After being rescued from the destroyed arena in the 75th
Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen, along with fellow Victors Beetee and Finnick
Odair, are taken to District 13, an independent district isolated from the rest
of Panem that has been spearheading the rebellion, where she is reunited with
her mother and sister Prim. While recuperating, she is introduced to President
Alma Coin, the rebel leader, and is told that her actions in the arena sparked
riots and strikes against the Capitol. Coin asks her if she will become the
"Mockingjay"—the symbol of the rebellion—as part of their
"hearts and minds" strategy. Katniss flatly declines, angrily
reminding her that they left Peeta Mellark, her portrayed lover and fellow
District 12 tribute, behind in the arena. At the suggestion of Plutarch
Heavensbee, the former Gamemaker, she is taken to see the ruins of District 12,
which was completely levelled by a Capitol bombing campaign (with the exception
of the houses in the Victor's Village). After seeing that Peeta is being used
by Capitol state television to quell the rebellion, Katniss reluctantly changes
her mind and agrees to become Coin's Mockingjay, on the condition that Peeta
and the other victors will be rescued and pardoned at the earliest opportunity,
and that her sister, Prim, will be allowed to keep her cat.
After Haymitch notes that Katniss thrives on spontaneity,
she is introduced to her film team (led by Capitol escapee Cressida), is
dressed up in a specially-designed outfit, and given Effie Trinket as a stylist
and close friend Gale as a bodyguard. They go out to District 8 to visit a
hospital, but as the visit concludes, a Capitol bombing squadron arrives and
bombs the hospital, killing everyone inside. In her rage, Katniss gives a
rousing speech to the camera, which is broadcast when Beetee hijacks the
Capitol's news feed. After it is broadcast, strikers in District 7 kill an
entire team of Peacekeepers with hidden land mines.
After seeing a weakened Peeta on TV the team then go back to
District 12, where Gale tells the story of its destruction, and Katniss is
filmed singing "The Hanging Tree". After that is broadcast, a rebel
demolition team from District 5 destroys the dam providing the Capitol with
electricity, forcing them to use power generators and weakening their ability
to broadcast their propaganda.
The above taken from Wikipedia.
This movie, for me, was a yawn. After watching the previous Hunger Games, it was a surprised that Katniss became a wooz, a softie and a cry baby. Totally opposite from the previous gung ho, flighty and courageous Katniss. Also, the love triangle between Gale, Katniss and Peeta is becoming a bore for me... I just don't get it. With the lack of action and a very slow plot, it turned out to be lacking the fire, the zest to command the attention span hence overlooking the great costumes and acting skills. Hopefully Part 2 will be much better.
I was contemplating to buy the novels, a trilogy, by Suzanne Collins. Now I guess I can safely say I'll skip this.
My rating: 2/5
Directed by Francis Lawrence
Casts: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks
Category: a 2014 American science fiction war adventure film
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