Director Bill Condon brings a more polished and atmospheric visual style to the franchise. The wedding scene is shot with an ethereal, golden glow, contrasting sharply with the cold, blue-grey tones of the pregnancy scenes. The visual effects, particularly the "womb" vision and the depiction of Bella’s emaciated state, are effective in conveying the horror of the situation, though some CGI elements (such as the wolves) received mixed reviews.
The film luxuriates in the honeymoon (extended chess-playing, swimming, lovemaking) then rushes through Bella’s accelerated pregnancy. Some will find the slow build romantic; others, boring. twilight saga breaking dawn part 1