I caught the 9:30 a.m. show today for third installment in The Hunger Games movies. The film, which breaks the final book into two parts, is a cathartic roller coaster ride that is sure to banned somewhere. My expectations were low, having read all the books, but the emotional quotient is high.
Mockingjay Part 1 could be a recruitment film in most any country were dissent burns hot, or even embers. It’s incendiary—revolution’s sparks. The movie makes you feel for Panem’s oppressed districts much more than does the book. Raise three fingers on one hand, swing a club in the other, and charge forward yelling “If we burn, you burn with us!”
The line is from the book, but gripping coming from Jennifer Lawrence, who plays Katniss Everdeen. My eyes teared in the hospital and hands gripped firm to the armrests during districts-wide executions. This isn’t a propaganda film, but it sure could be used as one.