An old post of ours, but relevant to some recent discussion. In the books, Renesmee calls Charlie ‘Grandpa,’ and Edward and Bella “Daddy and Momma,” but does NOT call any of the Cullens anything. Likewise, none of the Cullens ever refer to her as a niece or granddaughter!
In the movie, however, she does refer to “Aunt Alice and Uncle Jasper” at one point.
Bring Him Home - Les Miserables (for Esme when Edward left), I Feel Pretty/Unpretty - Glee Cast (Rosalie), Why Should I Worry? - Oliver and Company (Emmett), Faithfully - Journey (it sorry of fits Edward/Bella...), I Look to You - Whitney Houston (Jasper's POV about him and Alice), Fix You - Coldplay (Carlisle's POV), Thinking of You - Katy Perry (Bella POV during New Moon), Born this Way - Lady Gaga (Jacob (all I can think about since his line in New Moon)). IDK, this is what I thought of...
Here's my Twilight playlist: Cullen family in general - Meant to Live by Switchfoot and Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve; Edward's rebellion - How to Save a Life by The Fray (Carlisle POV) and I So Hate Consequences by Relient K (Edward POV); The Volturi - 160 BPM by Hans Zimmer; Carlisle - Cemeteries of London by Coldplay, The Islander by Nightwish, and Primavera by Ludivico Einaudi
Awesome, thanks! I know some of these and am going to check out the ones I don’t. Sweet.
The Cullen Family began when Carlisle transformed Edward. They then traveled across the United States together, gradually adding other members to the coven.
Who do you think suffers the most in Twilight? Excluding Bella's self-deluded (omg I'm suffering) moments.
In the present day? Probably Leah. Her long-term boyfriend dumps her for her cousin, she turns into a wolf and possibly loses her chance to have children someday, her father dies, and almost before the body is cold her mother is hooking up with Bella’s father. Leah has every right to be bitter and angry and hurt. Her life sucks, and none of it was her fault, NONE of it she has any choice about.
Bella had a choice about everything she complained about. Moving to Forks? Her choice. Pursuing a relationship with Edward? Her choice. Sex with a vampire while human? Her choice. Continuing the pregnancy that was killing her? Her choice.
If we broaden it to who suffered the most in the past, pretty much all the Cullens had to deal with major suffering. Carlisle being turned into the thing he hated and hunted, and then enduring 250 years of loneliness; Esme being beaten and abused and suffering the loss of her baby; Rosalie’s brutal rape and murder; Alice being locked in an asylum; Jasper’s 90 years with Maria’s army. Hell, even Jacob had to deal with his mom dying and his dad getting sick.
A lot of the minor vamps had it pretty bad too. Jane and Alec being hated and accused of witchcraft and burned alive. Alistair’s whole story is depressing (HIS FALCONS WERE SCARED OF HIM D:), Siobhan was raped and kidnapped and forced to leave her widowed mother behind.
This is why I really don’t have much sympathy for Bella. New Moon was the “darkest period in Bella’s life” and being dumped by Edward “the worst thing imaginable.” I’m sure being dumped by your true love sucks, but it really doesn’t compare to dead babies and centuries of solitude and being locked in an asylum by your murderous father, IMO.
Sliding Scale of Humanity?
Rank the Cullens (include Bella and Renesmee if you like) from the MOST VAMPIRE-LIKE to the MOST HUMAN-LIKE.
You can define this however you like, whether it’s based on current or past behaviors, attitudes, the degree to which they embrace their vampirism, how much they interact with/value humans, whatever.
West Wing Twilight #29
Context: Two characters have to write a speech introducing the new Vice President, but the new VP is so boring and uninteresting that they write a joke speech about his dullness and mediocrity instead.
Cullen Birth Order?
Okay, so we all know that Jasper is the oldest of the Cullen ‘children’ in terms of when he was born but also the newest vegetarian. Edward is the “firstborn” because he was with Carlisle first, but he’s also the youngest in age. Do you see Edward as the eldest brother, or the youngest? If you had to put them in order according to their role in the family (not their ages or what order they joined the family, but the part they play “older brother” vs “younger brother”, “older sister” vs “younger sister”) what would that order be? Who plays the part of the “oldest” sibling and who is the “baby” of the family, in your opinion? Where do the rest fall?
Maybe it's a reflection on my odd sense of humour, but I can't help but think it would be funny if Carlisle were watching the history channel. But Carlisle has lived most of it! "No, that didn't happen." "That didn't go down that way." "I WAS THERE FOR THAT!"
Medical shows too. Esme gets so annoyed with him when he tries to watch Grey’s Anatomy with her because he just points out all the ways that it’s so unrealistic.
Anything about the Civil War has probably been banned in the house because neither Jasper nor Carlisle can stand the inaccuracies and Carlisle was obviously living in the north at the time and Jasper in the south and once Jasper gets going about the War of Northern Aggression you just can’t shut him up…
Emmett probably watches all those Ancient Aliens shows. And the hunts for Sasquatch or whatever. Emmett totally wants to find Sasquatch “and either become his best bro or eat him, depends on how good he smells, really.” It’s probably sightings of EMMETT prowling the woods that keeping fueling the Sasquatch myths, though…
