Time ...... time flies away so quickly even before we realise it, It is hard to believe that its been an year since I posted my review of Mockingjay part 1 in this very same blog!
One year and many things have changed. No matter what change in our lives there is one thing which don't change. One thing which stays the same that is "Hope", and it's the very same hope katniss shows throughout in this movie..Hope for a better tomorrow!
To be frank the Hungergames: Mockingjay part 2 the finale of the much loved franchise falls short when compared to the finales of other similar franchises like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 and Breaking Dawn part 2. There are moments while watching this I wished if it was directed by David yates Who made Deathly Hallows part 2 irresistible to the senses, its been 4 years and still pictures of waiting in front of cinema hall never minding the heavy rain and applauding wholeheartedly once the movie got over stays fresh in my brain, what made Deathly Hallows part 2 unforgettable was its soul which the director skillfully breath into it.. it's the very same soul which lacks in Mockingjay part 2
With that being said,Mockingjay part 2 is never a disaster it is an engaging movie with some really amazing action sequences. Is it a good movie? Of course it is but it could have been alott better!
The movie Picks up from the exact spot which the part 1 ended, showing katniss gradually recovering from peeta's vocal chord crushing grasp (with some bruises I would add) movie quickly cuts into the district 2, the path way to the Capitol and the hollow mountain controlled by the Capitol named "The nut"
Thankfully Liam Hemsworth portrays a very charming Gale a solid mercenary, scenes which shows his innovative traps and questionable methods in which katniss shows some serious concern are interesting to watch especially that scene where they "crack the nut" using hovercrafts!
The action sequence where I really found myself invested in was that exhilarating fight between katniss and her teammates with those mutts (mutated creatures) a breathtaking set piece which ends in Finnicks death. It is hard to find an actor this suitable to a role like sam claflin to finnick, you can't resist yourself from rooting for his every move and to feel a lump in your throat when he dies. Sam claflin easily made the role his own with his effortless yet top notch acting. The Capitol is now filled with explosive pods. Which will devastate anyone who cross it within moments. "Welcome to the 76th Hungergames" the funniest dialogue in such an intense movie like this really made me chuckle!!!
Don't forget this a movie which features 4 Oscar winning actors! katniss everdeen, Alma coin, plutrarch heavensbee and Haymich all these characters are safe in the hands of the Oscar winners who plays the respective parts, but the actor who really grabbed my attention and someone who easily stands out is Donald sutherland as President Snow!!! His funny expressions and occasional laughs will entertain you like anything so as his final confession to katniss about who was behind those parachut bombs which takes prims life. .
Hungergames:Mockingjay Part 2 saved some of its best parts towards the end .. This maybe a spoiler for those who didn't read the book but it will be a crime to exclude such an awesome sequence out of my review. . Noone is gonna forget that one split second in which katniss changes the direction of her arrow from the snow who was tied to be executed, to someone else's Heart. Someone who showed her true colours in the end.. that whole scene was so epic and shot really gloriously so that I almost jumped out of my seat..
Hungergames Mockingjay Part 2 is never a bad movie, it will entertain you for sure but it left some room for a soul and suffers from it here and there. What it lacks is the director's charm.That very last scene which shows a bright future of katniss and peeta and for their kids 17 years later was the most beautiful and soothing part of the whole movie... yes! Mockingjay part 2 may not be stunning but katniss will surely bring hope to its viewers!!! Well, at least for me!!! ;)
