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. In fact, collins goes on to explain that the mockingjay, as an unusual survivor, is a lot like katniss. Mockingjay part 2 adapts the final books goofy epilogue pretty much wholesale, right down to turning one characters inner monologue from that section into. The collection includes the hunger games, the hunger games. While there are a few key differences between suzanne collins books and the film adaptations, weve put together a hunger games series ending explained post that, depending on a readers prior level of investment, will either be a refresher for returning fans, clarification for mockingjay part 2 moviegoers, or cliff notes for nonviewers who.
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. Katniss and prims hug at finnicks wedding mockingjay part 2 this is quite different from the book. How mockingjay, part 2 ends couldve been way different. As we sat in the theater and the whole ride back home, we brainstormed alternate endings to mockingjay part 2 that we felt to be more appropriate than the happily ever after that peeta and katniss finally found. Choosing gale would have only stimulated her own anger but peeta balanced out that anger with continued coolheadedness and pacifism. In the end mockingjay part 2 is a good way to spend 2 hours, and is a good ending for the hunger games franchise. Katnisss closing line was beautifully delivered, as well. Nov 23, 2015 with the book series finished and the final installment of the hunger games. We break down the hunger games ending and explain where the seeds of rebellion were planted long before mockingjay part 2. For a film about the violent overthrow of the status quo, mockingjay part 2 is terminally conventional.
Actor liam hemsworth portrayed the character until the series ended with the fourth installment, the hunger games. For the most part, the final hunger games film is remarkably faithful to suzanne. However, when a brainwashed peeta appears on live tv, vowing support for the capitol, katniss agrees to coins request, becoming the mockingjay a symbol for the rebellion, under the conditions that coin would end the hunger games and that katniss would be allowed to kill president snow. Mockingjay part 2 ends the hunger games series with a. Mar 26, 2016 so why should you own the hunger games. It would be easy to accuse mockingjay, part 2 of giving katniss a happilyeverafter ending. Youre not going to leave the theater cheering at the end of mockingjay part 2. Mockingjay part 2 adapts the final books goofy epilogue pretty. 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. Mockingjay part 2 is a film without any artistic integrity. Mockingjay part 2 rapidly approaching theaters to finish the four movielong franchise, many book readers already know how the epic saga ends. At the end of the book, peeta brings katniss primroses as part of the healing process once the war ends. The twisted and depressing ending to what a lot of people thought would be a fairy tail closure is one of the many things that makes mockingjay part 2 one of the best movies to end a franchise. Peeta seemed to be magically be cured from the brainwashing that the capital had done to him.
Mockingjay part 2 is a fittingly somber end to an admirable, entertaining franchise that gamely tackles fascism, propaganda, and the cost of. Nov 21, 2015 based on suzanne collins trilogy of dystopian ya novels, the hunger games. Nov 25, 2015 when the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games. In mockingjay part 2, the games are finished and the revolution is on the verge of winning. Nov 20, 2015 the opening scene in mockingjay part 2 is a natural extension of the final scene of mockingjay part 1 and right off the bat, we get this sense of seriousness of the film. One of the largest and most popular franchises is coming to a bittersweet end. Where they want katniss and peeta to have sex at the end of the. Overall this movie was a bit disappointing as an ending to the much beloved hunger games series.
Why the mockingjay ending is satisfying in its sadness. When the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games. One of the largest and most popular franchises is coming to a bittersweet end, but willow shields who plays primrose everdeen knows that the hunger games. He also said that the final movie in the hunger games franchise will offer the perfect closure for the series. In a scene near the end of the film which was to have shown plutarch. On mondays show, well listen to some great music and speak with. Symbolically, i suppose, katniss is something like a mockingjay in and of herself.
Mockingjay part 2 and explains his praise of jennifer lawrences performance on lunch break with tanya rivero. Nov 21, 2015 in mockingjay part 2, the games are finished and the revolution is on the verge of winning. The movies were based on the book series by author suzanne collins. Prims name is short for primrose, another kind of flower. 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. Yes, this is the end of the hunger games story and its where katniss everdeen finally becomes the person we always knew she could become. At this point, katniss decides to be a rebel and go away from the district to fight the. 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. 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 you find out what happens. Mockingjay was first released in the us and canada on august 24, 2010. 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. Nov 19, 2015 luckily, after viewing the final film in the series, even the most pedantic of fans should have little to complain about. On the whole, part 2 was an amazing movie, one id definitely watch again, enjoyed it very much, made me proud as a hunger games fan.
