In life, does the decisions we make ultimately will determine our future? Can we change the course of our future as a result of our choices or is everything already pre-determined by God? How do we know for sure?
Bella said she never feel more alive being a vampire and that she was born to be one. I reckon life before that was mediocre, meaningless and purposeless for her. She found the Love of her Life and Soulmate in Edward and new breath of Life after being transformed into a vampire. Life holds new meaning now. She will be together with Edward forever, literally. Never grow old.
The last part where Bella showed Edward their past memories together, with Christina Perri's "A Thousand Years" was romantic. They had come a long way indeed & gone through so much to be together @last. & theirs is truly Eternal Love.
Well, @least the movie was digestible. I wouldn't say the same about the novel though. I didn't even manage to digest it halfway through! :-( It was too draggy to begin with! It was like writing for the sake of writing & to just add in the pages and words.
The first is always the best. The 1st book of Twilight is so as well. Here, we got introduced to the main character, Bella and how she met Edward. Edward to Bella was perfect in every way and dazzling to the eye - tall, perfectly handsome, extremely desirable, perfect porcelein complexion, rich as well. She felt inferior standing beside him. This particular part, the author Stephanie Meyer brought out the fantasy of many women - Edward represents the perfect soulmate, Mr Right, Mr Perfect. Perfection is what humans are constantly pursuing but yet unattainable.
Quotes by Bella:
"I wasn’t interesting. And he was. Interesting… and brilliant… and mysterious… and perfect… and beautiful… and possibly able to lift full-sized vans with one hand."
"I was consumed by the mystery Edward presented. And more than a little obsessed by Edward himself."
"But outside the door to our Spanish class, leaning against the wall — looking more like a Greek god than anyone had a right to — Edward was waiting for me."
Bella felt ordinary and sees herself as plain Jane as compared to Edward who was darn perfecto. However Edward sees her differently. He was attracted to her almost immediately, her scent, her being. He never met anyone like her before, in hundred of years.
I love these quotes by Edward:
"You don't see yourself very clearly, you know. I’ll admit you’re dead-on about the bad things, but you didn’t hear what every human male in this school was thinking on your first day."
"Trust me just this once — you are the opposite of ordinary."
"I told you — you don’t see yourself clearly at all. You’re not like anyone I’ve ever known. You fascinate me."
Many a time, like Bella, we don't see ourselves as what others see us. We don't love ourselves, we have the tendency to envy others, that others are better than us. We are often critical of ourselves. I can really relate to Bella in this area as I used to be like that also. I hate the way I looked. I was ridiculed as a little girl for having a 'flat nose' by my neighbours. The called me names. I was utterly hurt and blamed my mum for giving me such an ugly nose. I suffered with low self-esteem and inferior complex during school years. For the longest time, I didn't like myself & was fearful to look in the mirror. And it didn't help that my close friends at school were always the Belle of the class. Boys would always be attracted to them, unlike me. They treated me more like a guy friend instead, and confided their problems to me.
If that weren't enough, it worsen with this particular friend who enjoyed putting me down (knowingly or unknowingly). I became more tomboyish. It was not till a few years ago then I started to really change outwardly. I'm more confident now. And I'm more feminine now. I enjoy dressing up and looking good. I gotta thanked my buddy, Ivy & my hair stylist. :) Now when I looked back @ my past photos, I'm like "Gosh, I never wanna go back to that again, man!". :-P
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