“Bella decides to do extensive research on the subject, and, by that, I mean googling it and believing the first thing she reads on the subject.” And people say this series isn’t based in realism

It took me about five minutes asking myself ‘why is he doing this again?’ before I realized he’s never done lost in adaptation for twilight, he just reviewed the books.

Meyer did actually write some interesting characters she just lacks the skill to get it across or the wherewithal to know when to present certain things as negative. Take Edward. He's a telepath so he knows everything someone is thinking. He spent the first decade or whatever of his life drinking the blood of humans who were about to/ did commit terrible crimes, and justified his murder of those people as such. But in doing so, he would obviously have such a god complex, deciding who lived and died. He eventually stopped because he didn't want to kill anymore, but that's such an interesting idea l. Now in the books, he has, for years, been surrounded by teenage girls fawning all over him and teenage boys being jealous, so he hears all of that unfiltered adoration or hate knowing that he wouldn't be able to fit in with any of them anyway, so he gets a superiority complex and you see that with how he treats Bella- as a child because compared to him, every teenager he meets is. If he could read Bella's mind, I don't think he would have been half as interested in her, he would either have killed her or just left Forks because by knowing her thoughts she's just as vapid as the rest of them but extra tasty. Being a telepath, no one has secrets from him. He isn't allowed a boundary because he can hear everyone's unfiltered thoughts about him, so I'm sure he would eventually slip into not thinking boundaries were important at all. So now you've got a character with a god complex, a superiority complex, and a complete lack of understanding of boundaries because of it all. What a fascinating character this could have been if Meyer had gotten Bella to make Edward realise these things and be a better person because of it.

*cocks shotgun* "Alright, bring him in" And that, ladies and gentlemen, was the moment Billy Burke not only became the best character in this movie, but also became one of my favourite actors. He was 100% the best part of this movie series

Tbh the weird blue choice is one of the things that makes this film memorable. Good? Maybe not, but the film does have a very memorable ambiance in general and the interesting colour choice does play into that.

The best thing that came out of Twilights success is undoubtedly that it allowed it's leads the financial stability to do what they wanted instead of what paid well. Robert Pattinson made some of the best films of the decade because of it.

"I half expected John Travolta to jump out dressed as an alien and start chewing scenery." That's item #124 on the list of ways to improve Twilight.

xD "relatable dumpster fire that is robert patterson." Dom, don't ever change.

One of the most baffling things about the Twilight franchise is that every single vampire who isn't Edward has a much, much more compelling background than him. It's almost as if Meyer threw in some murder so his past wouldn't be completely uninteresting compared to, again, literally every single other vampire.

This movie just embodies teenager awkwardness so well I find it endearing, the cinematography and color grading is clunky but I think the campiness just makes it more of a teenage movie than the others with their huge budgets

Oh god, you're putting yourself through this again? Sending you my sympathies. Breaking Dom 2: Electric Boogaloo

9:30 While the lack of boundaries does make sense for his character(being a telepath does kind of remove majority of boundaries between people, seeing as you can hear every private thought they have without their consent), it should be treated as a negative. This guy has never had any boundaries with people, so he would have problems respecting someone's desire for privacy when it's presented.

I remember discussing the book with kids I tutored. The one point I tried to make clear was that the reaction to someone coming into your bedroom without permission isn't "that's so romantic" but "restraining order."

Say what you will, that baseball scene is ✨iconic✨. The blue filter? Unmatched. Catherine Hardwicke is a genius. I love that they leaned into the cringefest that is twilight. This movie is exactly as cheesy and intense and dramatic and weird as my 13-year-old self wanted, and even now, it still brings me joy - like I can't believe I was *that* obsessed with something and I can't believe it was this. It's honestly amazing.

One of the BEST things Meyer added when writing midnight sun is that in the baseball scene when James, Laurent, and Victoria are chatting with the Cullens, jasper is subtly shielding Bella and Alice from them by controlling their moods and making them seem utterly, mind-numbingly boring so the nomads will glance at them and move on quickly. It only fails because of the gust of wind that blows Bella's scent towards James but wow I thought it was such a good detail for her to include Also I loved that Charlie's thoughts are hard to read too, like Edward can only see abstract feelings not specific thoughts Otherwise that book was painful to read and I'd love Dom to give it a crack 😈

That Shiny cover and the story about finding the entire box set in the garbage are amazing. You know what they say, one man's trash is another man's... different kind of trash that he can make fun youtube content out of!

