As with the final book of the harry potter franchise, the final episode of the. Mockingjay part 2 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Why the mockingjay ending is satisfying in its sadness. Although he and katniss, played by jennifer lawrence, at the end of the first film. Nov 04, 2015 nominally fueled by accelerating anticipation of the longawaited showdown between katniss and nefarious president snow donald sutherland, the hunger games.
From there, the book and movie walk hand in hand more or less until the end. The mockingjay symbol, pictured in a promo shot for the hunger games. We break down the hunger games ending and explain where the seeds of rebellion were planted long before mockingjay part 2. The movie all hunger games fans have been waiting for since the famous trilogy started in 2012. Mockingjay part 2 before you headed out to see it, not something you needed three days to read through.
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. Nov 25, 2015 when the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games. 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. Mockingjay part 2 2015 cast and crew credits, including. Mockingjay part 2 critics consensus with the unflinchingly grim mockingjay part 2, the hunger games comes to an exciting, poignant, and overall satisfying conclusion. Nov 04, 2015 the hunger games trilogy ends this month when the final chapter, mockingjay part 2, is released. Spoilers follow for both the final hunger games novel and the final hunger games films, mockingjay and mockingjay part 2. I would say end of chapter 12 would be the safe place to stop. Mockingjay part 2 is a film without any artistic integrity. The hunger games mockingjay part 2 ending scene was truly an instant classic close off to a phenomenal franchise that originated from the books.
Book fans may have some thoughts about the movies ending. Nov 20, 2015 how does the ending of mockingjay, part 2 compare to the book. Finally at the end of the day, she passes out in the fields. Actor liam hemsworth portrayed the character until the series ended with the fourth installment, the hunger games. The movie includes all of the regulars that viewers have come to know and love. 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. Jennifer lawrence josh hutcherson funny moments 2015 part 2 duration. Nov 21, 2015 thats pretty grim stuff for a holiday blockbuster, but mockingjay part 2 is buoyed by the fact that the hunger games movies have always had a far better cast than they deserve, starting with. The hunger games mockingjay part 2 ending scene discussion. 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 trilogy ends this month when the final chapter, mockingjay part 2, is released. The book has been adapted into a twopart movie, with the first part released on. But if you kill him katniss, if you end all of this, all those deaths.
It lives up to the second half of the book well enough with a slight few changes added. When the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games. Dana returns to rufuss time during a thunderstorm, and she finds rufus drunk. Mockingjay part 2 will be digitally remastered into the image and sound quality of the imax experience with proprietary imax dmr digital remastering technology. She knows that her nightmare will not end until rufus is dead. I think everybody here who loves the end of the last book is going to love the end of this last movie. Nov 21, 2015 the girl who was on fire has visited us one last time 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. 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. How does the ending of mockingjay, part 2 compare to the. Were not quite sure how this could happen, but it seems to be something dana cant explain to the police or the hospital doctors. Today, the greatest friend to the revolution will fire the shot to end all wars. Hunger games franchise has finally come to an end with mockingjay part 2. Everdeen says to her newborn before the end credits of the hunger games.
We break down the hunger games ending and explain where the seeds of rebellion were planted long before mockingjay. After a while, theseus, the son of the athenian king, decided to put an end to. Hoffman died in february 2014, making mockingjay part 2 his final film role. Mockingjay, part 2 2015 francis lawrence on allmovie in the conclusion of the globalphenomenon hunger. Mockingjay part 2 now brings the franchise to its powerful final chapter in which katniss everdeen jennifer lawrence realizes the stakes are no longer just for survival they are for the future. 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 decade. After being symbolized as the mockingjay, katniss everdeen and district engage in an allout revolution against the autocratic capitol. Kevin and dana spend fifteen days together, from june 19 to july 3. However the ending of the book did seem rushed and it was disappointing on a number of levels the relationship between catniss and a number of the other main characters was not resolved and it left me wondering what happened to them. Nov 25, 2015 we wanted to make this a quick rundown. In the book, effies whereabouts are unknown until the very end, where she appears. This final movie wraps things up in a nice package and gives.
