In New Moon, the movie, Chapter Two: Stitches is severely condensed. Here is my comparison.
1. In the book, Edward assumes a defensive position over Bella after she falls into the glass table, holding his breath and prepared to defend her from his family. In the movie, Carlisle rushes to Bella's side. Edward becomes stoic in the middle of the room.
2. In the book, Esme holds the back door open, and holds her hand over her nose and mouth while Emmett and Rosalie wrestle Jasper to get him out. Esme is apologizing as she leaves. In the movie, Emmett drags Jasper out while everyone else walks calmly out.
3. In the book, Edward and Alice stay with Carlisle and Bella for a time. Alice, Carlisle and Bella convince Edward to go check on Jasper. Then, Alice apologizes with her face, no words, before stealing out the back door.
4. The conversation between Carlisle and Bella is seriously condensed. Carlise never tells Bella the story of Edward's parents or of finding Edward.
5. In the book, Carlisle confesses that he and Edward are the only family members who believe God exists, and he is the only one who believes that they still have their souls. In the movie, Carlisle agrees with Edward.
6. In the book, Edward spends the night with Bella the night of her birthday, leaving when she first wakes up the next day for school. In the movie, he drives her home, talks for a few minutes, kisses her and leaves.
7. In the book, Edward doesn't leave until three days after the party, and he never skips school during that time. In the movie, he skips school the next day, then leaves that day.
8. In the book, Bella runs to her room, after being catatonic on the couch for several hours, and looks for her photos of Edward and other reminders, finding nothing. In the movie, we see Edward looking at a photo. Then later, if the viewer is paying attention, you see that the pictures that were on the wall are gone.
9. In the book, Bella's new truck radio is never turned on, and Bella and Edward have an argument of sorts as he drives her home. In the movie, "Satellite Heart" plays on the radio and they ride in silence.
10. The conversation between Bella and Edward in the truck once they arrive at Bella's house is altered.
11. In the book, Edward gives Bella a CD of him playing the piano for her birthday. Bella "allows" this because it's a homemade gift, and not something bought. The first song on the CD is Bella's lullaby (which I feel the composer did a disservice to in the Twilight movie), and the second is the song Edward wrote for Esme and Carlisle. Edward later hides this along with all her other birthday gifts. In the movie, this CD does not exist.
12. The fate of the gifts Bella recieves from the Cullens is never mentioned in the movie.
That's really all I have for Chapter Two: Stitches. Again I know I'm being nitpicky, but these are all the differences I've seen.
Please don't take this to mean that I don't like the movie. I really do. But it could never live up to the book.
Stay tuned for Chapter Three: The End
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Differences between New Moon the movie and New Moon the book - Chapter One Party
Yes, I'm being nitpicky, but here we go . . .
1. Edward calls to Bella in the book, in the movie he is silent in the opening dream.
2. Charlie brings Bella's gifts to her room when she wakes up, not in the book.
3. In the book, Edward and Alice are waiting for Bella in the Forks High school parking lot. In the movie, she arrives first. Edward arrives alone after Bella takes a picture of Jessica, Mike, Eric and Angela.
4. There's a long conversation in the parking lot concerning Bella's birthday party in the book. In the movie, a small portion of this conversation takes place in the hallway with Jasper present. In the book, Jasper has already graduated.
5. In Chapter One of the book, we first learn of Bella's part time job. In the movie, there is no part time job.
6. In the movie, Jacob Black appears in the school parking lot and gives Bella a birthday gift, In the book, he apologizes later for missing her birthday. (Chapter Five - Cheater)
7. In the book, we are reminded of the real relationship between Alice and Edward. This is left out of the movie. If someone only watched the movie he/she might assume that Alice and Edward really are brother and sister.
8. The conversation where Edward sets up the new stereo for Bella's truck is omitted.
9. We never see the outdoor decorations Alice set up for the party, nor hear Edward ask Bella to behave during the party.
10. In the book, the stereo is a gift from Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper. In the movie, the stereo is from Emmett and Rosalie gives her a necklace.
11. A scene that was left out of Twilight, the movie, is included during the party. It's edited of course, but Bella finally sees the painting of the Volturri.
12. In the movie, Edward and Bella watch Romeo and Juliet in English class with their classmates, and Edward reveals his contingency plans during the movie. In the book, they watch it at Bella's house after school, Edward recited Romeo's lines, and reveals his contingency plans as the movie ends.
13. The conversation about the Volturri is edited.
14. We don't see Bella's conversation with Charlie before she goes to her party.
15. In the movie, we don't know that Emmett and Rosalie have been gone.
16. The dialog in the party is altered. We don't know how Emmett feels about Bella.
17. In the book the papercut occurs when Bella is opening the gift from Edward and Alice. In the movie, it's Carlisle and Esme's gift.
