I can't tell you how many people have asked me, "Did you hear that Breaking Dawn's giving people seizures?"
While this truly isn't funny, you have to admit there's a stand-up comedy routine in there somewhere about how the movie "seized" audiences.
I think it's the best in the Saga by far, just in cinematography alone, but I'm not sure how the 2nd part of BD is going to go or what content it will have.
A lot of the good stuff was in the first half, including little bits of subtle humor, the wedding, the honeymoon, the "death" of Bella during the birth of her baby, and Jacob's imprinting (which was done very well, considering it could've been very pedohilia-like).
My 5 favorite things about Breaking Dawn:
5. The wedding version of Iron & Wine's "Flightless Bird (American Mouth).
4. That it ended well and was pushing PG13 as much as possible without being obvious about it.
3. Bella's vampire look/make-up. The eye make-up was killer (no pun intended).
2. That the first scene was Jacob taking his shirt off. It was pandering, but I loved it.
1. Bella's life flashing before her eyes / Saga montage and inside her body as it dies and awakens.
Speaking of arising from the dead (because you know Summit was potentially f---ing things up by switching directors every 10 seconds), I think that there might be a reawakening of Twilight-themed gifts, parties, fashion, etc.
In fact, though it was sold out for awhile, Target has Bella's purple comforter set back in (and on sale in time for Christmas), and Hostess with the Mostess, who I've blogged about before, has Breaking Dawn quotes (above) made up to go along with the other Twilight printables, parties and wedding ideas (above) from past postings and the other three movies.
People who bought original items, like Bella's birthday dress, etc. are being scheming jerks and doubling the price before they re-sell it. My advice? Get a knock-off.
Example: rather than paying $20 - $40 for the cheapest version of Bella's engagement ring by the company (see below) that does the expensive one, or waiting for the sold out (and $28) Hot Topic version, (see below) go shop online at places like Forever 21. They have rhinestone rings for under $5 (and recently just had an extra 30% sale). It's close enough. And in 10 years, will it matter if you got te real deal or a $4 knock-off?
Here are some F21 examples:
Example: rather than paying $20 - $40 for the cheapest version of Bella's engagement ring by the company (see below) that does the expensive one, or waiting for the sold out (and $28) Hot Topic version, (see below) go shop online at places like Forever 21. They have rhinestone rings for under $5 (and recently just had an extra 30% sale). It's close enough. And in 10 years, will it matter if you got te real deal or a $4 knock-off?
Here are some F21 examples:
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Stretchy Filigree Rhinestones Ring, $2.66 |
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Rhinestone Knuckle Ring, $4.06 |
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Estate Diamond Ring, $4.06 |
P.S. This is the $40 version (there are $2k and $3k ones, too), and the Hot Topic one. If you're looking for something fancier, there are a lot of "Bella-inspired" rings in the $70 range at Amazon and Overstock. Happy hunting, Twihards, if there are many of you left out there!
