Nov 20, 2015 i make what i like to think are funny videos every tuesday and other days of the week too about books and book related pop culture stuff. Hunger games franchise has finally come to an end with mockingjay part 2. They have a whole team of people to make me over, dress me, write my speeches, orchestrate my appearances as if that doesnt sound horribly familiar and all i have to do is play my part. The ending is good, not corny, which i was worried it would be. It is defiantly worth getting through catching fire to read this book.
Rise of an empire 50 first dates 5050 a beautiful mind a cinderella story a clockwork orange a few good men a knights tale a lot like love a separation a streetcar named desire a walk to remember about time adaptation. Since were pretty much hearing katnisss thoughts, we can see clearly whats going on in her mind. Katniss is supposed to shoot president snow with an arrow, but instead chooses to kill president coin. 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. And katniss was the one to accomplish it all, a true heroine assisted by her fellow rebels. Mockingjay part 2 is a 2015 dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by francis lawrence, with a screenplay by peter craig and danny strong. Some who have read collins third book tell me that the unusual choices made in the hunger games. With victory nearassured, coin has nothing left to gain from katniss and when members of the mockingjay s squad are cornered, and killed, by capitol peacekeepers, coin uses katniss presumed death to address panem, decry snows actions, and unify the rebel cause against the capitol.
Nov 20, 2015 alas, that trend has now been arrested. But its still nice to have proof of something one already knew, as we do in the form of the hunger games. Book summary the novel opens with katniss wandering through the ashes of her decimated district, district 12. But i noticed, when i read the responses of people, that they often have different reasons than me for why they found it disappointing.
The 5 biggest mockingjay 2 booktomovie changes usa today. When asked directly about the ending of mockingjay part 2, and specifically the epilogue, director lawrence first answered, we made the. The mockingjay ending is satisfying because it doesnt ignore katniss trauma. Mockingjay by suzanne collins spoiler page book journey. This is the way i think the book should have ended, with more flourish, and more personal exchanges between characters. After much debate, the decision is made to bomb the nut and cause an avalanche, blocking. The programming inflicted on peeta in the capitol eventually makes him freak out. It is the first of two films based on suzanne collins novel mockingjay, the final book in the hunger games trilogy, and the third installment in the hunger games film series, produced by nina jacobson and jon kilik. Nov 22, 2015 the movie mockingjay part 2 picks up where the first one ended, with katniss recovering from an attack by peeta, after he left the capitol.
Mockingjaypart 2 ends the hunger games series on a pretty. Jennifer lawrence sends out the hunger games saga with a bang. The hunger games trilogy ends this month when the final chapter, mockingjay part 2, is released. Hunger games brings the jennifer lawrence franchise to a spluttering, grim end.
The hunger games franchise has finally come to an end with mockingjay part 2, which covers roughly the second half of the final book in the trilogy, mockingjay. Despite stumping for peace, coin becomes obsessed with succeeding snow as president of panem no matter the cost. In district 2, an impenetrable mountain formerly used as a mine and nicknamed the nut. Nov 22, 2015 the new hunger games film, the hunger games. Mockingjay the hunger games alternative ending choosing. As katniss emotionally tries to come to grips with the new peeta, who isnt really peeta anymore at all, she also works to further the rebellion and take down the capitol. Alternate ending, a hunger games fanfic fanfiction. I cant remember the exact dialogue, but katniss starts to talk about the fact that she has nightmares too, and that a good way to get rid of them is to make a list of. By all accounts, mockingjay is a difficult book for director francis lawrence and screenwriters peter craig and danny strong to adapt. The lack of explanation through most of mockingjay left it feeling really rushed and left many of the characters seeming wrong compared to how they were and grew through the first 2 books. After katniss everdeen, the girl on fire, accepted the role of the mockingjay, the symbol of rebellion against the autocratic capitol, she and the rebels of district poise an allout war against them. Mockingjaypart 2, readers of suzanne collins novels know to expect the darkest film to date, filled with gruesome deaths, emotional breakdowns, and of course, the end of the revolution. It is the fourth and last movie in the hunger games series, preceded by the hunger games 2012 2012, 20, and the hunger games.
Even for the closing entry in a series about children killing children in televised death matches, the hunger games. Mockingjay part 2 movie, is a running theme throughout suzanne collins mockingjay book. Part one of course came out last year, and because the last book was split in two, we had a. In mockingjay part 2, the games are finished and the revolution is on the verge of winning.