I love how this series started as “Maybe we were all too harsh on Twilight and I just got caught up in the anti-hype, maybe the criticism was just unconscious sexism” to “I take it all back, this was as bad as everyone says”. Friendly reminder that MCR were approached to write a song for the film but refused.

Man hearing this books plot laid out like this really just hammers home how much of it was stolen for Fifty Shades

20:37 - Fun fact for anyone who says the books aren't bloated and annoying and full of fluff - the four Twilight novels combined have a higher word count than LORD OF THE RINGS.

as cool as it would have been to have a diverse cast for the Cullens, it would have been incredibly awkward with one of them being a confederate soldier

As much as I kind of hate the changes that are made in some adaptations, if you are going to deviate ... yes, a jetski battle is precisely the type of "In Name Only" I am rooting for.

Dom, do you know the channel "Cinema Therapy"? The two guys, Jonathan and Alan, are a therapist and a professional film-maker respectively, and you should hear the two of them dissect these movies. I'm with Jonathan in his disgust over Edward's emotional abuse and gaslighting of Bella.

Twilight hits a nerve because it's a stealth interpretation of Snow White . People feel an inherent familiarity with the story of a young girl meeting 7 odd balls in a secretive wood and being hunted then brought back to life by a "kiss" from her prince. It's always seemed very blatant to me, but most people seem to be oblivious until you point out the similarities, and then they can't unsee it.

"It's just too hard to imagine Cavill dating a teenager." - You went there and I'm glad you did!

Im from Washington State so the blue tone was actually good for me. It perfectly encapsulated how things looked and felt like- as far as color goes. Its so cloudy the sky is grey most of the time. I felt very seen because of the choice in lighting

Twilight, like its characters, will never die (no matter how much a lot of people want it to).

I remember seeing an interview with Rob back in the day and he was asked a question about the audition and his response was something along the lines of “I only took the audition to meet Kristen Stewart” Hence maybe the idgaf vibe 😂

I feel like Kristen Stewart is attractive but not in a "movie star" way. She's attractive in a "normal person" kind of way. If that makes sense at all. And not at all trying to insult her, just why I think this works.

I had to laugh when Dom brought up Jasper's actor's gormless expressions when he's trying to look intense because that was one of the biggest complaints everyone about him when he was in The Last Airbender. Some things never change! I watched the first Twilight movie in a near empty theater on a whim despite disliking the books and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Dom brings up a lot of the reasons why, so that feels good.

I feel the need to point out like Angela that none of the Cullens are actually related. Sometimes the couples break off and live alone. Them being couples isn't really weird, especially Alice and Jasper - her vision of them aside, they met in a bar or something and started dating, eventually deciding to join the Cullens (Alice acted like she knew them all before they even had any idea what was going on).

Twilight would actually be entertaining if it focused more on the side characters than the bland love triangle trio. Rosalie, Alice, Jasper, Leah, even Charlie... I could watch an entire spin off on them all!

I may have been conditioned at this point, but hearing "Hallo, my beautiful watchers" always brings a smile to my face and all the warm fussies.

I continue to feel Stewart and Pattison were hard done by as a result of this movie. I've seen both in stories with actual characters and they can be pretty good. But people see them, they think Twilight.

"Not seeing the world that way" As like, a half defense of Meyer here, I also grew up as a Mormon in Utah, ingrained in that specific culture and history, so I can say with certainty that statement is absolutely true: we aren't taught to see the world that way. It's absolutely horrible, inexcusable in the current era, and is something I had to consciously change within my worldview for several years. While the group of people five years younger than me are actively fighting against that notion, the people five years older still cling to the idea that everywhere is like Utah (which is a HORRIBLE thought). So like yes, Meyer has that worldview because of life circumstance, but also none of those things are good ideas to have.

2:15 well except Patterson given he played Cedric in Goblet of Fire. Now that I think about it Patterson is probably the only Harry Potter child actor whose most well-known role isn't from that series. I hope for his sake that The Batman does well because he's an amazing actor and I hate that most people only know him from this series.

