The following post contains spoilers for The Twilight Saga books and movies. Consider yourself warned.
So I went to the midnight premiere of Breaking Dawn and then I went again yesterday with some other people. Now I feel as though I can review it more effectively, because I may have noticed some details the second time I didn't notice the first time. Or maybe I didn't because I was still in awe. We shall see! I was going to do one big post, but alas, my opinion takes up way too much space. So, I'm going to split it up into separate post.
The movie begins with the wedding, or more specifically, the wedding invitations. My friend noted that one of the first things you see is Jacob removing his shirt. Naturally. One thing I was sort of disappointed with was that Edward killing people and Bella's nightmare wedding were two of the first scenes. It was sort of a depressing way to start the movie. But it's the wedding day and everything gets happy again! I know everyone had mixed opinions about Bella's dress. The long sleeves were too conservative. The sleeves added beauty to the dress. The back plunged too much. It was ugly. It was too old fashioned. It didn't show enough skin. It was classy. THEN they announced you can buy replicas. Why would you want the same thing someone else wore. Weddings are supposed be one of a kind, original. I can't wait to be married in Bella's dress! OHEMGEEEEEEEEEEEE! Enough already! Here's what I thought: I thought it was beautifully classy. I was curious, when it showed the back, how far down the see-through went, though. I thought it was a nice old fashioned dress with a few modern twist. Plus, there were Alice's additions, like the shoes (which I did NOT like at all), or the makeover (I wish I could get my makeup to look like that).
I thought Kristen Stewart did a great job with the wedding scene. The emotion she conveyed and her facial expressions were perfectly fitting. I was really excited when I heard that Stephenie was going to be part of the audience. She even got a close up! I was glad there was a tribute to the person who started this whole phenomenon. It was a beautiful wedding. Between the music and the actual scene, I got a little choked up, and I don't normally do that. So, props to everyone that worked on it, for almost making me cry. Flightless Bird, American Mouth (the song from prom in the very first movie) was the perfect way to end it.
I loved, loved, loved the toasts at the reception. It offered some comedic relief after the wedding. Then Jacob shows up, and whaaaaaa, he has a beard! I noticed Bella was wearing sneakers in that scene. I get the feeling Kristen likes heels about as much as Bella does. It's back to the heavy when Bella says goodbye to Renee and Charlie before leaving for Isle Esme. After a quick stop in Rio (I loved that little bit), they finally reach they're destination. I heard a lady on the radio the other day comment that she was disappointed that this portion of the movie wasn't steamier. I thought it was just steamy enough. I mean, let's keep it PG-13 people. I really liked this part of the movie. It was mostly happy, everything readers of the book could have hoped for, I think.
Phew, well if this is my opinion on the first half hour of the movie, I'm glad I split it up. Make sure to check back for the rest of the review.