18. In the book, Bella lands on a glass top table. In the movie, it's a wood table with glass candle holders on it.
19. In the book, we know that six of the vampires appear ravenous. In the movie, all but Jasper freeze.
20. In the book, Edward tried to talk Bella into letting him buy her a new car. This is not in the movie.
A large piece of the backstory is missing. You almost need to watch Twilight to understand what's going on. Reading the books is even better.
I will compare Chapter Two - Stitches tomorrow.
Stay tuned . . .
1. Edward calls to Bella in the book, in the movie he is silent in the opening dream.
2. Charlie brings Bella's gifts to her room when she wakes up, not in the book.
3. In the book, Edward and Alice are waiting for Bella in the Forks High school parking lot. In the movie, she arrives first. Edward arrives alone after Bella takes a picture of Jessica, Mike, Eric and Angela.
4. There's a long conversation in the parking lot concerning Bella's birthday party in the book. In the movie, a small portion of this conversation takes place in the hallway with Jasper present. In the book, Jasper has already graduated.
5. In Chapter One of the book, we first learn of Bella's part time job. In the movie, there is no part time job.
6. In the movie, Jacob Black appears in the school parking lot and gives Bella a birthday gift, In the book, he apologizes later for missing her birthday. (Chapter Five - Cheater)
7. In the book, we are reminded of the real relationship between Alice and Edward. This is left out of the movie. If someone only watched the movie he/she might assume that Alice and Edward really are brother and sister.
8. The conversation where Edward sets up the new stereo for Bella's truck is omitted.
9. We never see the outdoor decorations Alice set up for the party, nor hear Edward ask Bella to behave during the party.
10. In the book, the stereo is a gift from Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper. In the movie, the stereo is from Emmett and Rosalie gives her a necklace.
11. A scene that was left out of Twilight, the movie, is included during the party. It's edited of course, but Bella finally sees the painting of the Volturri.
12. In the movie, Edward and Bella watch Romeo and Juliet in English class with their classmates, and Edward reveals his contingency plans during the movie. In the book, they watch it at Bella's house after school, Edward recited Romeo's lines, and reveals his contingency plans as the movie ends.
13. The conversation about the Volturri is edited.
14. We don't see Bella's conversation with Charlie before she goes to her party.
15. In the movie, we don't know that Emmett and Rosalie have been gone.
16. The dialog in the party is altered. We don't know how Emmett feels about Bella.
17. In the book the papercut occurs when Bella is opening the gift from Edward and Alice. In the movie, it's Carlisle and Esme's gift.
18. In the book, Bella lands on a glass top table. In the movie, it's a wood table with glass candle holders on it.
19. In the book, we know that six of the vampires appear ravenous. In the movie, all but Jasper freeze.
20. In the book, Edward tried to talk Bella into letting him buy her a new car. This is not in the movie.
A large piece of the backstory is missing. You almost need to watch Twilight to understand what's going on. Reading the books is even better.
I will compare Chapter Two - Stitches tomorrow.
Stay tuned . . .
New Moon Review - Spoilers
I have now seen New Moon four times. So now for my review . . . .
New Moon, the movie, is 1,000, no 1,000,000 times better than Twilight, the movie.
New Moon was much closer to the book than Twilight. Much of the dialog from New Moon was taken directly from the book, but not always delivered in the same tone of voice indicated in the book. Still there is not a single scene that is lifted directly from the pages of the book. I wish there had been. I know that Stephenie Meyer is quoted as saying that if they had literally put the book on screen, it would have been a six hour movie. My only response to that statement is, I hope the theater sells a bigger bucket of popcorn. 2 hours was too short for this movie. The basic story elements were there, but so much was cut in order to get to 2 hours.
All of the vampires looked better in Twilight. Especially Esme. In the voting scene, Esme's eyes look like yellow golf balls. They're HUGE. Rosalie's hair is so obviously a wig. I've read what the treatments did to her hair in Twilight, so I understand why she wanted to go with a wig for New Moon and Eclipse. But they really should have continued searching for a better wig. I hope that's not a sign of things to come for Bella's wig in Eclipse. And Edward's hair is the wrong color in New Moon. In the books and in Twilight Edward's hair is bronze, but in New Moon it's a dark brown. And don't even get me started on the Volvo.
The werewolves are AMAZING!!! They look so real. Especially the scene in which Jacob chases Victoria and she jumps off the cliff. Jacob, in wolf form, is standing atop the cliff and the wind is blowing his fur. It's wonderful.
