There are several indications in the movie “Twilight,” of environmental consciousness on the parts of Stephanie Meyer and Catherine Hadwicke.

Although Bella says the forest gives her the creeps in the book, in the film “Twilight,” the forest is pictured as lush and beautiful, and it has nearly a magical quality. It acts as hunting grounds for vampires and a playground for Bella and Edward.

Also, in “Twilight” the movie, Bella, Edward and their classmates go on a special fieldtrip for Biology class. I believe they go to some kind of greenhouse, where they learn about composting and reusing natural resources. The environmental consciousness is most obvious when the Biology teacher actually says, “Green is good,” in order to coax the students onto the school bus.

Another feature of “Twilight” the movie that points to environmental consciousness on the parts of the author and the director is the fact that vampires and werewolves are natural predators to one another. Although blood-sucking immortals don’t seem like the most natural phenomenon, the balance that is created by their canine counterparts is indicative of a much larger natural balance (and adds a great plot-point to the movie as well).

The back story behind the Quileute legends also adds an element to environmental balance and harmony between humans and animals. When thinking about all of these elements combined, “Twilight” seems like an incredibly environmental movie!

I was watching a review of the film “Twilight”, and the woman on On Demand said that although the film was rated PG 13, that she thought “the relationship between Bella and Edward was obsessive,” and not necessarily a good influence on teenage girls.

I don’t know if this woman actually remembers being a teeneage girl, or if, perhaps, she was completely devoid of hormones. Unfortunately for parents of teens and tweeners alike, most pre-adolescent relationships border on the obsessive. Haven’t we all read Romeo and Juliet? Doesn’t Stephanie Meyer even take advantage of this parallel in the book?

Like Romeo and Juliet, Bella and Edward are star-crossed lovers. Edward is still trying to figure out how to be a vampire. Bella is trying to figure out how to be a teenage girl, a daughter, a girlfriend, and a friend. Both parties are discerning how to be in a relationship. Minor obsession is a byproduct of all of these things combined.

Once again, it is a case of the age-old question: does art imitate life, or does life imitate art?