Clint Eastwood can have hit and misses in his films but over the years he has been tackling true events stories from recent years and portraying them in a way that feel very real and unbiased. Is his latest film a hit? Tom Hanks is always a likable actor and most characters he plays are always likable and here, its no different. We follow the story of Chesley Sullenberger, who became a hero after gliding his plane along the water in the Hudson River in 2009. 

What really caught my attention was how this movie really focuses more on the aftermath of the plane crash than the actual crash itself. We do get the see the crash but it is much later than I would've expected, where most movies would have something like this as the first scene of their film. A lot of this movie is about the aftermath drama as companies are looking for a person to put the blame on this as you watch as Sully tries to defend himself. Of course the situations are never that simple as the people after him really try to pick everything apart to find every flaw that they could use to blame him.

My only complaint about the film is that I felt that it would've been better told if all the even were in chronological order. I understand why flashbacks and past experiences are shown as it takes a break from certain scenes but most of the time I like to see things play out one after another.  This movie has a number of flash backs including the plane landing and even dream sequences showing what could have happened if things didn't go the way they did. Not many movies take the time to dive in this much to a situation and it was nice to see that here. 

Sully's biggest strengths was the runtime. The movie isn't that long and is paced in a way that could've been misused very easily if they wanted to extend the time. It feels way to early to say if this film will carry on to the Oscars season, because a Clint Eastwood true even story seems like a movie that would be, but regardless this a good movie and I would say one of the better ones of  this year. I think it will be best to catch this film in a matinée price if you are looking for a good drama that isn't just about the action set piece of the film.  

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Nicolas Winding Refn is one of the few directors that just by releasing a new film I am automatically interested in seeing it. Drive was the first film of his that I watched and while every film hasn't been as straight forward and Hollywood like, his films are always different and fantastic visually. The Neon Demon is no exception to that. Unlike his previous films I do feel like this film was a tad bit mis-marketed. You are lead to believe that this was going to be a horror/thriller only to really find out that this is just a dark comedy. In many ways this is the best parody film I've seen in quite some time, that doesn't just spoof the popular movies that year. 

The Boy and The Beast is the latest film from one my favorite anime Directors working today, Mamoru Hosoda. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, and Wolf Children are also some of my favorites animated films so he has a lot to live up to in terms of staying on the level of those films. Does his latest film do that? Well not exactly, in fact, I would say this my least favorite film of his to date. That doesn't mean its a bad film, but that doesn't mean it quite reaches the level of his previous films.

Visually The Boy and The Beast is phenomenal, and easily one of the sharpest and cleanest looking hand drawn animated films I've ever seen. The big stand out for me was the use of the overall tone of the setting in different scenes. The dark browning atmosphere of the city to the bright and color world that Ren arrives to. I have always like Hosoda's art style in his films, especially how he draws characters and here he continues to always impress. 


Though the visuals are fantastic, the film does lack quite a bit on the other end of the spectrum, that is the story aspect and all the little branches that surround it. From the originality of the film to the characters being one dimensional and all the consequences of lacking weight to those aspects. I was really surprised at what was missing in this film because every single one of Hosoda's films prior not only had these aspects but delivered on them in every way. 

The film starts off as "The Cat Returns" but then turns into "Naruto" about half way through. I can see that this wanted to distinguish it self from "Spirited Away" But I would say that it would of benefited from going in that direction. It all follows with what the big problem with this film. That is that is tries to be too much than it needs to be, taking elements from other stories without really establishing its own. The story feels lacking and unoriginal, because of that you can easily see where the influences come from. Most movies tend to cover this up with very interesting well developed characters that suck you into the story. The Boy and The Beast lacks some of that which affects the film the most out of any aspect.


One dimensional characters are not a bad thing, but when they are clearly set up to change or have interactions that expect you feel like they change isn't there, they come off as hollow and uninteresting. Ren and Kumatestu are both established as not being the most likable characters at the start of the film. But them meeting each other immediately they have dynamic. It isn't the most positive dynamic but at the beginning I was assuming that by the end of the film that would change. Unfortunately that doesn't happen as the story just to a few years later when Ren is older but they dynamic between him and Kumatestu hasn't change much at all. 

