Review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) by Michael1208 — 21 Nov 2015
Unlike fantasy stories like LOTR, Hobbits and Harry Potter, second part which claims to be the epic conclusion to the Hunger Games series starts right immediately at the scene it stops at Part I, which is a little bit brutal when the title displayed.
The entire film is expected to be rushing and full of actions between the rebels and the Capitol but it still ends up at a slow pacing and lacks of glorious actions, most likely due to the attempt to stick to the original story in the novel.
The plot focuses a lot on Katniss, Gale and Peeta which allow them to perform well while the attention on the political acts and propaganda-making have wiped most of the screen time, leading the weaker character developments of the supporting cast, less emotional impacts and poor progression of romance.
Musics by James Newton Howard is beautiful as he utilises the same theme from Part I and manage to lift up some impressive moments of the draggy ending while the visuals are spectacularly shot especially during the climax.
In short, Mockingjay is the weakest entry among the series due to the greedy mistake to split but the effort in its political twist has brought this finale a lot more outstanding compared to other young adult genre which waste a lot of time solely on romance.
This review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) was written by Michael1208 on 21 Nov 2015.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 has generally received positive reviews.
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