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Eclipse

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A wave of killings in Seattle threatens Forks, and Bella is torn between Edward and Jacob

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Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

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Quick recap

A wave of killings in Seattle hides an army of newborn vampires, built by Victoria to get revenge on Edward. In Forks, Bella is torn between Edward and Jacob, who declares his love and kisses her against her will. Facing the threat, the Cullens and the wolves team up, and Jasper teaches everyone how to fight newborns. Bella agrees to marry Edward. The night before the battle, Jacob learns of the engagement, and Bella kisses him so he won't throw his life away. The allies win; Edward kills Victoria, but Jacob is badly hurt. The Volturi arrive, kill the newborn Bree and note that Bella is still human. Bella chooses Edward and says goodbye to Jacob.

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What changed in the movie

  1. ChangeThe army shows up early

    In the book, the Seattle newborns only come up in conversation until the battle. The movie opens with the attack on Riley and keeps cutting back to the army in training.

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  2. ChangeJacob shrank

    In the book, Jacob is about 6'7", the tallest character in the saga. In the movie, he's Taylor Lautner's height, about 5'10".

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  3. ChangeCollege plans are gone

    In the book, Bella gets into the University of Alaska and Edward pushes her to go. In the movie, college never comes up.

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  4. ChangeA much harder fight

    In the book, Edward beats Victoria fairly easily. In the movie, the fight is long and he nearly loses.

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  5. ChangeJacob hears it as a human

    In the book, Jacob learns of the engagement in wolf form, through Edward's mind. In the movie, he overhears it in human form.

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