The third installment of The Hunger Games films is the
weakest of the movies. This movie really did not need to be split into two
films. The characters that were interesting in past films are almost
non-existent in this chapter. Despite that, the actors do bring in good
performances, there just isn’t enough to make this a good movie.
After surviving the Quarter Quell, Katniss Everdeen, played
by Jennifer Lawrence, finds herself in District 13. She allies herself with the
rebels there and she becomes the face of the resistance. Once she figures out
the depth of war atrocities by the current President, she begins convincing the
other Districts to rise up and fight against the Capitol.
The acting is very good. They touch on many themes of the
horrors of war. Jennifer Lawrence does a fine job portraying Katniss. The
characters of Haymitch, Effie, and even Johanna are barely in this movie. We see some new talent from people like
Natalie Dormer as Cressida, but again, she is underused despite how interesting
her character seems.
The movie is long and fairly dull. Where the other films had
lots of action, this movie has small moments of action surrounded by loads of
filler. The character of Peeta, played
by Josh Hutcherson, is painfully annoying because, once again, he must be
rescued. He feels like the most useless character in the entire Hunger Games
series. The entire government of Panem seems to be incredibly stupid. For
example, the President wants to quell a rebellion so he kills nearly everyone
in a District. This is the same District that is in charge of mining coal for
the whole of Panem. That seems like really poor planning unless they have an
alternative energy source immediately lined up.
I cannot recommend this movie. If you are a fan of the rest
of the series this would be worth seeing as a rental. It is really weak and
they should have just kept the book as one entire film. I am curious as to how
this will wrap up, especially with the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Good review Ryan. Though I liked it for the most part, I still can't help but feel incredibly disappointed by how abrupt its ending was.
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