Judge Harshly and You’re Misogynistic

To be quite frank, I do not know much about the film industry. I don't even really like movies that much, and really prefer to read over watch. That being said it won't be a shock when I do not offer a traditional world shifting movie as an answer to this prompt (I was thinking about doing Jaws but decided against it). When I reveal the movie I believe ''changed the industry forever I beg you, dear reader, to reconsider your eye roll (unless you are Native American, then its warranted).

Twilight.

And yes, I am an eighteen year old girl. And yes I am wearing a T-shirt with the Twilight movie poster graphically printed onto it right now, as I type these words. I bought it from Target.

And Why ? Why did this horrendous film drenched in teenage angst and bone breaking awkwardness change the film industry ? Just look me in the eyes and tell me it didn't (you probably can since you're probably a Film Bro but bare with me). Tell me that it did not fundamentally form a part of pop culture as it is understood today !

You simply cannot.

There are too many iconic elements : Taylor Lautner's wig, the blue filter, the Baseball Scene, Kristen Stewart true to character (to a T) acting, etc. etc.

Twilight was the first among a string of Young Adult films to really cater towards normal teenage girls (The Princess Diaries, Mean Girls, etc. etc.) To at least try and depict a normal teenage girl. And yes, in some ways the movie failed in that aspect but, hey, it was 2008. Nobody was quite normal then. But at least it was a start, and now more movies than ever are dedicated to teenage girls

Plus the movie began one of the fiercest arguments in the history of the film universe (again I wouldn't really know). You either loved it or you hated it. It was teenage girls against the world, fighting for their lives in the trenches defending this movie, defending why they liked it when they shouldn't have had to, because society will hate on anything that teenage girls decide they enjoy.

And the teenage girls were rather victorious. The movie has made its mark on pop culture.

I think this movie has made the film industry realize that teenage girls are a worthy audience, and that is ground breaking. That is industry altering.

Thank you.