Previously on Bella wants to be a Vampire……
Bella and her 107 year old vampire boyfriend got married and he immediately gave her a vampire baby. Bella struggled to stay alive with the baby growing fast inside her belly Prometheus style. When it looked like Bella wouldn’t survive the child birth, Edward turned her into a vampire to save her and the baby’s life.
Breaking Dawn Pat 2 opens with Bella (Kristen Stewart) discovering her new found powers and adjusting to eternal life (no more alarm clocks) while learning to control her “thirst” aka wanting to feed on humans. Bella also learns her ex beau Jacob (Taylor Lautner) “imprinted” on her newborn baby Renesmee. Wait. He did what? There’s no way to explain “imprinting” without making it sound creepy, but Jacob does a great job of explaining to Bella that it’s a werewolf thing and he can’t stop himself from being around her. Still sounds creepy to me.
The happy family of four is disrupted when one of Edward’s cousins (Irina played by Maggie Grace) spots the vampire child. The Volturi are informed Renesmee is an immortal baby and seek to destroy her and anyone who stands in their way. The Cullens call friends and family, near and far as witness that Renesmee is not immortal and was born while Bella was still human. How did they inform them of her innocence I’m glad you asked, it was an unintentionally funny montage of Renesmee touching people’s face followed by them staring off into the distance like they’ve seen the Promise Land.
This leads to the big showdown: The Volturi vs. The Cullens, Wolf pack, and a ragtag group of vampires.
It’s easy to compare Breaking Dawn Part 2 to the previous Twilight films. The films carry a lot of the same elements- Charlie (Billy Burke) is still a cop who can’t figure out his daughter has been dating a vampire this whole time. Jacob had to take his shirt off. Edward talks without opening his mouth. Bella stares at the ground 80% of the time. And Bella and Edward swap sappy love quips to each other.
Even amongst the hilariously bad acting, Breaking Dawn Part 2 delivers the series best action sequence during the final battle. For a PG-13 movie, the battle includes more decapitations than a season of The Walking Dead and vampires with X-Men mutant abilities. It was like watching a Goth version of The Uncanny X-Men. Can vampires even do that? This Twilight series has strayed so far from vampire lore it’s ridiculous. I’m sure Dracula is rolling over in his grave right now.
The silver lining to the ridiculous sequence was an awesomely evil Dakota Fanning killing people with her death stare and Volturi leader Aro played by Michael Sheen. Not enough can be said about how awesome Sheen is during the film’s final 20 minutes. At times, it’s like he’s the only one who knows they’re getting paid to act.
Breaking Dawn Part 2 is far from perfect, but easily the best film of the series. Condon & Co. did a great job of hiding some of the films faults and giving the audiences something to cheer for after all these years.
The same reason people love the series will be the reasons why they’ll absolutely love the film.
Source : SETTLE PI
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