Mockingjay part 2 promises to deliver some of the biggest, and weirdest, shocks of the franchise. There might be another hunger games film after mockingjay. Hoffman died in february 2014, making mockingjay part 2 his final film role. 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. Mockingjay, part 2 is the fourth and final installment in the adaptation of suzanne collins critically and commercially acclaimed trilogy. 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. The harry potter series may have truly began hollywoods trend toward adapting youngadult novels into bigbudget blockbusters, but at the moment the hunger games is the reigning champ of how such literary works can be translated into crowdpleasing film franchises. Seven years after the hunger games first debuted on bookstore shelves, the megasuccessful film adaptation tetralogy comes to a close with mockingjay part 2.
I am warning you in advance, there are going to be a tonne of spoilers from the film below the first image, so only read this if you have seen the film or just dont care if. Mockingjay part 2 is hitting theaters later this year, but lionsgate is already working on plans to keep the franchise alive thereafter. The movies were based on the book series by author suzanne collins. Since were pretty much hearing katnisss thoughts, we can see clearly whats going on in her mind. Principal photography on both parts of the film began on september 23, 20 in atlanta, before moving to paris for two weeks of backtoback filming and officially concluding on june 20, 2014, in berlin and at babelsberg studios, germany. 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. Mockingjay part 2 critics consensus with the unflinchingly grim mockingjay part 2, the hunger games comes to an exciting, poignant, and overall satisfying conclusion. After two surprisingly thrilling hunger games films, last years watchchecking mockingjay part 1 was forgettable. Why the mockingjay ending is satisfying in its sadness. Mockingjay, part 2 gives audiences a spectacular ending to the book series that sparked a pop culture phenomenon. Story following katniss and peeta raising their two children together in district 12. 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. Overall this movie was a bit disappointing as an ending to the much beloved hunger games series.
Today november 20, the epic hunger games series finally comes to a close with mockingjay part 2. The hunger games trilogy ends this month when the final chapter, mockingjay part 2, is released. 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. Some survivors think its good luck, though, to be free of district 12 at last. Justice, the 4th hunger games book, the story after mockingjay. Like most final films in a bookbased franchise, expect even fans who didnt catch the first mockingjay to want to see how the filmmakers wrap up the story. 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. So, yes, of course katniss is back, just as promised by the clumsy title of her last movie, the hunger games. Songs during the credits there are worse games to playdeep in the meadowthe hunger games suite feat. Does the new mockingjay part 2 trailer hint at the. Gale was introduced in the hunger games as katniss everdeens jennifer lawrence best friend. Part one of course came out last year, and because the last book was split in two, we had a. The film ends with an epilogue that finds katniss with peeta, enjoying a countryside picnic in.
Movie spoiler alerts is a channel where we take movies and condense them down into short, to the point summaries. Mockingjay part 2 debuted tuesday, offering a peek at whats to come when the film hits theaters this year. Mockingjay part 2 director francis lawrence gives us the inside story on the series final scene. With jennifer lawrence, josh hutcherson, liam hemsworth, woody harrelson. Mockingjay by suzanne collins spoiler page book journey.
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. Strange to say, given that mockingjay part 2 is twoandahalf hours long, but katnisss postwar life is given the short shrift. There is no stinger after the credits of the hunger games. Katniss and a team of rebels from district prepare for the final battle that will decide the fate of panem. The hunger games mockingjay part 2 movie quiz hollywood. Collinss ending in the novel sees katniss realizing the brutality of war, choosing to break the. Take quiz on hollywood movie the hunger games mockingjay part 2. Hunger games movie franchise may continue after mockingjay part 2 the hunger games. The citizens of district 12 had no organized resistance movement of their own.
The film ends with an epilogue that finds katniss with peeta, enjoying a countryside picnic in district 12 with their two young children. In mockingjay part 2, the games are finished and the revolution is on the verge of winning. Suzanne collins is the author of the groundbreaking hunger games trilogy for young adults. First person central in mockingjay, katniss continues to be our narrator for better or for worse. Lionsgate studios has announced that mockingjay will be split into two parts. But effie and haymitch share more than plutarchs lines. In mockingjay, after the rebels have defeated the capitol, katniss is kind of a wreck, because her younger sister prim who she started this whole thing to protect was killed in.
The beginning of the movie drags somewhat as preparations for the rebellions invasion of the capital. Book summary epilogue fifteen years later, peeta and katniss have had two children, a girl and a boy. But though the latter installment is expected to bring katniss everdeens story to an. 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. For everyone who has seen all four hunger games movies, i think you would all agree that the hunger games. Completed its 10 years after the rebellion, katniss and peeta have two children, rue and fin. This makes the story feel really personal, but we cant help but feel like were missing out on some info. Part 1, katniss jennifer lawrence was taken to district, where the rebellion was being led, and reluctantly agreed to become its poster girl.
This video is a summary for mockingjay part 2 2015. Actor liam hemsworth portrayed the character until the series ended with the fourth installment, 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 a decade. Mockingjay director, francis lawrence, did an interview with mtv and hinted there may be more hunger games after part 2 hits our screens. The children dont quite understand the role their parents played in the hunger games, although the girl is asking more and more questions about it. There are no extras during the credits of the hunger games. Mockingjay by suzanne collins spoiler page ok if you know my spoiler page you know the drill. Mockingjaypart 2 is the least enjoyable of the films by a considerable margin, a dull, grim, slowmoving slog.
Participate in the the hunger games mockingjay part 2. Luckily, after viewing the final film in the series, even the most pedantic of fans should have little to complain about. 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. We follow katniss as the capitol decides to put a spin on a very special hunger games to mark ten years of peace in panem, what makes it worse is the idea originally came from katniss. As for the other storylines, most of the conflicts are resolved and things end on a peaceful note save for a couple of bombings, of course typical for panem.
The mockingjay film part 1 ending spoilers and discussion. It would be easy to accuse mockingjay, part 2 of giving katniss a happilyeverafter ending. With a revolution about to start, the hunger games. The mockingjay symbol, pictured in a promo shot for the hunger games. Book summary the novel opens with katniss wandering through the ashes of her decimated district, district 12. Leave your thoughts on the 19 differences between the hunger games. 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. The mockingjay ending is satisfying because it doesnt ignore katniss trauma. Mockingjay part 2 movie, is a running theme throughout suzanne collins mockingjay book. Mockingjay part 1 is out next month, with part 2 following in november of next year. The final film in the hunger games franchise will divide and conquer.
In part 2, she has returned as destined to finish the. Will hunger games films continue after mockingjay part 2. But next month sees the debut of the final instalment of the film series, the rather unwieldysounding the hunger games. 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. The mockingjay part 2 director explains the final scene. Takes place a little earlier than the mockingjay epilogue. Not only was this movie the one that was most similar to the book, it was presented in a way that made every single person in the movie theater have simultaneous out loud reactions. 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.
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