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|In the book, [[Bella Swan|Bella]] has a brace on her hand after punching [[Jacob]], and wears the brace while [[Edward]] fights [[Victoria]].
 
|In the book, [[Bella Swan|Bella]] has a brace on her hand after punching [[Jacob]], and wears the brace while [[Edward]] fights [[Victoria]].

Revision as of 23:41, 12 August 2010

The following are noted differences between the original Eclipse novel and the movie.

Changes

Please Note: Additions and changes are not in any particular order from when they happened in the book/movie Eclipse.

Book Movie
In the book, Jacob Black is 7 feet tall. In the movie, due to Taylor Lautner reprising the role, Jacob Black is only 5' 10½" tall, thus not really being that tall.
In the book, Bella has a brace on her hand after punching Jacob, and wears the brace while Edward fights Victoria. In the movie, Carlisle puts a bandage on Bella's wrist while Emmett makes a joke about it. Bella isn't wearing the brace, either, while Edward is fighting Victoria.
In the book, the pack has grown to ten wolves. In the movie, only eight wolves are seen at the practice of newborn fighting, while Collin and Brady remained in La Push during the fight. Jacob has mentioned that Seth is their youngest member. Which means that Collin and Brady may be ommited.
In the book, Rosalie reveals to Bella how she became a vampire in Edward's bedroom. In the movie, Rosalie tells Bella how she became a vampire on the balcony outside the kitchen. Also, she does not mention her friend Vera who had a baby named Henry and a loving husband, which she envied, nor that the reason she saved Emmett because he looked like Henry.
In the book, Jacob gives Bella a bracelet for graduation with a wolf charm that he made, while, after some pleading, Edward gives her a diamond-heart charm. In the movie, Jacob gives Bella a bracelet with a wolf charm that he made for her graduation. Not to be outdone, Edward later gives her a diamond heart charm without asking, saying "He gets to be represented and I don't".
In the book, Bella wears Jacob's bracelet on her left hand because her right hand was still healing at the time. In the movie, a bracelet can be seen on Bella's right hand when Edward presented her with the engagement ring.
In the book, five of the Volturi guard make an appearance. Three of them are revealed to be Jane, Demetri, and Felix, while the other two remain unnamed. But in the Short Second Life of Bree Tanner four Vampires approch the House where Victoria and Riley are hiding. One of them is Jane, and another one might have been been one of the other Volturi, most likely Alec, since he is Jane's brother. In the movie, four Volturi guards are present: Jane, Demetri, Alec and Felix.
In the book, Jacob tells Charlie that he kissed Bella in the living room. Charlie replies happily saying "Good for you". In the movie, Jacob tells Charlie that he kissed Bella in front of the house, when he breaks up a fight between Edward and Jacob, asking what was going on. Charlie looks shocked.
None of the newborns make an appearance until the battle. They are merely mentioned by the Cullens about Jasper's experience and how it relates to the Seattle ravage. In the movie, the newborns appear more often as they increase and move in on the Cullens. Bree is also seen much often.
In the book, after Jacob confronts Edward in front of the high school before classes start, Principal Greene tells Jacob to leave, and he does so - alone. In the film, after this same confrontation, Bella gets on Jacob's motorcycle and leaves with him - much to his delight, and Edward's chagrin. Principal Greene is not there.
In the book, Edward has Alice keep Bella at their house when he leaves. Then, during school, Bella escapes with Jacob on his motorcycle. In the movie, the sleepover never takes place and Bella leaves with Jacob after Jacob confronts Edward in front of the high school before classes start.
In the book, Jasper teaches the Cullens and the Quileute Werewolves to fight the Newborn army at 3:00 a.m. In the film, Jasper teaches the Cullens and the Quileute Werewolves to fight the Newborn army in the daylight.
In the book, Bella never spoke to Leah at all. In the movie, Bella apologized to Leah about Harry's death at Emily's house. Leah just said "If you're here to torture Jacob some more, feel free to leave." and then walks away, changing into a wolf.
