…and that’s it

Mockingjay Pt. 2 has ended, and with it, the Hunger Games franchise

I don’t know if I like part 1 or part 2 more…they both have great moments and merit, as well as moments that rip out your heart.

Part 1 had lots of tension and some great “world building” moments with District 13, and Part 2 had conclusion, as well as some harrowing (and may I also say, unnecessary) emotional character deaths.

But I don’t think you can judge one without the other, at least that’s my opinion. I think they both need to be seen and judged as a whole.

I enjoyed Gary Ross’ direction of the first film, but Francis Lawrence did a fantastic job from the second film onwards, continuing and even enhancing that vision started in the first movie.

I would still say that Catching Fire is my favorite among the movies (it’s a toss up between it and the The Hunger Games among the books) but I would also say that I prefer the Mockingjay films to the Mockingjay book.

Anyway, this concludes my pre-Thanksgiving weekend Hunger Games movie marathon. Thank you for putting up with me and my kooky live blogs :oP

…and of course, for whatever life throws at you, may the odds be ever in your favor :o)

I know there are fans that don’t like the fact that after Katniss said she was never having kids, that she did, but I feel that shows growth from hopelessness to hope

Ultimately that’s the key difference between Gale and Peeta. Gale does have hope in the revolution, but it comes with a cost. To maintain order and hope that something like the old Panam never happens, he must always be on guard, always be prepared for a negative outcome, always be of a mind that hopelessness and fear could take over once again. Whereas Peeta, ever the hopeful optimist, sees that in order to grow and move forward, we have to be willing to let go of our fears and have faith in one another.

Katniss was used as a “beacon of hope” for the rebellion, but she needed someone or something to give her hope, and that was ultimately Peeta.

The world has changed, it’s no longer the Panam she grew up in. And if the world can change, then so can original attitudes and decisions about one’s life and future

“You love me, real or not real.”

“Real”

THAT is significant, the fact that she’s going to Peeta after all the times he came to comfort her. Not that he or even she needed it (in the sense after having a nightmare), but that she just felt the need to be with him, even in the midst of a calm night. HUGE significance

oh thank goodness Peeta, you’re very much needed right now (in many ways)

I get why they sent her back to 12, but…what is there for her there? A leveled district, an empty house that her dead sister once lived in, no other friends or family (except Haymitch) but still…

Also, how did Buttercup make it back to 12?

I forgot all about that kiss!

I know the reason to why they had Haymitch give Katniss Plutarch’s message, but in all honesty, it does make more sense for *him* to talk to her

“May your aim be as true as your heart is pure.”

Famous last words, Coin

Meanwhile, Snow’s like:

I remember this moment in the books, when Katniss fires her arrow. Yeah, COMPLETELY surprised me–did not see that coming at all