Twilight Series!

[epchick]

So if you haven't watched the movie, and don't want to know ANYTHING about it, then don't read my post! lol














I'm undecided how I feel about the movie. One part of me likes that it didn't drag, and another is just really annoyed about the parts they altered/left out for no reason.

There are the big things like:

In the book, Jacob is the one that tells Bella that Edward is a vampire. In the movie, Bella makes the discovery herself. I really don't understand why they changed the scene.

When Bella & Edward are at the Cullen house, Edward talks about the Volturi. In the movie, there is no mention of the Volturi.

I don't have my book with me, but I could have sworn the book ended w/ Bella's birthday party. In the movie, it ends with Victoria (seriously wtf?)


Then there are the little things like:

At La Push, they weren't surfing, they were at a bonfire.
I don't remember ever reading that Edward calls Jacob a "wolf."
The story of how the other Cullens change is left out. (I think we only read about Carlisle and Esme....maybe Emmett)


I DID like the castings. Jessica and Mike were soooo what I thought of when I read it. (Interesting choice of ethnicities for the other characters)

I still don't like Rob for Edward, or Nikki for Rosalie. I LOOOOOOOOVE Alice. She translates better on film than in pictures, and it is so what I thought of Alice (although I always pictured Alice shorter, more childlike)

Jacob is HOT. And the actor that plays Billie Black is a lot different than what I pictured. I always thought Billie was older (with white hair) and in the movie, he's pretty freakin attractive.

[lyrelyre]

Originally Posted by epchick

I don't have my book with me, but I could have sworn the book ended w/ Bella's birthday party.

It did, but only because it was a "preview" of New Moon.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by gee_ess

I thought Edward called Jacob a "dog."

He calls Jacob a "dog" in the book, after Jacob's transformation. In the movie said something like "they had to call in the wolves" even though Jacob hasn't transformed.

Originally Posted by lyrelyre

It did, but only because it was a "preview" of New Moon.

Exactly. There is already a New Moon movie in the works. It seems appropriate to end the movie the way the book ends. Especially since Victoria doesn't show up until Eclipse, she's barely even mentioned in New Moon.


ETA: I think I understand what you are saying about it being a "preview" now. Since it technically is the first chapter of New Moon. I still think that if they wanted to foreshadow something, it should be the b-day party instead of Victoria.

[DoctorD]

I went to see it with a group of my students. It was great! Loved hearing their reactions, particularly since the book is more for their demographic than mine!