I really enjoyed the back stories, they were the best parts of the books imo. Jasper's is my favourite, but they left out the story about how he met Alice. Rosalie also explained Emmett's origins as well in the book. In the first book, there was an entire chapter just dedicated to Carlisle's 17th century English origins.
They really toned down the crazy Edward/crazy Jacob thing for the movie, which was a good thing, imo. The disabling the truck was just the tip of the iceberg in the book (that was originally cut from the movie too). At one point Bella discovers how to beat Alice's gift and sneaks over the line, and when she returns, Edward tail gates Bella on the road. Later he is forced to go hunting with Carlisle and his brothers, so he has Alice kidnap Bella and hold her hostage. When Edward returns, he does offer a genuine apology and admits his behavior has been out of line, and says he'll no longer stop Bella from seeing Jacob.
Book Jacob was far more forceful when he kissed her against her will (he's also 7 feet tall in the book, which made the whole thing far more scary) and on the mountain top, he tells Bella he's going to get himself killed in the battle so she doesn't have to worry about him interfering any more. Bella begs him not too, but eventually, in desperation, she asks him to kiss her. Then later Bella finds out that Jacob was just faking his whole suicidal moment-it was just another mind game to get Bella to admit her feelings for him. Jacob isn't the least bit apologetic about it, either.
The Cullens were in a difficult position with Bree. Given Alec and Jane's powers, they could never win a fight with them, even with seven on four. It would have been a noble sacrifice, but a difficult one to make ... sacrificing your family for a vampire you'd just met. In the book, Bree didn't want to live, as Victoria had tortured her boyfriend to death.
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Date: 2011-02-19 04:05 am (UTC)They really toned down the crazy Edward/crazy Jacob thing for the movie, which was a good thing, imo. The disabling the truck was just the tip of the iceberg in the book (that was originally cut from the movie too). At one point Bella discovers how to beat Alice's gift and sneaks over the line, and when she returns, Edward tail gates Bella on the road. Later he is forced to go hunting with Carlisle and his brothers, so he has Alice kidnap Bella and hold her hostage. When Edward returns, he does offer a genuine apology and admits his behavior has been out of line, and says he'll no longer stop Bella from seeing Jacob.
Book Jacob was far more forceful when he kissed her against her will (he's also 7 feet tall in the book, which made the whole thing far more scary) and on the mountain top, he tells Bella he's going to get himself killed in the battle so she doesn't have to worry about him interfering any more. Bella begs him not too, but eventually, in desperation, she asks him to kiss her. Then later Bella finds out that Jacob was just faking his whole suicidal moment-it was just another mind game to get Bella to admit her feelings for him. Jacob isn't the least bit apologetic about it, either.
The Cullens were in a difficult position with Bree. Given Alec and Jane's powers, they could never win a fight with them, even with seven on four. It would have been a noble sacrifice, but a difficult one to make ... sacrificing your family for a vampire you'd just met. In the book, Bree didn't want to live, as Victoria had tortured her boyfriend to death.