The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is the fourth of five films in the famous Twilight series. It was released on November 18, 2011. It was written by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the novel by Stephanie Meyer, directed by Bill Condon, and stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner.
The Twilight films. They suck. We all know it. And do you think this one would be any better? Well no, it isn't. As a matter of fact, it's the worst of the bunch. Let me tell you my opinion on the Twilight films. I liked the first, because I thought it had a so-bad-it's-good quality. I didn't care for the second one, as I thought this is where it started to get just plain old bad. And I didn't see the third. So, here we are, at the last book, split into two films, like Harry Potter.
First of all, I'd like to mention that this film does something you don't really think it would: talk to teenage girls about abortion. And due to the Christian undertones of the series, of course, the film's pro-life. My opinion on abortion is irrelevant here, all that matters is who's saying the message. In my opinion, something like Twilight would be great for talking to teenage girls about abortion, as they need to know this stuff. However, Twilight itself can't, because of how phenomenally bad it is. Remember, this is the film series that has their two males leads shirtless for the majority of these films (the opening scene of this film is Jacob taking off his shirt). We've got shining pale kids, shapeshifters, evil women who are the main character, and we're told that this is a horror story. And now, it's talking to us about abortion.
There's a mostly competent cast (Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, not Taylor Lautner, he does a bad job here) and a competent director (Bill Condon, director of Dreamgirls), so with any other subject material, this'd probably be a decent film. But the subject material is just so horrendously bad. We've got a shining pale pedophile, a shapeshifter (who becomes a pedophile in this film too), and an evil woman who plays with guys feelings, and who is the worst role model for teenage girls everywhere.
This film has the usual bad stuff, as well two new problems: the lack of a (possibly controversial) sex scene, and the lack of a need for a two-parter. The novel was infamous among Twilight fans for it's addition of a sex scene, as well as actual gore during a childbirth sequence. While they keep the gore, they get rid of the sex in this film, which is disappointing. Not because I want to see sex scenes, but because it would create a controversy. I'd love to see Twilight create a controversy, especially among fans. The second problem is that the film has no real need to be split up into two parts. All problems are solved by the end of the film, with no open ends or cliffhangers. If you're gonna do that, why not just leave the film there? It wouldn't have been a great ending, but it would've been a definite ending.
Overall, this film was made to preach Christian values to (marrying at a young age, no sex before marriage, pro-life) to teenage girls. And they just eat it up, because there's shirtless boys and romances that don't work in real life. Overall, I give this film a 2.5/10. I recommend you don't see it.
P.S. Apparently, there is a post-credits scene in which we get a reason for making a two-parter. But who would stick around to watch a post-credtis scene of a Twilight film? This ain't Marvel after all.
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