Relationship Expert reacts to RED FLAGS in TWILIGHT

In part 2 of our... takedown? of Twilight, we investigate: Is Edward a pedophile? Or merely an abusive, controlling, manipulative stalker? In case you couldn’t tell, we don’t much like this guy. Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker, and unlicensed filmmaker Alan Seawright dig in to the 2007 megablockbuster TWILIGHT to figure out whether you should emulate Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, move to Forks, Washington, or just buy a steel drum full of body glitter. Also, what to do when someone who is 86 years older than you sneaks into your room to watch you sleep. (hint: don’t fall in love with them.) There’s so much to unpack in this movie, we actually had to make 2 videos. And that’s not counting the EVEN LONGER VERSION we’ll have on our membership site when that launches (stay tuned.) Watch Part 1 here: Become a Cinema Therapy Hero: Buy Twilight here: Buy How to Avoid Falling in Love With a Jerk here: Read Jonathan’s article about avoiding abusive relationships here: Get a Cinema Therapy Shirt: Get some popcorn here: Use code CTherapy at checkout for 10% off! Set up a free consultation with Jonathan: (WE’RE SO SORRY! DUE TO OUR RECENT UNEXPECTED SURGE IN SUBS, JONATHAN’S TIME SET ASIDE FOR FREE CONSULTS IS NOW FULL) Watch Episodes of Cinema Therapy here: Cinema Therapy is: Written by: Megan Seawright, Jonathan Decker and Alan Seawright Produced by: Jonathan Decker, Megan Seawright & Alan Seawright Edited by: Alan Seawright Director of Photography: Bradley Olsen 0:00 Start 0:13 Edward courts Bella the way Batman terrifies criminals 0:30 Welcome to Cinema Therapy! 2:15 Bella has no agency in this story 5:01 Bella is a deeply stupid person 6:46 Edward courts Bella the way Batman terrifies criminals 8:00 Terrible message for impressionable viewers. 9:10 You don’t want to date a fixer-upper. 13:07 I don’t care that you’re a murderer 16:14 The correct way to watch Twilight: in reverse. 17:43 What if Jonathan calls his wife “Spidermonkey?” 18:07 When is it okay to watch people sleep? 19:03 Not the take you use in the edit 19:28 Co-dependency is not great 20:54 This movie is Attack of the Clones, without the cool stuff