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People Are Re-Watching The ‘Twilight Saga’ And Realizing How Crazy It Was, Here’re 40 Hilarious Memes About It
This weekend, the entire Twilight Saga hit Netflix, leaving fans and the fresh aficionados of this vampire-themed—can I call it ‘classic’?—romance glued to their screens. The 2010s hit stirred the nostalgia for our careless teenage years and sparked the long-forgotten rush of seeing Bella and Edward navigating through their complex love story, weird adventures, and trying to stay alive.
Have we finally learnt to appreciate this weird fantasy saga? It seems like it. So, as a tribute to that, fans are now sharing some of the most hilariously spot-on tweets that capture all the insanity that Twilight really was.
And it all poses the question: how on earth didn't we see just how bonkers this golden nugget of cinematography was at the time?
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Back in 2018, the Twilight Saga celebrated its 10th anniversary with a very typical division that once again separated fans from its skeptics. People who rolled their eyes 10 years ago are rolling them again. But it takes one glimpse at the Netflix top 10 chart, and you realize what a controversial (master)piece the vampire saga really is.
After its initial release on Friday, the five Twilight films immediately made their way to Netflix’s top 10 most-watched list. As it currently stands, Twilight (2008) is in third, New Moon (2009) is in sixth, Eclipse (2010) is seventh, Breaking Dawn: Part 1 (2011) is eighth, and Breaking Dawn: Part 2 (2012) is 10th.
But contrary to what we see today, the beginning wasn’t an easy one for this fantasy saga. When Twilight first premiered, no one could know if Stephenie Meyer’s hugely successful teen novels would transfer to the screen. After all, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson were almost unknown to a wide audience. Plus, director Catherine Hardwicke had a sprint of 44 days to shoot with a tight $37M budget. Have in mind the usual rate at the time was more like $200M for similar CGI-fantasy-action movies.
On Twilight’s opening weekend in the United States, it turned out that the emo crush was bordering on mass hysteria. The film made a jaw-dropping $69M by Sunday on Twilight’s opening weekend in the US. Mass hysteria started and critics couldn’t believe the success of the story that was aimed primarily at girls.
Melissa Silverstein of Women and Hollywood commented on this phenomenon to The Guardian: “The part that shocked Hollywood was that the film’s stunning success was fuelled by ‘girl power.’ The general consensus in Hollywood is that films and books made for men and boys are seen as ‘universal,’ and things that are made for women and girls are somehow seen as ‘other.’ Women are seen as a ‘niche’ audience. This ‘nichification’ of women has been one of the most enduring problems facing the much-maligned chick flick.”
*nervous laughter* cause i actually said "what is that thing?" while watching the movie...
Haha, I totally see it! Although, I dont think any of my sims have ever looked this cursed! 🤣
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Wait, hold on! I never watched (or read) the series, but is that what the kid looked like? Someone was an anime fan.
I really don't understand why they choosed cgi for this... Why not a child actor? Like every other movie out there?
They probably wanted to bypass the strict child protection laws and save money on child actors.
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Why was it so badly done? I mean, they must have seen children so why is that toddler’s eyes practically on the side of her head???
Wait, this is a joke, right? I mean she didn't look like that in the movie, right??
Sadly she did. They were trying to show how fast the baby was growing but it backfired hideously.
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That baby should go back home to Pripyat (and stay there so no one ever has to see it again).
Soooo I've never seen these. My ex at the time was obsessed. The top right photo of that girl is making me afraid and now I'm going to watch then all.
This !!! I've laughed at so many bad zombie and alien babies in movies . This shiz was terrifying !
We've come full circle bois
Normal people: I have actual personality traits Bella: My personality is loving Edward and being clumsy
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My best friend and I went to the midnight screenings of every one of these movies. We took turns paying and brought our wine tumblers yes we were in our late 30s No I'm am not ashamed it was so much fun
Hey it was a fun time....the movies are damned awful but somehow still enjoyable.
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I never read past the first few pages of the first book, saw the first movie only when MST3K did it. That said, back after the third book came out (or so?), an in-law gushingly asked me what I thought of Twilight. My reply: "Perfect for soccer moms with a stalker fetish." And then 50 Shades came out and I had to realize Twilight wasnt really that bad...
