An eventual question for Kristen...
7/10/2010 10:18:14 AM
david10
1 Posts
At long last I understand the furor over this series of films, having seen the entire series thus far in a matter of two days.
Even though the situations and characters in the movies are an exaggeration of reality, every time I saw Edward protecting Bella, something very deep stirred inside me...a desire to protect, to watch over and to love a woman who graciously receives that from a man she also loves. I've watched the series a second time, and find myself surprised at how sharply this increased want is taking hold of me. It seems much of society has driven this instinct out of men, to be protectors, and has likewise driven out of women any thoughts of how they should feel entitled to a man's protection.
Perhaps that is why I've become so taken by these characters and events. In a very clever manner, Stephanie Meyer's work hearkens back to a nobler time, and more well-intentioned ways. And perhaps it's just me, but I sense a deeply real place from Stephanie Meyer exhibited in these books. Although the content and perceptions are very 'teenage' ideas of love, the surrounding truths remain solid. There are moments, especially in the first film, that took hold of me so powerfully, that I cannot get them out of my mind, and I've been beside myself with a desire to know what was behind them when they were acted.
So I ask this question to you, Kristen, directly, though I don't have much hope to ever receive an answer. Near the end of the first Twilight film, when Robert and yourself were dancing in the lighted Gazebo, there was a moment, just one shot, where you seemed like you were really about to break down and cry. I went back and listened to the commentary on the whole film, hoping to find out the reasons behind why you seemed so sad in that moment, so vulnerable and so very honest.
Will you tell me what was causing you sadness in that tender moment? You said that you just felt really emotional that day, though will you tell me what brought it out in that one moment?
Was it the beauty and perfection of the story itself, or the wonderful sentiment of the words you were saying, striking a chord in your true heart, or was Robert just stepping on your toes? I'm certain you've been asked by many people this very question, and are likely sick of even mentioning it. If this is so, I ask your forgiveness. It is not my wish to cause anyone to re-experience any sadness, nor to return you to that place. As a man who loves and adores the tender, beautiful hearts of women, everything in me wants to be there, to hear her, to understand her, and ultimately to set her free to feel everything she is entitled to feel when it comes to the fore. That's my reason for all this, that I simply feel so very protective when I see such openness. I wonder if I'll ever know the reason. If you feel safe to confide, and prefer not to say in public, I understand and if you wish, I'll keep your confidence sacred and never tell another soul.
Blessings and peace and joy and light and love to all,
David
RE: An eventual question for Kristen...
7/19/2010 10:56:04 PM
strategos
243 Posts
"llots ssayig protecet coudont himselef"
sorry lol, I had to
“Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.”
~Karl Von Clausewitz~