Breaking Dawn, the first half of the final chapter in Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, has finally hit theaters. Though most fans have not been happy about the final book being split into two films, they will definitely be pleased with the outcome of this film.


That being said, this isn’t a film for critics. We all know how they feel about the Twilight Saga movies, they’ve made that quite clear. This series was created for the fans - mostly teenage girls though women of all ages have also fallen in love with the story of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson).

So long as fans keep loving Twilight, that’s all that matters. They don’t care what critics think or write, they’re still going to watch it regardless of how badly it’s reviewed.


It’s not an original idea, it’s another version on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, two star-crossed lovers wanting to be together at all costs. But Meyer’s take works. When you take two genres, such as romance and horror and put them together it’s a recipe for success, which makes for great storytelling.

Directed by Bill Condon (known for “Gods and Monsters”, “Chicago”, and “Dream Girls”), Breaking Dawn - Part 1 has a different feel to it. It’s not a play by play of every detail that occurs in the book. The minute it began, it moved rather quickly. Nothing dragged on.

The wedding scene was the perfect over-the-top fairytale wedding put together by the one and only lovable Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene). It’s everything the books and the previous films have been building towards. We certainly can’t forget Bella’s vision of her in her wedding gown standing on top of a pile of bloodied family and friends.


The infamous romantic honeymoon was set on a secluded island just off of Brazil, and the PG-13 sex scene was short but intense with the morning after resulting in broken furniture and feathers everywhere.

The pregnancy and birth scenes were as vivid as it was depicted in the book. Bella looked like a walking corpse, due to the half human/vampire baby she was carrying that was sucking the life out of her. The CGI on Bella was very realistic. The birth was also quite intense with Edward ripping Bella’s stomach open to pull the baby out as she lay there dying.

Overall, Breaking Dawn - Part 1 was the perfect lead up to the final installment in the Twilight Saga. If you’ve read the book you know what to expect, but if you want to experience the film what are you waiting for?

What did you think of this film?

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