How the hunger games director francis lawrence tackled. Mockingjay part 2, the fourth and final movie in the series, is now in theaters. The film is thoroughly entertaining, and is full of action despite its scripts weaknesses. Mockingjay part 2 starts, essentially, in the middle of a scene as katniss confronts the aftermath of part 1 s cliffhanger ending, and it concludes on a note of semiclosure but nowhere near a note of healing. Part 2 more or less picks up where the last movie left off, with katniss and the rest of the rebel forces closing in on the government and panems leader, president snow the invaluable.
Jan 28, 2020 this board is full of unmentioned spoilers, so if youre planning on reading these great books, wait till after youve finished as to not be spoiled. Hunger games mockingjay part 2 explanation 1 katniss recovered from peetas attack katniss recovered from the near death situation she was in when she was attacked by peeta, the one she loves, who was brain washed by the capitol. The hunger games has always been katniss everdeens story, and mockingjay part 2 sees the young protagonist complete her transformation into the leader she has reluctantly played since first manipulating the capitols rules and earning its ire during the 74th hunger games. 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 now in theaters, there sadly isnt any more hunger games material for us fans to work with. 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. Hunger games director reveals the one thing he refused to. A very good ending to a beloved franchise in both books and films alike. Nov 18, 2015 by retaining so much of the books plot, the movies fail to offer anything of real interest or challenge to those going into the final installment knowing how it ends. 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.
But, the hunger games ending isnt satisfying because it follows the events of the book. The uk, new zealand and australia received the book one day later, on august 25, 2010. Even when reading the novel, i did not enjoy the first half of the book not that i enjoyed any of it, but the first half was just very uneventful. Mockingjay part 2 critics consensus with the unflinchingly grim mockingjay part 2, the hunger games comes to an exciting, poignant, and overall satisfying conclusion. The mockingjay symbol, pictured in a promo shot for the hunger games. Mockingjay part 2 adapts the final book s goofy epilogue pretty much wholesale, right down to turning one characters inner monologue from that section into. The hunger games franchise comes to a hopefully spectacular end this fall with mockingjay part 2, and lest you forget lionsgate has just released a new series of posters for the sequel. What happened to gale hawthorne after the events of the hunger games movie franchise. Now, this is not to say that i did not enjoy mockingjay part 1. Apr 21, 2016 everything wrong with the hunger games. It is satisfying and clever, and at no point does it feel laboured or long. The death of katniss everdeen\s beloved sister serves as a perfect cliffhanger for the first part of the movie adaptation of \mockingjay. Catching fire and mockingjay part 1 are being shown everywhere to, you know, gear up for the final instalment.
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. Well, let me share with you what you will be missing out on. Susan collins, the creator cant be given enough credit for giving us all of this world. The critically acclaimed hunger games movie series comes to a close in the thrilling conclusion mockingjay part 2. It will tie up all the elements from the very first film, leading to the sequel catching fire until the first part of mockingjay. The audiobook was released simultaneously on august 24, 2010 by scholastic audio. The 5 biggest mockingjay 2 booktomovie changes usa today. With the hunger games, collins didnt create the same type of world that. Collinss ending in the novel sees katniss realizing the brutality of war, choosing to break the.
Mockingjay part 2 did a surprisingly great job staying true to mockningjay, the novel. There are 27 chapters in mockingjay plus an epilogue, so the movie does actually end pretty much halfway through the book. Mockingjay part 2 improves on what mockingjay part 1 did, and is probably the better film, but still isnt as good as catching fire. Is the mockingjay part 2 ending the same as in the books. In the end, mockingjay part 2 isnt a bad movie, but it doesnt live up to the previous movies. Mockingjay, part 2 is the fourth and final installment in the adaptation of suzanne collins critically and commercially acclaimed trilogy. Luckily, after viewing the final film in the series, even the most pedantic of fans should have little to complain about. Part 2, which, true to collinss book, features an epilogue that looks ahead to a more peaceful, but still haunted and nervous, future.
