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Don’t Expect a Y-Chromosome at the Box Office

“Breaking Dawn” may be breaking into the box office, but the male gender certainly won’t be.

Now as I hope most of you would know by now the Twilight Saga is a series of books that have been transformed into movies. The series has without a doubt captivated its fair share of “Twi-Hards”, but has seriously alienated the male audience.

I suppose that most guys some how aren’t interested in a love stricken sparkling vampire with a weird haircut. Who could’ve guessed?

This begs the question: how will the male Staples community receive the debut of “Breaking Dawn?”

The Twilight Saga has definitely become one of the most beloved book collections. However, that love is only coming from one gender. Girls claim that the story is amazing. They say the characters are really interesting because of their contrasting personalities.

I would not have a problem with this opinion at all, if it were true.

I can’t deny that these characters have very contrasting personalities. But, I do have a difficult time finding a way to be interested in the war of personality between a modeling werewolf with anger management and a sensitive vampire who thinks Bella is a brand of heroin.

Team Jacob or Team Edward. You choose.

Personally, I have never been a fan of “Twilight.” The story itself is so incomprehensibly mind-numbing it becomes difficult to watch. Even Sarah Gutman’13 said, “ The idea of a vampire having a relation with a human is stupid even if it’s just a movie.”

I understand the concept of willing suspension of disbelief. However, when a vampire drives in a Volvo to save a girl from a gang by growling at them that willingness to suspend disbelief is over.

Getting back to the intriguing personalities of the characters. Girls have always been swept away by Edward Cullen. They even admit they set too high of standards for guys to live up to because of him. But, I disagree with that.

I feel that it should be pretty easy to have a better personality than a vampire who admitted to killing people, wanting to kill Bella, and being a 107-year-old virgin. 

To be fair I can see why girls may like “Twilight” even if they won’t admit it. In almost every movie of the Twilight Saga, as Isaac Paparo’15 said, “There’s a shirtless guy every 20 seconds and girls think the guys are attractive.” 

I know not all guys are excited about that. But, they can certainly understand that if an attractive girl was shirtless every 20 seconds we might like the movies too.

“Breaking Dawn” is going to make its way to the big screen Nov 18. While girls might be going into frenzy like Emily Nuzzo’13 thinking that, “It’s going to be the best.” The male population will be hiding for the reason Leo Andriuk ’15 said, “It’s a disgrace there were three movies made. Four is just evil.”

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Zach Speed
Zach Speed, Staff Writer
While his name often falls victim to cheesy clichés, it doesn’t fail to describe the best part of Zach Speed’s hockey game. The newly appointed Staples Varsity Hockey captain only started playing in 8th grade, but has worked on his game to become one of the best Wreckers out on the ice. Despite a tenure in journalism, another one of Speed’s interests, he has a difficult time picking between the two very different activities. “The hockey team is smaller and more intense,” he says. “But journalism is laid back, and the teachers really let you write about what you’re interested in.” Because he decided to fit both into his schedule during an already busy senior year, Speed’s life can be hectic. For example, for one of his Inklings’ articles last year, he was required to rewrite his article four times, despite having to deal with the standard workload of a high school junior. When asked what his favorite word was, he ironically hesitated. “Ummm… eloquence,” Speed said. “You can probably do something with that.”

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