Women Want Edward Cullen, But Get Peter Griffin
It seems as though every generation has its hero that comes along and sets unrealistic romantic expectations for the rest of us. Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle, Richard Gere in Pretty Woman, Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind, these guys set the standard for how women expected to be treated. Take Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind. He’s absolutely crazy for Scarlett O’Hara. On the surface you might think this makes sense as Scarlet is beautiful and has nice outfits. However, on closer inspection we learned that she was a gold digging, prudish-whore (sort of an oxymoron but if you’ve seen the movie you’ll know what I’m talking about). What woman didn’t want their own Rhett Butler after seeing this movie? He’s rich, dangerous, you can treat him like crap for years before he’ll leave you, and he’ll shower you in gifts.
But where has Rhett been hiding? I didn’t see any Rhetts in the latest Jonah Hill or Michael Cera movie. He’s not on the radio either, as I can’t think of any of the Jonas Brothers that I would describe as “dangerous”. But the fact of the matter is, he’s back, and like the original Rhett, he’s in a book.
Edward Cullen, the main character of Twilight by author Stephanie Meyers is the 2008 answer to the Jeopardy question “Who is destroying the lives of women everywhere?” Physically, Edward is described as nothing short of perfection. He’s tall, handsome, and muscular with super human strength and speed, infinite wealth, and oh yeah, he’s also a vampire. After spending about 90 years single he finally falls in love (before this he was probably that one guy everyone has in their family that you swear is gay but never comes out of the closet, but who is always bringing their “friend” “Steve” to family gatherings) with mortal Bella Swan. Bella is a normal looking every day 17 year old girl. Now, consequently, normal looking girls everywhere (like me) think we have a shot with an Edward. We are all Samantha Baker waiting for our Jake Ryan to ask us out (that was a 16 Candles reference for all you youngsters out there). The problem with this, and thus why Edward is destroying the lives of women everywhere, is he doesn’t freakin exist! He’s fabulous and fictional and we all just need to get over it.
Why? Because instead we got stuck with Peter Griffin from Family Guy. Peter is overweight, he farts in Meg’s cereal, he drinks a lot, and chances are if you are in a relationship he’s sitting on your couch right now. That’s right girls; men did not get the memo. While we were wasting away reading the Twilight books, learning how men are meant to behave, our husbands, boyfriends, life-partners, etc. were watching Family Guy. Even though Peter is a cartoon, he’s very real and we all need to accept it. Our guys may not drive an Aston-Martin or read minds, but they will take us to a KISS concert and watch old Pauly Shore movies with us. Is this enough? I suppose it has to be. However, on November 21st, while my Peter is at the Drunken Clam with his friends, I’ll be out with the girls watching Twilight wondering what it might be like to be Bella.
Spotlight On: ROBERT PATTINSON
ROBERT PATTINSON
Next in: TWILIGHT coming out November 21st 2008.
His Character: Edward Cullen, a 108-year-old vampire who appears to be 17. He is Bella Swan's (Kristen Stewart) love interest and has the ability to read minds, along with superhuman speed and strength.
Why we like him: After a strong performance in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", it was just a matter of time until we were to see Robert Pattinson step up and embrace the star quality in him. By attaching himself to what promises to be the next blockbuster movie of the year, Robert is definitely an actor to watch out for.
Biography:
"Robert Pattinson was born in London, England. He became involved in amateur theatre through the Barnes Theatre Company. After some backstage experience there, he took on acting roles. He caught the attention of an acting agent in a production of Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and began looking for professional roles. Since then he has performed in an amateur version of Macbeth at the Old Sorting Office Arts Centre, as well as trying his hand at modeling.
He had supporting roles in the made for television film Ring of the Nibelungs in 2004, and in director Mira Nair’s Vanity Fair, although his scenes in the latter were deleted, and only appear on the DVD version. In May 2005 he was slated to appear in a the UK premiere of The Woman Before at the Royal Court Theatre, but was fired shortly before the opening night and was replaced by Tom Riley.
Later that year he played Cedric Diggory in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Consequently, he was named that year's British Star of Tomorrow by Times Online.[1] He also has more than once been touted as the next Jude Law.[2][3][4]
Robert Pattinson appeared in the advertising campaign for Hackett's Autumn 2007 collection. He has lead roles in the the forthcoming feature films Little Ashes, in which he plays Salvador Dalí, How To Be, an independent British comedy, and the short film The Summerhouse. Pattinson will also play Edward Cullen in the upcoming movie Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novel of the same name, which is set to be released on November 21, 2008 in North America.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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