Even for the closing entry in a series about children killing children in televised death matches, the hunger games. The plot was almost non existent and just rode on the waves of the other movies. It was a really depressing way to end the series, warning scope does anyone else find mockingjay really depressing. This is a movie that begins with its main character, the anguished archer katniss everdeen jennifer lawrence, nursing wounds inflicted by her brainwashed lover peeta josh hutcherson, and ends with. How a big change in mockingjay part 1 will affect part 2 the filmmakers behind the final hunger games movies talk to buzzfeed news about katniss motivation and how dark. Four years, and four films, after it began its journey, the hunger games franchise draws to its conclusion with the release of the hunger games. Luckily, after viewing the final film in the series, even the most pedantic of fans should have little to complain about. Part one of course came out last year, and because the last book was split in two, we had a. But, the hunger games ending isnt satisfying because it follows the events of the book. It is the fourth and last movie in the hunger games series, preceded by the hunger games 2012 2012, 20, and the hunger games. Why the mockingjay ending is satisfying in its sadness.
Part 2 ended the hunger games installment on a very high note. Book summary the novel opens with katniss wandering through the ashes of her decimated district, district 12. As for how mockingjay, part 2 is different from the book, exactly. The hunger games trilogy ends this month when the final chapter, mockingjay part 2, is released. At that moment, katniss fires the last shot of the rebellion, making a decision as the mockingjay and choosing to end coins life in order to preserve the future of. Venia, octavia, and flavius help katniss get ready to attend snows execution. Beetee says they need to check in with coin about the strategy. Five years ago, in a yearend roundup of the best books and articles the. In the first book, television makes the capitol citizens feel distant from the violence, allowing them to watch the hunger games as spectators and ignore the fact that the children killing each other on screen are actual human beings. Convinced that peeta will never return to normal he continues to show violent tendencies, a bruised katniss asks president coin julianne moore to deploy her for the good of the rebellion. Gale, back from district 2, visits katniss in her room and gives her a single arrow. Mockingjay part 2, a movie of limited intrinsic merit, and about which its difficult to make any positive claim for its quality stronger than that its definitely better than mockingjay part 1.
This is a movie that begins with its main character, the anguished archer katniss everdeen jennifer lawrence, nursing wounds inflicted by her brainwashed lover peeta josh hutcherson, and ends with someone explaining to a baby why. It lives up to the second half of the book well enough with a slight few changes added. I always wanted to be part of a book discussion group, but theres nothing really around me for that. The audiobook was released simultaneously on august 24, 2010 by scholastic audio. Katnisss dads hunting jacket and bag these are items gale brings back from the. Seven years after the hunger games first debuted on bookstore shelves, the megasuccessful film adaptation tetralogy comes to a close with mockingjay part 2.
Mockingjay part 2 has one major problem, which is that its grim. He has been in love with katniss everdeen since the age of 5, but never confessed his feelings until he was reaped alongside her. Peeta really got the short end of the stick in mockingjay part 1. The novel was adapted for the film by american screenwriters peter craig and danny strong. Peeta mellark, a bakers son from district 12, is one of the main characters of the the hunger games trilogy. But really, if were talking about things like art and narrative drivewhich actually can and do exist in this franchisea single film would have worked just fine. The first two books in the series were both new york times best sellers, and. During the whole capital take over, after prim was killed, katniss didnt pass out from the bomb and she was able to storm the capital. It would be easy to accuse mockingjay, part 2 of giving katniss a happilyeverafter ending. He is a very compassionate person and is good with words. The hunger games is a series of young adult dystopian novels written by american novelist. The trilogys narrator and protagonist katniss everdeen, lives in district 12. Its rather depressing, and mockingjay turned me off the series for a few years, only just watched the movies this week.
Nov 04, 2015 nominally fueled by accelerating anticipation of the longawaited showdown between katniss and nefarious president snow donald sutherland, the hunger games. Mockingjay part 2 are pretty good, mainly because even a dull version of the events that end the book. What happened to gale hawthorne after the events of the hunger games movie franchise. However the ending of the book did seem rushed and it was disappointing on a number of levels the relationship between catniss and a number of the other main characters was not resolved and it left me wondering what happened to them. Mockingjay, part 2 picks up shortly after a capitolbrainwashed peeta josh hutcherson violently attacks katniss jennifer lawrence.
Author suzanne collins has confirmed the end of the hunger games films in an open letter thanking the cast and crew, following hunger games. Mockingjay part 2 rapidly approaching theaters to finish the four movielong franchise, many book readers already know how the epic saga ends. Mockingjay was first released in the us and canada on august 24, 2010. A hunger games prequel film is in the works heres what. Collinss ending in the novel sees katniss realizing the brutality of war, choosing to break the cycle of conflict, and then living in a time of fragile, weak peace. Mockingjaypart 2 ends the hunger games series on a pretty. The hunger games franchise comes to a dark and solemn conclusion with mockingjay part 2. Mockingjay part 2 goes heavy on the gloom and doom. Mockingjay, part 2 available in bluray, dvd, 4k ultra hd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase.