As part of my own therapy to overcome the finale of the book, and because ive always been team gale, i even wrote my alternative ending where katniss ends up with gale, but peeta has a good ending too. Once she can properly speak, she sees her younger sister primrose prim everdeen willow shields entering peetas cell. She is also the author of the picture book year of the jungle, a publishers weekly best book of the year, and the new york times bestselling underland chronicles series for middlegrade readers, which started with gregor the overlander. Mockingjaypart 2 is the least enjoyable of the films by a considerable margin, a dull, grim, slowmoving slog.
Things that are often said are that prim shouldnt have died, or katniss should have chosen gale. Part 1, katniss jennifer lawrence was taken to district, where the rebellion was being led, and reluctantly agreed to become its poster girl as long as her. 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. The people in the nut arent at all prepared for the rebels to attack them, and their response is too little, too late. Mockingjay part 2 premiered in berlin on november 4, 2015, and was theatrically released in the united states on november 20, 2015, in 2d and imax, and internationally in 2d, 3d, reald cinema, and imax 3d in select territories. It would be easy to accuse mockingjay, part 2 of giving katniss a happilyeverafter ending. When its all clear, katniss makes another propo, while rebel teams go to rescue peeta. With a revolution about to start, the hunger games. Is the mockingjay part 2 ending the same as in the books.
During that month, katniss lived safely underground in the highly regimented. Nov 06, 2015 the cast of mockingjay part 2 enjoyed their last comiccon this year, and while there, stars jennifer lawrence, josh hutcherson, liam hemsworth, and director francis lawrence shared an. Seven years after the hunger games first debuted on bookstore shelves, the megasuccessful film adaptation tetralogy comes to a close with mockingjay part 2 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 a. The capitol bombs district, just as peeta warned it would. Mockingjay part ii, effectively fulfils the first two requirements, but leaves a lot to be desired in terms of its ultimate presentation of its characters. Mockingjay part one and two will take katnisss final adventures and be released in 2014 then 2015, giving fans plenty of time to watch it in theaters, get it on dvd, and speculate about the changing cast and crew through each.
Nov 25, 2015 when the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games. Nov 21, 2015 in mockingjay part 2, the games are finished and the revolution is on the verge of winning. Francis lawrence, making his second hunger game, still has all the chops he demonstrated with 20s the hunger games. Mockingjay part 1 spent plenty of time reinventing itself to tell a story that is only comprised of the first half of the final book in suzanne collins popular young. It would be thoroughly disingenuous to claim that its obvious in hindsight that dividing mockingjay, the third and most leastsatisfying book in suzanne collinss hunger games trilogy, into two different movies was a bad idea. Mockingjay part 1 demonstrates with bleak efficiency that the director can only do so much. I think that both gale and peeta were options, i dont really care about that. And while its a pretty faithful adaptation of the source material, there are some significant changes to the story. Nov 19, 2015 minor spoilers for mockingjay, part 2 below. Why the mockingjay ending is satisfying in its sadness. It also takes place in the capitol and districts 2 and 8. So if someone feels like reading it its just a couple of scenes itll be great to hear your opinions. Nov 04, 2015 the hunger games trilogy ends this month when the final chapter, mockingjay part 2, is released. Mockingjay part ii, effectively fulfils the first two requirements, but leaves a lot to be desired in terms of.
It is going to be a long time before any franchise achieves this amount of popularity, and all whilst balancing out the action with well. As the end credits roll, we close the book on katniss with an overall. The mockingjay novel, which was split into two films by lionsgate entertainment, originally released in 2010 meaning that book readers have. Catching fire and back further still to the 2007 adaptation of i am legend, once again capturing with admirable rawness the desperation and. 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. The final film in the hunger games franchise will divide and conquer. Just before the line in question, her baby wakes up crying, which katniss assumes to be thanks to a nightmare. But, the hunger games ending isnt satisfying because it follows the events of the book. Mockingjay, part 2 sat down to craft the ending to the epic franchise, they didnt really have. Mockingjay book 3 of the hunger games trilogy cliffsnotes. At the end of mockingjay, prim and many other children are killed by exploding parachutes which were possibly gales idea. In the movie finnick is mentally disoriented for a long time in the book. In the opening scene, katniss everdeen jennifer lawrence is getting vocal therapy after being nearly choked to death by peeta mellark josh hutcherson in the previous film.
