28 Reasons Why Twilight The Movie MAY BE Better Than The Book
Posted by taylor blue on November 22, 2008
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I think I’m not the only one that wants to see Twilight this weekend. I can’t get to the movie because it’s sold out and I don’t have a babysitter. But I saw this list..full of spoilers and it said the 28 things they did to improve on the book. I know I loved the book..Here is New York Entertainment’s list of 28 Reasons the movie is better than the book…
1. First of all, the demands of compressing a 500-page book into a two-hour movie mean that most of the boring scenes of Edward brooding about stuff have been cut. In fact, for the entire middle third of the movie, Edward seems happy most of the time, which Robert Pattinson frankly plays a lot better than he does the dark, serious looks.
2. The movie adds an amazing sequence in which Edward takes Bella to the top of an enormous tree for a view of the mountains and river below. It actually totally rules.
3. In the movie, vampires make an unnecessary but awesome whooshing sound when they jump around.
4. Bella’s new friends in Forks have been given the Catherine Hardwicke treatment: They’re cooler, funnier, more multicultural, and way more interesting than they are in the book, where they’re mostly there to serve as distractions that Bella ignores on her way to Edward. For instance, Eric — described in the book as “a gangly boy with skin problems” who’s “the overly-helpful chess-club type” — turns into a hip, attractive Gaysian. And when everyone goes to the beach, they don’t just take boring walks to the tide pools; they go surfing!
5. Who knew Charlie’s mustache was so awesome?
6. At the movie, you get to hear teenage girls shrieking, “I love you, Edward!!!” before the opening credits even begin.
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7. We predict at least one actual Team Edward vs. Team Jacob riot in a movie theater somewhere in America; the rivalry gets much more visceral with audience members cheering the arrival of their heroes.
8. While the baseball scene can’t completely avoid seeming like the campy miscalculation it is, we love that the vampires wear old-timey baseball uniforms.
9. There are jokes! Like, people tell jokes! Instead of just glumly or romantically talking about things! Bella and Edward even tell jokes to each other!
10. We guess because the movie was made by non-Mormons, there’s a joke about Speedo-stuffing! And two jokes about boobs.
11. For no apparent reason, the alluring young waitress who can’t stop flirting with Edward in Port Angeles has been transformed into a weird hipster chick with a hilarious bouffant.
12. When Edward explains to Bella that he can read thoughts, he points around the restaurant and tells her what everyone’s thinking about: “Money … sex … sex … money … cat.”
13. In a touching ode to primitive research technology, Bella actually reads a little bit about vampires in a book! Before going straight to Google.
14. Unlike in Twilight the book, in which Edward’s afraid to even describe a hunt, we actually get to see Edward chase down a deer in the movie.
15. When Bella visits Edward’s family, they charmingly attempt to cook her a meal. “We finally get to use the kitchen!” Dr. Cullen says.
16. The wall of the Cullens’ house features a cute mural made up of dozens of the vampires’ high-school graduation caps.
17. Due to Edward’s chastity, at every point in the movie where you’re expecting a sex scene, the filmmakers are forced to show long sequences of Edward and Bella lying down and staring soulfully at each other. They’re even shot just like sex scenes! It’s impossible to explain just how funny this is onscreen.
18. It really drives home the book’s overarching message of the dangers of female sexuality when we actually see flushed temptress Bella, late at night in her bedroom, forcing herself upon Edward and the poor innocent vampire flinging himself against a wall to keep himself in check.
19. When Bella’s mom hears that her daughter has a boyfriend, she demands, “Are you being safe?” We foresee a whole new tie-in line of armor-plated Twilight condoms!
20. At no point in the movie does this scene occur. (Referencing the “YOU MADE ME FAINT!” scene). (see thumbnail below)
21. Also, this scene was cut, thank God. (Referencing the “You’re intoxicated by my very presence” crazy). (see thumbnail below)
22.In general, we’re just so relieved that the movie did away with most of the 1,000 scenes in which basically this exact thing happens:
Bella: Don’t go!
Edward: I should go, but I can’t.
Bella: I am happy!
Edward: You’re an idiot for being happy.
Bella: You are still totally gorgeous OMG OMG.
23. The other vampires – Laurent, Victoria, and James – don’t just appear out of nowhere on page 375 because Stephenie Meyer belatedly realized something needed to happen. They make appearances throughout the movie, hunting and killing humans, which gives the movie not only little bursts of much-needed action but at least a game attempt at some suspense.
24. There’s an actual fight scene between Edward and James, instead of Bella just passing out and getting told about it later. Mostly it’s just them throwing each other through windows and crap, but in a story that’s totally starved for action it’s nice that they tried.
25. The movie answers in seconds a burning question the book never bothered to address: Do
vampires in Twilight have reflections? Spoiler: Yes, they do!
26. Uh, Alice jumps onto James and TOTALLY BREAKS HIS NECK!
27. Movie prom is set in a gorgeous, opulent building with a twinkling gazebo for Edward and Bella’s final dance! Book prom takes place in the gym.
28. “And so the lamb fell in love with the lion,” Bella says. In the book, you just roll your eyes. In the movie theater, everyone cheers wildly.
I really need to see this movie … I really do!
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Comments (17)
Why would a vampire go to school? And you writer really well for a 12 year old, congrats!
I am not 12…and I got the list from some where else thanks.
I watch twilight but really fail to understand most of people enjoyed this movie!I guess you’re all a bunch of 14 year old little girls… and you just thought the lead actor was good looking.
