Thirteen years ago, the world was introduced toRobert Pattinson and Kristen Stewartas Edward Cullen and Bella Swan in theTwilightseries, and we’ve never been the same. Not only did the franchise make more than $3 billion worldwide, but it also created a tidal wave of teens and tweens declaring their allegiance to #TeamJacob and #Team Edward.
Putting aside the fact that the films are about a human high school student who falls in love with a vampire wholooks17 but is actually a century old, some of the dialogue is out of this world. Without the context of the films to put it into some sort of perspective, there are a few lines that are just plain ol' bonkers (even Pattinson has called it “a weird story”). In no particular order, here are some of the quotes to come out of the franchise that made us go …
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(For the record, I was personally a Twilight Teen™, and so this comes from a place of nostalgia and reverence for a series that made me wonder if a vampire would come tomyschool and fall in love withme.)
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First up, when Edward admits that he has been essentially stalking Bella and tells her, “I like watching you sleep.”
He says it with such total confidence and Bella is so nonchalant about it that you canalmostconvince yourself he isn’t committing a felony.
Or when Pattison delivers the truly remarkable line, “You better hold on tight, spider monkey.”
The fact that Pattinson managed to keep a straight face makes this moment Oscar-worthy. The British actor also says it with an old time-y lilt to his voice that makes it chef’s kiss perfect.
There’s also the underrated (but just as weird) line from Edward’s sister, Rosalie, who calls her boyfriend Emmett (who is also her brother?), “My monkey man.”
Adoptive family dynamics aside … an interesting pet name choice. That it happens during a bizarre game of vampire baseball is just the icing on the cake.
Eventually (read: immediately), Bella decides that she doesn’t care that her boyfriend is a blood-sucking vampire and says, “About three things I was absolutely certain. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was part of him — and I didn’t know how potent that part might be — that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.”
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The fact that she is sure he could kill her but also isn’t sure how badly he wants to speak to this teen girl’s psyche. Somebody help her!
When Edward tries to warn Bella, while shimmering in the sun, “I’m the world’s most dangerous predator, Bella. Everything about me invites you in. My voice, my face, even my smell. As if I would need any of that … As if you could outrun me … As if you could fight me off. I’m designed to kill.”
To which Bella replies, “I don’t care.” Cool, cool, cool. Totally normal response. And when he tells her that he has killed people beforeandthat he wants to kill her, specifically, she says: “IT DOESN’T MATTER.” Folks, I rest my case.
There’s also this little gem: “It’s like a drug to me. You’re like my own personal brand of heroin.”
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Edward is talking about, of course, Bella’s blood. It’s also another masterful line reading from Pattinson.
InNew Moon, it’s revealed that Jacob is a wolf and one of his pack members simply says, “I guess the wolf’s out of the bag.”
We live for a pun.
InEclipse, Bella’s trying to get physical with Edward when he tells her, “Stop trying to take your clothes off,” adding, “It might be too late for my soul, but I will protect yours.”
It’s not so much the subject matter here that’ll make you chuckle, it’s more so howdramaticit all is. Although the subject matter will also probably make you chuckle.
InBreaking Dawn, for instance, when Jacob “imprints” on Bella and Edward’s daughter, Renesmee, and (understandably, because her name is awful) gives her a nickname, that nickname prompts Bella to lose her s—. She screams, “Nessie?! You nicknamed my daughter after the Loch Ness Monster?!”
Seems like the least of her worries, but what do we know?
source: people.com
