Review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) by Wilsonadams — 21 Nov 2014
As an enthusiast of dystopian fiction, and film, not as an enthusiast of the Hunger Games novels, my take on this film is simple: it was unnecessarily uneventful. The third book did not need to be split into 2 films if this was to be the outcome of the Part 1 instalment.
The lack of excitement is not my reasoning for this rating. The film was flush with intrigue and theme and emotion and decent enough acting and dialogue. It has enough meaningful lessons on how propaganda is just as important as fighting battles, if not more, to enlighten anyone.
But those elements, unfortunately, are all this film had to offer. No conceivable climax or conclusion, no fulfillment at the end of this 2 hours. It did not make me want to see the next film, it made me want it to come to some kind of ending already.
I wish I could go back, and wait for the Part 2 to be released, so I could watch them back to back. Seeing this was a waste of time.
This review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) was written by Wilsonadams on 21 November 2014.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 has generally received positive reviews.
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