Breaking Dawn Part 2 - The End

In every good book, movie, or television show there has to be an end.  No matter how much the fans scream for more or cry that they won’t see their beloved characters in print or on the big screen, no story can go on forever.  Not even one with vampires.  The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 brings the final tale of Bella, Edward and Jacob to a close in a way that not even the book did.

Part 2 started off right where Part 1 ended – Bella waking up from her transformation into a vampire.  This first scene between Edward and Bella was emotional and sensual.  They were taking in each other for the first time and really feeling and sensing each other’s presence.  It had all of the heat and passion of a good sex scene.  It was more passionate and personal because for the first time Edward and Bella were the same – there was nothing keeping any part of themselves from each other. They could experience anything they wanted with each other.  Her transformation was seamless. She wasn’t scared, unsure, frightened anymore. She had confidence in everything she did and looked more relaxed than the human Bella.  Kristen Stewart did a very good job of creating the Bella vampire and making it so obviously different than the human Bella.

After meeting her daughter, Renesmee and finding out that Jacob imprinted on her (which was a fantastic and hilarious scene) the Cullens and Jacob try to go back to having a “normal” existence – until Alice sees the Volturi coming for the Cullens after Irina sees Bella and Renesmee  playing in a field and mistakenly thinks Renesmee is an immortal child.  From here, Alice and Jasper disappear with nothing but a note left behind and the rest of the Cullens are left to gather an “army” of witnesses that can attest that Renesmee is not an immortal child.

This movie was the shortest of all 5.  But despite the length it had intrigue, suspense, humor, shockers and everything in between.  It was the most different from the book than the previous 4 films but it had to be considering the ending which will not be given away here.  Even though it was different than the book, the movie still kept the feeling of wanting more once the movie was finished.  I wanted more about Bella and Edward, same feeling when I was done with the book.  That is hard to accomplish when the 2 are very different.

Despite it being the shortest, this was the best of the 5 movies.  It never lagged – nothing was drawn out too much. It felt like every mini plot line in the grand scheme of the story was brought up, dealt with then discarded in the perfect amount of time – not too short but not too long.

The best part of the movie was watching Bella transform after she woke up.  With every new experience she came across she stepped up to each task and completed it, gaining more confidence with every experience (the most prominent example is the arm wrestling match between her and Emmett).  She became the “woman” now vampire she always knew she could be but never had the confidence or tenacity to become.

My grade = A+ for a solid story, twists to make it interesting and a perfect ending to a literary/Hollywood love story.