Twilight's most underrated sequel Eclipse strayed further from the source novel than earlier adaptations and improved the villain's role as a result.
While Twilight’s movie adaptations weren’t allowed to alter much from their source novels, 2010's underrated sequel Eclipse managed to make one storyline much stronger thanks to a necessary change. The Twilight movies couldn’t get away with straying far from their source material.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Luckily, the third Twilight movie Eclipse did change a few details of its story and became a stronger standalone outing for this. Directed by David Slade, Eclipse saw the 30 Days of Night helmer bring some of his trademark grit and darkness to the tween-friendly franchise. Not only did Eclipse make a major Twilight book change when the sequel depicted the story's climactic battle the move also delved into the gory backstories of the Cullen clan.
In Eclipse, viewers find out that Victoria is behind the existence of the Newborn vampire army and this storyline’s tension then stems from when she will reach Forks . Where the original book tries to get readers invested in working out the very obvious, poorly hidden identity of its villain, Eclipse’s movie adaptation avoids this supposed twist by instead cutting the mystery entirely.
Why Eclipse’s Book Change Improves The Movie Like Eclipse staging the climactic action sequence onscreen while the novel mentions it after the fact, cutting this twist increases the tension and avoids dull, slow, and unnecessary buildup. Ironically, the original Twilight’s better reviews commended the addition of a murder mystery subplot to the adaptation, noting that the decision expanded on the thin plotting of the novel. However, in the case of Eclipse, the opposite approach proved necessary.
Eclipse’s Changes Made It The Most Underrated Twilight Movie Unlike 2008’s Twilight, Eclipse moves at a relatively fast pace. In comparison with the rest of the franchise, Eclipse is action-packed and the movie’s ending battle wisely avoids the final installment's woeful “it was all a dream” twist.
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