'The Twilight Saga': We talk to screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg

I get exceptional tired of the whining. Were they translated the best no, but that would be hard to do. I actually enjoyed Eclipse. I also happen to think KS embodies Bella very well. She is so much in her head and that is hard to portray but I see it on screen and the more I watch the more I see it. Edward was way to much in the books. I don’t mind cutting of kidnapping, fun as it was but yes Bella would leave Edward there (following Movie Bella) as a you lied to me and I am rather ticked. Plus they never did the Charlie thing with teh bike and Bella kidnapping so she would not still be mad at him for that (didn’t happen). They did keep the note in, they did keep the proposal and the only thing tat really ticked me off is that Victoria would have NEVER gotten the upper hand. that was irritating. the rest i can live with. having said that i think the pacing of the movie could have afforded another 20 minutes or so to flesh things out a bit more, Meadow, Party, wolf training (I like it better daytime than 3 am) and of course the guilt tripping Bella is supposed to do to keep Eddie out of the fight.

I have never felt compelled to reply to one of these discussions, but I feel it necessary to contribute to this debate. I agree with the overall consensus that the movies are lacking in comparison to the novels. On the other hand there are very few movies that ever outshine the books they were adapted from. I am definitely “Team Edward”, but what has bothered me the most about the films is the vast differnece in Jacob’s personality. In the book he is sarcastic and has a great sense of humor. In the movies he is brooding and too serious. I think it takes away from the overall story. Final note: my favorite book out of the series is Eclipse and one of my favorite lines was the note Edward leaves Bella when he goes hunting. It is completly romantic, and after all this series is at its foundation, a romance.

While Eclipse is my favorite of the “published” books in the series (Midnight Sun anyone?), it is my least favorite of the movies. The romance aspect of the story is what attracted me to the Twilight series in the first place and the movie would have been much better if the context of certain scenarios and dialogue from the book weren’t altered beyond recognition or omitted completely from the script!! The core romantic context of the story was abandoned for action violence just to draw a broader audience and larger box office take (I’m thinking it backfired…I saw New Moon 4 times in the theater, but have no interest in seeing Eclipse again until it hits DVD.) The only redeeming quality of the entire movie was the acting was significantly improved. I’m keeping my expectations for Breaking Dawn low so I can’t be too disappointed and will hopefully be pleasantly surprised …although unlikely with MR remaining as Screenwriter.

Very interesting article. MR says she basically wrote the draft scripts for the 1st 2 movies and then left it with the directors, I always wondered why the movies were so different than the draft scripts I’ve read circulating on the net. They should have left well enough alone, the drafts were much more faithful to the books IMO.

Hah, Dexter is SO boring. She needs to get a new job. Fast.

I alway hate when a book series is turned into movies or television shows. It seems that screen writers never really read the books that they are adapting. They don’t seem to realize that most of us have read and reread these books, and can recite them in our sleep. I think M.R. Is the worst of these. I don’t know how Stephanie Myers can be proud of these movies when they have butchered so much of her hard work. The casting of the movies was good ,with the exception of Kristen Stewart as Bella, giving theses movies the potential to be phenomenal, if given to a screen writer who was dedicated to the fans and to Stephanie’s wonderful books. BOO! to M.R. And to Summit for these horrible movies. I will stick with the books!