While some of the characters came to life just as written, others were practically unrecognizable.
(We’re looking at you, Bella Swan!)
Here’s how the cast of Twilight should really look, according to the books.
His wardrobe throughout the series um, what was with that sweatshirt inEclipse?
was a different story, however.
Bella’s take:The last was lanky, less bulky, with untidy, bronze-colored hair.
His dazzling face was friendly, open, a slight smile on his flawless lips.
He still had just a hint of childish roundness left around his chin.
Even the big wig was a necessary evil.
Carlisle Cullen
The good doctor-slash-vampire patriarch Carlisle Cullen was pretty much all wrong.
(Meyer originallywantedthen-20-something Henry Cavill for the part.)
Bella’s take:At first I thought it was a young boy.
The newcomer was as tiny as Alice, with lank, pale brown hair trimmed short.
The body under the cloakwhich was darker, almost blackwas slim and androgynous.
But the face was too pretty for a boy.
The wide-eyed, full-lipped face would make a Botticelli angel look like a gargoyle.
Even allowing for the dull crimson irises.
Meanwhile, his kind brown eyes and everydayman exterior were exactly what the story ordered.
If only he’d had the curly hair, it’d have been perfect.
Bella’s take:He smiled back, his brown eyes crinkling around the edges.
Alice Cullen
Whowouldn’twant sprightly Alice Cullen in their corner?
Comparing his creation to the books, though, it was pretty staggeringly accurate.
Bella’s take:I couldn’t decide if his face was beautiful or not.
I suppose the features were perfect.
But he was as different from the vampires beside him as they were from me.
New Moon
Forks High grade: 8/10 What’s missing?
Although many fans thought he should have had a less prominent hairline and a little more age on-screen.
She was pale, spindly, and just as awkward as described in human form.
Bella’s take:Physically, I’d never fit in anywhere.
I had no color here.
If only her hair didn’t darken in later films, but alas.
Bella’s take:She had the same pale, beautiful features as the rest of them.
Bella’s take:The tall one was statuesque.
Her hair was golden, gently waving to the middle of her back.
But was she supermodel gorgeous?
Renesmee Cullen
This one was a big batch of nope from the start.
When her face was transposed with a baby’s, it was even more bizarre than expected.
Her irises were a familiarbut astonishingchocolate brown.
Under the blood, her skin looked pale, a creamy ivory.
All besides her cheeks, which flamed with color.
Her tiny face was so absolutely perfect that it stunned me.
She was even more beautiful than her father.
Impossible…The impossible face suddenly smileda wide, deliberate smile.
Behind the shell-pink lips was a full complement of snowy milk teeth.
Breaking Dawn
Forks High grade: 4/10Let’s face it, this one was hard to pull off.
Good thing her baby phase was mostly glossed over in the final film.
However, she was hardly the crazy catlike lady she was written to be.
Her posture was distinctly feline.
Bower also didn’t appear to be as aged and decrepit as his literary other.
Their faces had identical, paper-thin skin.
