Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

"And so the lion fell in love with the lamb". 

Most, if not all of you, have heard of the Twilight series (better known as saga). Many of you are probably Twilight fans whether it's through reading the books, or watching the movies. And I dare say that some of you are the crazies that waited in line for each and every premiere and book. Nothing against that, I'm that way with Harry Potter. I did though, read all of the Twilight books, and very much enjoyed them. Stephanie Meyer had a way of captivating the reader and making the whole concept of vampires and werewolves...well, not lame. And as soon as I heard that they were making the Twilight movies, I was worried. 

I have indeed seen all of the Twilight movies, though I have been less and less impressed by each one. I think I'm partial because I read the books, and the books are always better than the movies. Recently, I went to see Breaking Dawn, Part 1. (they copied Harry Potter..) Breaking Dawn was my favorite of the four books, so I went into this movie with high hopes. They were crushed. There were a few very clever and great scenes in the movie, but sadly, I laughed during most of it. I laughed during the parts in the book where I cried or my heart was racing. I don't know if it was overdramatic acting, or lack of convincing computer generated werewolves, but I didn't fall in love with the movie. Don't get me wrong, I will be seeing Part 2, but I will go into this next movie with lower expectations and just enjoy the movie for what the film industry has done with this series....saga. If you are a Twilight fan and have yet to see the movie, do so. If you are a Twilight reader, enter with the knowledge that the books are better, and just enjoy Robert Pattinson, (or Taylor Lautner if you're Team Jacob)...I mean the movie.