The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)

Katniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final battle that will decide the future of Panem.

Director:

Francis Lawrence

Writers:

Peter Craig (screenplay), Danny Strong (screenplay)

Stars:

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth

17 wins & 34 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Lawrence	...	Katniss Everdeen
Josh Hutcherson	...	Peeta Mellark
Liam Hemsworth	...	Gale Hawthorne
Woody Harrelson	...	Haymitch Abernathy
Donald Sutherland	...	President Snow
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Plutarch Heavensbee
Julianne Moore	...	President Alma Coin
Willow Shields	...	Primrose Everdeen
Sam Claflin	...	Finnick Odair
Elizabeth Banks	...	Effie Trinket
Mahershala Ali	...	Boggs
Jena Malone	...	Johanna Mason
Jeffrey Wright	...	Beetee
Paula Malcomson	...	Katniss' Mother
Stanley Tucci	...	Caesar Flickerman

Storyline

After young Katniss Everdeen agrees to be the symbol of rebellion, the Mockingjay, she tries to return Peeta to his normal state, tries to get to the Capitol, and tries to deal with the battles coming her way...but all for her main goal: assassinating President Snow and returning peace to the Districts of Panem. As her squad starts to get smaller and smaller, will she make it to the Capitol? Will she get revenge on Snow or will her target change? Will she be with her "Star-Crossed Lover," Peeta, or her long-time friend, Gale? Deaths, bombs, bow and arrows, a love triangle, hope... What will happen?

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Plot Keywords:

dystopia | rebellion | revolution | brainwashing | execution | 

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Taglines:

The revolution is about all of us

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and for some thematic material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$160,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$102,665,981, 22 November 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$281,723,902

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$653,428,261

Company Credits

Production Co:

Color Force,Lionsgate,Studio Babelsberg

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min

Sound Mix:

Auro 11.1 Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1 Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene where Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) reads Plutarch's letter to Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) was originally scripted to be Plutarch (Philip Seymour Hoffman) talking to Katniss in person. Unfortunately, Hoffman died before the scene was filmed.

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Goofs

They show medical personnel wrapping Katniss' bruised rib cage. Doctors very rarely do this now, as it leads to shallow breathing that can increase the chances of pneumonia.

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Quotes

[first lines]
[Doctor removing neck brace from Katniss and examining her neck]
Doctor Aurelius: Okay... Okay, I know, I know. I'm sorry. I know it's a little tender.

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Connections

Featured in The Hunger Games: Jet to the Set (2016)

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Soundtracks

Deep in the Meadow (Lullaby)
Lyrics by Suzanne Collins
Music by T Bone Burnett and Simone Burnett
Performed by Jennifer Lawrence

User Reviews

Well padded

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 is a film without any artistic integrity. It was purely made to grab as much cash from its audience as possible. You can sense this in the film which does not have much of a plot, scenes that are purely filler and the story just crawls because the book that it is based on has been split into two which means more padding than a model wearing a Wonderbra.

Panem is in chaos Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) plans to assassinate President Snow (Donald Sutherland.) Snow meanwhile wishes to spring a trap to finish off the rebels. Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) is volatile as he turns his anger towards Katniss. Alma Coin (Julianne Moore) the leader of the rebels who plans to usurp Snow as President has her own agenda. You could say she and Snow are two sides of the same coin.

Some of the action is humdrum and poorly lit and Katniss's use of the bow and arrow is almost laughable in this film. Given the first film in this franchise was a decent film, it has been disappointing to see the decline in quality to the sequels.