

She’s forced to ask herself this, because Jacob has finally gained the confidence to show Bella how he truly feels and present her with a real alternative. By Eclipse, Bella no longer questions whether she’s good enough for Edward, but rather whether Edward is right for her. “In Twilight, Bella is deeply insecure, fearing that she’s not worthy of Edward’s love. “It’s been fantastic to see how Kristen, Robert, and Taylor have deftly handled the evolution of their characters over the first three films,” Godfrey observed. Although Eclipse is darker and more violent than the other films, the “love story is still front and center,” noted Wyck Godfrey, whose focus as producer was to make sure each production maintained continuity and was faithful to the books and the previous films. “The fun of writing The Twilight Saga films is that triangle,” Melissa Rosenberg said. Eclipse sort of multiplied things by a factor of six in intensity and detail, because it required a complex chess game of action that comes into play in the second and third acts.” That’s great for the movies, because your appetite as a moviegoer wants more and the story serves you. Each book is like a new chapter in this unfolding story, and each one ramps up character development and action. “When I read ECLIPSE, I got extremely excited. “ New Moon was more character-driven and about developing the characters and relationships of what we call the ‘magic triangle’ of Bella, Jacob, and Edward,” noted Bill Bannerman, the line producer on New Moon, who was back on Eclipse with a co-producer credit. By the time of ECLIPSE, the proverbial cards are on the table-at the end of NEW MOON, Edward asks Bella to marry him, even as Jacob tells Bella he loves her and is prepared to challenge Edward to win her. Bella Swan, a seventeen-year-old, falls in love with a classmate who happens to be a vampire, while a younger male friend who carries a torch for her is revealed to be able to transform into a werewolf. Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan and Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black.Īs many enraptured fans know, THE TWILIGHT SAGA is a love story at heart.
