Franchise- The Hunger Games
Directed by- Francis Lawrence
Rating- 5 stars
Spoilers ahead!
Warning- incoherent babbling ahead.
I have definitely been putting this post off because I don't think I've accepted that this franchise is over (I watched it nearly three weeks ago now). For me, and I know for quite a lot of people, this film is the end of an era. Every year my friends and I would go to see the next film on the day it came out, and even though we had already read the books, still be in on edges of our seats. So finally watching this film was very emotional, sat right at the back of the cinema, as always, we said goodbye the our favourite characters.
So, its safe to say that this film was a massive sob-fest, I cried, then I cried again, then I cried a little more. But thats to be expected quite honestly. I loved this film, for me it is at the same level of Catching Fire, which had been my number one of the series. I have said this before and I will say it again, Jennifer Lawrence is incredible. The way she portrayed Katniss was phenomenal and I honestly could not think of anyone at all who could do what she did. (spoilers start here) I feel like I could go on about Jennifer's acting skills and how she portrays Katniss for days, I can honestly say that she brings the same emotions to me as I got from the books. The scene with Buttercup at the end completely broke me, I had the exact same reaction as I did from the book, it was possibly my favourite scene of the whole films (maybe...)
The action was constant and there was not one dull moment for me. Something was always happening, even the more 'quiet' parts of the film were 100% engrossing, I could not have stopped watching if I tried. I think its also important to note the settings, they were done so well, the attention to detail was amazing and just so impressive.
Josh, Liam, Sam, Elizabeth, Woody, I could go on, all of them played their parts perfectly and I couldn't ask for a better cast of characters for this film. The scene with the mutts in the sewers was completely terrifying, I was waiting for jump scares, it was so intense! Finnick's death seemed so quick but broke my heart at the same time. In the book Katniss says she sees Finnick's life flash before her eyes, I kind of wish they had added that to the film- maybe it would have made it more significant. Other than that, I cannot believe just how true to the book they stayed, there were parts which were line to line and were exactly how the book presented them. I cannot believe just how true the writers stayed to these books.
The end completely ripped out my heart. Seeing the epilogue come to life was almost surreal to me, I couldn't believe that I was finally seeing the scene that I had waited so long for. Peeta and Katniss' story was ended so perfectly, I wanted to hug the screen. I know that quite a few people did not like the epilogue, but for me it was exactly what I wanted.
I hope you enjoyed this post, sorry about the rambling, I just loved it a lot. I'll see you tomorrow with another day of Blogmas!
-Darcy
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