Mockingjay part 2, complete with all the special features from each films initial release. My first grade says its at least as good as catching fire, but i think the production values are even higher for mockingjay part 2. The mockingjay ending is satisfying because it doesnt ignore katniss trauma. In the book s epilogue, katniss admits that after the rebellion both she and gale were too obsessed with rage and retribution to be a healthy couple. This installment could have benefited mightily from ditching the entire first act and taking more time wrapping up katnisss story. Mockingjay part 2 movie, is a running theme throughout suzanne collins mockingjay book.
After a while, theseus, the son of the athenian king, decided to put an end to. Dec 1, 2015 spoiler alert official end scene the hunger games. But its a great reminder of how weird and vital this franchise has been all the same. This week all the world will watch as jennifer lawrence and her. On top of that there are hours of allnew content, including neverbeforeseen deleted scenes. Nov 20, 2015 even if she and her world are rebooted back into franchise existence by a ravenous studio, her moment was now. Mockingjay part 2 opening shes a mutt scene in full. Mockingjay, part 2 2015 they messed us up pretty good scene 2 10 duration. 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.
Honestly, i just wanted to see if they stuck to the main plot in the book. 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. While prim is giving medical help to her comrades as well as to the victims of the war in the capitol, district launches an attack. It is a satisfying ending to the series, especially for fans of the book. Katniss is the best reason to stick with the hunger games. It is a great end to the series, and a more than generous adaption of the book. Book summary the novel opens with katniss wandering through the ashes of her decimated district, district 12. In the book, katniss, is sent on a mission to the capitol, to join the ranks of a riskfree star squad. See more ideas about hunger games, great books and mockingjay. The entire life of haymitch abernathy explained from the books duration.
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. Mockingjay part 2 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Scene after scene is held one, two, three beats too long, in an effort to advertise its great moral importance. Katie roiphe of the new york times wrote that it is the perfect teenage story. I dont know wtf suzanne collins was thinking in ending the book. It was a great action movie with commendable dramatic technique. But it was far by the worst fking book i ever read in my entire life. The brilliance of the book and how the movies almost. Hunger games mockingjay part 2 explanation speeli summary. Roses are also noteworthy because they end up being a reference to katnisss sister, prim. I didnt want to reinvent, i wanted to make the book, says mockingjay director francis lawrence. The mockingjay part 2 ending will probably be everything you want it to be november 6, 2015 by shannon vestal robson. As in the film, she secretly plans to break away and take down snow herself.
Gale was introduced in the hunger games as katniss everdeens jennifer lawrence best friend. Plus, the storytelling is bolder and braver than it gets credit for. The three books turned into four films, ending with mockingjay part 2, add. The mockingjay part 2 in theaters is just very timely that it goes in line with current events. The movie doesnt tell us exactly how many years, but the book tells us this heartwarming even takes place more than 15 years later. Mockingjay part 2, directed by francis lawrence, covers the events of the latter half of the final book. He said that they will not end it with a cliffhanger that would leave fans waiting for another movie.
Like most final films in a bookbased franchise, expect even fans who didnt catch the first mockingjay to want. Mockingjay is a 2010 science fiction novel by american author suzanne collins. The key plot points to get right in this film were katniss and her final decisions and the books prologue. Beetee says they need to check in with coin about the strategy. You have in your hands a civil war,the final battle into the heart of the capital,and you spent 2 hours of your life watching your main character taking a walk in a war zone. 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 hunger games mockingjay part 2 character posters. Even details i was sure were wrong were actually right. Ok,its not that part 1 was good,you actually knew it would suck,but the 2nd really grinds my gears. Strange to say, given that mockingjay part 2 is twoandahalf hours long, but katnisss postwar life is given the short shrift. I can never get over it since when i read books i attach myself so deeply in the world the author illustrates. I was late into the game when i read the books, and, coming into this movie, i only remember the major storylines.