Stick to good vampire stories; Interview with a Vampire and What We do In The Shadows.
idk why I clicked on this article, I have never seen twilight but good luck to Bella?
I've never read a word or watched a second but I still laughed out loud at a few of these.
I haven't watched these movies and I never plan to. If I tried I'm pretty sure it would just be me saying my critiques the whole time lol
My best friend loved the books and dragged me to the first movie. She then asked me how I liked it. "Uh... the forests were really cool. Great location!" I have not seen any other of the movies and most of these memes here fl over my head.
Load More Replies... Alright, I have never read/watched Twilight when it first came out, but this makes me want to do it. What else are weekends for, right?
This love story makes me think about when your grandma tells you how she met grandpa "he followed me everywhere and would not accept no for an answer, he even scared my crush and best friend" all with a smile and shinny eyes. Grampa was a creep.
In one of the films Bella gets a paper cut and Jasper nearly loses his s**t because of the smell of blood. Wtf did he do being around women on their periods? How did he not kill all the girls at the high school?
I tried to read the series for the memes, so I could fill my friends in on how ridiculous it was. Breaking Dawn? More like Breaking Point.
I don't get the hype about Twilight. It's just about a love triangle between an 18 year old, a werewolf, and a vampire. And the big plot twist was that "It's just a vision". I don't see how they filled up 6 books with that. And also even the cast hated it.
I’m guessing here, but most romance isn’t about an established, happy couple living their lives, it’s about a couple falling in love. Twilight has that, and of course the main character is an Everyman who fans probably relate to, and then there’s a brooding, Byronic hero. That must make for an appealing story, because sooo many popular books and movies feature the Byronic hero.
Load More Replies... I watched it till the sparkling happened then I was like. No ma'am I want my vampires to burst into flames or crack open or sizzle into ash when sunlight hits them.
My best friend and I went to the midnight screenings of every one of these movies. We took turns paying and brought our wine tumblers yes we were in our late 30s No I'm am not ashamed it was so much fun
Hey it was a fun time....the movies are damned awful but somehow still enjoyable.
Load More Replies... I never read past the first few pages of the first book, saw the first movie only when MST3K did it. That said, back after the third book came out (or so?), an in-law gushingly asked me what I thought of Twilight. My reply: "Perfect for soccer moms with a stalker fetish." And then 50 Shades came out and I had to realize Twilight wasnt really that bad...
Stick to good vampire stories; Interview with a Vampire and What We do In The Shadows.
idk why I clicked on this article, I have never seen twilight but good luck to Bella?
I've never read a word or watched a second but I still laughed out loud at a few of these.
I haven't watched these movies and I never plan to. If I tried I'm pretty sure it would just be me saying my critiques the whole time lol
My best friend loved the books and dragged me to the first movie. She then asked me how I liked it. "Uh... the forests were really cool. Great location!" I have not seen any other of the movies and most of these memes here fl over my head.
Load More Replies... Alright, I have never read/watched Twilight when it first came out, but this makes me want to do it. What else are weekends for, right?
This love story makes me think about when your grandma tells you how she met grandpa "he followed me everywhere and would not accept no for an answer, he even scared my crush and best friend" all with a smile and shinny eyes. Grampa was a creep.
In one of the films Bella gets a paper cut and Jasper nearly loses his s**t because of the smell of blood. Wtf did he do being around women on their periods? How did he not kill all the girls at the high school?
I tried to read the series for the memes, so I could fill my friends in on how ridiculous it was. Breaking Dawn? More like Breaking Point.
I don't get the hype about Twilight. It's just about a love triangle between an 18 year old, a werewolf, and a vampire. And the big plot twist was that "It's just a vision". I don't see how they filled up 6 books with that. And also even the cast hated it.
I’m guessing here, but most romance isn’t about an established, happy couple living their lives, it’s about a couple falling in love. Twilight has that, and of course the main character is an Everyman who fans probably relate to, and then there’s a brooding, Byronic hero. That must make for an appealing story, because sooo many popular books and movies feature the Byronic hero.
Load More Replies... I watched it till the sparkling happened then I was like. No ma'am I want my vampires to burst into flames or crack open or sizzle into ash when sunlight hits them.
