"The Hunger Games 3: Freedom Dream (Part 1)": The mocking bird

When I first heard that the Hunger Games 3 had to be divided into upper and lower episodes, I could guess that in this episode, the Revolutionary Army and the Congress District would definitely not fight. On the one hand, the overall rhythm of the first two movies has formed an inherent pattern: a single decisive battle mode-first rely on a lot of foreshadowing to advance the plot, there is no lack of small troubles during the period, and finally put aside the cumbersome plot, through a period of concentration The action scene reached a climax and ended quickly. On the other hand, other similar movies with two episodes, such as Harry Potter 7 (Part 1), are also the same as this one. The main function is to concentrate on advancing the plot, connecting the previous and the next, and paving the way for the final battle. Therefore, if the audience just doesn't care about the plot just to watch the big battle, I am afraid they will be very restless.
The Hunger Games series has never been a battle royale movie that focuses on human nature, but is full of politics and metaphors, showing American political culture and youth culture. Political topics will involve propositions of human nature, but they will not overwhelm the subject, and will be discussed separately from the background and carrier of [politics]. If you blindly compare the Hunger Games series with the Battle Royale series, I can't think of any other reasons besides finding the difference. This is a typical dystopian theme, science fiction political film, action is not the main and necessary element. The series created a utopian political system and the unstable factors in the system. The main purpose of this theme is to explore whether this [ideal] system can exist stably, and whether it can withstand the impact of social turbulence, quickly suppress it and restore calm. The conclusion is often negative, which is the meaning of the word "anti".
In the first two films, as the revolutionary army (the subtitles translate the word revolution as [rebellion], although it is correct, but deliberately avoiding the word [revolution], whether there are any political considerations) the 13th district, the base camp, has been reluctant to show up. The film also naturally turned the Congress District into a villain, standing on the opposite side of the emotions of the protagonist and the audience. So we sympathized with the protagonist Kenis, hated President Shi Huiguo, and cheered for the people with lofty ideals who participated in the revolution. At the same time, in the two episodes of the movie, Kenis’ sense of resistance gradually awakened, and she also placed herself on the opposite side of the Congressional District, and temporarily aligned with the Revolutionary League. Kenis was portrayed as a learning bird, as a symbol of hope and a symbol of revolution, calling on the people of all regions to rise up and become the people's spiritual sustenance.
However, by this episode, I thought that the revolutionary mood would intensify and Kennes would play a bigger role. As a result, the true meaning of Kenis' existence finally emerged: she was just a tool of political propaganda. The core plot of the film is that the Revolutionary Army and the Congress District use the fateful couple of Kenis and Pete to conduct political propaganda and fight propaganda offensively. Constantly inciting people in various districts to take up arms or give up resistance. This has had the greatest impact on Kenis, her belief in [revolution] has begun to waver, and she has even begun to question the true intentions of the revolutionary army.
There is no right or wrong in politics. If there is an obvious separation between good and evil in the first two movies, then there is no way to see what is right and wrong in this episode. The President of the Revolutionary Army keeps saying that he wants to overthrow the parliamentary district and establish a new beneficiary nation. But the ghost knew the essential difference between her so-called new benefactor and the existing old benefactor. The president of the Congress District has at least established a [utopian] state. Although tyrannical, citizens of the Congress District can enjoy as much freedom and welfare as permitted by the law; and the President of the Revolutionary Army, in addition to issuing one A blank check did not give her people anything. What we have seen is more about the hatred of the rich and the almost tyrannical dictatorship. Especially Kenis's innate spirit of resistance was beyond her control. Thinking about Kenis' reluctant attitude when he offered her the conditions at the beginning, you can expect the day when the two will finally come back to each other. Accompanied by Kenis' pity for the suffering people is her growing suspicion and resistance to the revolutionary army.
Kenis is a typical American heroic individual, a hero of the people, and a public enemy of the country. It is not a madman or an enemy who can bring the people real freedom.

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