Major characters lives are put in danger and even lost in this. I was hoping for a great ending for such an anticipated movie and was greatly disappointed. Does anyone else find mockingjay really depressing. The 5 biggest mockingjay 2 booktomovie changes usa today. Nov 19, 2015 the hunger games saga comes to a close with the 4th film installment of the 3 book series. I can never get over it since when i read books i attach myself so deeply in the world the author illustrates. Mockingjay part 2 critics consensus with the unflinchingly grim mockingjay part 2, the hunger games comes to an exciting, poignant, and overall satisfying conclusion. One part in the movie that stuck out to me is when katniss told peeta that she would see him in another world meaning after the capital is taken down.
Its been a month since katniss was rescued from the quarter quell arena after shooting an arrow at the force field, the same time her district was bombed by the capitol. Mockingjaypart 2 ends the hunger games series on a pretty dark. Catching fire has been out in theaters for a couple days now, and some people have been a little perplexed by the ending of the movie. As the war of panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the capitol, katniss everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against president snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance. Anything said on this page is fair game and we can talk openly about the book here and believe me i want to talk about this book so please leave your thoughts and then stop back to see where the conversation is going. You think of the end of the wild bunch, with our heroes blowing men to.
Boggs suggests a compromise in which they follow part of gales plan but then take the people from the nut as prisoners of war. A breakdown of katniss and peeta in that ending scene aka epilogue. Nov 05, 2015 jennifer lawrence in the hunger games. The mockingjay novel, which was split into two films by lionsgate entertainment, originally released in 2010 meaning that book readers have known the fate of their favorite characters, and the larger state of panem, for nearly half. Nov 20, 2015 that said, how does mockingjay, part 2 end. Nov 20, 2015 so now we have the absolute, ultimate, thistimewemeanit finale of the the hunger games series, the clunkily titled the hunger games. Part 2 gives audiences a spectacular ending to the book series that sparked a pop culture. Mockingjay part 2 starts, essentially, in the middle of a scene as katniss confronts the aftermath of part 1s cliffhanger ending, and it concludes on a note of semiclosure but nowhere near a note of healing. Mockingjaypart 2 is the least enjoyable of the films by a considerable margin, a dull, grim, slowmoving slog.
The mockingjay ending is satisfying because it doesnt ignore katniss trauma. In mockingjay, though, the media is more often used to incite people to action. Mockingjay part 2 adapts the final books goofy epilogue pretty much wholesale, right down to turning one characters inner monologue from that section into. I dont know wtf suzanne collins was thinking in ending the book. Mockingjay, part 2 original motion picture soundtrack by james newton howard on amazon music. Mockingjay part 2 the fun and games grow darker still as suzanne collins dystopian scifi series reaches its grim conclusion. But it was far by the worst fking book i ever read in my entire life. I recommend this film to everyone, but they should read the books first to gain some context.
As punishment for a past rebellion against the capitol called the dark. Mockingjay part 2 hit the internet on thursday, and its the culmination of the entire series so far. The brilliance of the book and how the movies almost. Mockingjay, part 2 sat down to craft the ending to the epic franchise, they didnt really have much of a say as to how katniss story would end. Choosing gale would have only stimulated her own anger but peeta balanced out that anger with continued coolheadedness and pacifism. All those people i loved, dead, and we are discussing the next hunger games in an attempt to avoid wasting life. In the book s epilogue, katniss admits that after the rebellion both she and gale were too obsessed with rage and retribution to be a healthy couple. The uk, new zealand and australia received the book one day later, on august 25, 2010.
Later that same day, the rebels are about to engage with the nut. Ok,its not that part 1 was good,you actually knew it would suck,but the 2nd really grinds my gears. Nov 25, 2015 when the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games. While i admire that the hunger games franchise is willing to address the emotional consequences of the horrific situations its characters are forced to endureas in the source material, katniss spends a good of the time walking around in all but a ptsd comai also. Part 2 definitely makes up for slower, flatter events from mockingjay, part 1, because, in all honesty, the good stuff almost always happens in the second part. When the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games.
Here at the end, i want to say that i loved these books and the only reason i had even heard of them is because of mark readsi got onboard back in the twilight days. The entire life of haymitch abernathy explained from the books duration. The beginning of the movie drags somewhat as preparations for the rebellions invasion of the capital continue. The plot of this movie, such as it is, involves the slow slog of the rebel forces through. Mockingjay, part 2 is the fourth and final installment in the adaptation of suzanne collins critically and commercially acclaimed trilogy. The mockingjay symbol, pictured in a promo shot for the hunger games. Actor liam hemsworth portrayed the character until the series ended with the fourth installment, the hunger games. Jennifer lawrence fights on to the flawed denoument of an entertaining series with. Differences between the hunger games mockingjay part 2 movie and book. But fortunately we have the book to clue us in on what will happen to peeta in mockingjay part 2, and the. Mockingjay part 2 is a depressing and fitting end to. It is the fourth and final installment in the hunger games film series, and the second of two films based on the novel mockingjay, the final book in the hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins.
