Twilight: Why The First Movie Is So Blue (& Why It Changed)

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The Twilight Saga had different directors and with that came different styles, but there’s a huge difference between the first movie and the rest. It’s all about the color tone, as Twilight was very blue – here’s why it looks like that and why it changed. Vampires and werewolves have become some of the most popular monsters in pop culture, and in 2005, a new type of these creatures was introduced in the novel Twilight, written by Stephenie Meyer. The core of the four-book series was the problematic romance between human Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen, who came across different obstacles through the novels, including other vampire covens and wolf packs.

The Twilight novels were a big phenomenon, and it didn’t take long for them to make the jump to the big screen. The Twilight Saga movies were released between 2008 and 2012, with the final novel, Breaking Dawn, being split into two movies. While the saga didn’t do well with critics, it achieved its goal of appealing to its target audience and, most importantly, the fans of the books. The Twilight movies had different directors, with only Bill Condon directing two (both Breaking Dawn entries), meaning there are different approaches to the stories and characters, but also different visual styles. The biggest difference can be seen between the first two movies, Twilight and New Moon.

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While critics weren’t pleased with the film's story, they did praise Catherine Hardwicke’s direction of the first Twilight movie. She didn’t return to direct any of The Twilight Saga's sequels, however. Instead, New Moon was directed by Chris Weitz, and this change was more evident in the visual style of the sequel film, including