There is nothing new under the sun

Aisha 2022-04-19 09:01:26

I saw the movie and was very disappointed with the ending part. The book is indeed such a time-span turning point, but in the film only one shot turns to the idyll, ignoring the gradual healing process of the protagonist's inner pain, and presents the novel with Katniss's broken self-talk to his infant child at the end of the novel. The "partial monologue" is undoubtedly extremely inappropriate. On the screen, it instills uplifting words to the audience like a sermon, which seems extremely empty, nothing compared to the sighing in the heart when reading the last stanza of the novel.

Admittedly this dystopian novel has its immaturity. Katniss is a growing, fashioned, drifting hero. She fails to understand her society, institutions, and revolutions, so the entire series is confined to her simple desire to protect her significant other and her emotional entanglement with Gale and Peeta. However, as I said after watching Mikami, The Hunger Games is a hopeless movie, and nothing will change whether the revolution is successful or not. But this direction is the most important reason I appreciate it. The adaptation of the execution part, which is of great significance in the story, is undoubtedly quite impactful. Snow's madly desperate and tacit smile, Coin's complacent and frozen smile, and Plutarch's smile that seemed to have anticipated everything, the three shots were switched, just like the ambitions inherited from generation to generation. In fact, Plutarch was a very smart man who served two presidents and became an important figure in the regime after the war. His predictions about the future are cruel and true:

"Man is a fickle, stupid, and forgetful animal, and he is brilliant in his self-destruction."

Yes, some sins must be destroyed, but after they are destroyed, they are replaced by what is it? The falling silver parachute is the culprit of evil. There is nothing new under the sun.

Also, listening to the two girls next to the movie theater whispering and guessing about the plot, I once again deeply realized what it means to criticize the work without understanding the relationship between the characters. It is a hooligan.

(Before, I was looking forward to the goddess Natalie Dormer, but her performance was not very eye-catching. Well, there is nothing special about the supporting role.)

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  • Clemmie 2021-10-20 19:02:25

    Reading books feel that it’s all sorts of hardships. Watching movies is always "Huh? Are you here?" In addition, as someone who has been to the location, bowed down to the special effects...

  • Chris 2022-03-26 09:01:03

    Action drama and thriller drama coexist, action drama is thrilling, thriller drama is really shocked, in general, it is the second best.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 quotes

  • Gale Hawthorne: This is another version of booby-trapping a resource.

    Beetee: Right, I see.

    Gale Hawthorne: This one's designed to blind. Smoke clings to the eyes. That's an application of the hummingbird trap. You scare people so they flee in this direction into what they think is a safe haven.

    Beetee: Two-tiered explosion.

    Gale Hawthorne: You allow people enough time to rush in, help the wounded, then...

    Katniss Everdeen: A second bomb.

    Gale Hawthorne: Right. Second one goes off here.

    Katniss Everdeen: I guess there are no rules anymore about what a person can do to another person.

    Gale Hawthorne: I don't think Snow used any rulebook when he hijacked Peeta.

  • Commander Lyme: President Coin, we're indebted to you for the reinforcements and the Mockingjay. But I'm not sure that anyone outside of 2 knows what we've been up against. This is the Nut. The Capitol's headquarters for all offensive operations. It's manned by both military and civilian personnel from District 2. As you can see, the fortress lies so far beneath the bedrock, it's untouchable. Yesterday, we attempted to take the northeastern gate. The enemy countered from higher up and we were forced to pull back. We took heavy losses.

    Commander of D5: Could we create a decoy? Send troops towards one gate, launch a staggered attack on another.

    Commander Paylor: Whose troops do you propose as a decoy, Commander?

    President Alma Coin: We have the Mockingjay. Don't underestimate her. We could use her to erode support. She may be able to sway some of the loyalists.

    Commander Lyme: You've been underground a long time, Madam Coin. This isn't like the rest of Panem. Support for the Capitol runs deep here.

    President Alma Coin: Then there is no sacrifice too great. We need to control the arsenal inside that fortress. Even with every district in this alliance, we are outgunned.

    Commander Paylor: I won't commit my people to a ground assault just to pillage weapons.

    President Alma Coin: Commander Paylor, your people have suffered more than just about anyone else at the hands of the Capitol.

    Commander Paylor: Which is why I won't condone a mass suicide.