In the book, Bella picks up the rock from the ground. The rock Bella cuts herself with falls from the mountain above her, after Riley throws Seth against it. In the movie, Bella just picks a rock up off the ground.
In the book, Jasper is bitten by a newborn during battle and Alice calls him an overprotective fool. In the movie, none of this happens.
In the book, Jasper mentions that he met Alice in the diner, and they go to the Cullens. In the movie, they never mentioned exactly how they met.
Jasper tells Bella his life story when they realize that someone is creating an army to destroy them. Jasper tells Bella his story after their first training with the wolves.
In the book, no one knows who Riley is, or how long he's been gone. In the movie, Charlie is looking into the case of Riley's disappearance. And Edward reveals that he is local, later revealed to be, again by Edward, the only reason why Victoria needed him.
In the book, Edward bribes Alice with a yellow Porsche for keeping Bella hostage. In the movie, there is no mention of the Porsche and Alice never keeps Bella hostage. But the Porsche is seen a brief amount of time in Charlie's front yard.
In the book, Edward lends Bella his phone to call when she wants him to pick her up. In the movie, Bella owns a touch-screen cell phone.
In the book, Edward buys a motorcycle so he can ride with Bella, and then gives it to Jasper. In the movie, there is no mention of Bella's motorcycle since New Moon.
In the book, Edward has pretty much no trouble killing Victoria. In the movie, Edward almost has his head torn off just before Bella cuts herself as a distraction.
In the book when Bella and Edward go out, Edward and Alice play chess and then Jasper and Bella. In the movie, it never even happened.
In the book, Edward, seeing through Seth's thoughts, sees Jacob getting hurt and then rush to the clearing, and after finding out Jacob got hurt Bella faints on the way there. In the movie, Edward and Bella are already at the clearing and see Jacob get hurt. Bella doesn't faint.
In the book, Edward and Bella are inside the tent when they mention their engagement and then Jacob, in his wolf form, hears, howls in pain, and takes off. Edward goes and brings him back so he can talk with Bella in the morning. And she is upset with herself. In the movie, Edward and Bella are outside the tent when they talk about getting married and Jacob hears, in his human form, and Bella stops him before he leaves. She acts angry at Edward for doing that.
In the book, Jacob compares himself to the sun saying he can fight the clouds, but not an eclipse. In the movie, the comparison isn't mentioned.
In the book, after Jacob says Bella would be better off dead than being turned into a vampire, she gets on her motorcycle and leaves. It takes a while for her to forgive him. It is raining and this is when she is kidnapped and Edward starts to believe seeing Jacob is okay. In the movie, after making this statement, Jacob sees how it upsets Bella and apologizes quickly. Edward never accepts Bella being with Jacob.
In the book, Alice shows Bella her wedding dress. In the movie, the dress is never shown to Bella or anyone else.
In the book, Jared is said to have imprinted with Kim In the movie, it's not mentioned and so Kim never exists.
In the book, Eric is the valedictorian of the class. In the movie, Jessica is the valedictorian.
In the book, Edward and Seth pile up all the pieces of Victoria and Riley (after tearing them to shreds) and then burn them together. Then Edward approaches Bella with caution thinking she is "afraid" of him. In the movie, Edward just throws a lighter to Victoria's remains, approaches Bella and then they leave to the clearing. Riley's body is never seen burned.
In the book, Peter and Charlotte are introduced when Jasper tells his story. In the movie, Peter and Charlotte are never heard of.
Bella thinks back to the weekend she'd spent with Renée after her return from the trip. Her weekend is featured shortly with her mother in the garden of her new house.
In the book, Bella doesn't get anything from Renée in Jacksonville. In the movie, Renée gives Bella a quilt made of their road trip T-shirts.
Edward realizes how his protection of Bella from the wolves is purely causing her pain and decides to tolerate them, remembering this happens when she is kidnapped and in his bed. He only tolerates their involvement after Riley visited Bella's house and they decide to work together until they find out what was going on.