A side note - Taylor either had a better wig in New Moon than in Twilight, or he is more comfortable with it. If you didn't know that it was a wig, you would have thought he'd grown his hair out.
And I didn't even notice any painted on werewolf abs.
While much of the dialog is taken from the book, there are many lines that were added in an effort to add some comic relief. During my second viewing, I commented that the book was not a comedy. But the wisecracks are necessary in order to prevent the audience from crying through the whole movie. My favorites:
Edward: "You can't trust vampires. Trust Me."
Alice (in response to Bella asking if she's coming back): "As soon as you put the dog out."
Jessica (talking about Eric and Angela): "He's just trying to get lucky."
Jessica (in Port Angeles about the guys on the motorcycles): "Well, they're great."
Bella (talking about Jacob, at the movies with Mike and Jacob): "You're so hot.. . . It's like you're running a fever."
I did not like the way Robert Pattinson portrayed Edward for most of the hallucinations. I understand why Chris Weitz went with visual hallucinations instead of auditory ones, but in the book, Edward was usually angry at Bella for doing things that are stupid and reckless. And then, during the scene with Laurent in the meadow, Edward is growling in her head. That was left out of the movie.
And what was with that CHEESY vision Alice showed Aro?!?!?!? I'm sure there was a reason that she showed that particular vision to him, but I have no idea what it is. If anyone knows, PLEASE tell me.
It should be noted that it was during the fourth time I saw the movie that I started to pick it apart. This is something I usually do during the first time I see a movie that was adapted from a book I have read. That is a huge compliment to this movie.
This is a movie for Twilight fans. Twilight fans will love the movie. If you're not a Twilight fan, well, you might be entertained.
I'm going to write another blog of all the differences between the book and the movie. That will be a LONG blog. I may have to go chapter by chapter to keep it at a manageable length.
New Moon, the movie, is 1,000, no 1,000,000 times better than Twilight, the movie.
New Moon was much closer to the book than Twilight. Much of the dialog from New Moon was taken directly from the book, but not always delivered in the same tone of voice indicated in the book. Still there is not a single scene that is lifted directly from the pages of the book. I wish there had been. I know that Stephenie Meyer is quoted as saying that if they had literally put the book on screen, it would have been a six hour movie. My only response to that statement is, I hope the theater sells a bigger bucket of popcorn. 2 hours was too short for this movie. The basic story elements were there, but so much was cut in order to get to 2 hours.
All of the vampires looked better in Twilight. Especially Esme. In the voting scene, Esme's eyes look like yellow golf balls. They're HUGE. Rosalie's hair is so obviously a wig. I've read what the treatments did to her hair in Twilight, so I understand why she wanted to go with a wig for New Moon and Eclipse. But they really should have continued searching for a better wig. I hope that's not a sign of things to come for Bella's wig in Eclipse. And Edward's hair is the wrong color in New Moon. In the books and in Twilight Edward's hair is bronze, but in New Moon it's a dark brown. And don't even get me started on the Volvo.
The werewolves are AMAZING!!! They look so real. Especially the scene in which Jacob chases Victoria and she jumps off the cliff. Jacob, in wolf form, is standing atop the cliff and the wind is blowing his fur. It's wonderful.
A side note - Taylor either had a better wig in New Moon than in Twilight, or he is more comfortable with it. If you didn't know that it was a wig, you would have thought he'd grown his hair out.
And I didn't even notice any painted on werewolf abs.
While much of the dialog is taken from the book, there are many lines that were added in an effort to add some comic relief. During my second viewing, I commented that the book was not a comedy. But the wisecracks are necessary in order to prevent the audience from crying through the whole movie. My favorites:
Edward: "You can't trust vampires. Trust Me."
Alice (in response to Bella asking if she's coming back): "As soon as you put the dog out."
Jessica (talking about Eric and Angela): "He's just trying to get lucky."
Jessica (in Port Angeles about the guys on the motorcycles): "Well, they're great."
Bella (talking about Jacob, at the movies with Mike and Jacob): "You're so hot.. . . It's like you're running a fever."
I did not like the way Robert Pattinson portrayed Edward for most of the hallucinations. I understand why Chris Weitz went with visual hallucinations instead of auditory ones, but in the book, Edward was usually angry at Bella for doing things that are stupid and reckless. And then, during the scene with Laurent in the meadow, Edward is growling in her head. That was left out of the movie.
And what was with that CHEESY vision Alice showed Aro?!?!?!? I'm sure there was a reason that she showed that particular vision to him, but I have no idea what it is. If anyone knows, PLEASE tell me.
It should be noted that it was during the fourth time I saw the movie that I started to pick it apart. This is something I usually do during the first time I see a movie that was adapted from a book I have read. That is a huge compliment to this movie.
