Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "i wanted Alice to be Japanese and had all these ideas to make the Cullen vampires more diverse, but Stephenie Meyer had really seen them in her mind and knew w…" 1. Against its source material, 1 character was race-changed — Jacob Black (Indigenous to Indigenous) 2. The adaptation scores 85 of 100 for faithfulness to that source 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 17 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers below the baseline for Black and Hispanic 5.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I wanted Alice to be Japanese and had all these ideas to make the Cullen vampires more diverse, but Stephenie Meyer had really seen them in her mind and knew who each character was representing. She…"IndieWire, 2018 source ↗
- 2Race change vs sourceJacob Black: indigenous in the source, indigenous here (major).Twilight novel by Stephenie Meyer — Jacob Black is Quileute tribe member
- 3FaithfulnessFaithfulness 85 of 100.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 17 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Swaps: 0 race, 0 gender, 0 critical -> 0
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Black 28, Hispanic 30.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated cautions, Bella can't stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life.
Age: 36 — leans younger
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| Title | Author | Type | Year | Purchase link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight | Stephenie Meyer | novel | 2005 |
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What Changed from the Source
The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.
Source faithfulness: 85/100
- Jacob Black · Taylor Lautner0major
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Advocacy Over Time in Romance
The average advocacy score of Romance titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 0 | 2 |
| 1931 | 1 | 3 |
| 1932 | 0 | 2 |
| 1935 | 0 | 4 |
| 1936 | 0 | 2 |
| 1939 | 7 | 2 |
| 1940 | 0 | 3 |
| 1942 | 0 | 5 |
| 1944 | 2 | 2 |
| 1945 | 1 | 3 |
| 1946 | 1 | 3 |
| 1952 | 0 | 3 |
| 1953 | 0 | 3 |
| 1955 | 2 | 3 |
| 1956 | 2 | 4 |
| 1957 | 0 | 4 |
| 1958 | 1 | 3 |
| 1959 | 2 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0 | 2 |
| 1961 | 3 | 3 |
| 1962 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 2 |
| 1964 | 3 | 4 |
| 1965 | 1 | 3 |
| 1968 | 2 | 3 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | 1 | 3 |
| 1976 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980 | 0 | 3 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 5 |
| 1983 | 1 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 4 | 4 |
| 1986 | 1 | 5 |
| 1987 | 1 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 9 |
| 1990 | 0 | 8 |
| 1991 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 | 1 | 5 |
| 1993 | 1 | 7 |
| 1994 | 3 | 9 |
| 1995 | 0 | 5 |
| 1996 | 3 | 9 |
| 1997 | 3 | 8 |
| 1998 | 3 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 | 14 |
| 2000 | 1 | 18 |
| 2001 | 2 | 17 |
| 2002 | 3 | 15 |
| 2003 | 1 | 10 |
| 2004 | 1 | 16 |
| 2005 | 4 | 18 |
| 2006 | 2 | 14 |
| 2007 | 1 | 13 |
| 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 10 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 12 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 | 3 |
| 2023 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
| This title (2008) | 17 | 1 |
● This title (2008): advocacy 17 · explore Romance →
Cast & Crew
Elliot Davis (director) · Patrick Loungway (director)
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