De’Arbreya Lee
Blue & White Flash / Staff Writer
As the Thanksgiving holiday break began, “Twilight” fans all across the nation gathered in movie theaters near and far on Nov. 16 to watch “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2,” the final installment of the vampire franchise.
On the opening night, the Lionsgate/Summit Entertainment produced film ranked number one in box offices, pulling in a domestic gross of over $141 million according to the Box Office Mojo website. The film’s screenplay was written by Melissa Rosenberg, directed by Bill Condon, and brought to existence by the final novel in of the collection written by Stephanie Meyer.
The film picks up with the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cullen as they not only settle into life as newlyweds, but also as new parents to half vampire, half human daughter, Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy). Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Jacob (Taylor Lautner) help Bella (Kirsten Stewart) adjust to motherhood and a life as a “newborn” which she transitions into naturally.
Just as things in the Cullen’s home seem to be coming together, an evening of counting snowflakes leads to false allegations against Renesmee that could result in a world wind of trouble for the Cullen family. With the judgment day for the child coming near, Dr. Carlisle calls upon the favors of vampire clans from around the world to testify the truth about Renesmee in front of the dreaded Volturi.
The highly anticipated film has received more dislike than satisfaction from film critics. Los Angeles Times Film Critic Betsy Sharkey said, “To give “BD2” its due, it is the best of the bunch and will be much loved by Twihards, which should by no means be mistaken for praise.”
Several of many critics from the Rotten Tomatoes website also had distaste for the film. Top Critic for the Rolling Stone Peter Travers said “You’re going to hear a lot about Breaking Dawn Part 2 being the best of the Twilight movies. That’s like saying a simple head cold is preferable to swine flu.”
But Top Critic Rafer Guzman of Newsday bears to differ, saying “The first “Twilight” film that could get non-fans’ hearts pumping turns out to be the last.”
With a fairly long running time of 1 hour and 56 minutes, the rated PG-13 film definitely does brings out some unexpected moments of laughter and shocking moments. I enjoyed that film and viewers will definitely be intrigued by the newborn Bella that is introduced in the final film.
Despite the many negative reviews that the film has received, I always advise everyone to see a film for themselves because opinions are just that, opinions.
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