Die Tribute von Panem – Mockingjay: Teil 1 (2014)

Die Tribute von Panem – Mockingjay: Teil 1: Directed by Francis Lawrence. With Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson. Katniss Everdeen is in District 13 after she shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.

“While the splitting of the final novel in the Harry Potter film series was more than justified by the adaptations that followed, it also gave these major Hollywood studios another idea of how to milk any franchise for all its worth, thus resulting in few unnecessary expansions of final chapters of many other franchises into two films u0026amp; The Hunger Games series is the latest to join this particular league.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile I wasnu0026#39;t completely won over by the first two films in this franchise u0026amp; watched them with half-hearted interest, the films werenu0026#39;t as terrible as I expected. Both instalments did make up for some nice lightweight entertainment u0026amp; fabulously exhibited the screen power of Jennifer Lawrence but the only reason why The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 exists is to set up the stage for the upcoming finale.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSet after the events of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Mockingjay – Part 1 continues the story of Katniss Everdeen who finds herself in District 13 after being rescued from the 75th Hunger Games arena which she destroyed in the last chapter. Very much aware of the mass riots that has risen against the Capitol, Everdeen reluctantly agrees to become the symbol of rebellion in order to unite all districts against one enemy u0026amp; also tries to rescue Peeta from his captivity.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDirected by Francis Lawrence, Mockingjay – Part 1 lacks many elements that made the first two instalments click so well. The action is very much missing here, the story feels longer than its actual runtime, nothing much happens in the movie plot-wise u0026amp; itu0026#39;s pretty evident that the idea of splitting it into two parts was indeed a stupid move. Jennifer Lawrence still delivers another fine performance while the contribution from both Julianne Moore u0026amp; Philip Seymour Hoffman is a welcome one.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOn an overall scale, there isnu0026#39;t much to talk about The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 for itu0026#39;s a definite downgrade in almost all aspects when compared to its predecessors, carries over the usual political themes of the series but never does anything with it, is predictable from start to finish, is stretched beyond its threshold point u0026amp; even has Lawrence exhibiting signs of weariness in her given role. Easily the weakest of the three instalments so far, Mockingjay – Part 1 may not be a worthy sequel but it nonetheless succeeds in setting the stage for the grand finale.”