Mockingjay Part 1 - FILM REVIEW

I have never ever been so excited to see a film in my entire life. I was waiting for the release date two or three months before it was even released. I was following all of the pictures and clips from the film on Instagram. I was thrilled when the official trailer came out; I was watching it repeatedly, trying to determine what part of the book that specific clip was conveying to us about the story. I really enjoy watching films that were books because I love to see how the director interprets the authors words, and how my interpretations were different.

If you would like to see what the movie was about, check out one of my previous reviews on the Hunger Games trilogy.

ALERT! IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE  OR READ THE BOOK YET AND DO NOT WANT IT TO BE SPOILED,  STOP READING NOW! 

 Oh my goodness,  the amount by which I love this film is indescribable and I cannot believe that they made it into two parts! I was so upset when I found out that I would have to wait another whole year to see what happens next! I probably cannot pick out one specific moment in it that I preferred the most, but here are the some of the highlights;

• When Katniss saw district twelve's remains and stood on the skeletons of the villagers-Horrifying.
• When the citizens were going into the forest with the peacekeepers and they climbed the trees and shouted "If we burn you burn with us!", then bombed the peacekeepers-Powerful.
• Katniss' "If we burn you burn with us" speech- Inspiring
• Hanging Tree song-(more on that later)
• Peeta strangling Katniss- Scariest moment-  I nearly died 

This song has been the only song that I have been singing for the past few weeks since I saw the movie. Jennifer Lawrence, truly captivates, when acting and singing, which is another talent of hers which we now all know about. The song's words are beautiful, and are sung emotively by the lovely Jennifer Lawrence. The song in itself is eerie and spooky and she gave the song the delicate touch that it needed.

Lots of people have said to me that the other two movies in the trilogy were much better because there was much more action. I completely disagree because yes, there wasn't a lot of action in Mockingjay Part 1, but it definitely was the one that moved me the most. Peeta going mad in his awful chamber was gut wrenching and heart breaking to see.

I would fully recommend going to see this if you have read the books because it is an amazing production and adaptation.

Malini
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