Ten years ago, one of the most popular movie franchises of all time came to a close with the film “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” released in theaters on November 16^th, 2012. Like its predecessors, the 5^th Twilight film had great success at the box office, the film grossed nearly $300 million domestically and over $500 million internationally for a total box office gross of over 800 million dollars. However, unlike its predecessors, the 5^th and final twilight film had more favorable ratings with a rating of 49% on Rotten Tomatoes. 10 years later, Breaking Dawn Part 2 and the 4 other Twilight films still have a large cult following among young fans who claim to join team Jacob or team Edward factions. However, looking back, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” is questioned on its ability to create a great finale for the Twilight Saga as a whole.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 is the 2^nd part of the 4^th installment of the Twilight Saga called “Breaking Dawn”, it revolves around Bella, the husband of Edward, as she gives birth to her daughter Renesmee, and now as a vampire, she starts to learn about her abilities, and as she starts to create a relationship with her new daughter. However, they have found a new conflict with the Cullens as they fear Renesmee, so Bella and Edward must protect Renesmee at all costs from the Cullens.

After rewatching the film, I it had decent character development between the love between Edward and Bella in this finale film. Furthermore, it also had better acting and a much better storyline as compared to the last four Twilight films as it provided a storyline and arcs that would be enjoyed by Twilight fans all over again. But like its predecessors, it lacked in story, acting, and overall direction that a great film would need. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 would be a must-watch for Twilight fans as it was by far the best Twilight film by a long shot, but for general movie fans, it would be OK to skip this one, it is still a mediocre and bland romance-drama film that is common among tacky romance dramas.

Looking back 10 years, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” deserves a 6/10 rating because it had an interesting story. But its average tropes create commonly seen theories in most romantic dramas, giving it a lack in the strength of a story to keep it from being a good movie to remember years later.