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First reviews starting to roll in for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
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You'd need a pretty extensive rewrite to salvage the 3rd book and I don't think Lionsgate was going to wait around for a script or pay someone to do that. Could be a contract issue with the original author on how much is actually changes between the book and movie.
Sho_Nuff82
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This is why the third book doesn't really make a lot of sense.
MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR MOCKINGJAY PT2
Why are Snow and the capital still so wrapped up in spectacle and hurting people emotionally (or frightening/surprising them) when literal war is at their doorsteps? It's almost cartoonish supervillainy. They have a massive, massive advantage in terms of weaponry and their B.O.W.s (lol) can be constructed to be insanely deadly and hard to kill, yet they deploy them in goofy pods at almost random locations. They have a microwave pod that instantly fries everyone within the designated area! Laser beams that instantly melt people to the bone! Killer hornets that can follow people anywhere! Why wouldn't you deploy this at the front lines? Why let Katniss escape at all when you can kill her easily with a missile? Why not deploy a team of mutts to her district if you knew she was going to return there instead of leaving a creepy rose? Snow's comes off as overwhelmingly smug, and you assume it's because he knows what he's doing, but the capital gets their asses handed to them in days.
Haven't read the books, but the second movie was way better than the first for me. But yeah, I'm probably skipping this one (unless I'm at the theater on a tuesday and there's nothing else to watch, not going to actively go to the theater just to watch this), will wait to watch at home right before part 2's release.
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The 2 parts together will make more than having released just one movie by itself, though, and that's the bet they made with Mockingjay
Good points, the book was a bit contrived.
A studio then agrees to distribute the film to make money.
Darth Pinche
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Saw it last night and was entertained. I can understand why they split the book up. it would have been too much in one film, I think.
Regarding the powers of the Capitol, I think
Regarding the powers of the Capitol, I think
they have always been hanging on by a string. The movie showed the Capitol bombing District 13 to little effect. Yes they have high tech, but my read is that that stuff is too cost prohibitive to use anywhere but the games. Most of their resources have gone into their lavish lifestyle, so once there is some rebellion, they have little real power, thus the quick fall. Snow's only real weapon is to undermine Katniss and the rebellion's will.
not_so_special
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lol what point are you trying to make?
TwntyOneTwlv
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This movie felt like two hours of pointless set-up. It truly seems like a simple cash grab.
Ignatz Mouse
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Generally I have liked the movies more than the books, but this one is both worse than the book and a step down from the first two movies.
*** Major book story spoiler for PART 2! This is for the NEXT movie, ye be warned! ***
I think Prim is basically portrayed perfectly in these movies. It's especially heartbreaking, knowing the sacrifice, knowing the training to be a doctor thing, and knowing what's coming in the final movie. That's one of the things I disliked most about the final book.
you really think they will do it? I do not think that they will stay true to the book in this case
XShadows69
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I really think they would have done it in this part if they were going too. But who knows? It could be a great end to the 3rd or 2nd Act of the next film.
WickedCobra03
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The last book of HP could have been split into 3 movies at least. There was a lot missed. Really my favorite part of the last book was where they were wandering around the cliffside.
I will watch this at our budget theatre in a few months if anything unless one of my friends want to go. Compared to the books the Hunger Game movies have disappointed. They were not bad, just didn't live up to the books (like always in the case from books to movies).
Yup. The Deathly Hallows split was absolutely a money first decision, but you can tell the care and devotion behind it was also to tell a satisfactory story. There was a wealth of content they still left out.
Dragon1893
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Really enjoyed the books and the movies have been great adaptations so far so I'm sure this one will be great as well.
AuthenticM
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I still wonder why these movies are so popular. I've seen the first two and thought they were incredibly mediocre. Uninspired boredom with no style at all.
Felt the same way. Never read the books but this was disappointing coming off the first two movies which I thought were great.
Dragon1893
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As soon as I finished reading Deathly Hallows my first thought was that there was no way they could fit it into a single movie. There's just too much important content. Sure it's also a money decision but in that particular case I think there wasn't really a choice.
