10 Hilarious Eclipse Memes Only True Fans Will Understand

Summary

• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse sparked a resurgence in online fandoms, leading to a wave of hilarious Twilight memes.
• Memes highlighted the toxic relationships in Eclipse, showcasing the problematic dynamics between Bella, Edward, and Jacob.
• Rosalie’s revenge scene in Eclipse stood out as a powerful moment, demonstrating her strength and resilience in the series.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is the third movie in the popular young adult franchise and the one that most veered into the horror elements of a vampire and werewolf-based story but it also led to plenty of Twilight Eclipse memes. The franchise – and the Stephanie Meyer books it was based on – won over fans of all ages, telling the story of the teenage Bella Swan and her love triangle with a vampire (Edward) and a werewolf (Jacob). However, when Eclipse came out, the horror of newborn vampires killing innocents was a huge change from the original love story.

Although the Twilight fanfare died down after the books and films concluded, The Twilight Saga underwent a bit of a renaissance in the world of online fandoms. This renewed appreciation for the series was completely unexpected, but not unappreciated. And, just like anything that gains a bit of internet popularity, Twilight became the subject of many internet memes during this renaissance. Every movie was blessed and cursed with memes, and the best Twilight Eclipse memes showed how ridiculous some of the storylines were.

10 Bad Luck Brian Gets A Twilight Eclipse Meme

The Bad Luck Brian Twilight Eclipse Mashup

One of the funny things about the Twilight movie saga was when fans dragged their boyfriends to the theaters to see the latest movies, much to the chagrin of many of the male audience members. While Twilight certainly had a male fandom at the same time, it was always funny to see how many guys avoided anything to do with the franchise thanks to its supernatural romance storylines and love triangles. That is where this Bad Luck Brian meme came into play.

The idea of this meme is that Brian thought his girlfriend wanted to see a solar or lunar eclipse. However, when they arrive at the movie theater, he realizes quickly that it isn’t that kind of eclipse. It is instead a Twilight Eclipse. The idea behind Bad Luck Brian is that nothing good happens to him, so the joke here is that an unsuspecting boyfriend ends up tricked into watching a supernatural romance movie with his girlfriend. Of course, there are trades made in relationships, so this isn’t anything worse than two hours in a Twilight movie.

The Toxic Relationships In Meme Form

One of the most problematic areas of the entire Twilight Saga is the toxic relationship that Bella Swan has with both Edward and Jacob. While she seems undeniably in love with Edward, he stalks her, seems overly possessive of her, and even leaves her at one point, sending her into a downward spiral. Through it all, Bella follows him and allows him to treat her in such a manner. At the same time, Jacob might seem like a kinder individual than Edward, but Jacob is just as possessive and toxic as the vampire.

This meme has Jacob, without a shirt on, letting someone know he will be their Valentine. However, the twist with this Twilight Eclipse meme is that Jacob won’t take no for an answer. This is exactly what Jacob does in the movies, as Bella tells him plenty of times that she just sees him as a friend. She tells him that she loves Edward. However, Jacob refuses to accept her rejection and keeps pushing himself at her regardless of her feelings. This meme displays that toxicity in its entirety.

8 Could Minions Have Made Twilight Eclipse More Money?

What If Twilight Starred Minions?

The Twilight Saga has plenty of detractors, but it also has a lot of die-hard fans. As a franchise, the five movies made $3.3 billion, with Twilight Eclipse as the second-highest-grossing movie at $706 million. However, how much more money could the franchise have made if it starred Minions instead of humans? It is an honest question, because as a franchise, Despicable Me and the Minions movies made $4.6 billion at the worldwide box office – also with five movies. Two of the movies broke $1 billion.

The creator of this particular meme added Minions on the Twilight Eclipse poster in place of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner. It looked great too because the detailed work is fantastic. The abs on Jacob and the chest hair on Edward are spot on with the actors they replaced in the movie. One wonders how much money a Minions movie with vampires, werewolves, and young women could make.

7 Should A Person Be Nice Or Be Themself?

Rosalie Was Always Smarter Than Bella

The main thrust of The Twilight Saga is the love triangle between Bella, Edward, and Jacob, but the side characters in Twilight are often the most interesting in the entire series. Rosalie Hale is an iconic character in a lot of different ways, from her tragic origin story of how she turned into a vampire to her revenge on the men who hurt her in the past. Rosalie is also someone who speaks her mind no matter what people around her think and has no problem calling people out when she knows they are wrong.

One of her most charming attributes is Rosalie’s absolute zero-tolerance policy for pretty much everyone and everything in the world. She’s certainly no fan of Bella Swan, but she also isn’t a fan of many other people either. She ostensibly loves Emmett, but even he gets the kind of treatment that makes it seem like Rosalie barely tolerates him. This Twilight Eclipse meme shows that she knows she can’t pretend to be nice if she wants to be herself.

6 Teenagers Shouldn’t Procreate

Twilight: Eclipse Had A Lot Of Young Fans

On its face, this is a meme that seems especially judgmental and mean. However, on a second look, it also has a side meaning that might not be quite as cruel. While there were so many women who loved following Bella, Edward, and Jacob’s love triangle, the series was initially meant as a young adult romance series. This means, at the time, the movies were coming out, a large percentage of the fans flocking to theaters to see it were likely teenagers – and many of them younger teens.

