The landscapes alone added richness to the atmosphere of the film. The first couple houses were real places, but this one was created and absolutely perfect! It set a very magical and dreamy scene for the wedding to take place. The Cullen house is actually different in every film. Okay, enough of the pop ups, back to the film. Yes, I did say over a million dollars! In the grand scheme of things what’s a million dollars after all? The domestic box office sales alone grossed $281.3 million. Then again for over a million you would expect that.
The Cullen’s house and surrounding wooded area is absolutely immaculate. The wedding scenes are probably the most beautiful I’ve even seen in a film. The blu-ray disc is by far the way to go if you want the crisp life like picture. The visual and auditory aspects of the film are absolutely high definition quality. They did a very good job subtly emitting the correct emotional response for the story. The colors used throughout the entire film were a very odd mixture of soft coolness and dramatic warmth. Who wants to miss out on a single second of sparkling goodness? Then again the fact that I have seen the theatrical version a dozen times or so may play a small role in the ability to sniff out the new feed? Oh how exciting it all was! The true Twilight fan will love every second of it! If you’re not a fan, yet, then you might as well start with the extended version. Often times with additional footage you are left wondering, was that new? I was immediately able to pick up on all the additions, as would any true Twihard. It was very nice to immediately get to jump into the goods. The opening scene of the extended version is not the one we are all familiar with (hint, hint.) Right off the bat we get to enjoy some of the extra footage. It definitely has its own entertainment qualities with the wedding, honeymoon, and baby, but the real excitement lies with the threat of losing Bella and the Volturi’s wrath later on.
This film is the slower paced of the two Breaking Dawn films, but full of beauty and passion. I had always known there was the possibility of one after listening to director Bill Condon’s audio commentary on the original blu-ray theatrical version, so I was incredibly pleased when it actually happened. I was so excited when I first heard about the extended version. Now, with that bit of horrible honesty out of the way, I can delve into my own sparkling rose colored perspective of Breaking Dawn the Extended Edition. Part 1 & 2 of Breaking Dawn are by far the best of the saga. Thank goodness they improved drastically with the third film of the saga, Eclipse. I would definitely say the first couple of films were B movies at best. Although it pains me greatly to say it, this amazing saga had a pretty rough start as far as acting and producing went.
This series of films, not matter how epic they are, have definitely been made as successful as they are by the sheer power of Stephanie Meyer’s creative imagination and romantic aspirations. And as we all know, what’s a wedding without a little drama? Throw in a vampire baby and that’s just pure excitement! Oh but wait, there’s more… 8 magical minutes more! Edward and Bella finally tie the knot this film around.