The second half of the film is where I began to feel that this idea was going in the wrong direction and the set up in the first half was just a missed opportunity. Instead of keeping the film a small and light story just focusing on Ren as a young boy and his growing relationship with Kumatestu as a sort of father figure, but film ditches all that to focus on Ren reconnecting in the human world. Creating a new conflict with himself as whether or not he wants to start a normal life again. If this doesn't sound familiar that re-watch "Wolf Children" to refresh your memory. Again this is what makes me so conflicted with this story as it very clearly wants to be its own thing but doesn't go in the direction it needs to go to even do that. 


This doesn't help as the story devolves to a very by the numbers plot where Ren now needs to save the city from a generic monster thing that was created by an antagonist equivalent to Sasuke from "Naruto". A lot of emotion is expected from the audience as the film relies on flash backs to previous scenes in the film specifically between Ren and Kumatestu. Once again the problem with doing this is that you haven't seen much of any change between the dynamic of the two. I am more okay with Kumatestu staying the same one dimensional character, because that was really how he was established in the beginning. That is a selfish loser. But Ren on the other hand, he was established as someone who has lost everything and by meeting Kumatestu it was supposed to something he gained that grew him and shaped the person he becomes. Instead, Ren is just a younger kid in an older body after the flash forward. 

I really felt that the force love sub plot was unnecessary and didn't need to be in this film. Again we have seen this done better and in a Hosoda film (Wolf Children). This also carries over with the revenge jealously villain plot that enters out of no where and is resolved with little tension. It is supposed to mimic what Ren could have become but based on the characters actions it would of made more sense that he be taken in that direction. Also making for a much more interesting story, some where to the fact of Ren having to face why his emotions are that way they have been since he was a child. 


The Boy and The Beast is a film that I can't help but be very critical of because the previous works of Mamoru Hosoda are some of the best animated films I have ever seen. This is a film that is still an enjoyable experience but unfortunately isn't one that I would return to very often. It a good one time watch but I will always choose some of Hosoda's previous works before I would even think of watching this film again. That being said, I still will continue to look forward to anything this director does next and I am already for his next film.

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1h 42min

Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-F

Directors: Jay Bauman, Mike Stoklasa
Writer: Mike Stoklasa

Stars: Rich Evans, Mike Stoklasa, Jay Bauman

Plot: Space Cop is the story of a cop from the future of space who travels back in time to the present and is teamed up with a cop from the past who is unfrozen in the present. Together, they must defeat evil aliens with a sinister plan. 


I didn't realize until watching the movie of how much it parodies Samurai Cop. You won't have to pay much attention to notice the subtle references both in the dialogue and the visuals. Even to go so far as to recreate similar shots as well as the overall look and the way it was presented.

Space Cop himself was just a bit to in the middle in terms of personality. At times he is really serious and other he tries to be funny. For the most part he is just a guy who doesn't care about anything. I just think it doesn't work all the well for the most part. Because of that, the movie lacks a lot of drive. The characters should have been more exaggerated and flashy.

Detective Ted Cooper, Space Cop's partner,was a nice contrast to him, but I felt he was just a bit too over the top. I would've like to have seen more of a contrast between them so they could have a good dynamic. We never really see them work together in the way that would be interesting. The effects were very well down, I like some the of alien designs and effects used on them.

I can see a lot of people not liking this. There are so many inside jokes and references that only fans of Redlettermedia who have kept up with all the videos, jokes, and other projects they've made in the past could understand. But overall, I did enjoy it for the one watch I had with it. I hope that what ever the next film Redlettermedia makes is something that stands on its own more and doesn't rely so much on parodying a older film. 

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PG-13  |  137 min
   
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi  

Director: Francis Lawrence   
Writers: Peter Craig & Danny Strong 

Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore

Plot: As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance.


This is the final movie in the Hunger Games saga and the Part 2 to a book that was split into two that didn't need to be. But it gets to follow the trend that all young adult franchises follow now and days. This is the typical end to most big films, the rebellion go to war with the capital and all the emotion is heighten for the big climatic fight at the end. Unfortunately, while those moments are there they are far and between one another to not feel cohesive enough in the story.

