{"id":1837,"date":"2025-04-19T17:41:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T00:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shannonigans.com\/?page_id=1837"},"modified":"2025-04-19T17:45:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T00:45:19","slug":"twipeep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shannonigans.com\/?page_id=1837","title":{"rendered":"Twipeep (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s been more than 15 years since the world was taken over by Twilight. Has the passage of time helped secure the books on a pedestal of literary accomplishment? Well, not exactly. But have the movies aged like fine wine and been recognized for their cinematic achievement and quality acting? Also no. But at least the basic love story has proven to be pure and unproblematic through our current social lens, right? Look, let’s focus on the cultural zeitgeist part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are fun, and there’s something fitting about celebrating the undead on Easter, even if Jesus wasn’t canonically a vampire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The cool, damp forests of Forks is where we set our scene.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Say it. Out loud.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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James, Victoria, and Laurent were just passing through.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“This is the skin of a killer, Bella!”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This image of the Volturi looking smug and judgmental got a lot of mileage as a meme, so it’s probably the most recognized of the scenes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Felix and Edward fight in dramatic lighting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Face it… I AM hotter than you.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A meadow of flowers is a lovely place to hang out and study for an English test with your immortal fianc\u00e9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This was heavy green-screen in the movie too, so it was tough to make it look more realistic with Peeps. But hey, we’re talking about vampires and werewolves, soo… It’s fine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Back to Peeps!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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