This is a movie for Twilight fans. Twilight fans will love the movie. If you're not a Twilight fan, well, you might be entertained.
I'm going to write another blog of all the differences between the book and the movie. That will be a LONG blog. I may have to go chapter by chapter to keep it at a manageable length.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Meeting Alex Meraz and Kiowa Gordon - Part 2: The events
Yesterday, I got to take my VIP pass to Nordstrom's and meet Alex Meraz and Kiowa Gordon during a quick meet and greet. I had my picture taken with them, welcomed them to Texas with one sentence, then was shooed out for the next person in line to have her turn. I am looking forward to seeing the photo that was taken and the autographed photo frame.
After the meet and greet, some new friends and I made our way to the public q & a session. We had to wait an hour and a half there, sitting on the floor like kindergartners, but it was well worth it. We had great seats.
The Q&A was rather comical. As you can imagine, as soon as they took the stage, the screaming began. It was quite deafening. Alex was trying very hard to listen to the questions and answer them. However, Kiowa was goading the audience. Everytime Kiowa did something, the audience screamed so loud that no one could hear Alex.
One thing Alex did manage to say, He said that the cast called Kiowa "Sweet Cheeks" behind his back during filming. Apparently, his butt cheeks wiggled during their workouts, and the other wolfpack members thought it was funny. Kiowa vehemently denied the nick name.
It was a great evening spent with new friends. I wish I could have taken my oldest daughter. I promised her that if they do this again for Eclipse (please, please, please) I will take her with me.
After the meet and greet, some new friends and I made our way to the public q & a session. We had to wait an hour and a half there, sitting on the floor like kindergartners, but it was well worth it. We had great seats.
The Q&A was rather comical. As you can imagine, as soon as they took the stage, the screaming began. It was quite deafening. Alex was trying very hard to listen to the questions and answer them. However, Kiowa was goading the audience. Everytime Kiowa did something, the audience screamed so loud that no one could hear Alex.
One thing Alex did manage to say, He said that the cast called Kiowa "Sweet Cheeks" behind his back during filming. Apparently, his butt cheeks wiggled during their workouts, and the other wolfpack members thought it was funny. Kiowa vehemently denied the nick name.
It was a great evening spent with new friends. I wish I could have taken my oldest daughter. I promised her that if they do this again for Eclipse (please, please, please) I will take her with me.
Meeting Alex Merax and Kiowa Gordon - part 1:spending the night at the Galleria
Yes, I spent the night in the Red Garage at the Houston Galleria, and I had a great time doing it. On October 30, 2009, my friend, Heather, and I arrived at the Galleria around 7pm. We looked around the mall for a bit before we went to get in line on the sidewalk outside. There were two lines, one for the event at Hot Topic and one for Nordstrom's. By the time we were allowed into the parking Garage, the Hot Topic line had approximately 600 people in it, and the Nordstrom line had apporximately 50. Heather and I were lucky, we were numbers 10 & 11. Nordstrom's had an area blocked off for us in the garage, so once we were counted, we were able to move into the baracaded area, set up our chairs and such, then move about. Nordsrtom's brought out donuts and hot coffee for us as well as TV's and a DVD player. We watched Twilight (of course), Transformers and The Break up (which I learned was a fairly pointless movie). I felt bad for the people in the Hot Topic line, they didn't have as much freedom to move around as we did. I was proud of myself, when we had to pack up and get ready to go inside the Galleria, I had stayed awake all night (and froze while doing it. It got down to 48 that night - rather chilly for Houston). We moved into the Galleria at 6am and were greeted by Hot chocolate, more donuts, coffee and free make-overs. Two more hours, and we finally got to go shopping!!! I had no trouble spending the required $75.00 in the bp department at Nordstrom's.
After we finished shopping, it was time to take Heather home, then for me to drive another hour to get home and get a nap before the trick-or-treating. I was proud of myself. I made it 31.75 hours before I fell asleep. I could have made it longer, as long as no one asked me to do anything that required thought. This was excellent practice for my trip to Salt Lake City to attend the Twilight Mom's and Twilight Lexicon opening weekend events! And I got to make some new friends who are also Twilight fans! Great way to spend the night. :)
After we finished shopping, it was time to take Heather home, then for me to drive another hour to get home and get a nap before the trick-or-treating. I was proud of myself. I made it 31.75 hours before I fell asleep. I could have made it longer, as long as no one asked me to do anything that required thought. This was excellent practice for my trip to Salt Lake City to attend the Twilight Mom's and Twilight Lexicon opening weekend events! And I got to make some new friends who are also Twilight fans! Great way to spend the night. :)
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