Movie Review: Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

So there has been a lot of hype for this movie, and now that the wait is over, I had the opportunity to go and watch it. Of course, in order to properly enjoy sequels like this you have to watch the previous movie/movies. So unless you have seen the other three movies, read the books or are fine with major spoilers, I recommend not reading my review yet. Thanks!

The movie starts right where part one of the two movies left off, where Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence) is in a neck brace because Peeta (played by Josh Hutcherson) tried to strangle her to death. A nurse from District 13 takes off the neck brace and starts preforming vocal therapy with Katniss. After she is able to talk again, she goes to a viewing room so she can see Peeta in his holding cell while Primrose (played by Willow Shields) goes in and talks to him. Eventually, Peeta tells Prim to kill Katniss and that she is the problem with the world.

Later, Katniss requests to go to District 2 to perform a speech to the refugees. On the way there, she and Gale (played by Liam Hemsworth) begin talking, and then kiss each other. She then witnesses Gale and Beetee (played by Jeffery Right) talk about new weapons they are creating, including one that detonates, then waits for a little bit, then detonates again, killing the first respondents too. They arrive in District 2 where Commander Paylor (played by Patina Miller) mentions that they are having a hard time getting the people out of "The Nut". Gale suggests blowing up the mountains beside it to block the entrances, but Katniss says that the survivors would need a way out.

The acting in this movie I feel was better than the acting in the other three movies, even though this movie and Mockingjay Part 1 were filmed at the same time. It could be the fact that this movie has a lot more emotional scenes than in the other movies, or it could be that this movie was suspenseful with the action scenes, making them a bit more worth watching. But I think it was that the characters they were playing didn't have to hide how they felt about the situation anymore, it was more realistic and therefore easier for the actors to work with.

The story plot was, in my eyes, a mix of Catching Fire and Mockingjay Part 1. However, even with this, it was a very good story plot. It was smart of them to use Katniss with her struggles and need for peace as a symbol of what the country was going through. It was good to walk through it in her eyes. The end was definitely my favourite part because by showing what happened with her, it showed how the rest of the country may have been feeling as well. I would tell more but unless you have read the books (which I have not) it would give too much away. 

I really liked what they did with the CGI graphics as well. I could tell what was CGI and what wasn't, but it was almost lifelike in terms on how they looked.

Overall, the movie definitely exceeded my expectations, in the acting, the story plot and the CGI. It's a great movie altogether, but will not make much sense unless you have read the books or seen the other movies. So for these reasons I would rate this movie 9.2/10.