I must say, I'm glad that it's over

Rating: 5/10 (14 November 2012)

I've just seen last installment of The Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn Part 2. I've watched all the five films of the series at a midnight screening, with a lot of screaming and anxious fans like me. I love those screenings... but the films, not so much.
That last one is like a grocery list, at least at the beginning. Bella's wakening - check. Kissing Edward - check. Hunting - check. Renesmé - check. Imprinting - check. Sex - check. They are essentially facts in images, not a narrative, not a story. And that, for me, is the major fault of Ms. Rosenberg and the four different directors in translating the Stephenie Meyer's books to the screen - they are good in nail everything that is secondary, but what really matters is left behind. The fidelity of a adaptation resides not in the facts, but in telling the story that were told in words. Yes, it is always a matter of interpretation. Yes, some can always disagree... But it is not what happened with all the Twilight movie's. They have no soul, no sentiment, and it is frustrating seeing it film after film. Some can say that the books are not so well written. OK, but I loved the story that are told in the four of them. The films weren't able to tell that story, though.
There are some funny scenes in the wrong moments. The beginning is so fast that is confusing. The opening credits last forever, but Bella's perceptions of her new life are rushed without reason. Edward is not the same character as in the books, but is figured as a horny distracted husband... The confrontation with the Denalis is out of place - they would never confront each other that way. Bella taking out Jake of the house like a bad dog is insane. Those last are not only different from the books, but collide with the characters and the story - the focus is always in the action in detriment of an honest narrative.
Garret and Kate are great; Bella and Jacob's dialogue in the car is funny and spontaneous...but, like I've said, secondary. The last moments are sweet, but can't hide what is lacking in the rest of the movie, what is unreasonable lacking. The "little twist", as they call it, is great, and confirms what I said before about an adaptation from a book to the screen: it is about the story we read and how to tell it, not the facts. But, despite that one, the movie is really disappointing. I can't understand how competent filmmakers can be so careless and relapse with a story that reached so many people, and in a production of that magnitude.
For that, I'm really glad that I won't be through all of that next year. But that is not such a comfort right now.