Katniss is in the middle of all this and tries her best to bring the troops together as she is the symbol of hope for just about all of them. Which makes sense because this is a very dark film with not much hope for these people and characters to go on. The film isn't as fast paced as I would've expected it to be, especially with how Part 1 was. Luckily this one doesn't follow Part 1 completely because things slowly begin the pick up as the film progresses. But oddly enough the film does go back to being a dark slow serious film after the actions scenes are over.

I noticed that the acting was toned down in this film, which is different to see from most big summer films theses days. It works well with the slower pace that the film has but it does make some of the action scenes that do come later on in the film feel a bit disjointed at times. The biggest problem with this movie is that it was split into two films and it shows in both Part 1 and Part 2. I think that is what is prevent this film from being a great finale to just an okay finale. 

The first Hunger Games film really hooked be in and that is why I have been able to stick with the franchise all the way through to the end. Though the ending definitely wasn't its high point it was decent enough that can leave both me and fans of the franchise satisfied with the end. I did like this world and the characters in it, I think those aspects will be the ones that I remember the most from this saga of films.

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I have always been a fan of the Ghost in the Shell franchise, from the movies to the TV shows, they have always had good quality and very interesting story telling. While I haven't reviewed the new Arise Ghost in the Shell OVA's (which I'm still on the fence about doing) I have watched them and thought they were as a whole pretty decent. When I heard that there was going to be a new Ghost in the Shell movie in 2015 I was really excited because at this point in time it will have been 20 years since the first Ghost in the Shell movie back in 1995. 

The inciting incident is straight forward making it easy to follow what is going on at the start of the film but as it goes on they jump from so many places and plot point that it hard to keep up with what is actually going on. The pacing is so fast that there isn't a moment of emotion out of any of the characters, especially during scenes that were set up for it.

There is a moment in the middle of the film that I asked myself  "What is going on right now?". This is something that has been in all the other iterations of GITS, but for the most part you are easily able to put the pieces together and get back on track very quickly. Here that doesn't happen and you just have to go with it until things start making since again. 

Now Ghost in the Shell Arise has had a trend of having twist endings or just twist about the half way point. Its here as well, but I thought the twist was much to obvious than it needed to be. I like the mystery and the build up through out the film of it, but when I guess the twist of a film five minutes into it, that isn't a good sign. 

This isn't a spoiler by any means, Arise has been projected as a prequel to the Ghost in the Shell franchise as well as being its own entity, not being connected to the other films or series before it. I like that idea because you aren't restricted creatively and you can essentially do whatever you want with the characters. During the ending of Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie, the creative team decides to recreate the beginning of the 1995 GITS films and not only that they also recreate a scene from Stand Alone Complex later in the credits. 

I still don't know how I feel about this because while I like connecting things, its just doesn't make sense to recreate this world only to connect it to other worlds that stand on their own. But looking back this is something that Arise in general has a problem with. That being said the ending was well done and I do like that at least making an attempt to recreate those great scenes.

This movie isn't bad its okay, with points that are really good. But the best way to describe the film is that it doesn't do anything new to stand out from it self. If I didn't know this was a movie I would think it was another OVA from the previous films.This movie does a fine job telling its own story and has enough entertainment through out to get you through the entire movie. 

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PG-13  |  131 min 

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Director: Wes Ball
Writer: T.S. Nowlin

Star: Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Plot:  After having escaped the Maze, the Gladers now face a new set of challenges on the open roads of a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles.


This is the second film in the Maze Runner Saga and we follow the same characters as the last film as they try and locate the organization known as WCKD which brings them to the Scorch where they continue to face challenges and continues the story of this franchise.

I think that this series just doesn't seperate itself from all the other book to movie film these day or even try to make an attempt at being different. 

All the cast and characters are interesting but they just aren't used that well with a script that isn't that great to begin with. I did like the antagonist of the movie that was pretty interesting for the most part.