She is seen in part 2 as part of the surviving victors who coin asks about. The crystalclear images, coupled with imaxs customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment that. How does the ending of mockingjay, part 2 compare to the book. Seven years after the hunger games first debuted on bookstore shelves, the megasuccessful film adaptation tetralogy comes to a close with mockingjay part 2. Mockingjay part 1 is the third of four planned movies in the hunger games franchise.
In part 2, she has returned as destined to finish the. Nov 20, 2015 so, yes, of course katniss is back, just as promised by the clumsy title of her last movie, the hunger games. Every movie had left us wanting more, but mockingjay part 2, had left us wanting to go back and wreak some more havoc in the capital. It lives up to the second half of the book well enough with a. Part one of course came out last year, and because the last book was split in two, we had a. Katniss brings this family book back to her mother from district 12. 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. I watched the hunger games and catching fire movies before reading thebooks. During his downtime from shooting the hunger games in atlanta. Only a few moments after her arrow destroyed the quarter quell arena, the capitol bombed and burned most of district 12 out of existence. You could be squealing about bands, brand of clothes, shoes, a tv show, a book, or a comic. She says that she is willing to seem like property, but she is not willing to be property.
Hannah keeterle, jesse kindred, king, nathan j kress, levi krevinghaus, kenley. Something you could reference to remind yourself of all the characters of the hunger games. Katniss stands in the ashes of what was once her home in the seam. To do so would end the dangerand she will not come home. Mockingjay, part 2 trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on. Mockingjay part 1 was already a slight disappointment because theydragged out the final book into 2 parts. Mockingjay, part 2 gives audiences a spectacular ending to the book series that sparked a pop culture phenomenon. Overall this movie was a bit disappointing as an ending to the much beloved hunger games series.
Jun 09, 2015 the first trailer for the hunger games. Dana returns to rufuss time during a thunderstorm, and she finds rufus drunk and lying face down in a mud puddle, about to drown. Mockingjay part 2 movie, is a running theme throughout suzanne collins mockingjay book. Nov 20, 2015 home the hunger games the hunger games. So, yes, of course katniss is back, just as promised by the clumsy title of her last movie, the hunger games. The first thing we hear in this book is that the narrator dana has had her arm crushed inside one of the walls of her house. Dont forget to read our post about the cast of the hunger games. Luckily, after viewing the final film in the series, even the most pedantic of fans should have little to complain about. Mockingjay is a 2010 science fiction novel by american author suzanne collins.
This time dana finds herself in an oldfashioned bedroom at night. The story was so captivating that i had to read the books. You could go maybe a few pages into chapter, since it includes some explanation that is in the movie, but it quickly starts to shift into information that we probably wont see until part 2. That is not a criticism as i think i would have thought less of the book if it was too tidy at the end. It is revealed in the epilogue that katniss and peeta have two children together. It also gives katniss the idea of making a memory book at the end of mockingjay. Is the mockingjay part 2 ending the same as in the books. One day, though, he accuses her of wanting to go back to maryland and asks whether rufus raped her. Mockingjay, part 1 and part 2, which is scheduled to. 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 sat down to craft the ending to the epic franchise, they didnt really have.
Mockingjay part 2 debuted tuesday, offering a peek at whats to come when the film hits theaters this year. It was purely made to grab as much cash from its audience as possible. As such, i already didnt havehigh expectations for part 2. 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. The 5 biggest mockingjay 2 booktomovie changes usa today. 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. Nov 19, 2015 luckily, after viewing the final film in the series, even the most pedantic of fans should have little to complain about. As katniss and gales hovercraft makes its way back to district, they note that the overhead view of district is about as dismal as district 12, with hardly anything left aboveground. 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. 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. Mockingjaypart 2 is the least enjoyable of the films by a considerable margin, a dull, grim, slowmoving slog. The plot, for those unfamiliar with it, involves the final.