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. My one compliant about mockingjay part 2 and it is a rather big one is that it is simply overly long and so drawn out. The three books turned into four films, ending with mockingjay part 2, add. 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. Book fans may have some thoughts about the movies ending. The beginning of the movie drags somewhat as preparations for the rebellions invasion of the capital. Katniss also regrets how district played a big part in destroying district 12.
Katniss thinks back to the end of the quarter quell the last games. Nov 20, 2015 the three books turned into four films, ending with mockingjay part 2, add up to a potent, antiwar saga bleak, savage and very modern in the depiction of an unholy union between political. Nov 18, 2015 the hunger games mockingjay part 2 ending scene was truly an instant classic close off to a phenomenal franchise that originated from the books, katniss everdeen played by jennifer lawrence in. The hunger games ending scenelike in the book youtube. Like most final films in a book based franchise, expect even fans who didnt catch the first mockingjay to want to see how the filmmakers wrap up the story. The book continues the story of katniss everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical capitol the hardcover and audiobook editions of. The hunger games mockingjay part 2 ending scene discussion. I loved hunger games, thought catching fire was a decent sequel, and felt mockingjay was a total mess.
The mockingjay pin has a very important role in earlier books, it was a present given to katniss by a wealthier girl from 12, madge. How does the ending of mockingjay, part 2 compare to the. 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. The opening of mockingjay part 2 didnt even have the title screen up before i had to stop and think about what had happened and where we were in the movie. Why the mockingjay ending is satisfying in its sadness. Apr 28, 2015 according to deadline, its also possible that lionsgate will create a sequel to the four movies and continue the story beyond suzanne collins novels. This would mean that altering the plot of mockingjay.
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. 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. Part 2 is supposed to take place above ground at the capital. In part 2, she has returned as destined to finish the. In this weeks roundup of the global boxoffice scene, the hunger games hits a franchise low with mockingjay part 2 despite it being the years fifth highest opening published. Nov 18, 2015 the good news is that mockingjay part 2, the big finale, has quit the assdragging in favor of what made the book a pageturner. In mockingjay part 2, the games are finished and the revolution is on the verge of winning. Gale was introduced in the hunger games as katniss everdeens jennifer lawrence best. The third and final novel in the hunger games trilogy opens with katniss everdeen walking through the remains of district 12, her former home. How mockingjay, part 2 ends couldve been way different. What happened to gale hawthorne after the events of the hunger games movie franchise. Meanwhile, peeta mellark has been captured by the capitol.
Citizens of district retreat underground for several days. The three books turned into four films, ending with mockingjay part 2, add up to a potent, antiwar saga bleak, savage and very modern in the depiction of an unholy union between political. 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 ends the hunger games series with. She is filled with guilt for her role in inciting the uprising and anger against president snow for his oppressive tactics. I really do feel that it hurt these two final installments more than helped them. Katnisss dads hunting jacket and bag these are items gale brings back from the ruins of district 12 to katniss in.
Mockingjaypart 2 is the least enjoyable of the films by a considerable margin, a dull, grim, slowmoving slog. Mockingjay part 2, the last film in the feature adaptation of suzanne collins bestse. You can sense this in the film which does not have much of a plot, scenes that are purely filler and the story just crawls because the book that it is based on has been split into two which means. The real villain of the story hunger games explained duration. Mockingjay, part 2 gives audiences a spectacular ending to the book series that sparked a pop culture phenomenon. Mockingjay part 2 ends the hunger games series with a. In my opinion the end was the best part of the book. But its still nice to have proof of something one already knew, as we do in the form of the hunger games. Katniss spends the next three days in the bunker thinking about what will break her. Mockingjay part 2 is a film without any artistic integrity. 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. Nov 25, 2015 when the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games.
After being symbolized as the mockingjay, katniss everdeen and district engage in an allout revolution against the autocratic capitol. 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. Katniss everdeen, along with gale, finnick and beetee, end up in the so thought destroyed district. Hunger games franchise has finally come to an end with mockingjay part 2. 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. Hd\hqmovie screencaps gallery all updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed top rated my favorites searchall updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed top rated my favorites search. The main problem i have with this book is similar to the first book many of the battle scenes do not make sense to me, they are as confused as katniss mental state. 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. Npr transcripts are created on a rush deadline by verb8tm, inc. This video is a summary for mockingjay part 2 2015. So, yes, of course katniss is back, just as promised by the clumsy title of her last movie, the hunger games. Book lovers, at least, will be comforted to know that mockingjay, part 2 changes from the book only in small bits and pieces, and overall, keeps suzanne collins story intact. It was, of course, always obvious that it was a bad idea. The stakes are higher because this is the endit really is this time.
