OMGOMGOMG!!!!!
I SAW ECLIPSEEE!!!!
AAAHHHHH!!!!!
That was an example of a typical audience member of Eclipse.
I saw the movie on Friday and let me tell you something. Something that may shcok you.
It wasn't terrible.
-GASP-
Suprised? Me too.
Anyway I read the book in preperation for the movie and so I am going to do a mash-up review. Enjoy!
Title: Eclipse (duh!)
Author of Novel: Stephenie Meyer
MPAA Rating of Movie: PG-13
Genre: Romance, "Action", Comedy (for people who don't take it seriously)
Summary: Bella is now being pressured more than ever to choose between a vampire, Glittertits aka Edward, and a modern teenwolf, Jacob in the third installment of the teenage phenomenon.
Mash-Up Review: Okay so, there are a few things I actually liked about Eclipse. In general, I liked how we got to see ALOT of history in this installment. For instance, we get a peek at Rosalie's human life and how she became a vampire. We also see Jasper's story and the history of werewolves. In the book I think that Rosalie's story is told in the perfect amount of details, Jasper's story made for great visuals in my mind, and the werewolf story was told in far too much irrelavent detail such as names and characters that just end up dying anyway. However, in the film adaptaion Rosalie's history scence could've been about 5 minutes longer. I felt the movie gave just the right amount of detail for both Jasper and the wolves story.
The Team Edward/Team Jacob Debate - The Twihard Approach: Bella is so torn. She says she loves Edward and Jacob. Edward says he would let Bella go to Jacob if it made her happy but he would want to kill himself (for good). This makes Bella make him love him more and would make her feel worse if she really did leave him. What a manipulative vampire. Letting Bella be happy shows how devoted he is. Jacob, on the other hand, seems to want Bella more. Like he would do absolutley anything to get her. This shows determination and strength of heart. Jacob also would be able to grow old with Bella and Bella could live a human-like life. If she becomes a vampire she has to leave everyone she loves (except the Cullens). OMG WHO DO I PICK!?!?
The Team Edward/Team Jacob Debate - The Serious Approach: Bella, shut up. You give yourself a guilt trip about everything. Just pick someone. One of them will get hurt one way or another. Deal with it. Or as I would like to put it: "Life's a bitch because if it were a slut, it'd be easy".
Back to the Review: I think in the novel, Meyer's writing was at her best so far. It wasn't great, but it was better. I think alot of people confuse Bella's personality with Meyer's personal style of writing. If you go by Bella's personality, the book sucks but alot of people misjudge Stephenie's abilities. Also, in the book, the storyline was kept pretty simple.
In the film adaptaion, alot was different from Twilight and New Moon. It was by far a better movie than Twilight and a huge improvement from New Moon. Moviemaking skill was exxistant. This does not make up for Bella's whining. The movie was awkward and that made it hard to take seriously. I do not reccommend you read or see a Twilight book/movie with a serious mind. You need to expect lots of awkward moments and ridiculous scenes. These actually improve the experience by providing humor. Like when the Cullens are chasing Victoria (the antagonist) I couldn't help but laugh at the swoosh noise made when they ran. Also the scenes of tension between Edward and Jacob are pretty hilarious.
One small scene in the book and movie that I'd like to point out is the scene in which Edward and Jacob kind of reconcile. Firstly, it was oddly homoerotic. Secondly, and more importantly, Bella is asleep. For those of you unfamiliar with Twilight, the books and movies are told from Bella's point of view. How is she telling us what is happening if she is asleep? It's mistakes like these that make me mad. I also think that in both the movie and book versions, the inclusion of Bree Tanner is unneccessary. She just gets her head ripped off anyway. Whatevs.
Round Up: Eclipse deserves the most improved award. In the film and literature department. Just remember not to take anything seriously (fangirl/boys are a different story entirely)
Book Grade: B-
Movie Grade: B
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