Reason # 10 – Shiny Volvo’s! (and their Stupid Owners)
Edward drives a Volvo. Why? Because a Volvo is strong and powerful and fast and beautiful and expensive, and because he is responsible and doesn’t want to show off too much. This is one part of the movie that bugs me – Stephenie Meyer described his car in the book as 4 door sedan, and the movie shows him driving what appears to be a 2 door hatchback. Um, hello!! Edward Cullen would NEVER drive a hatchback!!! I mean, do you really expect his vampire siblings to climb over the seat to get into the back? He drives them to school each day because his car is less ‘ostentatious’ then Rosalie’s Red M3 BMW.
On her first day of school Bella is relieved to see that all of the other students drive older cars, making her old truck fit right in. This is a stark contrast to her old school in Phoenix. Well, she notices that all but one of the cars in the parking lot are old. There is one car that catches her attention – a shiny silver Volvo. When she finally realizes that the car belongs to the Cullen kids she says –
“I saw the two Cullens and the Hale twins getting into their car. It was the shiny new Volvo. Of course.”
As Edward ignores her, and she gets more and more frustrated with him, she begins to hate the sight of his car. Then one morning, as he is trying to talk to her, the morning he asks her to go to Seattle with him, she thinks a line that has been embraced by fans everywhere. As Edward tries to convince her that her truck can’t make it to Seattle and back, she gets offended, and says to him –
“I don’t see how that is any of your business.” Stupid, shiny Volvo owner.
This is a picture I made for Jillen. She loves this saying!!!
And here is a picture of the car, the way it SHOULD be. This picture was on Stephenie Meyer's website showing what Edward's car is.
And here is a picture of the car from the movie. Nice, but come on!! Seriously, a hatchback?!?!?! Edward would never drive that...
Here are Edward and Bella driving home from Port Angeles. At least that must be it since they are wearing the same clothes that they wear in the Port Angeles scenes.
And here is Edward after he has driven Bella to school and he is going around to open her door. What a gentleman...
Ahhh, I’ll never look at a Volvo the same way again after reading this book. :D
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