“…poor writing, deeply selfish character’s abusive behaviour, casual racism and deep issues” Don’t forget the Grooming! Jesus don’t forget the grooming 😳

The "it's for teenage girls" defence reminds me of when people defend media by saying "it's for kids": as though that wouldn't be subject to a HIGHER standard, not a lower one. The fact that it's targeting teenagers is exactly the reason we should be critical of its content, they may come away with some very bad ideas.

To be honest, it's a miracle that both Stewart and Pattinson got stable careers after this but I'm glad they did. They seem like solid actors.

The idea of having a super diverse cast to play the Cullen’s is such a fun idea, it’s a shame Meyer vetoed it.

The blue tint was one of the great things about the movie, it highlights the indie feel of the movie as a whole (the director, production company, the actors, the choice of artists in the soundtrack, and symbolism) I can understand why some might not like it, however, I really think it captures the story (of course I'm not counting the major issues of it).

Is 14 agents rejecting the early draft for Twilight really that unusual for a first time writer? As I recall, Pierce Brown said he was rejected by over 120 agents before finally someone accepted Red Rising. Given that agents will typically only read the first 5 or 10 pages of a novel, I would imagine most authors have to deal with a lot of rejections before finally getting that all important first novel published.

No one hates Twilight as much as Robert Pattinson.

6:24 As soon as you said "creature of the night" I was like, "HES BATMAN!?" In that split second, I was being silly. But then I remembered....Now he IS Batman! #synergy

“Hyper intelligent koalas” Dominic, australian here, you are just describing koalas

I'm ashamed to say I actually liked this book in middle school and early high school so I went to a book signing where Stephenie Meyer where she brought up the fact she was a Mormon several times and it makes her writing make so much more sense.

As much as I don't like Twilight and the legacy it created, I have to admit that seeing the behind scenes of the cast goofing off is kind of adorable.

I've often thought that the first twilight could have been much better if instead of being sparkly the vampires looked horrifying in sunlight, semi translucent skin, noticeable fangs. That sort of stuff. Would have made it more interesting

Early! I have no clue why you would do this to yourself Dominic, but I am beyond excited for the content.

The thing I love the most about the entire Twilight franchise and the conversations that are being had about it, is that no matter how much people disagree about certain topics, we can all *agree* that the SOUNDTRACK for all movies is just completely out of this world. It's so so so good that simply hearing the first few notes of Eyes on Fire instils bittersweet nostalgia in an entire generation. And I will always, always, always love Twilight for that.

Having read the entire series as a teenager, my feelings about the series can be summed up in this; the only time I laughed in the entire series was when Bella freaked out about Jacob falling instantly in love with her infant daughter, and kicking his ass out the door. My feelings were further progressed into irritation and tiresome, when the movies came out and they were painfully tiresome. And the second book was basically a complete waste of time and could’ve been condensed into maybe 10 pages total

I ended up watching all five films in high school just to see what they were like, and I just remember thinking “Not terrible, but not impressive”

"Hardwick described Meyer's as "not seeing the world that way" "Ah, I see that Meyers is taking the Tim Burton method when it comes to diversity 🙃

At last the humor and soundtrack of the movies get their due. There was something very self aware about everyone's performance in the whole series, well except Lautner he played Jacob as straight as possible with very little deviation from what a jerk he became. Edward became a more awkward relatable guy stuck in his teenage years, Bella became a softspoken force for good

The oddest thing I can’t get out of my head about this first book. After chapters of general skip over of time and events in Bella’s perspective (school, travel, sleep etc) We get this overly long explanation of Bella listening to a cd of music she doesn’t like to help concentrate? It’s an odd choice in a series of odd choices.

Honestly I had such a weird grudge against Hardwicke for a while after I moved from my Twilight phase to my anti-Twilight phase and now I can appreciate her vision as a director and how hard she works in an industry that won't let her forget Twilight. Also, love the story about the books being in the garbage lol

The only thing I can say about all the Twilight Movies is that they have pretty good soundtracks.

I enjoyed the first book okay, the second one had some interesting bits, but by the third one I was firmly on Team “Bella needs to go to college and grow up and marry someone normal, not either of these hormone-ravaged teenagers.”

Dominic tormenting himself with lost in adaptations about bad or silly stories is my favorite kind of content.