Bella visits Jacob two days after the battle. Bella visits Jacob right after Carlisle's surgery on him.
In the book, Carlisle asks the Denali Coven to help fight In the movie, this never happened.
In the book, Jasper tells his history with the rest of the family around. He brings it up to Bella. In the movie, Bella is the only other person there. She practically has to drag it out of him. He keeps walking away.
In the book, Jasper and Maria do not have any type of romantic relationship, he only worships the ground she walks on. In the movie, Jasper says that he thought they were in a romantic relationship but says that he later found out that Maria was only using him to get what she wanted.
In the book, Edward taunts Victoria to stay and fight by saying that James used her for her ability. In the movie, Edward taunts her by telling her she'll never get a chance like this again, then provoking her by reffering to how he "killed James, how I turned him into ash..how I turned him into nothing."
The name of the newspaper in the book is The Seattle Times. In the movie the newspaper name is Washington Inquisitor.
In the book, Jasper does not attend school because he has graduated already. In the movie, he is seen in the lunch room with Alice, Bella, Edward and their non-vampire friends.
In the book, Billy and Jacob are present at the Forks High graduation ceremony. In the movie, it's only Charlie who's seen there.
In the book, Victoria tried to run away but was caught and killed by Edward. In the movie, she didn't run and continued to fight with Edward until he defeated her.
In the book, Edward beheaded and dismembered Victoria. In the movie, Edward only beheaded her.
In the book, both Victoria and Riley's remains were burned together. In the movie, Riley's remains were dragged over a hill and never recovered and only Victoria's body was shown being burning. It is unknown what happened to Riley's remains.
In the book, Edward used dried pine needles and a lighter to burn the remains of Victoria and Riley. In the movie, Edward drops the lighter on her.
In the book, Jacob received a wedding invitation for Bella and Edward's wedding and ran away. In the movie, this never happened.
In the book, the word "ass" was never used. In the movie, it was.
In the book, the wolf pack had to convince Jacob to turn back into a wolf when he was hurt by the newborn. In the movie, Jacob turned into a human again right away as if naturally.
In the book, Bella told Alice that it was Victoria behind the newborn army before graduation. In the movie, Bella told Edward that it was Victoria after she awoke from a nightmare.
In the book, Bella first met Leah in New Moon. In the movie, she first met her in Eclipse.
In the book, Bella helps Angela with addressing her high school graduation announcements. In the movie, this does not happen.
In the book, Jacob gets hurt and is taken to his house. When Edward tells Bella the news, she faints and wakes up near the Cullens. In the movie, when Jacob gets hurt, Bella sees him lying on the field naked and shivering, and she gets close to him.
In the book, Alice has to beg Bella to let her plan Bella's wedding. In the movie, Alice never has to beg. In fact, that whole "Can I plan your wedding?" scene is left out, and Bella says that she trusts Alice to do it in time.
Jasper doesn't approve of Bree and growls at her when she screams. Jasper seems to be trying to protect Bree as he stands next to her at the mention of her presence.
In the book, Billy and old Quil say more about the Quileute legends with the spirit warriors and how they got the power to shape-shift into the wolf. In the movie, only Billy talks and he only speaks about the wolfs.
In the book, Alice keeps her mind busy on other more complicated subjects to keep certain other characters from finding out her plans. In the movie, nothing of this subject is discussed.
In the book, Jacob comes to get Riley's scent and stays to ask Bella questions. In the movie, this never happens.
In the book, it is mentioned that Quil imprinted on Emily's two year old niece Claire. Which is important because it is used as foreshadowing for Breaking Dawn. In the movie, this is not mentioned.
In the book, Jacob mentions how he will not be able to age until he gains enough control to stop phasing. In the movie, this is not mentioned.
