Well, here goes.
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Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007
Finished reading Mockingjay today. I absolutely loved it. Great story. [Show spoiler]It was dark, depressing, heartbreaking, shocking and sometimes downright evil. Many people have issues with how it ends. I think the book provides the most logical way this story could have ended. Absolutely perfect. [Show spoiler]Sad, but beautiful. It gives us new hope.
Now, having said that, I don't think 2 movies are necessary in order to tell this story in grand fashion. A 2 1/2 hour movie would do just fine imo. I think the split will happen either when:
[Show spoiler]1) Peeta strangles Katniss
2) Katniss gets shot
3) Prim dies
They need new story elements and characters to make this whole "2 movies thing" work. But I hope they don't screw it up with lame and unnecessary stuff, that doesn't make any sense at all. Here's hoping for a grand finale! |
I agree with what you said about Mockingjay, a very realistic and good portrayal of what might really happen while still giving us a glimmer of hope that things can get better. I don't get why people would begin reading a book about a society where kids kill kids on reality TV and expect a fairy tale ending. Suzanne Collins says it best:
"This is not a fairy tale; it’s a war, and in war, there are tragic losses that must be mourned."
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Originally Posted by Darth Anakin
[Show spoiler]There's no way it'll split when Katniss gets shot, they'll do it when Peeta strangles Katniss, to give people a proper cliffhanger going into movie 4. Katniss getting shot is about 3/4 to 4/5 through the book so it will be about halfway through the last movie and is not really a logical cliff-hanger ending. Still not sure why so many people hated the ending.
Katniss and Peeta were always going to end up together, it was pretty obvious from the beginning
All-out war had broken out so characters people cared about were going to die, yes even victors and Prim.
Gale is a douche, were we really expecting a happy ending for him where he ended up with Katniss or was nice to her? I wasn't. |
[Show spoiler]I don't get on why her getting shot isn't a 'proper' cliffhanger, heck they should be trying to avoid a cliffhanger as much as possible, especially after the small backlash at Catching Fire's cliffhanger.
The amount of pages do not equate to the same amount on screen, a shit ton goes on in the second half so you can't say the exact half point of the book will be the same for the movies, because it won't be.
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Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007
I just don't see how they could do this book justice by making it a PG-13 movie.  |
Why does the movie need to be gory to give justice to the book? That'd be over glamorizing the violence and gore, which is suppose to be the complete opposite of what the books are speaking out about.
As long as the emotional impact is there (as seen in Catching Fire - there is little to no gore but the impact is there).
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Originally Posted by Darth Anakin
District 13 should be a lot of fun, I wonder where they will film the scenes for that. [Show spoiler]Also looking forward to the battle scenes, especially the one where they bury the hovercraft hangar and the big one Katniss and her glamour squad will be in where Peata's going mental. |
They're filming those in Atlanta in a studio.
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Originally Posted by Panemlights
I don't think they'll end it with [Show spoiler]Peeta choking Katniss.
It's a little too obvious with everyone expecting it and thinking it's a good cliffhanger. It's more of a wtf cliffhanger than a good one.
Non-book readers will be watching this movie of Katniss becoming the Mockingjay and trying to fight the Capitol while desperately wanting Peeta back and end the movie with getting him back and choking her?
I don't know I just kinda hope it's not it especially for time reasons with how they'll manage to fully develop the process of changing Peeta back in the last movie. It feels like more of a climax to me for the first part.
But there's also this person on tumblr who apparently has an inside access on info regarding the movies right now and has been answering people's questions about Catching Fire and Mockingjay. So far they've been right about everything for the most part. They've read the script for Part 1 and said it won't end with Peeta choking her.
(But who knows it could probably change  )
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[Show spoiler]The ending of Peeta choking Katniss is a little too jarring too. You need to provide full resolution to what Mockingjay Part 1 will be about - which right now is saving Peeta. Then you see the aftermath, and then begin setting up the fourth and final film.
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Originally Posted by Darth Anakin
That is quite surprising to me, perfect place to split it for non-book readers and it's close to the middle of the book so they'd still have about half the book left for the final film. Not to mention after the events of the first 3 films it would catch a lot of people by surprise and leave them itching to see the 4th film ASAP.
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Again, half the book =/= half of the two parter films.
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Originally Posted by Edword
They could always include the epilogue at the end of the movie for a short of "resolution".
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Think we're all talking about Part 1.
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Originally Posted by jpthomas27
Not a new strategy... Harry Potter & Twilight beat them to it. They are simply following a profitable trend that has already proven successful.
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And now we have The Hobbit in 3 parts. Won't be too long before we see Part 4
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Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007
I hope they stay very close and truthful to the book, but here is one thing I want them to change no matter what: [Show spoiler]Finnick's death. His death was handled soooo poorly. It was an abomination. If they decide to kill him off, make it an awesome scene that hurts you so much. You have to feel a BIG loss when he dies. |
[Show spoiler]I don't think his death was handled poorly. One of the small disadvantages of having a book in first person is that you have to stay in Katniss's thoughts and where she's going. And in that moment, she's in the middle of a warzone. There are mutts everywhere, time is ticking. There's no time for her to go to Finnick and mourn over his death like she did with Rue, she has other things to worry about.
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Originally Posted by Darth Anakin
I wonder where they're filming the District 13 and Capitol battle scenes, guessing I'll find out soon enough. Julianne Moore is the perfect choice for President Coin, will be fun watching her and Katniss have cat fights. I do wonder if Josh Hutcherson will ever be able to step out of the shadow of Peeta Mellark but I doubt it, the kid is simply not that good of an actor.
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District 13 is being filmed in studios in Atlanta, and the Capitol battle scenes are being filmed in Europe. And yes, won't be too surprised to see Josh popping up again after he's done with MJ. He's shown to be a very versatile and great actor, he'll be a pretty sought out actor.
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Originally Posted by Visco.
I only read the first page but am I the only one that likes the idea of 2 more movies?
My favorite in the HP franchise is DH PT 1.
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I love the idea of 2 movies.
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