I posted on Facebook about my interest in Twilight beginning to fade. One person commented ‘to watch that fade’. Another said that ‘it would never fade for them’. One person tried to explain my comment and wasn’t correct.
This is not a simple situation and not a sudden one. There
are a few different factors.
One is that Twilight is the only vampire story I’m
interested in. I’ve tried a couple of other series and haven’t finished one
book.
Two is that romance is not my primary or even secondary
reading choice. Science fiction in general and mystery are my primary and
secondary choices.
The rest of these are not necessary in order:
** is that most of the Twilight fan fiction that is
available has too much and too detailed sex; I am not interested in that. I am
surprised that most of it is still on FanFiction.net. I skip over the sex but
am getting tired of having to do that. It seems that most Twilight fans are
interested and want more and more sex details.
** it seems that most Twilight fans are interested in the
actors not the books. I am not a big fan of the movies. I don’t get what
Catherine Hardwick was trying to do with the blue filter, all the moodiness
doesn’t work for me, along with the time line changed and so many technical
errors in the Twilight film. New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn 1 were good.
BD 2 was huge disappointment. I do not follow any of the actors. Most of their
film work since has been R rated and I don’t watch R rated movies. I have never
been one to follow any one particular person or thing, no posters on my walls
growing up.
** it seems that most Twilight fans are interested in
seeing pictures of nearly naked men. In New Moon, they had to have taped
‘Edward’s’ slacks to him at the clock tower, they were riding so low on his
hips, again I’m not interested. Not interested in nearly naked women either.
** I read fan fiction. I post to Facebook about what I
read, it seems to me that no one notices, no one responds, no one wants to talk
about any of the stories, none of my friends seems to read Twilight fan fiction.
I’ve pretty much stopped posting about it. With all the sex, I’m reading few
new ones, sticking with rereading favorites.
** A lot of core friends from my Twilight experience have
drifted away for various reasons. A few I feel betrayed me.
** To me the story line I like in the Twilight Saga is the ‘coming
of age’ of Bella, not the romance. Her journey from shy girl in the shadows
into the shield against the Volturi is more interesting than the romance with
an arrogant vampire or the romance triangle.
** It seems to me that as the years have gone by that there
is less and less that I have in common with other Twilight fans. With no one to
share my interest in Twilight, that interest it is fading and I am returning to
my roots of science fiction. A better balance of my interests, not just one
series. There are still some Twilight friends, that I hope that I can stay
friends with mainly because we’ve found other things in common.
** I read the books in 2010. First attended Stephenie Meyer
Days in 2013. I intend to attend Forever Twilight in Forks in 2022 for the full
time, may even buy a full ticket. That will be my tenth year attending. That
will complete the movie anniversary cycle. After that likely only attend one
day to try to see friends. Which is kinda almost pointless because of the
number of people and how busy they schedule things there is hardly any downtime
to just visit with folks. Attend to see The Olympic Coven.
** I miss the feeling of belonging that had from TaffCon.
Everyone has just drifted apart. Miss Carol and Andy and Staci especially.