I love how even when you are reviewing deeply flawed works like "Twilight", you acknowledge what was good about the book / movie. There usually is something good, even if it's hidden among a whole lot of badness.

"More hot and cold than a tap in a student dorm"... I wasn't aware you'd shared my miserable first year Dom...

According to his wiki, Taylor Lautner *does* have some native ancestry from at least three different tribes on his mother's side...

I love how everyone just glosses over howJasper fought as a confederate soldier for slavery during the Civil War...

This movie is, and remains, the only part of the twilight series I have ever seen. It must be tough getting through all this twilight stuff for us viewers, so thanks for that. The videos are great as ever!

Can I just say that you greeting your audience as "beautiful watchers" makes me smile every time.

*Breaking Dom 2: The Reckoning* In the all new sequel to Breaking Dom, the Dom will delve into the Twilight series once again, risking life, limb and sanity to save his channel from the dreaded Algorithm. Beautiful watchers will be left to ask the fateful question: "Will this finally break the Dom?" "Excellent! I could watch this all day." - Robert Patterson "I love it. The filming quality is great and the humour is hilarious!" - Bella Swan "I hate it - how dare this Brit criticize my work and it's film version?!" - Stephine Meyers

Having seen that Jack Whitehall Netflix special, I'm loving the nickname Relatable Human Dumpster Fire

"Sell soul to Cthulhu" OMG, if I woulnd't love your content already, I would start right now! I love the little unforseeable details you put in your videos!

Have you thought to fo Pratical Magic? I've just read the book and it's perfect for lost in abdication and if the bones of the story wasn't there I would say it's an In Name Only candidate. It's a beloved halloween and comfort movie in my family and I was excited when I learned it was a book but was a bit disappointed with how different the two were, especially the ham-handed romance thrown in at the end, the book is definitely a product of its time but it's mind-boggling how they cherry picked details and made a(in my opinion) descent movie.

the credits song is absolutely fantastic. 10/10 I've really been appreciating the reevaluation of twilight. I mean, I still don't think they're good, but it's important to recognize when something is being hated on past the point of reasonable critique... which mostly seems to happen to stuff that teenage girls like... keep up the great work!

The Twilight movies had every chance to be amazing. Gorgeous cinematography, incredibly good actors, great soundtrack, effective special effects and really interesting/new premises for the vampire mythos. If only it had a good plot.

The alternative universe definitely sounds like a joke for Rick and Morty. Like Rick taking Summer to that universe for some reason because it’s Rick

When you see Twilight without the blue filter it hurts a lot more

You’ve really been putting out a lot of content lately, man! Love it!

Just watched your videos reviewing Twilight from last year, and I wanted to respond to your confusion as to why anyone would like these books. For a little context, I was 12 years old when I read the first book back in 2007, and I was a die hard fan until I was about 15. I really loved these books back then because: 1) I was a literal child. 2) Because there was so much manipulation, emotional abuse, and gaslighting I had to deal with from my own mother. I never saw the actions of the characters as problematic because a lot of it was pretty normal to me. I also think I rationalized their behavior because that what I had to do with my own mom. It’s been over a decade since I considered myself a fan, but I wasn’t until your videos that I realized I had forgotten SO MUCH about these books. It was really shocking to listen to your summaries about the books I used to love as a child, through the eyes of an adult. I definitely agree that the books were wish fulfillment for people who had bad self esteem. I used to dream about running away from home, and starting over. Plus, finding a hot dude who was obsessed with me would’ve been a nice bonus 🤣🤣🤣 I’m sure my experiences don’t apply to most people, but I’m sure there are others out there who can relate ✌🏻

I like the blue filter, I think it works to put us into Bella's head and makes us see Forks through her eyes. The Dutch angles though, oh the Dutch angles... I didn't need to be reminded of them today.

"I've been looking forward to this" -Count Dooku

DOMINIC, I was literally just rewatching Breaking Dom for the millionth time, lol. I conscientiously enjoy the books and conscientiously love the movies, so I'm going to enjoy this pretty much no matter what.

As someone who hated Twilight as a kid and made my own "parody book" called Dimlight, I just can't get enough of this channel's Twilight content. I don't even hate it anymore, just an interest in the actual quality of the book now.

