Did anyone else loathe the third book of hunger games. Following are the biggest changes i noticed in my screening of lionsgates the hunger games. Lawrence as katniss in a promo shot for the lionsgate film. Well, im glad to hear it, maybe the film will make me feel a bit better about the ending than the book did i dont. Mockingjay part 2 are pretty good, mainly because even a dull version of the events that end.
Katniss was a citizen of district 12, the poorest district within the postapocalyptic nation of panem, and she served as the hunger games central character. As for how mockingjay, part 2 is different from the book, exactly, let me be the one to explain. The mockingjay part 2 director explains the final scene. Mockingjay part 2 now brings the franchise to its powerful final chapter in which katniss everdeen jennifer lawrence realises the stakes are no longer just for survival they are for the future. All that build up during book 2 and first half of book 3 leads to. The folks behind the film chose the perfect characters, scenes and ideas to keep, knew exactly what to. If it more happy or simple it would have irritated me.
Although the love triangle thing was slightly forced and annoying. Mockingjay is the third and final novel in the hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins. By and large, this last hunger games film does a pretty good job sticking to collins novel and telling a familiar story to readers of the books. It was, of course, always obvious that it was a bad idea. If you dont and havent read the book and dont want to spoiled, go away you can come back after youve read the book and watched the. How mockingjay, part 2 ends couldve been way different. Gale was introduced in the hunger games as katniss everdeens jennifer lawrence best. Overall this movie was a bit disappointing as an ending to the much beloved hunger games series. Mockingjay chapter 27 and epilogue hunger games 3rd book ending final chapter. The 5 biggest differences between the mockingjay book.
As the novels author suzanne collins was also one of the screenwriters proved by her. Mockingjay part 2 was exactly the same as it was in the bestselling book mockingjay. Katniss everdeen symbolizes the mockingjay for the rebels. Katniss jennifer lawrence journey in the hunger games. The following are noted differences between the original mockingjay book and the hunger games. Whats the difference between mockingjay the book and the. Mockingjay did anyone else loathe the third book of. What happened to katniss everdeen following the events of the hunger games series. The final installment in the hunger games had a lot of ground to cover and you might have missed some things in its big finish. The faithfulness of the booktofilm adaptation lets the director luxuriate in every scene, waiting for fans to soak up all the.
Mockingjay part 2, the second half the adaptation of suzanne collins third. Talking about different conclusions for the series is a therapeutic way of handling whatever. Mockingjay part 2 director francis lawrence gives us the inside story on the series final scene. Mockingjay part 2 is a 2015 dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by francis lawrence, with a screenplay by peter craig and danny strong. Its worth acknowledging that when pondering why it was a misguided decision to split the final hunger games film in two. Some of the hunger games series has been viewed from a different perspective in snippets, and that could happen with the mockingjays final part. Mockingjay, part 2 can at times be as tedious as its title. Mockingjay part 2 sets up a strange tension between what. Mockingjay part 1 is an excellent adaptation of the book. Even before he started filming part 2, lawrence had been thinking a lot about the voting scene from the book that precedes katniss final shot. The second is that the ending seems to undermine most of the central messages i took from the book. Jennifer lawrence played the role of katniss in all four films before the series came to an end with the hunger games. Plenty of other details were changed, of course, and feel free to remark on. What happened to gale hawthorne after the events of the hunger games movie franchise.
In describing what sets the second part of mockingjay apart from the first, director francis lawrence told mtv news, its thematically very different, explaining that part one was about the manipulation of media and propaganda. The mockingjay part 2 trailer promises more action than. 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. Write fanfic or at the very least, discuss alternate ways for how mockingjay, part 2 ends.
And while its a pretty faithful adaptation of the source material, there are some significant changes to the story. Not to rain over the parade of numerous such adaptations out there how can i, being such an avid harry potter fan. When asked directly about the ending of mockingjay part 2, and specifically the epilogue, director lawrence first answered, we made the. Twilight had a similar problem, but the producers found a way around the issue with breaking dawn part 2 by making it part of a dream. It was a book turned in to a movie that seemed to cut out a lot of emotion, even from the beginning, so cant say im surprised but so much by how the movie series ended. Mockingjay part 2 movie is different from the book.
Mockingjay the final book of the hunger games audiobook. Mocking part 2, i am reminded of how far this series has come in terms of ya booktofilm adaptations. Get an answer for what is the theme or lesson in mockingjay. It was the ending wed all been waiting for the final defeat of the capitol, of president snow, of all that was wrong with the country of panem. So, yes, of course katniss is back, just as promised by the clumsy title of her last movie, the hunger games. The 5 biggest differences between the mockingjay book and movie. Luckily, after viewing the final film in the series, even the most pedantic of fans should have little to complain about.
The cast of mockingjay part 2 enjoyed their last comiccon this year, and while there, stars jennifer lawrence, josh hutcherson, liam hemsworth, and. The movies were based on the book series by author suzanne collins. Actor liam hemsworth portrayed the character until the series ended with the fourth installment, the hunger games. After four years, the worldwide phenomenon comes to a close with the hunger games. What happened to katniss after the hunger games ended. 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.
It would be thoroughly disingenuous to claim that its obvious in hindsight that dividing mockingjay, the third and most leastsatisfying book in suzanne collinss hunger games trilogy, into two different movies was a bad idea. Katniss brings this family book back to her mother from district 12. To me a lot of the sort of complicating you know, the tracking of characters, and what people are doing, and what people want, and reveals all sort of comes down to the vote, he said. Whats the difference between mockingjay the book and the hunger games. Mockingjay chapter 12 hunger games 3rd book youtube. In part 2, she has returned as destined to finish the. 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. The first is that it just doesnt feel as coherent as the first two without the driving force of the games themselves, it has to be a very different book and the characters dont feel quite so credible to me. 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. With the nation of panem in a full scale war, katniss confronts president snow donald sutherland in the final showdown. The movie suffers from what can be described as lord of the rings trilogy ending syndrome. There is no shortage of young adult ya booktofilm adaptations and now with the release of the hunger games. Jennifer lawrence and the hunger games deserved a better ending than mockingjay part 2 gwendoline christie is such a warrior, she even fought to be in star wars.