Haha, all the things you pointed out I agreed with. Those were all things I enjoyed! But I still think it was WAAAAAAAY to rushed!!! It went too fast, and there wasn’t enough kissing xD
You should see the movie if you haven’t gotten the chance too, yet! It was great- I guess the person who wrote the list was kind of bitter about the whole thing.
omg!I have read twilight 2 times and iv’e seen the movie 3 times!and i still think the book is soo much better than the movie!!gosh you people are crazy if you think the movie is better than the book!its not that i dont like the movie, but, everything was just not in order!!and there are so much more details in the book.in the movie, they skipped a whole chapter.”Blood Type”!!but when it comes to twilight, im crazy about ethier the book or movie.
edward said “and so the lion fee in love with the lamb” not bella which u put in #28
i enjoyed most of these things too. idk why but i kept cracking up during the make out scene
I think it’s ridiculous that several adults are criticizing those who like the movie to be 14 year old girls.
I think any girl or young lady would love to have such a thing happen to them. Most people loved the movie due to the romance and fantasy of it. I’d kill to have such a strong, protective, and down-right sexy vampire looking out for me.
Anyway, the movie didn’t fail in the romance department. But overall, as a whole, it didn’t really make the cut as an amazing movie. Maybe in the sequel since they’ll have a larger production budget.
im not exactly sure why im posting this but anywho, im 14 years old and i absolutely love twilight, im pretty sure everyone has a soft spot for a romantic movie, (especialy with robert pattinson
) i live in australia and its considered rude to call out in a movie theatre. and i dont understand why teenagers would yell out they love someone who is on a screen? pathetic but, amusing.
I agree with Stacey; Honestly I think the book was a billion times better than the movie. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love the movie. I’ve seen it 11 times in theatre && I plan to see it several more. But as you pointed out in #28 about “the lion fell in love with the lamb” line, first of all Edward says that, not Bella. Second, it was so unbelievably cheesy in the movie. && it seemed like it was just randomly put in there. In the book, they had been talking for a long time && worked up to the “I love you” part. It was so much more romantic in the book. There’s alot of differences that I could point out between the book && the movie, && how the book is so much better, but it would take to long. Either way I love both. The Twilight Saga is beyond amazing.
&& for whoever said “I guess you’re all a bunch of 14 year old little girls… and you just thought the lead actor was good looking.”
That’s just stupid.
I’m 17 years old && I love the movie, not only because of the lead actor. I’ve liked Twilight since before they decided to make it a movie && I’m almost 99% sure that most Twilight fans have as well.
Besides, I know women that are friends with my mom that love these books && the movie as well.
Loved this list.
Not to argue what is really a very personal preference point, but sure this movie was driven towards teenagers… there is always some target market
However, I think as an adult, if you’ve read the book first, you may be able to see past the highschool backdrop and enjoy the tenderness of the dialogue exchanged. I suspect if I hadn’t read Twilight on a recent flight to Vegas, as something I grabbed at the airport just prior to boarding, I wouldn’t have been interested in the movie. That being said, I quickly followed up with New Moon on the flight back and Santa generously provided Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. It’s a love story, not unlike Romeo and Juliet, or Tristan and Isolde.
I agree with a previous poster that the movie did go quite quickly jumping from scene to scene and failed to capture more of the depth of the attraction between Bella and Edward. Had I not have had the foundation of the book, I can’t say whether I would have enjoyed the movie at all. The book allowed to fit the pieces together.
I’m looking forward to seeing what Weitz does with New Moon… big budget and new director may mean a very different type of film.
Yea, but in a magazine article i read, not only r they changing director but he wants to make edward in it more than in the book…. HELLO??? he isnt supposed to b in it!!! also they mite b changing jacob… and putting in some1 else
I think they are afraid that if Edward isn’t in it until the end like in the book no one will watch it…also they might keep the old Jacob…they are announcing it this week.
Read the book. Seen the movie. Totally obsessed with it.
Reason 3,5,11,17,19,22,26,28 are so funny.
The movie was way better… mindless fun.
I LOVE bad, cheesy movies!
The book is just Bella’s boring thoughts about Edward, how hot she gets when he’s around and their relationship drags as nothing happens and they have absolutely zero chemistry or dynamite. Therefore, I love how straight to the point they were here. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have lots of chemistry and amazing sexual tension. Such a shame the pairing they play is boring and lacking in the “feeling” department though -.-
I liked how we saw more of Bella’s friends (waaay cooler in the movie). oh, Movie!Eric is a favourite;) lol. Bella and Charlie are better characters too. James is uber hot, I don’t remember him being that hot in the book??? Haha, nice detail.
The action… lame, but at least slightly better than the book. it made more sense.. although didn’t they steal it from the other books? i wonder what are they going to put in the others..
THE BASEBALL SCENE PWNS!
XD
and…
the movie pwns!
that’s it!
Guess what,
many people like the book way better than the movie!!!
Edward would never call Bella “Spider-Monkey”!
besides, the book is SO much better than the movie. There is one scene in the movie where its “raining” and only Edward is getting wet, not Bella and the following scene (they are still on the same spot) but its not raining anymore and guess what! Edward is not wet anymore! what happened?
that does not make sense!!!
the movie was a good way to ruin the book and take all the good parts and make them awful!
(I read all 4 books twice, and i saw the movie twice to compare and everything, so i have a backup on my argument.)