The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014)
When Katniss destroys the games, she goes to District 13 after District 12 is destroyed. She meets President Coin who convinces her to be the symbol of rebellion, while trying to save Peeta from the Capitol. Short synopsis of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 taken from IMDb.com
Whoa. Shakey cam attacks again!
This review will be slightly longer than my short piece on Catching Fire. The question, of course, is: Did I think Mockingjay was worth the price of regular theater ticket admission? Of course that is usually the question, or some iteration of it. Was the film worth the dough shelled out? Piggy-backed on this review would be the question: "Was it as good as Catching Fire?" Stay tuned, and I'll tell you my thoughts on both those, soon enough.
This time I'm going with the good up front. I thought Mockingjay's filmmakers did a good job of keeping to the source material. Actually, I am cheating here, as I don't recall much from the third Hunger Games book, having read it years ago. But my wife, whose memory is better for such things than mine, said it was. And I'd believe her. After all, if you think this reviewer reads/watches a lot of material, you should see what his wife goes through. If I could just get her to jot down a few notes on some of the things she reads and watches... well, I've tried, and got stone-walled. So that's a big NO.
