Review of The Hunger Games:
Mockingjay, Part 2
The highly-anticipated movie The Hunger
Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 finally released on Friday, November 20, and
unfortunately it was quite a disappointment to me. Being an avid fan of both
the movies and books (Team Peeta all the way), the movie was not as engaging
and intriguing as the previous three. I thought it would be the best because it
is, sadly, the last movie of the series, but in my opinion it was not nearly as
good as the others. The movie started off where Part 1 left off, with Katniss
treating the injuries Peeta caused her. It continued to build on the love
triangle between Katniss, Peeta, and Gale, as well as Katniss’s plot to kill
President Snow. There is, however, one event towards the end of the movie that
was upsetting, but also provided some sort of action, but you will have to wait
to see it yourself (No spoilers here!). Movie makers, specifically those
targeted towards young adults, have recently began splitting movie finales into
two movies a lot more than they have in the past. This is to increase revenue,
prolong the movie, and increase anticipation. I am usually a fan of this, as
seen previously in Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hobbit,
but to me it was not the best choice for The Hunger Games. Although the
anticipation of waiting for part 2 made it better for me, I think that Mockingjay
would have been better off as one movie. In addition, while I do love the
couple of Katniss and Peeta, I believe that too much time was spent on the
development of their relationship rather than the action taking place in Panem.
However, despite its faults, I certainly do not regret going to see Mockingjay,
Part 2. There has been no movie like it before and I do recommend that
people see it, just do not bring your hopes up.
-Shweta Murali
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