The biggest stand out of this film is the action set pieces in the film, they are actually shot and well done. There are plenty of visuals that does make all the scenes looks great and the world more interesting. Mostly the elements from the outside. Even at one point becoming a zombie movie. It feels like there could be more interesting mythology to this world, they just haven't reached that point in the story to really use all that.

I think the people who haven't read the books to the series will enjoy the movie because this does deviate a bit from the book. But for me its just doesn't do anything to really stand out be memorable from all the other franchises in the genre. Not changing that fact the movie is entertain and not bad for a matinee at the movies. 

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PG-13  |  124 min

Genre:  Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Colin Trevorrow
Writer:  Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly
Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ty Simpkins

Plot: Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor's interest, which backfires horribly.

Jurassic Park is one of my favorite movies of all time, its a movie I can watch over and over and never get tired of. Jurassic World isn't that, but it has fun for what it is. That is probably the only real comparison I can make with Jurassic Park 3. 

There is a noticeable lack of character development and some not to well dialogue through out the movie, but Chris Pratt's character makes it easier to bare. But on the other side I do really like the concept that starts off the films premise. It really feels like a progression from the first film. The one thing you can say about this movie is that it feels like of a sequel to Jurassic Park than the other two sequels.

Yes there is a lot of CGI in the movie, but at this point its in so many movies that I don't know weather it takes me out of the movie or I just don't care anymore. I don't hold it against the movie but its a problem all summer movies have now and days. 

Jurassic World is exactly what a modernized Jurassic Park would be, Its entertaining but lacks a lot of what made the original so great. But its stands on it own enough to be an enjoyable ride to watch.

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TV-14  |  97 min

Genre:  Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Writer & Director: Hirotsugu Kawasaki

Plot: Naruto, Shikamaru and Sakura are on a mission to deliver a lost pet to a village when a mysterious knight appear to confront them.

This is the second movie from the Naruto series and out of all the movies I've seen this one tends to be one of the weakest. Maybe its because I have seen just about all the other Naruto movies, but this one just felt very by the numbers to me. It doesn't do much of anything to try anything new. Not to say its a bad movie, just doesn't feel like the majority of the other movies.  

 I did like however, how they added a new element that is just as powerful to possibly destroy the world. Making their mission seem much more important than other films. Also the animation is slightly different in this movie giving the characters a more simpler design which I really like and it helps when ever there is fighting or big action scenes.

The one downside is the villain, who I think was probably the most forgettable villain in a Naruto movie. He pretends to be the good guy until the very end when he reveals himself for who he really is. We do mostly focus on Naruto by himself as the team get split up pretty early in the movie. He does have a rival in this movie, who kinds feels like a replacement Sasuke, but just doesn't have the same feeling  as him. 

Overall, this is another Naruto movie. It is worth watching once if you are a fan of the show or are watching the show and want to watch the movies in canon with the shows story line.

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PG-13  |  92 min

Genre:  Adventure, Animation, Drama

Writer & Director: Satoshi Kon

Plot: On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo find a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.

PG-13  |  144 min

Genre: Adventure | Fantasy
 
Director: Peter Jackson
Writer: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson,  & Guillermo del Toro
Stars: Martin Freeman, Luke Evans, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Orlando Bloom, and Ian McKellen

Plot: Bilbo and Company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and obliterating all of Middle-Earth.

The Hobbit Trilogy hasn't been the best trilogy out there, and I've even seen some comparisons to the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy. Obviously its not as bad as those but it definitely has problems. I was very much looking forward to the first movie, back when I though it was only going to be two movies, and I was pretty disappointed, its wasn't bad, but the first movie felt like it was dragging things along and taking its time, and focusing on unnecessary things.

Then they announced that they were splitting the movie into three films, which didn't make much since due to the fact that The Hobbit is only one book, that is no where near as along as The Lord of The Rings. The Hobbit is a small story and focuses on the main character Bilbo Baggins. So far Peter Jackson's Trilogy is the complete opposite to be honest. The title character of these movie is not the focus at all, and the split of the movies has had a lot of effect on how the movies feel.

The one positive thing about this, is that because so much is filmed, including the extended editions, someone could possibly make a fan edit that would turn these movie into one. It wouldn't be for a while though, but it would be interesting to see.

