I don't reckon any of the actors probably thought the material was particularly mind-blowing, but a 5-picture deal, instant stardom and a shedload of cash, worth resting on your laurels for!
Taking more adult roles is a step in the right direction.
Huh? When did she ever rest on her laurels? Kristen has been shooting, on average, 2 movies a year since she was nine. She's mostly chosen more serious, "adult-themed" movies. Twilight, Snow White, and Zathura were the anamolies in the thirty pictures she's done during the course of her career. While she was shooting the Twilight movies she shot:
On the Road
Adventureland
Welcome to the Rileys
The Runaways
Since she's only three years out of her teens, all of her characters have reflected her age. I think Adventureland was the only movie in which her character wasn't a teenager. She played Bella as Bella was written by Stephenie Meyer and Melissa Rosenberg. If people don't like the character, then there's absolutely nothing she can do about that. But, she was true to the character she was playing.
As far as the hypocrisy of her personal life "tainting" her for all of the internet saints out there, I hope she doesn't worry about the people who condemn her because they sin differently than she does. I know I wouldn't concern myself over people that don't know me judging me. That's a complete waste of time.
My hope for her is that she keeps doing as she's been doing, which is picking roles that she's passionate about, committing to them, doing all the research and preparation for her character as humanly possible, and pouring her heart into it. She has devoted fans because of her talent. I know I can't wait to see what she does next.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
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bellapeligrosa
12 years ago
You've taken what I said out of context. I was saying merely that all the actors in Twilight don't really have to stretch their acting skills in the films. I really like all the other stuff she's done outside of that.
Of course she worries about public perception of her - you can see it in the fact that she publicly apologised to Robert Pattison. If she wasn't worried about it, why would she do that in the first place? The subject of this thread is 'Will I like this if I hate Kristen Stewart'. Quite a few people on this board want to see it because she's naked. Others won't see it because they really don't like her - all because of Twilight/Snow White. Why would they form any opinion if they'd seen Messengers/Runaways/Adventureland in isolation? It's caused bad publicity for her, and the two related movies (Twilight/Snow White). Personally I think affairs in Hollywood are standard and pretty non-surprising, I'm not judging her for doing it, but people will. If anything, OTR is probably a torch in a very stressful year for her, which is why it's a shame more people are focussing on her cup size rather than her acting. People will think Bella=Marylou. It's a shame in fact that this film came out so close to the whole Twilight/Snow White saga, because if it had been a year or so later and she'd done a couple of films in-between, it wouldn't just have been the movie where she finally gets her tits out.
I'm sure she's going to prove the haters wrong, and will have a very successful caeer.
It's too cerebral! We're trying to make a movie here, not a film!
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CoriJohn1
12 years ago
She publicly apologized to Robert Pattinson because a private matter was made public against her will, so her apology was public. The fact of the matter is that some of her fans were hurt because they're overly invested in her personal life. She knows this, so she apologized for the hurt she caused.
Outside of the responsibility that she took for the pain she caused, as I said before, I'm pretty sure she's not overly concerned about what people on the internet and in the general public think about her personal life. At least, that's my hope for her and that's how it appears to be. If she pays attention to the people who obsess over things that aren't their concern, then she'll be paralyzed by fear to make career choices. I hope she continues to be herself and not let the bleating of the naysayers deter her. Of course people will judge her. People always have.
Do you really think the OP wanted to get a real answer to the question that was posed? The fact of the matter is that those who have a preformed opinion of her won't like her no matter what she does. However, bad publicity is still publicity. Her being involved in this film has brought a level of attention to it that it probably wouldn't have gotten otherwise, even with the talented cast. Her and Garrett's involvement brought this film financing and distribution.
I agree with some of what you've said. However, she's getting very good reviews for this movie, despite the "bad" publicity. Yet, if you're correct about her personal life "tainting" her, then it wouldn't matter when this movie was released. The people who are going to think negatively of her will still think negatively of her next year. Jane Fonda is 72 years old and is still being called Hanoi Jane. The people that "hate" her are never going to see reason.
