One of the most criticized elements from the Twilight books and movies was the relationship between Edward and Bella, which raised a lot of red flags due to it being quite toxic. Stephenie Meyer received a lot of backlash because of this, as many accused her of romanticizing psychological and emotional abuse, even if she claimed that Bella was a feminist.
Edward Cullen, then, is the answer to all that, but their relationship is far from a healthy one. At the beginning of Twilight , Bella was making friends as she had just moved to Forks, but once she started dating Edward, she distanced herself from her friends and family, then began to reconnect with them when he left and distanced herself again when he returned.
Adrienne Tyler is a features writer for Screen Rant. She is an Audiovisual Communication graduate who wanted to be a filmmaker, but life had other plans and it turned out great. But instead, I would actively encourage it. Opening any kind of dialogue about sex, love and relationships is notoriously difficult, regardless of who you are talking to. The Twilight books and movies offer great opportunities to open discussions in droves. If you have a teen who loves the series, they will probably be more than happy if you bring it up over the dinner table any day of the week.
Furthermore, by discussing the characters in any book or film, rather than real people, discussions can also be more frank without quite the same embarrassment factor.
To give some examples of the ways Twilight can help in this endeavour; here are a few questions that parents could ask their teens to prompt discussions about healthy relationships:. And I'm leaving you in the forest. She had to run away with him to flee from the other vampires in the first movie, and she had to drop everything and run to Italy in the second. Even in the hospital, nothing is a big deal.
Well, they are Mormon I know, I know, cheap shot. Check, wolf-boy.
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