Breaking Dawn breaks the box office! - Julia Z
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is being presented as a 2-part romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon. It’s based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer. Part 1 (PG_13) was released on November 18, 2011, and part 2 is due to be released on November 16, 2012. With millions of fans to please, the cast and crew of Breaking Dawn have a tall order to fill.
Sources report, “The furthest Summit has gone with developing Breaking Dawn is getting Melissa Rosenberg to write the script after writing the first 3. Of course, splitting the fourth tilm into 2 parts would mean Summit toppers, Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger, having to cut bigger checks (particularly for starts Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson).”
In part 1, Bella Swan (Stewart), Edward Cullen (Pattinson), and the ones they love must cope with the back-to-back consequences and sacrifices brought on by being a married couple, the honeymoon, and the unexpected birth of a child. This brings an astonishing and outrageous development by supporting character Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner).
According to Michelle Kung, the world-famous Sage earned $283.5 million in its opening weekend, proving the vampire-romance series hasn’t lost any of its fan following. “Twilight, according to many, has never failed to impress. But, unfortunately the reviews of some of the top movie critics beg to differ.”
“For those of us who are not Twilight fanatics, or even fans, or could not care somewhat less than less, the arrival of part 1 is not cause for the trumpets blaring. But I would imagine that even those who line up for this film will be somewhat let down,” declares Peter Rainer, of A Christian Science Monitor. According to online statistics, the percent of movie-goers who went to see Breaking Dawn was at 92%, and they loved it. But according to the critics’ view, only 28% that went to see it fully enjoyed it.
Many think that Breaking Dawn, Part 1 leaves much to be desired, but many liked it just the way it was. Will part 2 meet the critics’ expectations? Or will the ratings be dismal like the first?