Twilight: Book vs. Movie
Twilight: Book vs. Movie
When comparing the book Twilight, written by Stephanie Meyers, with the movie Twilight, screenplay written by Melissa Rosenberg and produced by Catherine Hardwicke, there are multiple visual differences between the two. Some important scenes were changed or even omitted from the original text, leaving noticeable gaps in the movie’s plot. There are big and important differences, which are obvious, while there are also less important differences between them such as names and small missing details. The most important differences between the book and movie were when Bella tells Edward she knows he is a Vampire and when Edward saves Bella from Tyler’s van in the beginning. In reading the book before seeing the movie the phrase “The book is always better than the movie,” is proven true with Twilight. Right off the bat, the movie changed the beginning of the story. The opening scene is Bella in Phoenix picking out a small cactus that she brings with her to Forks as a reminder of where she came from. The following scene is when Bella meets Jacob and Billy Black while they are dropping off her new truck, but in the book Bella meets Jacob for the first time at La Push Beach. Neither of these scenes are in the book, the first one being an addition and the other a change. Both scenes were placed at the beginning of the movie to give background on Bella life in order to eliminate extensive narration. The next notable change is one of the most important differences between the book and the movie. In the book, Edward is standing four cars away from Bella when Tyler loses control of his van. The van is spinning out of control toward Bella, Edward attempts to deflect the van but it rotates toward Bella, which supports Bella’s theme of bad luck. The van rocks on two wheels forcing Edward to further expose himself by catching the van and moving Bella out of the way before it crushed her legs. Edward has to brace himself against the car parked next to
When comparing the book Twilight, written by Stephanie Meyers, with the movie Twilight, screenplay written by Melissa Rosenberg and produced by Catherine Hardwicke, there are multiple visual differences between the two. Some important scenes were changed or even omitted from the original text, leaving noticeable gaps in the movie’s plot. There are big and important differences, which are obvious, while there are also less important differences between them such as names and small missing details. The most important differences between the book and movie were when Bella tells Edward she knows he is a Vampire and when Edward saves Bella from Tyler’s van in the beginning. In reading the book before seeing the movie the phrase “The book is always better than the movie,” is proven true with Twilight. Right off the bat, the movie changed the beginning of the story. The opening scene is Bella in Phoenix picking out a small cactus that she brings with her to Forks as a reminder of where she came from. The following scene is when Bella meets Jacob and Billy Black while they are dropping off her new truck, but in the book Bella meets Jacob for the first time at La Push Beach. Neither of these scenes are in the book, the first one being an addition and the other a change. Both scenes were placed at the beginning of the movie to give background on Bella life in order to eliminate extensive narration. The next notable change is one of the most important differences between the book and the movie. In the book, Edward is standing four cars away from Bella when Tyler loses control of his van. The van is spinning out of control toward Bella, Edward attempts to deflect the van but it rotates toward Bella, which supports Bella’s theme of bad luck. The van rocks on two wheels forcing Edward to further expose himself by catching the van and moving Bella out of the way before it crushed her legs. Edward has to brace himself against the car parked next to