In Staying With the Rest-Murrhee

For whatever reason, the smallest details can drive me to the point of insanity (har-har if you just thought it doesn't even take that much). Perhaps my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Anal Restiveness can be pin-pointed as the culprits. Whatever the case, in sticking with my theme of Twilight, I will briefly cover the things in the movie Twilight that truly got under my skin.

In the book, the character Rosalie drives an ostentatious, red convertible (in the words of Edward)BMW M3. For the movie, Rosalie is always seen in a red convertible Mercedes CLK 350. Why the subtle change...to annoy me? Was Mercedes offering more benefits for using them in the film, than BMW was willing to offer?

Stephenie Meyer reports having started writing on Twilight in June of 2003. The movie Twilight came out on November 21, 2008. With this being said, why in God's name does Edward Cullen drive a silver Volvo C30 (it is about $10,000 cheaper)? The C30 did not show up on Volvo's floors until the beginning of 2008. Sure, Stephenie Meyer never elaborates anymore than to tell you that Edward drives a silver Volvo but in the year of 2003, a silver Volvo C30 wouldn't have been an option. An S40, S60 or even an S80 would have been more realistic. I'm pretty sure further research would tell me that Volvo did bidding to help increase sales on a car that wasn't enough luxury and too teenager for the usual candidates of Volvo.

I briefly spoke of Rosalie in my last blog but I did not cover on her in the way I would have wished. Throughout the movie, Rosalie is an egregious bitch; there's no nice way of putting it. What aggrevates me is that they never express it’s an actual character flaw to her usual personality. The actual reason for her moodiness stems from her jealousy toward Bella. While actress Nikki Reed never lets you know it, Rosalie is described as a knock-out in all of Meyer's books. She's described as someone who would make you feel compulsive enough to try and win her over; far more stunning than the most beautiful super-model. The jealousy is instantly there when she learns that Edward has fallen for a plain-looking mortal.

My final complaint is the dance scenario in the movie. In the book, the dance was not Prom (as it is in the movie). The dance in the book was just some random girl-asks-the-boy kind of dance. Why the change? Could have kept it as it was in the book and it wouldn't have tagged on any time or a greater price tag.

Upon inspecting, the change in cars was probably due to budgeting (both cars they opted for being cheaper) but this fact does not satiate me. I think they should have kept as close to detail as they could have (I know all the readers would have appreciated it).