"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1" thread

[R=G]

Haven't even watched all of the first one. Not a top priority at all.

 

[Sad Bunny]

Just saw this.

I enjoyed it.

J Law is my GOAT

 

[CoolazzFemale]

Damn...how many pounds did homeboy have to lose for this movie.

 

[Busby]

Jennifer Lawerence is one of the best actresses out there right now and this movie proved it.

This first half of the final movie was piff from start to finish.

The ending set up the second half too

Spoiler

When Peta went straight and put the beats on Katriss..I didn't see that shyt coming at ALL

I didn't read the book but I looked up the full plot of the novel and yall haven't seen nothing yet. shyt is gonna have a very bittersweet ending..

Oh yeah J-Law bout to win and Oscar/Grammy for this..

 

[observe]

Worst movie I've seen this year,, too many emotional parts,, the movie was boring,, the whole movie they were going back and forth from the bunker to the surface,, movie sucked

 

[gluvnast]

I enjoyed the movie. I feel people are going to get disappointed if they came in expecting some type of action-packed popcorn saga. This film is nothing like that at all. In spite it's rather engrossing in the critique of pushing a revolution. And how little different the rebels were from President Snow in the way of uses Katniss & Peeta as propaganda props to push their agenda and sway the people one way or another. It's more of a social-political thriller than an action-packed movie. I was cool with it, but I understood if other didn't.

 

[NobodyReally]

This movie was probably the most faithful to the series thus far. I love the book, and I thought they did it justice, especially showcasing the propaganda machine, the way heroes can be used as pawns in politics, and the horrors of real war. In some ways, the movie outshines this particular portion of the novel because seeing it drives home the point even better than trying to imagine it. Acting wise, everyone was on their A-game here: Lawrence, Hutcherson, Hemsworth, Moore, Harrelson, Hoffman and Wright. I really liked the visuals as well, both cinematography and special effects, especially the picture of blacked out Capitol and Katniss going into the war zone. Although I enjoyed the darker tone, the use of comedy in places evened it out and made the meta more digestible, and the story more human. The only flaw I really saw is that this was split in half. It feels like a teaser to the main event, which may piss some people off. Personally, it only made me hungrier for the second part.

Overall, I'd give this a 4.5 out of 5

Spoiler

I was really looking forward to seeing Peeta turning on Katniss, and it did not disappoint. He went at her harder than I expected and it was satisfying to see that particular part of the book brought to life. That may mean I'm a deviant, but I blame it on Hutcherson and Lawrence because it was so well-acted.

 

[NobodyReally]

I heard it isn't good which isn't surprising to me because the 3rd Book wasn't that good

 

[CoolazzFemale]

It was ok. Of course it ended before the good shyt happened. Hope they change the ending. Hated the way it ended in the book.

Should I read the Divergent series or nah?.

 

[Mr210]

I've never met a person in real life that likes the 3rd book...the first 2 books are fantastic...but I couldn't get into the 3rd

 

[NobodyReally]

It was ok. Of course it ended before the good shyt happened. Hope they change the ending. Hated the way it ended in the book.

Should I read the Divergent series or nah?.

If you don't mind me asking, what didn't you like about the book ending?

EDIT: No, the Divergent series really sucks.

I've never met a person in real life that likes the 3rd book...the first 2 books are fantastic...but I couldn't get into the 3rd

There are a few of us on this board, but I admit, we are a minority. The 3rd book is my favorite.

 

[wire28]

going to see tonight

 

[Big Blue]

The movie was darker than I expected. I didn't even like the book that much but it was the best of the movie series.

 

[Whitty Hutton]

Meh....pretty much everyone in my showing left like "that's it?"
Weakest of the 3

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

I saw it today. I didn't read the books, but I think the first movie has been the best of the series.

I'm not really a fan of the series (just watched them all because I've been dragged to them). All of the movies seem drawn out to me, but I guess they're doing service to the book readers