Francis Lawrence's Adaptation Of Mockingjay

The Hunger Games is a futuristic film that shows how society accepts diverse norms which are in no way fair or moral. The Hunger Games was set by a governing body as ‘hunger games’ which are used to entertain the general public in times of crisis. The movie is directed by Gary Ross and was released in 2012. In the movie citizens of Panem between the ages of 12 and 18 years of age are mandatorily required to participate in The Hunger Games if they were selected. The games are annual and televised consisting of different tributes from various Districts who fight to the death until there is only one survivor left. Jennifer Lawrence acts as Katniss Everdeen in the movie. She is a young lady from a small town known as District 12. She voluntarily

1. Katniss’s change during the course of the novel has been influenced by the Capitol and the arena during the Hunger Games. In the beginning she volunteered for her love for Prim and did not think she would win, but during the games she actually believes she has a chance. And throughout the games she found herself hating the Capitol more and more, for example when she said “I want to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the Capitol that whatever they do or force us to do there is a part of every tribute they can’t own. That Rue was more than a piece in their Games.

I would never be happy again." Peeta doesn't have any family back home, and believes that Katniss should survive over him, if one of them must die. The atmosphere and mood of this book is suspenseful, dark, and hopeful. You are always left wondering what the Capitol's next move will be, which District will rebel next, and who will survive the Quarter Quell. The author sets this dark mood by describing how the Capitol deals will rebels when Peeta is whipped, and Cinna was beaten and taken away. The main conflict of the novel is Katniss and Peeta trying to survive the Quarter Quell, rebel against the Capitol, and fake their love for each other. Districts start to uprise against the Capitol, and are bombed and destroyed as a result. Katniss is a symbol of hope for the people, and they believe that she can help lead the rebellion against the oppressive President Snow and the Capitol. The Capitol's form of punishment for this is the Quarter Quell, which pits winners of previous Hunger Games against each other. A key event in this novel is when President Snow arrives at Katniss' home to tell her that she must convince Panem (the 12 districts and the Capitol) that she loves Peeta, or else the Capitol will go after their

When Katniss finally agreed to being the Mockingjay, she became the symbol of the rebellion, meaning all of the rebels looked up to her. Katniss acted as their leader, their reason to fight back against the Capitol. Hope played a huge part in Mockingjay, because Katniss would have most likely died if it wasn’t for Squad 451’s willpower and bravery to keep Katniss alive. Half of the districts would end up siding with the Capitol, or maybe stay out of the war, causing the Rebels to have lesser numbers. Finally, Katniss wouldn’t have agreed to being the Mockingjay if it wasn’t for Peeta and Prim. One of her main goals was to rescue Peeta from the Capitol, and if Katniss didn’t have Prim, she wouldn’t have anyone to really fight for in the war.

Aside from the fact that being a responsible person is a potent trait to have, being responsible has many benefits such as being triumphant in life and having an adequate reputation.

Mr. Knightley’s parallel is Cher’s so called “ex stepbrother” Josh. Josh and Mr. Knightley are similar in countless ways and the book to film adaptation of these characters is accurate to a tee. Josh and Mr. Knightley are characters that portray good judgement, high moral character, and maturity. Mr. Knightley has strong traditional values. On the other hand, Josh’s values are similar but much more contemporary.

Katniss Everdeen, otherwise known as the mockingjay or a symbol of rebellion, has started a revolution. She disobeyed and degraded her country's government, the Capitol, on national television by defying its legislations.When Katniss was chosen for the third Quarter Quell, a battle to the death held for the Capitol’s entertainment, she decided that she was through with the Capitol’s ridiculous regulations and so were the citizens of the thirteen districts of Panem. It was common knowledge that the Capitol does not rule their country fairly and they treat the citizens of the districts inequally to the citizens of the capitol. It was clear that the people wanted a change. The Quarter Quell is held in an arena where the contestants are held captive

I think that the movie was a pretty accurate presentation of the book but there were some differences between them so I would like to see an updated version of the movie and maybe the book also. There were some things that happened in the book that didn't happen in the movie, like in the book Jem was forced to read to Mrs. Dubose everyday, and in the movie he wasn't. In the book Jem waited until the next day to retreive his pants. Calpurnia tells Atticus about his children's presence at the courthouse. Tom is killed by prison guards while he was trying to escape.

The most significant segment, for me, comes from the death of Katniss’s sister, Prim. Prim’s death as an unnecessary casualty of war, a true martyr, serves as the spark that ignites the flame which resides inside of Katniss. Prim was the steady rock on to which Katniss relied upon. The pain and grief experienced by Katniss after her sister’s death causes her to realize the utter truth of how things have

‘Most blacks are unable to speak English well. They cannot conjugate verbs. They have a poor grasp of verb tenses. They have a limited vocabulary. They cannot speak without swearing. Many, when they testify, show a complete lack of empathy and are unable to conceal a morality based on the satisfaction of immediate, base needs. Most jurors are white and are appalled by the demeanor of uneducated, criminal blacks '.

Okay so over the weekend I saw a total of two wonderful movies, one in the theater (Mockingjay pt.2 ), and two at home (6 Years, (500) Days of Summer). All three where so good that I decided to write about them.

The Hunger Games, the introductory novel in a trilogy book series written by author Suzanne Collins in 2008, is a young adult novel that surrounds a teenage girl named Katniss Everdeen in a futuristic tale of a teenager who defies all odds when they are stacked against her. She is shaken to the core with sacrifice, adversity and danger when she finds herself forced to compete in a televised series of games where there is only one survivor. Not only does she want to live, but she has an incredible sense of responsibility to her family that she’s left behind. The film based off of the best selling novel, also entitled, “The Hunger Games,” premiered in March 2012. Director Gary Ross does a great job of incorporating the plot, setting and

The scenes that show Katniss finally understanding the victors rage and the one where she learns about the riots in the districts from her prep team reinforce the theme Collins is trying to convey to the readers. The theme that ruling in fear leads to a surge of insurgents is quite important for the readers to understand because it can help them make better decisions in the future by not leading with fear. To conclude, after reading this, readers should finally know what the Hunger Games Catching Fire is actually

This particular movie of the trilogy was released late in 2014. Katniss Everdeen, the main female character, wakes up in District 13 after making it through her second Hunger Games. She was retrieved along with several other competitors of the games when the 75th Hunger Games had finished. Katniss and the other competitors were taken to District 13, which was previously destroyed and was rebuilt underground in hopes of striking a rebellion. Katniss is then asked to become the symbol of this mass rebellion and is known as “The Mockingjay.”

The Games fulfil their purpose of terrifying the people of the Districts and thus preventing them to rebel against the government as they once tried. If the consequence of the last rebellion were the Hunger Games, there is no way of knowing whether or not the Capitol would destroy every one of them were they to fail again: “How little chance we would stand of surviving another rebellion” (Collins). Panem is a truly totalitarian state, where dictatorship rules, with a tremendous difference between the rich, who live in the Capitol and the Districts nearest to it, and the poor, especially the outer Districts like Eleven or Twelve: “What it must be like, I wonder, to live in a world where food appears at the press of a button?”(Collins). In such a society the bonds between people outside one’s family are weak and trust does not come easily, of which Katniss is the best example. The question whether love is possible in such conditions remains throughout the trilogy, as Katniss has to sort out her feelings towards Gale and Peeta and decide without whom she cannot live. However, in the first book the reader finds out that she never wants to have kids, meaning she would not want to expose her children to the dangers of the Games. The movie essentially preserves the original genre of the text, although it mostly focuses on the adventurous parts, and meticulously tries to follow the main plot but certain alterations were