Volturi to a pack of werewolves, among those Bella’s best friend, Jacob Black.
The Breaking Dawn, split into two movies, and while the saga wasn’t a favorite among critics, it met its goal of appealing to its target audience, mostly the fans of the novels. The Twilight movies were as loyal to the source material as possible, with a couple of changes here and there to better fit the format and tell the story of Bella and Edward in the best way.
While many scenes and dialogues (most notably the infamous “lion and lamb” line from the first book) were included in the movies, the creative teams behind them also made sure to include visual pieces of foreshadowing and references to the covers of the books. As it turns out, each movie in The Twilight Saga has a subtle but clever reference to the cover of the book it’s based on, and here’s exactly what they are and where you’ll find them.
Twilight
Twilight is all about how Bella and Edward met and the beginning of their relationship, along with the dangers that came with it. The cover of the Twilight book features two hands holding a red apple, which are implied to be Edward’s hands given the tone and texture of them, as vampires in the Twilight world have marble-like skin (that sparkles under sunlight). According to Meyer, the cover represents the forbidden fruit from the Book of Genesis and thus symbolizes the forbidden love between Edward and Bella, as well as Bella’s knowledge of good and evil. The reference to the book cover in Twilight is pretty obvious, and it happens in the cafeteria scene where Edward approaches Bella and startles her, so she drops an apple. Edward catches it and the camera focuses on his hands cradling the apple, just like in the cover.
New Moon
Edward break up with Bella as he realized he was putting her in danger, but by the end of the book and movie, they were back together.
Eclipse
Bella’s blood, of course. This can be found in the scene where Riley and Victoria are about to kill Edward, so Bella cuts her arm to distract them from doing so. Blood starts to run down Bella’s arm, in a shape similar to that of the ribbon in the cover of Eclipse. Surely, it’s not as obvious as the previous ones, but it further settles that Bella had made her choice, which was to stay with Edward and make sure he was safe.
Breaking Dawn – Part 1 & Part 2
As Breaking Dawn was divided into two movies, the reference to the book’s cover can only be found in one movie, and it’s hybrid child, Renesmee. As mentioned before, the reference to Breaking Dawn’s cover is in Breaking Dawn – Part 1, in one of the scenes from Bella and Edward’s honeymoon, where they play chess, and the board is black and white while the pieces are red and white.
