Comments on: Twilight, New Moon, and the Gauntlet of Book-to-Movie Adaptations.

By: mona @twilight

mona @twilight — Sun, 23 May 2010 07:04:06 +0000

Additional Enjoyment!!!Yes!I totally did not think of it that way and I thank you for your most helpful insight. I guess you can’t please every movie goer and every book reader, that would be impossible. Although I wouldn’t mind a three hour twilight movie……am I the only one?

By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith

Rebecca Laffar-Smith — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:48:47 +0000

One of the most difficult challenges I think novel-to-movie adapters face is in deciding what should stay and what cannot for time limitations. For example, The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter series both had a great many scenes, even entire sub-plots that did not make it into the movie. It’s not that those scenes aren’t valuable but that there simply is not enough time to do them justice. Movie-goers are time-aware, many could not enjoy a movie that was over two hours the Lord of the Rings pushed three per movie.

With New Moon they faced similar time constraints. They needed to get the meat of the story, and they did a wonderful job holding to the integrity of the emotional devastation Bella faced and included the greatest keys scenes in a conscious and elegant manner. Book readers will almost always find various parts of the books they loved that couldn’t make it into the movie. But, the movie isn’t the book and their differences is one way we can get additional enjoyment from the two unique mediums.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Mona.

By: mona@ twilight

mona@ twilight — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:09:28 +0000

This is a great post. I enjoyed reading on this topic, not only on the twilight adaptation. I wished on the New Moon movie that they didn’t end the movie so fast after Edward and Bella found each other again at the end. I really enjoyed reading about their lovely reunited …… scenes, what is the word? I wished they somehow could have caught that in the movie, it was so sweet and tender. It’s what makes everyone love the books, or is it just me? I guess you can’t please everyone, the men would hate it….
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By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith

Rebecca Laffar-Smith — Mon, 17 May 2010 10:40:19 +0000

Hers really is an amazing and inspiring story, Marjorie. One I know many writers wish was easier to duplicate. We hear of a hands-on Mom doing the Mom thing day in and day out managing to pull together not one but several captivating books. It makes it sound simple. I’m sure Joanne would be the first to tell other writers that it was no cake-walk. It takes plenty of blood and sweat.

Of course, while J.K. is pinching herself, her fans (me included) are wondering if she has anything else up her sleeves.

By: Marjorie Beasley

Marjorie Beasley — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:10:31 +0000

J.K Rowling must still be pinching herself with the massive success of her Harry Potter books…simply amazing what started as a bedtime story for her son!

By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith

Rebecca Laffar-Smith — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:21:40 +0000

@Meg Mills21: Thanks Meg! I hope you’ve been enjoying our other posts too.

@Janice Yu: I’ve seen Twilight a few times now too, Janice. The character development is fascinating.

@Bill Snyder: Thanks Bill. There isn’t anything special about the way I write, it just takes practice. So, keep writing yourself.

@Adam Ronchi: I have to say I actually enjoyed the production of Twilight better than I did New Moon. While I agree that the new producers put together a more professional production they used a great deal more “creative license” and as such, some of the richness of the books was lost. The first Twilight movie held truer to the books and I connected with the characters far more.

@May Jaca: It’s great to find movies you can really enjoy.

@Patria Beurskens: It’s a good movie to share with friends, Patria.

By: Patria Beurskens

Patria Beurskens — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:47:05 +0000

i really love Twilight. this movie is super great that we watched it several times with some of my friends. :

By: May Jaca

May Jaca — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:14:46 +0000

i will watch every sequel of Twilight because i find this movie so good. the graphics is good, the cast is good and of course the storyline is great.

By: Adam Ronchi

Adam Ronchi — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:14:31 +0000

This movie was exactly what I had hoped Twilight to be. They cut out the annoying cheesy music and much of the awkward acting moments that just made me laugh in Twilight. So glad a REAL director had this one. Sorry Catherine, but you butchered the first movie with the jumpy scenes and awkward cinematography. I felt like I was watching an actual professional movie in New Moon, not a documentary.

By: Bill Snyder

Bill Snyder — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:45:27 +0000

I definitely enjoying every little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you post. I sometimes wish I could write as well as you.
Bill