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20 Differences Between ‘New Moon’ and the Book

Any diehard Twilight fan will tell you that there were a number of differences from the New Moon book and movie. A recent article on FEARnet put together 20 reasons the movie deviates from the book.

Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg faced an interesting challenge adapting Meyer’s 500+ page novel for the screen. Here are just some of the 20 reasons, click here to read the full article.

(Warning: Spoilers ahead!)

We get more fights, including an awesome Volturi throw down.
New Moon the book is infamous for its slow pacing, thanks to Bella’s crippling depression (see below). So it’s a good thing that the film throws in fistfights, wolf skirmishes, and chase scenes to liven things up a bit more. Our favorite: watching Volturi guard Felix put the smack down on our precious Edward, a scene crafted for the film

Bella’s (a little) less mopey than she is in the books.
Much of the book is devoted to Bella’s heartbreaking, months-long break-up depression, so it’s a good thing that the film condenses her lost period a bit for the sake of storytelling. Critics complain already that Bella spends so much time staring into space, pining over Edward; if only they knew how much more we/she suffer in the books! Thankfully, Rosenberg’s script snaps Bella out of her funk and moves on, sort of, in a relatively short span of time

Jacob gives Bella a dream catcher.
One new scene in the film has Jacob giving Bella a dream catcher for her birthday, killing two birds with one stone in the process: giving her a present when Edward feels he cannot and putting the mack on her with a big bear hug right in front of Edward. Bella hangs the dream catcher above her pillow, but unfortunately for her, it doesn’t help keep the nightmares away.

Edward proposes!
Rosenberg saves the best for last, leaving Bella (and us) with the biggest possible cliffhanger. Again, the re-jiggered placement of the scene works better cinematically, and leads into the next film, Eclipse!

Twilight:New Moon Review

For many Twilight fans, the second series; New Moon seemed like lightyears away…until midnight, November 20th. Theatres across San Diego and probably all over the country we’re packed with the infamous die-hard Twilight fans. After watching the second movie, it’s obvious that those die hard Twilight fans have made up their mind on Robert Pattinson playing the infamous vampire Edward Cullen. I do have to say, being that I have read the novels I was kind of let down by what was in the novel compared to the movie.

The movie begins with Kristen Stewart as Bella quoting a line from “Romeo and Juliet”, then the story progress as we come along Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, both characters were to be concived as Romeo and Juliet themselves, but in a modern version (If you saw the movie, then you’ll know what I’m talking about). But for those who didn’t, it’s simply your classic love story of one not willing to live without the other.

I found it to be cute and makes you wish it only didn’t happen in movies, but anyway, back to reality. As the script continues, we meet Taylor Lautner as Jacob, right away we find his sweet side as he presents a dreamcatcher to Bella for her birthday. With Bella’s wish of keeping her birthday subtle, Ashley Greene as Alice doesn’t listen and ends up throwing Bella a little get together at the Cullen residence. However, all doesn’t go so well when Bella accidently cuts herself and ends up causing a violent stir in the household.

Just when you thought everything was going well in the story, Edward shows up one day and gives his “It’s not you, It’s me” speech, which in Twilight terms means “We can’t be together because I might kill you” and within that instant the Cullens are gone. Although, that’s not the last you’ll see of the Cullens. Don’t worry, they come back.

So, now that Edward is gone and Bella has fallen into depression and refuses to eat or talk, she reunites with her best friend Jacob. As their friendship progress, Bella still can’t help but to have nightmares about her beloved Edward. Without notice, Jacob dissapears and Bella starts to wonder and worry, little does she know that her best friend can shape shift into a werewolf. As we now we meet the wolfpack we learn their powers of reading each others mind and having the ability to heal quickly.

Now that Bella finds out her best friend isn’t normal and her once beloved Edward is gone, she becomes a little bored with life and starting to become more thrilling-seeking and attempts to take her life by Cliff-Diving. Before she knows it, Edward finds out about her little stunt and thinks she’s dead. So of course, keeping his promise he decides to wants to kill himself as well. However, little does he know she’s alive after all. Bella flies across the world to Italy before he confronts the Volturi and explains to Edward it was all a misunderstanding.

In all, New Moon the movie isn’t quiet as entertaining as the novel was from Stephenie Meyer, which has more detail into most of the scenes. I found that there was a lot more drama and action in the movie compared to how much there is in the book, but it’s Hollywood…I do love how this movie plays in genre to both genders, you have some action and confrontation scenes and of course you have two of the leading actors walking around half naked half the time.

Overall, I’m kind of 50/50 on how the movie went, I felt like it was rushed at certain parts but then also delayed on others, but I feel that it everything that needed to be there for the second movie to get ready for the third, which I know A LOT more happens.

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