The movie also had a problematic storyline since it was geared toward younger audiences. The Twilight Saga showed a 100+-year-old vampire falling in love with a teenage high school senior. She then demands that he “kill” her, so she can turn into a vampire as well, but not before she ends up pregnant with his child. It’s been quite a while since the Twilight books and movies came out, so most of the fans are now grown enough that having children is not such a terrible idea.

5 An Upset Twilight Eclipse Win During Awards Season

Harry Potter Vs. Twilight

Many people might be able to figure out what exactly this meme is referencing just from the context clues but this specifically refers to awards ceremonies in 2010 and 2011. At that time, Twilight Eclipse was up for several awards – and it won many of them. However, one thing that made Harry Potter fans angry was that the awards that Twilight Eclipse won were mostly over Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part I. It makes little sense looking back at it based on the reputation of the movies over a decade later.

At the 2011 MTV Movie Awards, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse won the Best Movie Award over Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part I, Robert Pattinson won Best Male Performance over Daniel Radcliffe (and Taylor Lautner) and Kristen Stewart won Best Female Performance over Emma Watson. Ironically for this Twilight Eclipse meme, Tom Felton won Best Villain – although there was no competition for that from Twilight Eclipse. Over a decade later, the audience score is 60% for Eclipse and 85% for Deathly Hallows on Rotten Tomatoes.

4 The Not-So Shocking Spoiler

Bella Made The Obvious Decision

Bella Swan had three choices to make in The Twilight Saga. She could choose the 100-year-old vampire Edward Cullen, who stalks her, controls her, and almost lets her die while she delivers their vampire baby. She could choose the teenage werewolf Jacob Black, who seems like a nice guy but is also someone who stalks Bella, tries to pressure her to be with him, and treats her poorly when she lets him know she just wants to be friends. The third choice is choosing neither, but everyone was either Team Edward or Team Jacob.

This Twilight Eclipse meme is a basic spoiler from someone on social media, where they let everyone know that Bella chooses Edward – a full movie before she completely makes that decision. However, what makes this meme so funny is that it wasn’t even the best choice. If Bella wanted what was best for her, she would have run away from both Edward and Jacob as fast as she could to protect her own well-being.

3 Jasper Gets His Own Twilight Eclipse Meme

Edward & Jacob Weren’t Even The Best Choices

The drama of The Twilight Saga makes a lot of sense because the three main players involved in the big love triangle are all immature in their own ways and none of them seem to know how to develop a healthy relationship. Edward wants Bella to change for him and Bella believes she can tame the monster, who is a 100-year-old vampire that admits he has killed before. Jacob is a teenage boy with his own issues who can’t take no for an answer. He also wants Bella to change into what he wants her to be.

On the other hand, Alice and Jasper are an undeniably perfect match. However, it’s hard to see how Bella would be so single-mindedly obsessed with Edward when he has brothers like Emmett and Jasper, neither of whom were as moody and off-putting as Edward. While the entire allure here is Bella looking for the bad boy who needs healing, this meme shows that Jasper is just as great-looking as Edward. But, the big thing is that his relationship with Alice is much more stable than Bella and Edward.

2 The Original Is Better Than The Fanfiction

50 Shades Of Grey Started As Twilight Fan Fiction

This meme has an interesting backstory. Stephanie Meyer created Twilight as her take on a supernatural romance with rifts in the vampire and werewolf genre. After her books were published, fan fiction began to pop up everywhere. Most of this was online, with fans just adding their touches to the story of Edward, Bella, and Jacob, but changing plot points to make their dreams come true. However, one author decided to write fan fiction and then change the setting and characters and what resulted was 50 Shades of Grey.

Author E.L. James changed the characters’ names when her fan fiction blew up and attained enough popularity that it warranted a print publication. This meme mocks the 50 Shades of Grey franchise, but there is one thing that James did very well in her books. She was able to nail down all the toxic and most abusive parts of Edward Cullen’s personality and actions with her characterization of Christian Grey. However, Grey never hid that he was controlling and possessive in 50 Shades.

1 Revenge For The Ages

Rosalie Got The Best Scenes In Twilight Eclipse

The amount of problematic issues within The Twilight Saga has become virtually impossible to ignore since its release, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is not free from those moments. The entire love triangle between Edward, Jacob, and Bella is wrong on many levels and the toxic relationships really start to look bad in this particular movie. The representation of women in the series is off thanks to Bella’s choices and how she allows the men in her life to manipulate and treat her like an object to be won.

The one thing in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse that holds up is Rosalie’s backstory. While the brutal sexual assault she endures is hard to watch, Rosalie’s revenge on the men who attacked her and nearly killed her is the best part of the entire movie. This Twilight Eclipse meme refers to it as poetic cinema, which is really what it is. With her wedding dress still on, she hunts down each of the men who assaulted her and brutally kills them, saving her fiancé for last. It was brutal vengeance, making her the strongest woman in the entire Twilight franchise.