Marval Movie

Up until now New Moon was the worst of the Twilight Saga, Eclipse did what it could to be a good movie. Now with the first part of Breaking Dawn, the selesai chapter of this Saga it seems like it crumbled under the weight of the simple act of trying to make a good movie.

In this movie's opening, it finally happens that the human Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is getting married to the vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). The family of the Cullen's, the Swans and other friends gather for the marriage of this eighteen year old girl and this one-hundred and 9 year old vampire.

On the night of their honeymoon they do indeed have sex. Apparently a vampire with superhuman physical abilities plus sex equals rough intercourse. So much so, I do not joke here, they break the bed. This is something you would expect to see on a parody or some adult cartoon, not something your suppose to take seriously (to which I can only assume that we are). After a few blissful weeks of honeymooning Bella begins to notice things about herself, things that only point in one direction, pregnant.

While Bella is pregnant all of the Cullen's (especially Edward) keep referring to the fetus as an "it." For some of them I understand taking this stance but Edward even shows discussed at the idea of the child itself, does he have no compassion for his possible child? The subject of abortion is a tough one that should be taken with maturity and proper care. This is just wanting to abort as quick as possible, no sympathy or second guessing.

But that is not all. Nobody really knows what to do about the child because a vampire has never impregnated a human before, except for a few shaky myths so at least none have in the last seven hundred years or so. Katolik Stewart in this mall nourished state looks truly unnerving.

I am not the type of audience member that is immediately turned off by tough material. Movies like 12 Years a Slave, Grave of the Fireflies, Nil by Mouth and Ikiru are all movies that tackle dark and/or depressing subject matters. The difference here is that when a good movie does it you are engaged in the situation and understand all the consequences and symptoms about said subject. In a bad one, it focuses more on the grim and the unpleasant so there's nothing to engage with or even take away.

Whats most surprising is that the director was Bill Condon that is capable of putting together good films. Only last year he made the very well crafted Mr Holmes, but still, in a movie everything stems from the script, if its not solid then even the most talented director cannot make it work. And there isn't nor has there been a director living that could make this material work.

And still throughout all of this is Bella's long suffering father Charlie (Billy Burke), who must be in a constant state of bewilderment and ignorance because his daughter still, even now has chosen not to clue him in on any of the supernatural circumstances that are sweeping her and his life. His character does the best he can and Burke gives what he can to make him believable.

The reoccurring phrase throughout all of these movie has been "memorable" mostly referring to how non-subtle and crazy the whole situation is and characters are. This is not that kind of memorable, this is the wort kind in how offensive, stupid and plain unpleasant it is. Plain and simple, the absolute lowest of the Saga.

Rating: 1/2 star out of 4