I would rather have doubts and confusion in my heart than let myself be lethargically deceived.

Selmer 2022-04-20 09:01:16

Finally finished the trilogy. This is by far my favorite movie. Shocked by Katniss' choice of the last shot.

If the dictatorship is overthrown by violence, the new round of regime is likely to remain a dictatorship. Only by repeatedly overthrowing the dictatorship can we finally achieve relative freedom and democracy.
Sacrifice is unavoidable and unpredictable, and what can be gained is so limited. However, it is still necessary to constantly resist and constantly overthrow. But no one wants to be the one who was sacrificed, and no one wants to be engulfed by the torrent of the times.
But heroes are a minority after all, and the unnamed victims are the majority.
But when the people are driven to the point of nothing and intolerable, living becomes something that wants to burn and destroy with urgency.

When I watched the first two "The Hunger Games", I kept thinking about a question. Is there only one way to overthrow a dictatorship? Is it possible to overthrow a dictatorship only by force? Is it only with the blood of the people that the road to freedom and equality can be paved? Katniss's arrow is not something that everyone has the chance to shoot, and the arrow that is shot may not be able to get the life that the people really want.
Even if Katniss's arrow is fired, everything is still on the road, still in the process of exploration. And this road is paved with corpses, and the people who walk past are also stripped of their skins step by step. Everyone's sacrifice and survival are based on great sacrifices. Is it all really worth it? Is the life that this great sacrifice has bought really what the people want?
Doubts still exist. But I would rather have doubts and confusion in my heart than let myself be lethargically deceived.

Also touched by the love of Katniss and Peeta. From the beginning, I thought that the person Katniss loved was Peeta, because they had experienced too much together, and the love that came out of life and death was actually deeper and vaster than love.
Katniss was unfortunate, but she was so lucky. Because there was Peeta with her. After all the hardships, it is fortunate that they can stay together, slowly forget the hurt, and firmly remember the past and present they have.

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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.