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===Film portrayal===
In the [[The Twilight Saga (film series)|film adaptations]], Bella is portrayed by actress [[Kristen Stewart]].<ref name="greenlight">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1581186/20080207/story.jhtml|title=Kristen Stewart chosen|publisher=[[MTV]]|accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> Meyer stated that she was "very excited" to see Stewart play the part and that she was "thrilled to have a Bella who has practice [in a vast array of film genres]", since, according to Meyer, ''Twilight'' has moments that fit into many genres.<ref name="excite">{{cite web |url=http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight_movie.html StephenieMeyer.com|title=Excitement Towards Stewart's role|publisher=[[Stephenie Meyer]]|accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref>
==Reception==
Bella has received negative reception from critics. ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' states that, after her transformation into a vampire, "it's almost impossible to identify with her" in ''[[Breaking Dawn]]''.<ref name="identify">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Dawn-Twilight-Saga-Book/dp/031606792X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218168323&sr=1-1|title=Publisher's Weekly for Breaking Dawn|publisher=Publisher's Weekly|accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref> Lilah Lohr of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' compares Bella's character to the story of the Quileute wolves and describes it as "less satisfying."<ref name="tribune">{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-breaking-dawn-ovn-0804aug04,0,6855075.story|title=Chicago Tribune Breaking Dawn review |publisher=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref> During ''Twilight'', [[Kirkus Reviews]] stated that "Bella's appeal is based on magic rather than character", but that her and Edward's "portrayal of dangerous lovers hits the spot".<ref name="kirkus">{{cite web |url=http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Twilight/Stephenie-Meyer/e/9780316015844/?itm=1|title=Twilight at Kirkus Reviews|publisher=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref> In the review of ''New Moon'', ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' said that Bella's personality was "flat and obsessive".<ref name="kirkus2">{{cite web |url=http://search.barnesandnoble.com/New-Moon/Stephenie-Meyer/e/9780316024969/?itm=1|title=New Moon at Kirkus Reviews|publisher=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref> Laura Miller of ''[[salon.com]]'' said, in regards to Edward and Bella, "neither of them has much personality to speak of."<ref name="salon">{{cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/30/Twilight/|title=Twilight series at salon.com|publisher=Salon.com|accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'''s Jennifer Reese, in her review of ''[[Breaking Dawn]]'' noted, in regard to Bella, "You may wish she had loftier goals and a mind of her own, but these are fairy tales, and as a steadfast lover in the Disney princess mold, Bella has a certain saccharine appeal", and that during Bella's pregnancy "she is not only hard to identify with but positively horrifying, especially while guzzling human blood to nourish the infant."<ref name="EW">{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20217628,00.html|title=Entertainment Weekly Breaking Dawn review|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> ''[[Washington Post]]'' journalist [[Elizabeth Hand]] noted how Bella was often described as breakable and that "Edward's habit of constantly pulling her onto his lap or having her ride on his back further emphasize her childlike qualities", continuing to write that "the overall effect is a weird infantilization that has repellent overtones to an adult reader and hardly seems like an admirable model to foist upon our daughters (or sons)."<ref name="Washington post">{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/07/AR2008080702528.html|title=Washington Post Review|publisher=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=2008-08-20 | first=Elizabeth | last=Hand | date=2008-08-10}}</ref> Gina Dalfonzo, in an article posted on the ''[[National Review]]'' website, calls Bella "self-deprecating" before her transformation into a vampire, and afterwards she is "insufferably vain".<ref name="gina">{{cite web |url=http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MTE4OTNmNzcxNDAzMTI3MTk5MWFkZTllNDQzZmZlNDA=&w=Mg==|title=National Review|publisher=[[National Review]]|accessdate=2008-08-22}}</ref> Dalfonzo also states that Bella gets what she wants and discovers her worth "by giving up her identity and throwing away nearly everything in life that matters."<ref name="gina"/>
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