Breaking Dawn Part 1 Film Review

          Finally, I’ve watched Breaking Dawn Part 1 and it totally was the finest of all the Twilight movie installations I’ve ever seen. The flow of the scenes were amusingly engaging, captivating the hearts and minds of the viewers with the unique and mysterious love triangle of Edward, Bela, and Jacob.

            The film’s plot focuses on the marriage of Edward and Bela and the risky pregnancy of the latter. The fast growing infant inside Bela’s uterus saps out her physiological health, weakening her bones and seemingly sucking her blood as well. The wolf pack, on the other hand, wants to kill the Cullen family including the newborn baby of Bela since this is the only way for their bloodline to survive. However, Jacob, being loyal to Bela eversince, won’t allow this to happen and separates from the pack. We see how Bela loses her life for her baby and how Edward desperately wants her other half to survive by injecting her with his venom and biting her on almost every part of her already cold body.

          I really love the movie’s musical scores since it well complemented the mood of each scene, making me connect more to the drama or action being presented.

          The special effects were brilliant most especially during the heart-pounding fighting scenes between the vampires and the wolves. I was taken aback by Belas’ emaciated physical appearance during her pregnancy. It looked absolutely true that it made me think Kirsten Stewart starved herself in real life.

          The cinematography was pleasing to the eyes. It superiorly took every angle in the most creative technique. Some shots were simple yet visually lovely.

          Taylor, Kirsten, and Rob had naturally stretched their acting abilities in this installation because some conflicts required intense, deeper emotions.

          The settings were admirable especially with the frequent views of beaches and lush forests. The place (off coast Brazil) where the main couple spent their honeymoon was really a dreamland. It really reflected how big time Cullens were.

        Though the movie was very “bitin”, it effectively allured me to look forward to the next part. I hope there would be more adrenaline-rushing twists and revelations that will leave us in awe. Director Bill Condon must have sweated out all his creative juices in this romantic yet action-packed movie.

Welcome to the Rileys: Simple Yet Captivating

          There is something about simple movies that amazes me. Yes, they don't possess killing camera effects or remarkable background sounds yet its honesty and genuineness make these movies worth watching. This is true to the film, Welcome to the Rileys, which is directed by Jake Scott and stars the twilight chic Kirsten Stewart (Mallory).
          Together with Stewart is Golden Globe winner James Gandolfini (Doug Riley), a man in 40's or 50's whose daughter died in a car accident causing him to lead a life of quiet desperation. His change of attitude much affected her wife, played by Melissa Leo, to whom he hardly give loving attention since the tragedy. Together, the couple began to reconcile their personal feelings and biases toward each other as they encountered Mallory, a teenage angry runaway living a dangerous life as a stripper. Their newfound relationship with the young girl, whom Doug Riley treated as some kind of replacement to her daughter, paved the way for the stripper to change her promiscuous ways and start anew such as quitting smoking and continuing school.

          So what if the film doesn't incorporate noticeable music in most of the scenes. The truthful emotions of each of the character were evident enough to compensate such aspect. Plus, the significant lines of the actors were something you should lend some ears to because they certainly depict life's realities. The candid scenes would boldly speak about the characters' behavior and their sincere views regarding their situation.
          Obviously, one will discover a different side of Kirsten in this film. She showcased her fierce and wild side as a girl who pays her apartment by trading her body and soul to those men seeking sexual satisfaction. Her parents died in a crash too and therefore, grew up with no real guardians to protect and raise her well. However, when these couple, who had not fully recovered in their loss, met Mallory, they tried to offer the care, support, and love to her- thing that they could have given more to their real daughter if she were still alive.

           But Kirsten's role knew best. She knew she couldn't be that child even if the earth turned upside down. Yes, she truly loved the brand new underwear given to her by the couple when she started to feel pain urinating as well as the allowance given to her by Doug, but it came to a point that she realized she must live the life she wanted and not become someone else she's not. The decision of Mallory to run apart from the couple became the dawn of a new beginning to live their own separate lives and learn from the meaningful relationship that she and the couple formed. Doug and her wife assured Mallory that their doors are open whenever she needed somebody to run to when things get tough.
          I just simply loved this film with all its simplicity and straight-forwardness. It may not be compared to other high-end films, yet the story's ability to mirror the complications of real relationships and how the people involved search the meaning for their existence make this film perfect enough to realize that we can only find peace within ourselves if we just allow ourselves to.