With the last HG book I didn't feel it was necessary, though I don't mind if certain scenes get the attention they deserve. I haven't seen it yet but I'll judge it as a whole after I've seen both parts to decide if it benefited from the split or not.
Night Hunter
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Saw Catching Fire a few days ago. Better than the first one but I still don't get what people see in these movies ...
TheChewyWaffles
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Girl power is popular these days...that's what I see.
Read the series twice but I don't think I'll bother with these final movies until they hit blu-Ray.
Coffee Dog
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I never thought these movies were great, but this was incredibly boring. Not an awful film, but one that genuinely felt hurt by the two movie format.
Also, the movie drags up some interesting themes and never does anything with them, but that's typical hunger games.
Also, the movie drags up some interesting themes and never does anything with them, but that's typical hunger games.
Ignatz Mouse
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Reading this thread, I guess I'm in the minority thinking that the 2nd book is by far the worst.
To like this movie, I think you really have to love the Hunger Games universe. As I'm not into the story or the movie characters, I should have stayed home, although the multiple power naps I took during the movie made it bearable (Donald Sutherland was at least on good form) 
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.The drop off from the first book to the second is severe, and the trilogy limped on to the end.
Suzanne Collins only had an interesting concept, but no real vision on where to take it.
Megalosaro
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FFirst boom and first movie were pretty bad. Second book was good but the movie was only okay. Third book was ggreat and I really enjoyed the movie. I know this is an uunpopular opinion though
Ignatz Mouse
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I gave the third book credit for breaking formula and had a few interesting ideas. The second is mostly filler.
Sho_Nuff82
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This is the problem with creating a sprawling fictional universe and then mandating that everything be wrapped up in a neat little bow in 3 books... Especially when the first book gives you barely a glimpse of 1/10th of the "map".
Divergent and the Maze Runner have the same problem. The reality of fleshing out the universe is never going to be as good as the original concept that landed them the book deal in the first place. The Hunger Games, the VR sim + full metal training barrage, and the maze all define these works, and represent the apex of their creativity. Despite numerous retcons, asspulls, and inconsistencies, at least Rowling had bigger ideas as her story progressed, and the HP universe actually survived and excelled as it expanded beyond being a magic middle school drama.
Major spoilers for the FINAL movie, Mockingjay part 2:
Fair point. I haven't read the books in a while but I feel like the movies have been relatively true to the books thus far.
However, if one major change is that Prim stays alive, I'd be perfectly fine with that. It would make the final movie a LITTLE less depressing.
However, if one major change is that Prim stays alive, I'd be perfectly fine with that. It would make the final movie a LITTLE less depressing.
Anyone else not notice a difference between the "bad acting" and her actual acting in the first half if the movie? Acting improved after that though. But, that said, I thought it was a few good parts patted with mostly filler. I didnt like it, thumbs down for me.
Edit-probably would have been an awesome single movie.
Edit-probably would have been an awesome single movie.
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but
if they were to do that, then they would have to change her killing the president too
I'll be peeved if they don't kill her off but it wouldn't surprise me. I feel like she hasnt been given enough exposure in these three films for people to give a shit about her
I'll be peeved if they don't kill her off but it wouldn't surprise me. I feel like she hasnt been given enough exposure in these three films for people to give a shit about her
talisayNon
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Never read the books but this movie was shit. I want my money back. I was expecting some action, instead I got a lot of exposition and a lot of slow mo scenes. Total waste.
I didnt read the books, but simply using one of those methods would make her a martyr. He probably wants to break her and have people lose faith in her before killing her.
Well they thought that it was a good idea to kill kids every year instead of threatening to do it so that districts had something to lose other than their own lives, so I assume they rely too heavily on their own ability to instill fear.
People lose faith really quickly if
they can be instantly liquified.
This is really the difference between between Harry Potter and the plethora of young adult franchises trying to take its crown.
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