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 . . .

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