It had been quite a long while since I last updated the blog. Yup, I am still alive, but caught up in work. So, it is a rather relief to get away to catch some good movies at the end of the year. Though Colleen had gave me the ultimate spoiler by telling how Hunger Games would end (she finished the books years ago before they were made into movies), we would still watch it for completion sake.
MockingJay Part 2 picks up where the first part end. It actually took me a while before I could recall how Part 1 ended. It is not an easy task especially I found the first part rather forgettable. And since there are no flashback, one must watched the previous movies in order to appreciate things happening in this round. Just to recap, President Snow and his twisted government created the Hunger Games to keep all the dystopian district in control. Basically representatives from each district battle it out in a trap laid map until only one survived. Peeta and Katniss won it in a special way that irked the government. One thing lead to another, both of them joined the rebellion against Snow. The final part deals with the last assault to overthrow the government.
Apparently the story and script stuck rather close to the book. Acting was good, after all these years, all the cast seems to ease into their role naturally. The story, indeed, deserve credit as it deals with dystopian world nicely, showing that corruption exist in all form. The twist in the end, is rather nice, all though still predictable. That is the problem with the film. It tried to be too heavy, dealing with heavy issues. Politics. Corruptions. Dystopian future. Betrayal. Identity. Revenge. So much so that it loses bit of the young adult theme it is suppose to be. The action is up to par, but just at only certain part of the show. In the end, it is still a befitted ending to the saga, but I would prefer Mazerunner formula for entertainment value, mindless, but fun to watch.
ratings: 3 poink~!
comments: having finish 2 series of Battle Royale manga, I still think Hunger Games borrowed heavily from the Japanese series.
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