In the book, after Bella sees Jacob and leaves, she spends the whole night crying. She tells Edward he will never see her cry for Jacob again. In the movie, this is not mentioned.
In the book, Edward gives Bella college applications for her to fill out. In the movie, this never happens.
In the book, Bella gets accepted into the University of Alaska, and Charlie asks Edward what his plans are. Edward tells him he's been accepted into Harvard, Dartmouth and the University of Alaska. Charlie questions what Carlisle is happy for Edward to do, and Edward tells him he's happy with his choices. Bella then says she was accepted into the University of Alaska, and Edward and her exchange grins. In the movie, this never happens.
In the book, the first time you see Edward is when he comes to Bella's house to give her college applications. In the movie, it is in the meadow, and Bella is studying for her English Essay.
In the book, Bella tells Edward that the reason the werewolves are there is because the Cullens appear. In the movie, this is not mentioned.
In the book, Carlisle and Edward both go to check on Jacob after the encounter with the Volturi. In the movie, only Carlisle goes.
In the book, Bella mentioned there were hot dogs, chips, and root beer at the bonfire. In the film, when Jacob and Bella arrived at the bonfire, Seth told them there were burgers to eat. There might have been others food and drinks too.
In the book, during Edward's fight against Victoria, it is stated that Bella was about to cut herself with a sharp rock. The reason for her attempt to cut herself was because it looked like Seth had been hurt and couldn't fight anymore after being thrown into a large rock and wanted to help, on the inspiration of the story about the third wife. After they killed Victoria and Riley, Edward told Bella that Seth was only pretending. In the movie Bella actually cuts herself, Seth got temporarily knocked out, and the reason Bella cut herself was so that she could be as much help and save Edward from getting killed, on the inspiration of the story about the third wife.
In the book Jacob went to Bella's when Edward left, and he kept popping up places scaring Bella while she was doing the dishes, and she kept dropping dish water everywhere. Jacob decided to make it up to her by rinsing and drying the dishes, and while he was doing that he asked her a question. So he wouldn't yell or scream he was squeezing his hand. He forgot he had a knife in his hand and cut himself, and Bella started getting dizzy. Jacob explained to her that werewolves heal fast. In the movie this never happened.
In the book, Riley has blond hair. In the movie, his hair is brown.
In the book, when Jacob kisses Bella, Edward threatens him in a low, calm voice. In the movie, Edward threatens him by yelling and shouting at him in an uncontrolled voice.
In the book, Edward has a mock-fight with Jasper. In the movie, Edward fights with Carlisle when they were training instead.
In the book, Edward tells Bella that the Volturi are finally coming. In the movie, it is Alice who tells her.
In the book, Charlie makes dinner for him and Bella and tells her during the dinner that she's no longer grounded. In the movie, it is when Bella comes home at 4:00 from being in the meadow with Edward.
In the book, when Alice is training she said in the book "Gotcha"and kisses Jasper on the neck. In the movie, Alice did not say anything and she kissed Jasper on the lips not the neck.
In the book, Rosalie was attacked by five men, and Royce as well as another man are named. In the movie, Rosalie was attacked by four men, and only Royce and another man are named.
In the book, Bella expresses her extreme sorrow and guilt for having to reject Jacob. She later cries about her decision, with Edward comforting her.

In the movie, she simply tells Jacob her choice, and the latter does not happen.

In the book Nettie's hair is blonde. In the movie, her hair is black.

Edward is calm and only slightly glances at Jacob when Bella breaks her hand punching Jacob after kissing her.

Edward is furious and threatening Jacob, and Charlie comes to calm them down.

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In the book, Bella wants Edward to hurt Jacob for making her break her hand.. In the movie, Bella doesn't want either of them to fight over her breaking her hand.

edward doesnt say anything about jacob not having a shirt on edward makes fun of him because he doesnt have a shirt on