Bella and Edward marry in a long sequence of scenes that do
not minimize the marriage ceremony in the least, and that focuses on their vows
to one another. It was a dreamy
beautiful event (in large part due to Alice's efforts), complete with toasts by
family and friends that revealed more about not just the happy couple, but
about the guests themselves.
Jacob supports Bella finally in her decision to wed Edward,
and they go off on a honeymoon of epic proportions. I’d be happy with a simpler wedding if I could just have a
honeymoon like this on an island paradise (but I’m already married, so just the
trip to the island paradise will suffice). Bella hit it big in that department.
What else she hits big, as you all already know, is becoming
pregnant, something she and Edward are surprised about as much as I am. Really? How can this happen?
A vampire and a human creating offspring.
Even though a biological explanation is never forthcoming,
it makes for a dramatic storyline.
Think about it. What
happens to a mother and child when their blood is incompatible, like in Rh
incompatibility? That’s when the mother is
Rh-negative, the father is Rh-positive, and the baby is also Rh-positive. This can cause serious health problems
for the baby if the mother’s blood gets any of the baby’s blood in her womb
because she may then create antibodies to kill the foreign blood cells.
The mother is not at risk in Rh incompatibility, but what if it was
reversed? That would make Bella at
risk for serious problems during the pregnancy. Good drama here.
The other storyline is everyone who is aware of the pregnancy gives
Bella advice on what to do. What
that results in is a not so subtle discussion of abortion and a woman’s right
to choose.
I thought the preceding episodes of Twilight set up the story in Breaking
Dawn quite well. I told the
members of my screenwriting group I was watching these films, and some were,
shall we say, amused? But I am
really enjoying this story, which comes as no surprise in a way because I really
love movies. Even if you don’t
particularly care for the storyline of vampires and werewolves, I would think
you would appreciate the cinematography and the attention given to the sets,
costumes and acting that went into this saga.
Breaking Dawn - Part 2 comes out in November as I mentioned in my previous post, and I will
have to admit, I am now one of those who are quite interested in seeing the
final episode in the theater. I
was at the movies not long ago (The
Bourne Legacy which I’ll review later on) and there was a large banner
proclaiming a Twilight marathon would
be coming soon. Sitting in a
theater for eight hours would stress my body, especially if it was not stadium
seating, so I would opt for recommending you have your own marathon at home with
Netflix. And come back in November
for my final review of Twilight.
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