The elements of discouse: light, color, framing, motion, sound, transitions, and acting tells the story in a more "sensory experience." I think that I am going to relate this to Twilight (big suprise, I know). New Moon is undeniably by favorite book of all time. When the movie came out, I was expecting to like it as I liked the first movie. But I didn't. I loved it. I adored it. It was a sensory experience like no other. There were many drastic changes that Chris Weitz, the director of New Moon, made from the original film by Catherine Hardewicke. The lighting, color and framing were different. Hardewicke used a blue-ish tint to make the actors look pale and that really bothered me! I was thrilled to see that disappear in New Moon. The movie was brighter, in a more realistic color that the original. The motion was more realistic, too. Yes, Vampires are insanely fast in the novels, but Hardewicke used it so much that it was hardly believable. Weitz subtly incorporated this into his film, making vampires a bit more realistic. The music in Hardewicke's film was creepy and eerie. I hate it. There was not supposed to be anything creepy about their love story. I was so happy to see that this was gone in New Moon, but they kept the theme, "Bella's Lullaby," which was softer and romantic. The acting improved, also. I was not a big Kristen Stewart fan at all after the first film. Her acting chops are not outstanding by any means, but I honestly believed her in New Moon. In Twilight, I didn't believe that she was Bella, but in New Moon, I loved her.
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I was just reading this and it made me think of a novel I read for Pytash's class last semester, The Hunger Games. Reports are saying that rights to the movie have been bought and they are going to begin filming the movie soon.I can't imagine what the movie will be like. I LOVED this book so much that I finished the second of the trilogy on a plane ride to Arizona. However, my point is this. I find it crazy when people say things like that. Why would you not want to see a book come to life, and a movie written and explained more in a book. With the movie your thoughts and feelings about these characters are brought to life. We take our imaginations with us to the movie theater and are either satisfied or disappointed but regardless our suspicions are justified finally. With having seen a movie before reading a book, we must realize that they are never going to be the exact same. I love the depth that books provide in which movies do not. I feel like we are able to take a much deeper look/approach on these characters we see in movies. As for your reference to Twilight, I hated the first movie but was a fan of the second. The only book I have read was the third so I can't really comment on that topic, but I am sure I'll have an opinion once that movie is made!
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