Mockingjay part 2 adapts the final books goofy epilogue pretty much. Nov 04, 2015 the hunger games trilogy ends this month when the final chapter, mockingjay part 2, is released. The third was a decline from the hunger games 1 and 2 but so much time invested compelled the watching mocking jay 2. Nominally fueled by accelerating anticipation of the longawaited showdown between katniss and nefarious president snow donald sutherland, the hunger games. It feels a little sad now that the hunger games films are finally over, and i commend. Mockingjay part 2 is a depressing and fitting end to the hunger games updated jan 11, 2019. Mockingjay, part 2 2015 they messed us up pretty good scene 210 duration. Still, all good things have to come to an end, and so now we have the very last.
This final movie wraps things up in a nice package and gives audiences what they need to. At the end of the book, peeta brings katniss primroses as part of the healing process once the war ends. Oct 04, 2016 the hunger games mockingjay part 2 was the only one of the series i missed seeing in the theaters. We break down the hunger games ending and explain where the seeds of rebellion were planted long before mockingjay part 2. As we sat in the theater and the whole ride back home, we brainstormed alternate endings to mockingjay part 2 that we felt to be more appropriate than the happily ever after that peeta and katniss finally found. A portrait of trump in a dark blue suit, white shirt, and bright red.
You have in your hands a civil war,the final battle into the heart of the capital,and you spent 2 hours of your life watching your main character taking a walk in a war zone. Plus, the storytelling is bolder and braver than it gets credit for. Mockingjay by suzanne collins spoiler page book journey. But one day il have to explain about my nightmares. Mockingjay part 2 is based on the second half of mockingjay, a 2010 novel by american writer suzanne collins. The critically acclaimed hunger games movie series comes to a close in the thrilling conclusion mockingjay part 2. In the end, johanna doesnt make the cut, but katniss did.
Mockingjay part 2 movie, is a running theme throughout suzanne collins mockingjay book. But its still nice to have proof of something one already knew, as we do in the form of the hunger games. Like most final films in a bookbased franchise, expect even fans who didnt catch the first mockingjay to want. Mockingjay part 2 is a grim, dark, trippy, violent and sometimes just plain bizarre journey, which makes for a fitting if uneven conclusion to a film series thats always been weird. Gale was introduced in the hunger games as katniss everdeens jennifer lawrence best friend. I know a lot of people who dont like mockingjay because its dark. Nov 19, 2015 luckily, after viewing the final film in the series, even the most pedantic of fans should have little to complain about. That is not a criticism as i think i would have thought less of the book if it was too tidy at the end. Five years ago, in a year end roundup of the best books and articles the. As for president snow, the main antagonist of the series, he meets his end in mockingjay part 2 after the overthrow of the capitol, in which he is eventually beaten to death by a group of enraged.
Mockingjay, part 2 available in bluray, dvd, 4k ultra hd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be. Katniss is a 17yearold who has lived her whole life under a repressive regime. In a scene near the end of the film which was to have shown plutarch. The twisted and depressing ending to what a lot of people thought would be a fairy tail closure is one of the many things that makes mockingjay part 2 one of the best movies to end a franchise. Close to the end of the book, katniss worries that despite everything the rebels have gone through, its all been for nothing.
After the much more measured pace of the earlier entries, mockingjay part 2 jumps around, almost drunkenly, as we near the end of katnisss saga. Mockingjay, part 2 gives audiences a spectacular ending to the book series that sparked a pop culture phenomenon. Its been a long wait for it to reach a streaming service, but it is at last on amazon prime. The plot, for those unfamiliar with it, involves the final. Part 2, which, true to collinss book, features an epilogue that looks ahead to a more peaceful, but still haunted and nervous, future.
Mockingjay, part 2 does not compare to the finale to the harry potter films, harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2, but overall, im pleased with it. Part 2 more or less picks up where the last movie left off, with katniss and the rest of the rebel forces closing in on the government and panems leader, president snow the invaluable. Sephy is part of the crosses the darkskinned ruling class, while. Mockingjay part 2 is a 2015 dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by francis lawrence, with a screenplay by peter craig and danny strong. While there are a few key differences between suzanne collins books and the film adaptations, weve put together a hunger games series ending explained post that, depending on a readers prior level of investment, will either be a refresher for returning fans, clarification for mockingjay part 2 moviegoers, or cliff notes for nonviewers who. Mockingjay part 2, the fourth and final movie in the series, is now in theaters. How a big change in mockingjay part 1 will affect part 2.
The movies were based on the book series by author suzanne collins. I did not read the novel, so was genuinely surprised by the climax. Jennifer lawrence sends out the hunger games saga with a bang smart, exciting and heartfelt, this closing chapter turns out to be one of this years most. Mockingjay part 2 is heavy on the melodrama, but it picks up speed and delivers an ending that packs a wallop. Everythings ending in full mockingjay part 2 trailer.
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