Movie: The Hunger
Games Mockingjay Part 2
Rating: PG-13, 2 hours 16 minutes
Grade: A-
In a Nutshell: As Finnick (Sam Claflin) says, “Ladies and
gentlemen, welcome to the 76th Hunger Games!”
After 4 years and almost 9 hours of movie viewing, the
concluding film in this popular action series is finally here! This is a very sad and serious movie, but
fans will feel an overall satisfaction with this last installment. Jennifer Lawrence is fantastic, shining as
always. As Haymitch says, “I’ll say this
for you Katniss, you don’t disappoint.”
She doesn’t.
One thing that does is the reminder that Phillip Seymour
Hoffman died while filming this final movie.
I always thought he was an excellent actor. He will be missed. The rest of the cast is
great too, offering a fond farewell. Three
cheers for Suzanne Collins for bringing us a thrilling book series that makes
us think.
Be sure to watch Mockingjay Part 1, because this film picks
up exactly where the last one left off.
Uplifting Theme:
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Peeta explains, “There was no real life, because
we didn’t have a choice.” Free will has
always been an important theme in all of these Hunger Game movies.
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Do what’s right.
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Revenge, justice, war, freedom, politics, revolution,
loyalty, love
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Which is worse: a clever, calculating, ruthless
dictator you know or one you thought you knew?
Things I liked:
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I absolutely love the last line of the movie.
·
While the book doesn’t mention it, the movie
provides a touching moment when Effie and Haymitch kiss. Viewers will have to decide if it was meant
to be a romantic kiss or one that sweetly demonstrates their close bond over
the years. In fact, it was one of the
better kisses in the movie. Some of the
other ones lacked some serious chemistry.
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ADORABLE little blonde boy at the end.
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I thought the idea and execution of the “pods”
was super cool.
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That black death water stuff was awesome.
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SPOILER ALERT: President Snow’s subtle smile was
perfect when he found out that Katniss had survived an attempt on her
life. He relishes the game. Donald Sutherland does a great job ‘til the very
end.
·
Pollux’s backpack looks like one of those roly
poly bugs. He sure is a sweet, brave
character and well played by Elden Henson
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It’s always good to see Julianne Moore, who plays
President Alma Coin.
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SPOILER ALERT:
Peeta brings Katniss a Primrose flower. So sweet.
·
I liked the “real or not real” conversations Peeta
and Katniss have.
* Jennifer Lawrence's nephew plays her son at the end of the movie. He's a huge X-Men fan, although he tells her she's not a "real" X-Man.
* Jennifer Lawrence's nephew plays her son at the end of the movie. He's a huge X-Men fan, although he tells her she's not a "real" X-Man.
Things I didn’t like:
·
The third part of the book series was
unnecessarily broken into 2 movies. Of
course it’s all about making money. The
result is that these last two movies have a lot of slow moments in order to
stretch out the source material.
There wasn't a big, epic battle scene, but instead, a few minor skirmishes.
There wasn't a big, epic battle scene, but instead, a few minor skirmishes.
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Very little humor. Haymitch (Woody Harrelson)
and Effie (Elizabeth Banks) are much more subdued in this movie, whereas in
former films, we could count on them for some comic relief.
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I wish we could have seen more of Stanley Tucci
as Caesar Flickerman. Thankfully, they
gave more screen time to Elizabeth Banks than was originally written for her in
the book.
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Weird Tigress character. Then again, she represents the extravagance of
the Capitol.
Interesting lines:
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“What’s going on in your head? – Gale (the
handsome Liam Hemsworth)
“I don’t know. – Katniss
“It’s like kissing someone who’s drunk…it
doesn’t count.” - Gale
·
“It’s war Katniss. Sometimes killing isn’t personal. I would have thought out of all people, you’d
know that.” – Gale
“I know it’s always personal.” – Katniss
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“What about you, Mockingjay? Feeling safe?” – Johanna (Jena Malone)
“Til I got shot.” - Katniss
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Are you still trying to protect me? Real or not real?” – Peeta (Josh Hutcherson)
“Real.
Because that’s what you and I do: keep each other alive.” - Katniss
Tips for Parents:
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Blood, LOTS of violence with a high body count,
and a lot of fire and explosions.
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SPOILER ALERT: Several good characters die, which
is sad, but especially traumatic are the deaths of children in one particular scene.
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SPOILER ALERT:
There is a scary scene when Katniss and her comrades go underground and
these creepy creatures attack them. They're kind of like mutant, white
zombies with no eyes and razor sharp teeth.
Super creepy. I kinda wanted a closer look at them, but they were moving really fast.
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