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June 13, 2026
This was the first Screenplay that I have read and I thought it was a really enjoyable experience. It helps that twilight is a special interest of mine and I know so much about the book and production of the movie. I found the way that scenes are described and the directions the actors were given particularly interesting when comparing the written descriptions to the movie itself. Here are some of my favorite parts. 🙂
Bella is first described as “Eyes closed against the sunlight, absorbing its rays. Long, dark hair frames alabaster skin. She's a vulnerable, introverted, imperfect beauty.” Considering who they cast and the way every character ever falls in love with her at first sight, I find it funny they describe her as an “imperfect beauty”. The “alabaster skin” is also a nice touch and shows the connection of beauty to paleness.
In a scene which was cut, Bella says goodbye to her Arizona friends described as, “Three tanned, athletic, blond GIRLS hop into a convertible Mercedes. Their flawless, bought-and-paid for beauty contrasts with Bella’s pale naturalness.” Again with the paleness, and again we see how Bella is so unique and not like other girls. I can feel the disdain that the writer has for them.
During Edward and Bella’s first encounter, Melissa Rosenberg writes, “Edward takes a dish, then slides the second one across the table to Bella as if she had Ebola.” That's just crazy man.
Laurant, the only character Stephanie Myers would allow to be black, and notably a villain of the first and second books, is described as “28, glossy black hair, olive skin, lounging on his boat seat.” I find the description of olive skin annoying in general because of all the ways that people can interpret it, but in this case it is particularly egregious. If I remember my twilight lore correctly, when a human becomes a vampire their skin lightens (maybe because of lack of blood?) and yet vampires are supernaturally attractive. The implication that one’s skin needs to be lighted to become the most beautified version of oneself is sooooo problematic. Also if we want to bring in mormonism (stephanie myers is mormon), they were taught that black skin is a curse of god (This teaching was officially amended in 2013). It is also common for mormon to belive that write skin, “white and delightsome”, is the appearance of the righteous (2 Nephi 30:6, cf. 1 Nephi 12:23, 13:15, 2 Nephi 5:21, Jacob 3:8-9, 3 Nephi 2:14-15, Moses 7:8, 12, 22).
Anyways, overall I enjoyed reading this screenplay and it adds to my vast knowledge of Twilight.
Bella is first described as “Eyes closed against the sunlight, absorbing its rays. Long, dark hair frames alabaster skin. She's a vulnerable, introverted, imperfect beauty.” Considering who they cast and the way every character ever falls in love with her at first sight, I find it funny they describe her as an “imperfect beauty”. The “alabaster skin” is also a nice touch and shows the connection of beauty to paleness.
In a scene which was cut, Bella says goodbye to her Arizona friends described as, “Three tanned, athletic, blond GIRLS hop into a convertible Mercedes. Their flawless, bought-and-paid for beauty contrasts with Bella’s pale naturalness.” Again with the paleness, and again we see how Bella is so unique and not like other girls. I can feel the disdain that the writer has for them.
During Edward and Bella’s first encounter, Melissa Rosenberg writes, “Edward takes a dish, then slides the second one across the table to Bella as if she had Ebola.” That's just crazy man.
Laurant, the only character Stephanie Myers would allow to be black, and notably a villain of the first and second books, is described as “28, glossy black hair, olive skin, lounging on his boat seat.” I find the description of olive skin annoying in general because of all the ways that people can interpret it, but in this case it is particularly egregious. If I remember my twilight lore correctly, when a human becomes a vampire their skin lightens (maybe because of lack of blood?) and yet vampires are supernaturally attractive. The implication that one’s skin needs to be lighted to become the most beautified version of oneself is sooooo problematic. Also if we want to bring in mormonism (stephanie myers is mormon), they were taught that black skin is a curse of god (This teaching was officially amended in 2013). It is also common for mormon to belive that write skin, “white and delightsome”, is the appearance of the righteous (2 Nephi 30:6, cf. 1 Nephi 12:23, 13:15, 2 Nephi 5:21, Jacob 3:8-9, 3 Nephi 2:14-15, Moses 7:8, 12, 22).
Anyways, overall I enjoyed reading this screenplay and it adds to my vast knowledge of Twilight.
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