There's a book I remember reading as a teen, before twilight was out, called 'ill come to you by moonlight'. They started off quite similar, teenage daughter goes to live with father, meets vampire boy, falls in what she calls love. But it becomes pretty obvious that the vampire is only stringing her along and is going to kill her eventually. It's a cautionary tale about abusive relationships. Anyway, the first time I read twilight I really expected it to end the same way. Edward and the rest of the Cullen's just seemed creepy.

"book Bella with her tenuous grip on reality" I am wheezing

Back around 2010, I was helping a friend who was writing her master's essay on a literary comparison of the romances in Twilight and Harry Potter...we both concluded that the Twilight series needed a LOT more stringent editing.

The explanation they could've used to explain Edward's stalky behavior could've been that as she's his singer - her blood sings to him, him keeping tabs on her was something he couldn't literally control. Does that make it better? No, but it would've made it interesting if Edward was trying and failing to stay away from her. Or make it so that Edward, due to being able to mind-read can't really shut off thoughts he hears so he's always bombarded. When Bella shows up, he feels peace when he's near her for the first time since becoming a vampire, so while he's actively stalking her and he knows it's dangerous for her, he just does it for selfish reasons.

I spat out my Tea when the song at the end was "Shiny!" Well played.

i'm sorry, but this movie is perfect. the awkwardness? the "say it" scene?? the baseball scene??? so iconic, i wouldn't change a thing.

The "hating blood" thing was supposed to explain why she has such amazing self control when she turns into a vampire

That was a cool sword at the end. The handle being bent at the bottom would mean having to be careful to hold it the right way around, but less bumping your wrist on the pommel. Interesting design.

My friends and I just rewatched this movie for the first time in a decade. The sequels are all painfully bad, but the original Twilight movie was pure meme-fodder. I'd definitely watch it again.

I found out about the Twilight franchise from a movie trailer, I thought it was just going to be a cool action movie about vampires.

"Okay (Dominic cracks his knuckles) Here we go again. Bring it on." Dominic is from Gallifrey, confirmed.

I’m so glad you’re revisiting these! It’s worthwhile, given how long ago your original reviews were, and time/hindsight can change certain feelings.

Oh kind and wonderful Dom, thank you for putting yourself through this for our entertainment. We do so appreciate it!

Omg i feel like I've waited forever for this. Thank youuuu Dom~ Poor Hardwick. They cut her budget and didn't even give her a chance to do the sequels. She carried this shit on her back.

Still can't believe the books were such a big part of my first teenage years, it all feels so distant right now

6:00 I love your joke about Robert Pattinson's character being a caped crusader. It highlights the irony of past and upcoming roles.

Listening to this, I'm actually incredibly impressed by the director. She did so well given what she didn't have to work with.

I just got to the part about Meyer wanting all the Cullens to be white. As a hopeful writer myself, I will admit I imagine most of my characters as white but I've often thought if it was ever adapted and they wanted to cast someone of color, or if it was animated and they wanted to change the race of one of my characters, I would be absolutely fine with that.

can't remember if you mentioned this in your previous reviews, but I know that in the twilight guidebook that "Pale vampire skin is a product of vampire venom‘s transformative process. The venom leeches all pigment from the skin as it changes the human skin into the more indestructible vampire form. Regardless of original ethnicity, a vampire‘s skin will be exceptionally pale. The hue varies slightly, with darker-skinned humans having a barely discernible olive tone to their vampire skin, but the light shade remains the same." which I imagine is debatably canon since I don't know how much mayer was involved in writing it, but coupled to her resistance to casting any actors of colour in major roles is honestly really sketchy to me

Props to dom for being so objective, can't wait for eclipse lia lol

I saw this once in the theater and honestly, it's a hilarious memory. The scene where they're sitting on the bed in her room and they kiss? Well, something went wrong with the video and the image kept getting darker and darker until you could only hear the sounds they were making. Suffice to say that it sounded a lot more, uh, naughty than it really was. I started laughing and eventually other people joined in on the hilarity. Ah, good memories. Made the movie better than what it actually is. XD

Dom: "it's too hard to imagine Cavill dating a teenager" Me, ignorant: "oh no... is that sarcasm? please don't--" *curb your enthusiasm meme music* Me: ... i don't know why i even hoped for anything else