If the extended cuts of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Part 2 were finally released, there are only two things that they would have to fix to actually improve the first versions. The Twilight Saga is one of the most popular but also controversial franchises that the fantasy genre has seen. Stephenie Meyers’ world where humans, vampires, and werewolves co-exist has received a lot of backlash and with good reason, but it still has a loyal fanbase that continues to be interested in any and all expansions there can be.
The Twilight Saga began in 2008 and culminated in 2012 with Breaking Dawn Part 2, but the franchise kept expanding. The world of Twilight is now growing with an animated TV show adaptation of Midnight Sun, but the movies are still thriving on streaming platforms, and now interest in both Breaking Dawn movies has been reignited by the existence of extended cuts – but if these ever happen, they only need to fix two things to be much better than the theatrical versions.
The Extended Cut Of Both Twilight: Breaking Dawn Movies Need To Fix The Infamous CGI Baby
CGI Renesmee Was Too Disturbing
One of the most criticized elements of the Twilight Saga is its inconsistent visual quality, as the visual effects got worse and worse. By the time Breaking Dawn Part 1 arrived, the Cullens and other vampires looked way too unreal with large amounts of makeup, the size of the werewolves was inconsistent, and their movements didn’t look believable at all. If that wasn’t enough, both Breaking Dawn movies became infamous for one very bad piece of CGI: baby Renesmee, Edward and Bella’s vampire/human hybrid daughter.
Baby Renesmee could be somewhat justified by how the character is supposed to grow very fast due to her hybrid nature, though that doesn’t really excuse the disturbing yet unintentionally funny CGI work.
CGI baby Renesmee made her first appearance in the third act of Breaking Dawn Part 1, and it quickly went from a believable newborn to a disturbing baby with a face that didn’t match the body. The unbelievable facial expressions of baby Renesmee could be somewhat justified by how the character is supposed to grow very fast due to her hybrid nature, though that doesn’t really excuse the disturbing yet unintentionally funny CGI work. However, it must be noted that CGI technology wasn’t quite polished when Breaking Dawn was in post-production.
Now, in an interview with Collider, Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon confirmed the existence of extended cuts of both parts of Breaking Dawn, though he wasn’t very optimistic about their possible release. If they were to be released, however, they would definitely need to fix baby Renesmee through current (and much better) CGI technology.
An Extended Cut Of Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Would Have To Fix The Big Battle
Everything Is Wrong With The Big Battle In Breaking Dawn 2
The disturbing and infamous CGI baby in Breaking Dawn isn’t the only thing that would need to be fixed in an extended (and hopefully revised) version of the final two Twilight movies. Breaking Dawn Part 2 sees the Cullens, the werewolves, and their allies facing the Volturi and their army, who want to get rid of the Cullens as creating children like Renesmee is outlawed (by the Volturi, of course). A fight ensues between both sides, with many deaths on both teams, the most notable one being Carlisle’s death after fighting Aro.
Of course, a mᴀssive fight like that required extensive CGI work… which, as pretty much the entire Twilight Saga showed, wasn’t the movies’ forte. The “speed” of the vampires running, the “superhero landing” of many characters, everything about the werewolves (again), and the visual representation of the powers of most vampires turned what could have been the best scene in the whole Twilight Saga into one of the most laughed at scenes. If an extended cut of Breaking Dawn Part 2 happened, the CGI and visual effects of the battle would also need to be fixed.
Why The Extended Cuts of Twilight: Breaking Dawn Might Never Happen
Both Breaking Dawn Movies Will Most Likely Stay As They Are
As much as the extended cuts of both Breaking Dawn movies would benefit them and the Twilight Saga in general, it’s highly unlikely they will happen. As Condon explains in the above-mentioned interview, the extended cuts of Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Part 2 need money as they are big VFX movies, mostly the second movie. Plus, Condon explains that Part 2 isn’t that much longer, with only about 10 extra minutes, and the studio has never really been interested in these extended cuts.
The extended cuts would have to have a cohesive look, and it’s highly unlikely they would stick to VFX as bad as the one in the original versions.
The extended cuts of Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Part 2 would not only require VFX for the extra material but also to revise and fix those in the theatrical cuts – after all, the extended cuts would have to have a cohesive look, and it’s highly unlikely they would stick to VFX as bad as the one in the original versions. With all that in mind, the extended cuts of Twilight’s final two movies might not happen, but they would be greatly beneficial to the saga as a whole.