In my opinion, she has proven the haters wrong, repeatedly. This performance is just another example of that. She's already had a very successful career. This is just a bump in the road.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
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bellapeligrosa
12 years ago
She's young, very beautiful, insanely rich, yes AND talented, I only wish I had her problems. That in itself must make the hardest days easier, and of course she's surrounded by people in Hollywood who will be telling her the same thing.
But actors are actors, and more emotional than most which is why they are good at what they do. I'm sure she carries guilt that she's hurt the people who love the Twilight franchise, particularly as she seems so invested and serious about it (even though a lot of the obsessive fans are bonkers extremists). The public embarrassment alone would be an awful thing to have to deal with. Plus she's very young and probably not hardened enough. If she didn't take it personally she would be incredibly insensitive, and I'm sure she isn't. In most interviews she seems awkward and a bit introverted, and she doesn't give much about herself away which is why her relationship with RP remained hidden for so long. She probably focuses on her career choices because she wants to prove everyone wrong, and she's a good actress who will want to improve her career and work with top people - EVERY actor wants that. She'll get used to negative publicity, but I doubt she's shrugging it off completely.
Now you've piqued my interest - I'm going to have to google Hanoi Jane!
The public have short term memories. The only reason the scandal blew out of proportion is that it happened right before the last Twilight instalment comes out. If it had been some little indie movie they both starred in that hardly anyone watched, they fell in love, then she cheated, probably nobody would have cared less. Stardom comes with a price.
It's too cerebral! We're trying to make a movie here, not a film!
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CoriJohn1
12 years ago
I'm absolutely sure she's aware of the negativity. I'm sure it affects her and probably makes her angry, or whatever. I just hope she's not overly-concerned with it and I don't get the feeling that she is. Since she's been getting this type of hatred since 2007, I'm pretty sure that she would've started putting on an act to deal with the public a long time ago, but she has remained who she is throughout this entire time, flaws and all.
I'm sure she would like to clarify some decisions that she has made in regards to portraying her characters. However, I get the impression that her main concern is not proving "everyone" wrong because everyone doesn't feel that she's a bad actress. There are millions of people who think she's very good at what she does. She's already worked with some of the best in the business. I'm pretty sure that she wants to improve as an actress and grow in her career, too. I agree with you on that. I don't think that will ever change and she has always talked about how she's changed as an actress in different interviews. I can see growth.
Most of the public does have short-term memories and some people have no idea who she is and couldn't care less that she and the "dude from Twilight" have relationship problems. I agree that if they were just two actors in the indie world and weren't associated with such a popular franchise, that nobody would've followed her in the first place to get any pictures of her indiscretions. I don't think the constant stalking by paparazzi is the price anyone should pay for deciding to act for a living and ending up in a popular movie.
Nevertheless, there is a very vocal group of, mostly women, who have made it their mission to hate her. They've devoted their lives to it. That won't change. They follow her every move more obsessively than any fan I've encountered. As soon as she does a movie, they'll bring up old crap and start the hate campaign all over again
If you read about "Hanoi Jane," you'll see that there are some people who, even after an apology and clarification about what actually happened 40 years ago in Vietnam from several different people, will never let go of their ideas about her. They follow her to spit on her and call her a traitor. They will never stop hating her. That's their thing. They can't get past it. That hasn't stopped her from living her life. She has some guilt about the things she actually did wrong and the pain she caused, therefore the apologies. But, she won't let anybody tell her that protesting U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was wrong and she will never apologize for it. She's still fundamentally Jane Fonda.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
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Jane_Doe01
11 years ago
Ugh. Goodness are fangirl celebrity worshippers so sad. I mean you really wasted your time typing all of this emotional garbage in defense of some overpaid, vapid, narcissistic play-pretender you'll never meet. And she appears to be a serious obsession of yours, judging by your profile. Really, stop and look at that. I have recovering alcoholic neighbors who are more interesting than this "superstar". Even squirrels are more interesting.
God, some young people out there. Get some freakin personality, please (which Stewart doesn't have to since she's makes loads of money for nothing).
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