This past decade Kristen Stewart has completely separated herself from the person and character she was when the Twilight movies came out. She’s now a very confident woman with a unique style and a very blunt and sassy personality.
Now an Oscar nominee and considered one of the best in the industry, more than just the star of a teen franchise movie, Kristen Stewart decided to go back to her origins in a recent interview with Variety for a cover article called How Kristen Stweart Became a Queer Trailblazer.
In said interview, the Spencer actress revealed that she thinks Twilight is a gay movie for many reasons, one of them being part of the LGBTQ+ community. But what exactly does she mean?
Why Does Kristen Stewart Think Twilight Is a Gay Movie
Analyzing her career, Kristen Stewart confessed she’s always seen some “glimmers of queerness” in her characters, even in those she played before realizing she was a queer person. That includes, of course, Bella Swan: “I can only see it now. I don’t think it necessarily started off that way, but I also think that the fact that I was there at all, was percolating. It’s such a gay movie.”
Beyond her identity, Stewart explained that the movie has such a queerness in its nature. Starting with the fact that the books were written by Stephanie Mayer, a well-known Mormon woman. “It’s all about oppression, about wanting what’s going to destroy you. That’s a very Gothic, gay inclination that I love.”
For her, it was even noticeable in the cast, “I mean, Jesus Christ, Taylor and Rob and me, and it’s so hidden and not OK.” The most important thing is that she never tried to conceal who she was at all, she simply went for it with honesty even though it was clear there wasn’t much chemistry (even considering that she dated Robert Pattinson).
Kristen Stewart and Queerness
The title of Variety’s story is absolutely on point! For the past decade, she’s become a very open person about her identity and has been unbothered by public opinion. This honesty has also shaped her career and personal life.
As she expresses, she’s managed to have crucial non-binary experiences both in front and behind the cameras, but she’s also aware that she’s played the part of heteronormative way too often.
“I have lots of different experiences that shape who I am that are very, very far from binary. But I did get good at the heteronormative quality. I play that role well. It comes from a somewhat real place — it’s not fake. But it’s fucked up that if I was gayer, it wouldn’t be the case.”
We just hope she can explore more of her identity in new films rather than keep excelling in playing that heteronormative role because, honestly, she’s proven she’s got what it takes to become an acting legend!
