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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Twilight Film - Hidden Easter Eggs

(Warning: Twilight Spoiler Alert!)

So I just saw the Twilight film for the third time today (yes, I know, I'm a sad, sad case) and I've been obsessed with finding little Easter eggs that the filmmakers put in for the very observant to find. Here's what I've found so far. Please let me know if I'm missing any!

1) Okay, my favorite first. When Bella is researching online the Quileute legends that Jacob told her about on the beach, she pulls up a Google book search and then clicks on a list of places the sell the book she's looking for. Just ABOVE the bookstore she clicks on from that list it says, "Little Brown" which is the publisher of the Twilight books.

2) Stephenie Meyer makes a cameo appearance in the diner that Bella and her father are eating at. She's sitting at the counter on her laptop and the waitress delivers her a plate and says, "Here's your veggie plate, Stephenie."

3) At the end of the film, after Edward leaves Bella alone at the prom and Jacob comes to talk to her, Edward says to her, "I leave you alone for five minutes and the wolves descend." Clearly this wolves reference is a foreshadow of the sequel in which Jacob turns into a werewolf.

4) In the cafeteria, when Bella drops an apple and Edward picks it up and hands it back to her, there's a close up on the apple being offered in Edward's two pale white hands. This is a reference to the cover image of Twilight.

5) Wolf picture in Bella's room - Toward the beginning of the movie, when Bella first comes home to her dad's house in Forks, she walks into her new bedroom and behind her, on the wall, next to the door, is a picture of a wolf. Total foreshadow of book 2, New Moon and the forthcoming film adaptation.

6) Vegetarian Soul mates - So this easter egg (or small detail) is unique to the movie. It is not in the book. But I noticed that in the four times Bella is seen eating (twice with her dad, once in the cafeteria, and once with Edward in the restaurant), she is eating something vegetarian. Veggie burger, spinach salad, mushroom ravioli, etc. I think the filmmakers added this detail (in the book she eats meat) to mirror Edward's so-called "Vegetarianism" (the fact that his family doesn't eat humans).

Any others? I'm dying to see if other fans found some that I missed!

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15 Comments:

Blogger Phoebe Jordan said...

Wow, Jessica you are really observant because I only got the 3rd one of the 3 easter egges you saw in the movie. I don't blame you for going to see if more than once because I'm thinking of seeing it again soon when I have free time from classes.

December 1, 2008 3:51 AM  
Blogger Alyson Noel said...

Okay, you really are observant (and just a tad bit obsessive!)

I got the first four, missed the last two-- good eye Brody!

December 8, 2008 6:50 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'll be sure to look for Stephanie, missed that one. One of my faves is the owls wings behind Edward when Bella walks into Biology class. They look like miniature angel wings.

January 5, 2009 2:07 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

In the baseball scene, after Edward and Emmett collide while attempting to catch Carlisle's fly ball, Edward slips Emmett a middle-finger. Also, when Edward and Bella are at the prom, you see Victoria amongst the others, just prior to their solo dance.

January 12, 2009 10:55 AM  
Anonymous Sarahllujah said...

In the book there's mention of Carlisle keeping the cross from his father's church - in the movie, you SEE said cross near the stairway in the Cullen's house :)

February 26, 2009 7:35 PM  
OpenID bittersweetm said...

When Bella meets the Cullens, you see the ode to Breaking Dawn behind Bella and Edward. There is a chess set with red and white pieces. :)

March 21, 2009 4:55 PM  
Anonymous twilight_lover95 said...

when we first see james and victoria (james isnt wearing a shirt or jacket and victoria is wearing a black glittery shirt and her fur coat)the man on the boat was wearing a leather jacket and a green shirt with a four leaf clover james said "nice jacket" the next time we see james and victoria is during the baseball scene victoria is wearing the green shirt and james is wearing the leather jacket.....hope you like this one, i have only seen the movie once :)

March 21, 2009 6:39 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

In the scene where bells is in the hospital, parts of the previous scene are playing on the tv behind bella's mom.

March 24, 2009 7:14 PM  
Anonymous Sydney said...

When Bella googles the legends that Jacob told her about, on the google page where the results are it says some completely ridiculous one. I think it has something to do with beavers. It's mentioned in the audio commentary I believe. =)

March 29, 2009 1:03 AM  
Anonymous Lauren said...

I have only watched the movie twice (so far) and noticed there is a Cullen crest that keeps coming up. Edward wears it on his wrist on a band, Emmett later on in the movie wears the same band. Rosalie wears the crest on her necklace and Alice also wears a necklace sporting the crest.

April 11, 2009 2:40 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

in the movie companion it says that they made up that crest and carlisle wears it on a ring, alice wears it on a ribbon necklace, rosalie has a big pendant of it on a chain, jasper emmett and edward all have wristbands but it didnt say anything about esme

April 14, 2009 5:57 AM  
Blogger Jessica Brody said...

Thanks Anonymous, this is a good one too!

April 14, 2009 8:34 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow your good at finding easter eggs! I found one...

When i first saw the movie the menu screen turned up as Edward and bella.
When i watched it on my Computer it turned to the 3 people (who ever they are). :D

April 21, 2009 6:03 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

In Biology class when Edward and Bella are talking, the teacher says the winner will recieve the Golden Onion! And Edward laughs, Bella ends up winning the onion

May 2, 2009 10:02 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

when bella walks into biology class and looks at edward . it looks like a wings from the owl are attached to his back. it looks awesome

May 12, 2009 1:21 PM  

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