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Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 1 Review

As mentioned, the first time I saw the Twilight Saga was only a few months ago.. during the time that Twilight is making a scene on the movie world, I was like lost in my own world. I was never curious of it or it must be because it is everywhere..and I am not a type of person who gives in to a hype that easily.

We had Twilight Saga marathon for two days and waited impatiently for Breaking Dawn..last Saturday, we finally saw Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. So here’s a short review without spoilers, I promise.

Breaking Dawn-Part 1 is the fourth movie installment of the Twilight Saga. This part focused on Edward and Bella’s life as husband and wife and also focuses on Bella’s pregnancy. The main characters involved on this part is Bella, Edward and Jake. Edward’s family is still present and also plays important roles where as Bella’s side where only seen once or thrice.

I already mentioned how I find this movie very sappy but I still liked it and in fact would not mind watching it again. I cannot compare it to the book since I haven’t read any of it yet, but as Ane pointed out, this is by far the closest to the book. I cannot also compare it to the other movies as I have not seen it in cinema unlike this one. So I will just make a review without comparison.

Let’s start it with the characters, I really love how Bella was made of during the movie, her emotions/ state of mind (as well as state of health) can clearly be seen just by looking at her eye bugs er I mean face. Her wedding jitters reaction during the walk in the aisle scene is just perfect. And her gown was done in a very good taste (it was not shown on the trailer so you have to watch the movie to see it).. her send out dress is really sexy and made her look like a lady, a contrast to what she use to wear, jeans and shirt.

Edward, on the other hand, looks a bit out of character in some of the scenes. OK, I am so into Edward’s being an old fashion, seeing him in a very relaxed outfit does not seems right for me. Still, his attitude is still the same, always looking after Bella’s welfare. Jake, hmm there is not much to tell him except that he is looking hotter more than ever.

My favorite scenes comes from their Honeymoon and Jake’s imprinting to Bella’s daughter. Honestly, I cried on that scene, it transcends beyond romance.. the scene is very heartwarming. I also love the part where Edward finally accepted their baby and that scene was worth mentioning, makes them look like a real happy family. There are parts of the movie where I cannot help but laugh, the wedding scene, specially the father of the bride speech is really cool. But even though there are parts that I really like, there is one scene that is worth the cringe, the EJ scene.. that’s like, ewe! hahaha

The soundtrack was not that exceptional since I can’t even remember a song from the movie..and because I am quite a fan of overly dramatic* cinematography, I love how it was filmed. There is not a part of the movie that I find boring, in fact I was surprised when it ends (with Bella opening her red eyes).

Overall, I give this movie a 9.. less 1 because it made me spend my whole Sunday reading about Twilight.

Overly dramatic is how I categorized cinematography that focuses on small details and emotions.

Breaking Dawn With Nina

It is seldom that we have a date like this.. as she is one of the few people that I trust with my kids.. it’s either I go out or she goes but not together. The first movie date we had was last February 2010. Then another one last July, we watched Harry Potter 🙂

She is a movie fan and I am not.. but I always look forward to our simple dates.. gives us the chance to bond as sisters (and my chance to nag her nyahaha) without the kids.. yesterday, after an “I almost lost my sanity mommy moment (because of Mico’s non stop whining)” hubby allowed me to watch Breaking Dawn with her.. it’s a good thing that my mom is still here to look after the kids while we watch the stress away nyahaha

We went for a 4:30 showing at Robinson’s Galleria (still full after my mom’s birthday celebration).. we’re a bit late.. blame that popcorn guy! LOL

OK, I am not a Twilight fan… this will be the first time that I will be watching it in cinema.. it was only a few months ago when I learned how sappy and yet entertaining this saga can be. It was during my lowest time when ABS CBN had the Tagalized version of Twilight on of their afternoon movie delight.. and my sister hated it so much.. and I was curious so we had the Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse for 2 days (if I am not mistaken). It’s overly dramatic and yet it kinda grew on me.. and again, curiosity got a hold on me.. and I find myself looking forward to Breaking Dawn..

And so here we are.. it is still the most overly dramatic movie I have ever seen.. but I really enjoyed watching it.. specially the subtle comedy on it.. and the Imprint scene was more than I expected it to be.. and yes I cried on that scene.. overall, I hate it! I mean not that kind of hate.. but you, I hate the fact that the I was so into the movie that I didn’t even noticed the time.. and was actually surprised that it just ended right before my eyes! arghh!! and what I hate the most is the fact that I have to wait for another year for part 2!!!!!!!!!!! I hate waiting!

Shopping With My Ecobag @ Ever Gotesco Ortigas

I just don’t get it why they would offer reusable bags when in fact, inside their department store, when you ask your items not to be placed in plastic, they would just say it is not allowed.

HUH?!?

and they even have eco bags displayed on their counters!

I say What the F!

Come on! what’s the sense of promoting the use of ecobag when in fact the use of it, is not “allowed”..

And this happened not just once but more than twice… Hello EVER GOTESCO ORTIGAS!

Once I went there to buy some school supplies for the kid, I told them not to place it in a plastic bag, they said it is not allowed, I insist I do not use plastic bags.. the next thing I know, I am being escorted outside the department store.. FOR NOT USING PLASTIC BAGS! grabe!

Another incident and I was with my husband.. when we said that our items be placed on our ecobag, they said that they will have to tie a little plastic on the bag handle.. Hello?!? small plastics are the worst we can ever have.. you can’t even reuse it and it clogs the drainage.. hmm another ondoy perhaps?

I promised myself I will never shop on EVER Gotesco again for that matter (although they really sell cheap maternity clothes).. but then I realized, I can do something better than that.. from now on, whenever somthing like this happens, I will blog about it to raise more awarness on shopping using your own bag and saying no to plastic bags. And I hope with this effort, more and more people will stop using plastic and bring their own bag.

P.S although more and more shopping stores and fast food chain are now using brown paper bag, using and bringing your own eco bag is still the best option imo.