Talk:Breaking Dawn - part 2 book to movie differences/@comment-108.230.243.186-20130321070322

So, I've been wondering about a few things. I have two assumptions, and two questions. I'm of the understanding that Bella's shield is no more vulnerable to Alec's vapor than it is to Jane's illusions of pain (at least as far as the book is concerned). Also, Zafrina is able to stop Tanya and Kate when they rush to avenge Irina by projecting an illusion, so I assume she can omit others from the illusions she projects, and likely herself as well. So here are my questions:  1. While Bella is shielding someone, are they still able to use their powers, or are they trapped inside the shield? 2. And even if it's the latter, can Jane or Alec attack someone they cannot see?

It might be way too simple for a good movie battle, but it seems to me that Zafrina and Benjamin could have made short work of the Volturi. Zafrina could blind them with an illusion, while Benjamin blasts them with fireballs, no?

P.S.:  The comparison between the books and the movies mentions that, in Breaking Dawn Part 2, Bella doesn't destroy her dress at all. However, I'm pretty sure that slit in the skirt over her left thigh wasn't there before the hunt.

P.P.S.:  One more question:  When everybody was wondering what Alice and Jasper were up to, why couldn't Edward just read their minds? He'd read Alice's mind in New Moon, when he saw Bella jumping off a cliff into the water.