Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Ryan Farnes

Ryan Farnes

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Got around to seeing it. It felt like a slow film that is another casualty to a story being drawn out into 2 separate films perhaps.

Hard to argue with the money if it's your decision though. Worldwide take is $752 million, middling between the 1st and 2nd films.

I thought the first couple of films were interesting and fun science fiction, albeit a grisly premise. This one felt like a bit of a step backwards in narrative quality and pacing. It was like Katniss had amnesia and had to remember how terrible Snow was. The film did have its moments with the rescue insertion to District 1. It was like the film had finally woken up and something was happening.

I'm not the best at gauging performances, but I felt like Julianne Moore wasn't very dynamic in her role. Perhaps the role required that. There certainly wasn't enough Haymitch. Woody Harrelson brings life to that character.

All in all, a decent outing but I felt that it fell below its predecessors, both of which were surpassable.
 
I thought it was an awful film. Tons of exposition: "STOP TALKING ABOUT IT AND SHOW US. OTHERWISE, I"LL READ THE BOOK!"
Plus, it was boring...basically, only 2 sets: a broken concrete dystopia exterior set and the soundstage where the rebels make their plans...LOTS OF PLANS!
I thought Harrelson just walked through it.
 
Several good things to say about the first movie.
a couple good things to say about the second movie.
The third one?... Not so much.
 
I was midly entertained by the first one, but not enough to watch any of the rest. Seemed to appeal to a teen audience maybe?

I prefer plot driven stories to character driven stories. Hunger Games struck me as character driven, not that much plot.

http://www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com/character-driven-vs-plot-driven.html

In a decision-driven story, the major turning points in the plot will all be decisions. Be-er main characters are most at home in this type of story, because they are comfortable with deliberation. An example (because I've been reading a lot of YA recently) would be The Hunger Games. Romances generally tend to be decision-driven.

In an action-driven story, the major turning points will be actions. Do-er main characters will be more at home in this type of story, because they are comfortable taking action. Star Wars is an example of an action-driven story.
 
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