5. We Understand Demographics and Will Watch a Movie With That Understanding
Real cinephiles will laugh at Twilight, but their laughing comes apart from the rest of the world. People who have watched everything from Bambi to Battle Royale probably have a good grasp of demographic, so when they watch Twilight, they often-times are intelligent enough to compare it to the likes of movies in the same vein. We often laugh because Twilight has slopped together editing, laughable writing, and malnourished acting. We're not exactly laughing at the premise, like so many people are. In fact, we'll probably point you in the direction of the 1987 film Near Dark, which is the darker side of the Twilight coin. And we also understand who Twilight is being marketed to, as well. The trailers and marketing do not pander to a hard-action, male-oriented audience. So, when guys often gang up on the films, it's because they're seeking it out. They're going out of their way to disregard something, which is idiotic in and of itself. Not convinced? Let's take this stance then: Imagine that you grow up wanting to follow in the footsteps of the legends of your chosen medium. You practice and find that you have the natural talent for it, you just need to be refined and marketed. You're discovered and trained and thrust into the spotlight for wild success. And then you realize that you're, strangely, the butt of everyone's joke. Sound familiar? If it doesn't, ask Justin Bieber, a kid who makes music for girls his age and is often called a homosexual for it. Think about how confusing that must be for an artist who watches Usher, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson make songs for women and come out clean, and when he does the same, he's smacked about as a homosexual with negative connotation. Maybe music critics pass him off the same way movie critics pass off Twilight, but at least they're doing it by the merits of the medium and not the overexposure of the product. Cinephiles understand demographic fairly well, so prepare to have discussions based on that end of the spectrum, and not the side of wild, illogical hate.