The Twilight Saga: New Moon: Book vs. Movie
Chris Weitz’s 2009 film The Twilight Saga: New Moon adapts Stephenie Meyer’s 2006 novel New Moon. Edward’s departure leaves Bella relying on Jacob, whose own life is changing in ways she does not understand.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Stephenie Meyer
- Year
- 2006
- Pages
- 563Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 14 hr 51 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Ilyana Kadushin
- Series
- Twilight, book 2
After Edward Cullen leaves Forks, Bella withdraws from the life around her until her friendship with Jacob Black begins to offer some comfort. She also discovers that danger seems to bring Edward’s voice back to her, and her pursuit of that sensation becomes more reckless as Jacob starts keeping unsettling secrets of his own.
- Director
- Chris Weitz
- Writer
- Melissa Rosenberg
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 2 hr 11 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
- Genre
- action, Drama, Fantasy, horror, Romance, teen, vampire, werewolf
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
A birthday celebration at the Cullens’ home ends with Edward deciding that Bella would be safer without him. Left behind, she seeks distraction through Jacob and increasingly dangerous activities, but discovering what Jacob is hiding draws her into a conflict between vampires and werewolves that separation from Edward cannot resolve.
How everyone voted
- Book or movie, which was better?
- 100% believe the book is better than the movie. 1 answer
Other books in this series
- 1
TwilightMovie · 2008Details
- Director
- Catherine Hardwicke
- Writer
- Melissa Rosenberg
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 2 hr 2 min
- Cast
- Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Edward Cullen saves his new classmate Bella from an accident with strength he cannot explain, then tries to keep her at a distance. Bella’s persistence draws her into his vampire family’s carefully concealed life, but the arrival of outsiders who hunt humans makes their growing romance a threat to more than their secrecy.
- 2New MoonThe Twilight Saga: New Moon · Movie · 2009You are here
- 3
EclipseThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse · Movie · 2010Details
- Director
- David Slade
- Writer
- Melissa Rosenberg
- Year
- 2010
- Runtime
- 2 hr 4 min
- Cast
- Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
A growing army of newly created vampires threatens Forks, forcing the Cullens to consider an alliance with the werewolves who distrust them. Edward and Jacob prepare to protect Bella while competing for her affection, and Bella faces decisions about marriage and transformation as Victoria’s revenge draws closer.
- 4
Breaking DawnThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 · Movie · 2011Details
- Director
- Bill Condon
- Writer
- Melissa Rosenberg
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 1 hr 57 min
- Cast
- Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Edward and Bella’s wedding is followed by a honeymoon that ends abruptly when Bella discovers she is pregnant. The pregnancy advances at an alarming rate, leaving Edward desperate to protect her and Jacob caught between his concern for Bella and his pack’s belief that her unborn child poses a threat.
- 4
Breaking DawnThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 · Movie · 2012Details
- Director
- Bill Condon
- Writer
- Melissa Rosenberg
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 1 hr 55 min
- Cast
- Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Bella adjusts to being a vampire and a mother while her daughter Renesmee grows at an extraordinary pace. When the Volturi receive a report that the Cullens have broken a fundamental vampire law, the family gathers witnesses from around the world to establish the truth before the approaching rulers can pass judgment.
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