Leave your thoughts on the 19 differences between the hunger games. A tighterpaced, single mockingjay movie wouldve been a much better ending to the series. Peeta really got the short end of the stick in mockingjay part 1. After her dramatic rescue from the quarter quell arena, katniss has. Fans got to see all of the depravity, but were robbed of any resolution as we must wait another year for the final film to premiere. Nov 20, 2015 alas, that trend has now been arrested. During her experiences in the games, the audience begins to associate katniss with the idea of the mockingjay itself. None of the backstory was told in the mockingjay part 1. It is chronologically the last installment of the hunger games series, following 2008s the hunger games and 2009s catching fire. Mockingjay part 2 is a poor end to another franchise. Katniss must accept the responsibility of becoming the mockingjay the symbol of the revelation. Mockingjay part 2 debuted tuesday, offering a peek at whats to come when the film hits theaters this year. Part 1 is supposed to take place in the underground bunker at district where we thought was completely destroyed decades ago.
Mockingjay is a 2010 science fiction novel by american author suzanne collins. The movies were based on the book series by author suzanne collins. 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 film jumped right into a continued scene of mockingjay part 1. 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. Nov 22, 2014 in fact, gale has a bigger role in mockingjay part 1. Movie spoiler alerts is a channel where we take movies and condense them down into short, to the point summaries.
The hunger games mockingjay part 2 ending scene was truly an instant classic close off to a phenomenal franchise that originated from the books. When the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games. As we get closer and closer to the film finale of the franchise with mockingjay, part 2. Nov 20, 2015 with the exception of a couple of truly dazzling action set pieces, mockingjay part 2 provides more of the same. Fans of the hunger games are both anticipating and dreading the release of the popular franchises last film, mockingjay part 2, which. Book summary the novel opens with katniss wandering through the ashes of her decimated district, district 12. Mockingjay part 2 adapts the final books goofy epilogue pretty much wholesale, right down to turning one. Mockingjay part 2, readers of suzanne collins novels know to expect the darkest film to date, filled with gruesome deaths, emotional breakdowns, and of course. I liked the ending of the book better, so i added part of the conversation from the book to try to match this final scene in the movie. Mockingjay, part 2 now in theaters, there sadly isnt any more hunger games.
While he is key to the rebellion in the book, he finally gets his chance to be a major part of the hunger games franchise in this movie, and. It was purely made to grab as much cash from its audience as possible. Mockingjay part 2 is a 2015 american dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by francis lawrence, with a screenplay by peter craig and danny strong. Like the other examples, mockingjay part 1 feels mostly like the origin story for part 2, and seems to only exist to make us excited for the real final movie.
Mockingjay part 2 movie from the book via cosmopolitan, thehungergames. Katniss is horrified by the way peeta is being treated. Overall this movie was a bit disappointing as an ending to the much beloved hunger games series. At the end of the book, peeta brings katniss primroses as part of the healing process once the war ends. The mockingjay part 1 doesnt resemble the book at all. After all, the hunger games is based on the original ya series by suzanne collins. To get close to that mysterious end of the equation, deadline is repeating our most valuable blockbuster tournament, using data culled by. Collinss ending in the novel sees katniss realizing the brutality of war, choosing to break the. With jennifer lawrence, josh hutcherson, liam hemsworth, woody harrelson. Despite what naysayers might say, mockingjay part 2 proves that the movie can be just as good as the book, even if you make a few changes along the way. Mockingjay part 2 ends the hunger games series with a potent. Actor liam hemsworth portrayed the character until the series ended with the fourth installment, the hunger games. 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. When its all clear, katniss makes another propo, while rebel teams go to rescue peeta.
Nov 20, 2015 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. Mockingjay part 2 was the 25thbiggest global opening ever, but the lowest grossing film in the franchise. 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. The final book, mockingjay was split into two parts for the movie. Nov 21, 2015 in mockingjay part 2, the games are finished and the revolution is on the verge of winning. Mockingjay part 2 is a 2015 dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by francis lawrence, with a screenplay by peter craig and danny strong. The mockingjay symbol, pictured in a promo shot for the hunger games. Mockingjay part 2 begins its dayanddate rollout on november 18, landing in north america on november 20. The decision to split the final book into two films is not unique, but like harry potter and the deathly hallows, a major chunk of the book was left to. Despite stumping for peace, coin becomes obsessed with succeeding snow as president of panem no matter the cost. Mockingjay part 2 adapts the final books goofy epilogue pretty much wholesale, right down to turning one characters inner monologue from that section into. 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. In a scene near the end of the film which was to have shown plutarch.
Mockingjay, part 2 is the fourth and final installment in the adaptation of suzanne collins critically and commercially acclaimed trilogy. The capitol bombs district, just as peeta warned it would. Jun 09, 2015 the first trailer for the hunger games. With the book series finished and the final installment of the hunger games. Nov 20, 2015 so, yes, of course katniss is back, just as promised by the clumsy title of her last movie, the hunger games. And while its a pretty faithful adaptation of the source material, there are some significant changes to the story. 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.