Opposition of the Twilight Saga

Opposition of the Twilight Saga

I have fallen victim to the Twilight book series my infatuation with beautiful, romantic vampires keeps me yearning for more. This teenage love story has had me more consumed in a book then I have ever been in my entire life. The author Stephanie Meyer has such an enticing way of writing great stories that it keeps me reading until 3:00 in the morning. I enjoyed the Twilight series so much that I rejoiced when I found out the movies were coming to the big screen. Both the film and the novel have a slightly different effect on how the story is interpreted. Along with interpretation many indiviuals have different reason for weather they would pick the novel over the film or both. Although through countless efforts to enjoy the Twilight movie as much as the book, I have concluded I enjoy the book undoubtedly more.

The novel Twilight, offers the reader a lively description of the events in the storyline. Twilight is a story about Bella Swan and her move to the gloomy town of Forks Washington. Soon after arrival she falls in love with the alluring, mysterious Edward Cullen, a vampire, and Bella narrates how their relationship evolves. As Bella guides the readers through the novel they’ll genuinely feel her emotions, of falling in love and the hardships she and Edward experience. For example, “Blood boiled under my skin, and burned in my lips. My breath came into a wild gasp. My fingers knotted in his hair, clutching him to me.” As the audience reads this quote they can feel the excitement, and even relate to how Bella feels toward Edward as they share their first kiss.

The idea of a movie isn’t to guide a reader through narrations and detailed descriptions, but to perform the novel or script, for the viewer to visualize. Movies heavily rely on the communication and actions of actors, for viewers interpret the storyline. In the movie "Twilight" there is very little narration to tell the story. The audience is left to their imagination to try and discover what the complications are between Bella and Edward. Bella’s character is very modest and she withholds a majority of her thoughts to herself. As the narrator of the story everything is from Bella’s perspective. The movie struggles to capture just how complicated the relationship between Edward and Bella really is. Along with most films this film tries to deliver the story by revolving around the acting skills of the performers, and since there isn’t an extreme amount of interaction with the characters in the book, it makes for a challenge to portray the book into a motion picture.

Stephanie Meyer, the author, clearly demonstrates how to capture the reader. It is believed that reading books increase knowledge and improves writing skills. A reader develops writing skills by observing dialogue and examining the way a novelist writes. For example, the opening statement in the Twilight book states, “I never given much thought to how I would die, though I had reason enough in the last few months, but even if I had, I wouldn’t have imagined it like this.” This quote does a fantastic job of drawing in the reader. This quote will leave readers curious for what is to come. Furthermore, Twilight is a very riveting and elegantly written book that readers can absorb, comprehend, and mimic the flow and vivid description demonstrated in the novel Twilight in their everyday writing. However the movie does convey some of the elegant manuscript through the lines of the actors, and the few narrations. However in comparison the movie gives a vague, but decent interpretation to the book,by cutting out many parts of the novel and changing the storyline slighty. Even so to clearly understand the story Twilight it is best to read the eloquent text.

However, one discouraging element of the movie is how the script is altered from the book. For example, the opening scene in the movie is very different to how the novel begins. The opening scene shows Edward hunting and capturing a deer and then goes into the introduction of the characters. One other example is the ongoing problem of people being murdered around Forks. The story is the nomadic vampires that do feast on humans are hunting them down throughout the entire movie, which in the book does not become a controversy until the very end. The way the film portrays the book in scenes will give the viewer false accusations to how the book was really written.

Many people would argue the movie is better because of the commitment it takes to read the novel versus the length to view the movie. A typical movie has the span of about an hour and a half as for a novel it takes several hours to finish. Although it is common in the film industry to condense books into a much shorter story by removing parts of the manuscript, it will give the viewer a general idea of what the storyline was about. The movie "Twilight," however, does have a fairly well written script, which does give the audience a decent overall impression of how the book is foretold.

Another argument that might be presented is the fact that movies are a superior visual representation of the novel, especially for those people who may be imaginably challenged. Frequently movies can intensify scenes through music and scenery. For example in the book it describes the first kissing experience between Bella and Edward. In the novel the kissing scene is a much anticipated event that is summarized in one simple paragraph. From the perspective of the reader a scene so passionate and sensual demands a more desirable description and imaginative picture. Fortunately the film intensifies the kissing scene by delicate, low ,sensual music and going in with more detailed kissing including an abundance of close ups, for edge-of- the seat excitement.

In theory both the Twilight movie and book are both great representations of Stephanie Meyer’s ingenuity. All the while the Twilight book offers the reader intellect, vivid descriptions as well as a well-written descriptive story. The novel's downfall may be the time devoted to reading the story, and difficulty imagining the characters or specific scenes. In comparison the Twilight movie offers the viewer a visual representation a shorter story and increased intensity through music. However, the movie lacks a full entire story, and specific actions of the actors may confuse the viewer if they didn’t read the story. Both representations are enjoyable and either way will tell the general story. As for enjoying the Twilight book series more than enjoying the movie, I am in favor of the books. Nevertheless, as long as Stephanie Meyer keeps producing movies and writing novels, I will continually enjoy each one.