I never got on board on the whole Team Edward & Team Jacob craze. I never really got the whole hype of it. After watching this film, I think I've finally had it with the Edward-Bella-Jacob triangle. I find myself to be highly annoyed with the trio. And Bella for me, is the most irritating character of all time. And coming very close in second is Jacob. I would include Edward in the list but Robert Pattinson portrayed him nicely near the end of the film. The scene where he provokes Victoria to fight him and then they duel. That was a good scene for me. Good enough for me to not include him on my list of annoying characters. But I'm putting him under probation. Let's see how he does in the next film.Don't get me wrong. I think Kristen Stewart is an ok actress. I'm highly annoyed with the character Bella herself. Kristen Stewart played the part as it was written to be played. Consider the scene where Jacob finds out Bella and Edward are getting married. Jacob angrily walks away and Belle chases him. I think that particular scene was in the book(correct me if I'm wrong). I know of some who got irritated with Bella after they read that in the book. So of course, the same response was obtained after watching that scene in the film. So the fault does not lie on how Kristen Stewart portrayed Bella. It's just how the character is.
The love triangle between Edward, Bella & Jacob is what most people came to see. But I found myself rolling my eyes at scene's that involved them. Luckily, only half of the film is focused on them. What saved the film for me were the minor characters. It was refreshing to see Rosalie & Jaspers back stories. Jasper, who I can't recall if he ever spoke in the first two movies, is just awesome in this film.
I just realized that in New Moon, the high points for me where Alice and the introduction ofthe Volturi. And in this one was more screen time for Rosalie & Jasper. Earlier this yeas there was news of salary disputes among the actors playing the minor character. In the end they gave the actors what they wanted and everyone is coming back to reprise their role. It's a good thing they did. Because for me. The minor characters are what I'm looking forward to seeing in the next film. A background story on Emmett, Esme & Carlisle please!
The action in the movie was another high point in this film. The two previous films left me wanting. But in this film they delivered. The battle between the vampires versus Cullen with the wolfpack was awesome. My only wish was that it was longer.
In the end, the film was alright. It's the best film in the series so far. And it's good enough that you'll still want to watch the next film in the saga.