Citizens of district retreat underground for several days. Smart, exciting and heartfelt, this closing chapter turns out to be one of this years most. The avalanche is successful and traps all the citizens inside the nut. So while mockingjay, part 2 may not keep every detail of the book intact, its clear that by and large, suzanne collins story is kept alive in its journey to the big screen. Mockingjay part 2 promises to deliver some of the biggest, and weirdest, shocks of the franchise. The mockingjay film part 1 ending spoilers and discussion.
She has a crazy little chat with katniss malone is really on it that kicks the plot into gear. Mockingjay part 2 is a satisfying conclusion overall, with the franchise as a whole being so satisfying within the dismal dystopian ya genre that it only feels disappointing considering what has come before. Like many people, i find the book mockingjay very disappointing. With victory nearassured, coin has nothing left to gain from katniss and when members of the mockingjays squad are cornered, and killed, by capitol peacekeepers, coin uses katniss presumed death to address panem, decry snows actions, and unify the rebel cause against the capitol. The other main characters are gale, prim, and her mother, peeta, president coin, president snow, finnick, and johanna. Katniss is horrified by the way peeta is being treated. It was, of course, always obvious that it was a bad idea. Collinss ending in the novel sees katniss realizing the brutality of war, choosing to break the. Rise of an empire 50 first dates 5050 a beautiful mind a cinderella story a clockwork orange a few good men a knights tale a lot like love a separation a streetcar named. The novel opens with katniss wandering through the ashes of her decimated district, district 12. Mockingjay part 2, once upon a time, spotlight, and more by kayla cobb mar 11, 2016.
Yet, the panem rebellion isnt the only storyline that movie and book fans expected to see resolved as mockingjay gives a definitive answer to who katniss ends marrying in the new panem. They make a memory book of all the people they knew who died in the. In a scene near the end of the film which was to have shown plutarch. 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. After a sluggish 30 minutes, katniss and an elite crew. For everyone who has seen all four hunger games movies, i think you would all agree that the hunger games. When asked directly about the ending of mockingjay part 2, and specifically the epilogue, director lawrence first answered, we made the books. Plutarch may have directed the larger players in the hunger games series toward a fully transparent and democratic society. This makes the story feel really personal, but we cant help but feel like were missing out on some info. Suzanne collins, mockingjay mockigjay was a book i didnt want to put down as i was desperate to see who got to the end. 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. 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. What we cant see clearly, though, is whats happening outside of katnisss mind. First person central in mockingjay, katniss continues to be our narrator for better or for worse.
When the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games. Lionsgate studios has announced that mockingjay will be split into two parts. 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. Book fans may have some thoughts about the movies ending. Venia, octavia, and flavius help katniss get ready to attend snows execution. Ultimately, some fans might have been rooting for childhood friend gale in the. Mockingjay part 2 is based on the second half of mockingjay, a 2010 novel by american writer suzanne collins. The mockingjay symbol, pictured in a promo shot for the hunger games. I strongly hope that with the book being split into two movies and suzanne collins being part of the writing and filming that most, if not all, of these. Part 1, katniss jennifer lawrence was taken to district, where the rebellion was being led, and reluctantly agreed to become its poster girl. In the end, johanna doesnt make the cut, but katniss did.
Mockingjay part 2 is a touch too sentimental and does not turn up the heat enough. The hunger games ending reasons why its disappointing. However the political undertone comes to the surface, loud and clear, and lawrence neatly presents how politics and showbiz are uneasy bedfellows. Mockingjay part 1 is a 2014 american dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by francis lawrence with a screenplay by peter craig and danny strong. The novel was adapted for the film by american screenwriters peter craig and danny strong. Suzanne collins is the author of the groundbreaking hunger games trilogy for young adults. Every look from the premieres woody harrelson showed up to a hunger games photocall in his pjs as ever. Mockingjay by suzanne collins spoiler page ok if you know my spoiler page you know the drill. And for the most part, the film follows the book nearly word for word. Gale, back from district 2, visits katniss in her room and gives her a single arrow. I make what i like to think are funny videos every tuesday and other days of the week too about books and book related pop culture stuff. What was being referred to in the mockingjay part 2 epilogue.
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