a spin on the horror genre

Rating: 10/10 (27 November 2012)

Over time, movie viewers have had different views on what components a movie needs to actually be a horror movie. Buckets of blood, monsters, and gore are always among the top favorites for horror movie viewers. However, a recent film takes these elements and changes what a movie needs to be a horror film. While many twi-hards, or twilight fans, disagree with the fact that The Twilight Saga does in fact fully fit under the horror genre, the elements in the movie, while not always shown to the extreme, make the saga into a successful group of horror movies. From the werewolves that show up through the movies to the vampires and the blood that comes along with them, The Twilight Saga tries not to scare its viewers, but incorporate a bit of horror into this romance/thriller movie. Jacob signs the packs up to fight against the Volturi after Alice has a vision of them coming to kill the Cullen family and Renesmee. They want to kill Renesmee because she appears to be an "immortal" child or a child who was bitten, not born, and cannot control their hunger. After imprinting on her, Jacob needs to do everything in his power to protect Bella's daughter, therefore travels the world with the Cullens to find witnesses to prove Renesmee was born; then he signs the wolves up to fight against the Volturi when they come to kill. There is a graphic flight seen between the Cullens, their family, friends, the wolf packs, and the dreaded Volturi. This seen involves heads being ripped off left and right, adding to the horror factor because you never know who is next to die and the scare factor of watching someone's head get ripped off their body. The Volturi come for Edward and Bella's daughter, Renesmee, when they believe she is an immortal child, bitten and not born. The Cullen's relatives and the wolf packs stand up against the Volturi, causing them to flee the situation and protecting Renesmee.