Movie Review | Breaking Dawn (Part I)

Q: What would Bella’s wedding vows to Edward be, or if you’re a dude, what you think Edward’s wedding vows to Bella would be?

I"I, Bella Swan, will love you, Edward Cullen, for as long as I live; or if I get turned into a vampire along the way, my love for you will last for eternity. I will always be there for you in good or bad times and I promise to care and cherish you for as long as you shine in broad daylight. You are the light of my heart and will always be so. Together, we will build a family, love and be loved. I love you with all I have."

Well, that was the wedding vow that won me a pair of tickets to the Premiere Screening of the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I courtesy of Nuffnang.

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Release Date: 24 November 2011

Running Time: 1 Hour 49 Minutes

Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

Synopsis

In the highly anticipated next chapter of the blockbuster The Twilight Saga, the newfound married bliss of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threatens to destroy their world. After their wedding, Bella and Edward travel to Rio de Janeiro for their honeymoon, where they finally give in to their passions. Bella soon discovers she is pregnant, and during a nearly fatal childbirth, Edward finally fulfills her wish to become immortal. But the arrival of their remarkable daughter, Renesmee, sets in motion a perilous chain of events that pits the Cullens and their allies against the Volturi, the fearsome council of vampire leaders, setting the stage for an all-out battle. The suspenseful and deeply romantic Breaking Dawn continues the epic tale of supernatural fantasy and passionate love that has made The Twilight Saga a worldwide phenomenon. (Nuffnang)

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What's worth watching?

The one main reason for this, and that is some part which really touched me to the point that I was almost in tears. Not Bella-Edward scenes, but scenes of Bella and her father. It was really sweet.

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The wedding scenes were cool. I preferred the one in the dreams one tho, mainly because her dress and the wedding theme there was much to my liking. When you see it, you'll know what I mean although the dream turned out to be a nightmare.

The house at Isle Esme was sooooooooo pretty that it would have feel like paradise if I were given the chance to live in a place like this. Glass house plus really good looking furnitures. *lovelovelove*

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What's not?


Awkward Scenes

One being the fact that there were too many awkward scenes. Less dialogues but more music, silent, and the you-and-I-look-at-each-other-in-the-eyes scenes. Gets really boring after getting too much of it. If it was in the book, it was totally fine because there's a narrator in the book, but on the big screen? There's no narrator to tell us, audience, what the characters are thinking.

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Question Marks

Non-Twilight followers will have totally no idea what the heck the whole thing is all about. I for one, had read the books sometime ago, so I can still remember vaguely the plot of it. But if you're not a follower of the movies or books, then I would think that there are various scenes which will raise the "???" in your head. 


Jokes

The jokes were really really funny (not). Let me give you a Twilight trivia 101 to highlight to you how funny it was.

Q: How do humans consume blood?A: By drinking them using a polystyrene cup with straw

And they were serious about it. Don't remember if that was in the book, but it was so funny to see that scene being played on the big screen. Well, at least I was laughing at the joke on screen instead of the joke created just by looking at the girl beside me. haha!

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Censorship

To classify the show as a PG-13 screening, hence, the "breaking the bed" scenes were all cut out. Probably was a good thing too, since I think the girl sitting next to me got over excited by just looking at Bella's sexy lingeries and when Jacob went topless. Like seriously. It was funny nonetheless (I mean the girl beside me, not the scenes. roflmao)

Verdict

Do you read? If yes, just read the book. You won't think it sucks that much if you were to do so. I, for one, liked the books!

Is this watchable? It really depends, if you like the Twilight Saga's films, then you would probably like it but if you don't, then you'll see the whole thing as a joke. I mostly liked the screening background and the daughter-and-father moments, not much of the acting in other parts of the film.

Ratings:
Rotten Tomatoes (as of today) - 28%

Mine: 1.5/5 2.5/5
*edit* Okay la, on second thought, I think the film's plot followed the book closely, so they deserve a +1 for it. Though, I still don't quite like the awkward scenes, as I call them, that were being played here and there. Part two should be better for the actions that will come with it. If you've had read the book, you would know.

P.s. (I) And oh! There's a scene of the Volturi played after the credits. Just a highlight of what's coming next I suppose.
P.s (II) I am #TeamPotter and #TeamSnape through and through! ;)