it to you. Mine has just started)<br />@Risa<br />Thanks for your comment. But, this means I could be your mother. I mean, you must be very young. Congratulations for your blogging activity and your reading tastes, Risa. I wish you a very good Sunday!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-84780386761999536482011-12-10T06:29:26.655+01:002011-12-10T06:29:26.655+01:00I like and respect that you like to keep up with y...I like and respect that you like to keep up with your students. My mom does the exact same thing. She always says it keeps her on par with her students...in the loop, so to speak. And it works! Decades of teenagers have been able to relate to my mom, simply because she made/makes the effort to relate to them. This is the same reason why she bought the Twilight series and read them all. And it was perverseness, really, that had my sister and I reading the series.<br /><br />As for the themes of eternal love, self-sacrifice etc...I never really thought of them in relation to the classics. Good point!Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707280327803432082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-40447145951455807452011-12-10T00:10:22.838+01:002011-12-10T00:10:22.838+01:00I like the way you wrote about Breaking Dawn, MG. ...I like the way you wrote about Breaking Dawn, MG. <br /><br />The fact is that whether we like the books or movies, or whether we don't, there is a generation that do and deserves to be respected for that.<br />I haven't seen the movie yet and will wait till its on dvd but I'm sure I'll see beyond the special FX to what is essentially a love story... just like Romeo and Juliet.<br />Great post!Prue Battenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117102810320134287noreply@blogger.com