Flaming Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence), "Mockingjay," in the 4th and final movie of the series erupts in the most action yet. This time she is bent on finishing the war against Snow's (Sutherland) presidency, which she began in Part 1.
The movie concludes its legacy as a unique science fiction drama, reflecting the feel of the world created by author Suzanne Collins. The war continues to be fought through intrigue, media manipulation, game of houses, subterfuge, and fashion statements. There is one more Hunger Game, unfficially #76: Katniss and an elite force move in on the capital, but they have to cross an obstacle course of booby traps and other dangers like mutant eyeless humanoids. The movie found a way again to avoid total war with the right chess moves. The game is over when guards turned against Snow after a suspected bombing of civilians. Then, it appears Snow didn't order the "barbaric" bombing, and Everdeen must unravel the new political machine before the Hunger Games are reinstated. As Boggs said, "Don't trust them." At least, we get to see more than a couple battle scenes.
It ends with twists and turns like we're used to. Just like Tolkien's Frodo, a simple county girl is able to survive the clashes of the mighty and return to her District 12. Katniss finally resolves her complicated love life, but her choice seems the weaker. Hunger Games always ran kind of slow for me. Most of the characters were mumbling, so I had to pump up my surround sound. I loved seeing the return of the heroine blockbuster, showing fearless female virtue to the last. I lay this on the Winning 25 yd Line for being such a Millennial classic.
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