Now for The Battle of The Five Armies, its the final conclusion to this trilogy and possibly for Middle Earth completely. It picks up right after the last movie and closes up that storyline surprisingly quickly. After that they movie becomes something different and changes its focus. If you were bored with the first two movie because of all the focus on the quest, than you might like this one. Unlike the first two this one focuses all the battles and the war going on between all the factions.

It feels like with this movie the wanted to streamline it for even more audiences by just making it all battle, there really isn't much of the small little journey left in this. I wouldn't be surprised if it gets the most mixed reviews because this movie is ultimately so different from the source material that is bound to happen. What the movie does do right is connecting it to The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, you could potentially watch it right after this one.

The Battle of The Five Armies is definitely the most entertaining out of The Hobbit trilogy but it also lacks the least amount of substance out of the movie. If you are a fan The Hobbits Movie so far, than its worth checking out in theaters, but if you just a regular movie goer, you can just wait till you can rent it.

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108 min

Director: Masahiko Murata
Writer: Akira Higashiyama

Plot: Naruto's battle to reclaim his honor begins! Naruto is convicted of a serious crime he didn't commit and is sent to the inescapable prison, Hozuki Castle. The warden, Mui, quickly seals away Naruto's chakra to prevent him from rebelling. Refusing to give up, Naruto plans his escape while also befriending his fellow inmates Ryuzetsu and Maroi. But he can't help but wonder what their ulterior motives are...

In Blood Prison, the movie starts as the Fourth Raikage is attacked by a person impersonating Naruto and is connected to other attacks from other villages that all point to Naruto being responsible. So as a result The Hokage and most of Naruto's comrades decides to send Naruto to a Prison where Ninjas who have betrayed their own villages go.

Naruto is sent there and even though he knows he is innocent. No one believes him and he tries his best to escape as many times as he can. As a result he is sent to confinement quite a few times and you actually see the character put in a much different situation than you normally see him in. He ends up teaming with a women who is out for vengence agaisnt the warden of the prison.

Naruto tries to find a way to escape while at the same time helping this women and trying to find out who is the person who is setting him help.

Though the overall premise doesn't really make sense this actually ends up being one of the more entertaining movies out of all the Naruto Shippuden releases. Even though the movie is filled with things that just don't make sense logically but if you can look past them or even ignore them, you can enjoy this movie. 

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 93 min
Director: Hajime Kamegaki
Writer: Junki Takegami

Plot: A mysterious group of ninja called the Sora-nin from the Sky Country makes a surprise attack on Konoha. This is because Konoha nearly destroyed the Sky Country during the last Shinobi World War, yet they survived and now they're after Konoha and the Fire Country for revenge. 

This is the second movie in the Naruto Shippuden series, and while I liked the first one I was hoping the second one would be on par with the last movie. Its not, for the most part at least. While its not as good, and in a sense feels like a step down in quality its does for the most part work out to be a pretty good movie.

The movie starts as Konoha is attack by a mysterious country from the sky and the Leaf Village is fighting them off. Meanwhile in the chaos of the village Naruto save a man from the reckage and is helped by a docter Shinnō. We later find out that the doctor could by the reason why the village is being attacked. So the fifth Hokage Tsunade assigns Naruto, Sakura, and Hinata to help protect the Docter and his apprentice Amaru get to their village to help stop this attack.

Meanwhile we have a side plot following Sasuke, at the time of the story, Orochimaru is sick and is in need of docter, at that docter happens to be Shinnō who Naruto, Sakura, and Hinata are helping to protect. Its not as important as the main story and could of easily be taken out of the movie. It feels like its only put in here so fans can have Sasuke in a Naruto movie.

The plot of the story is straight forward until about the half way point where it does kinda take a spin where we find out who the actual villain of the movie is, but after that it goes back to be a straightforward action movie. The fight scenes aren't anything that special and later we do get a sorta team up with both Naruto and Sasuke and its nice to see but it only somthing meant the movie and means nothing else.

Overall I feel like this movie is just a filler movie, it has moments that feel like the stakes should be high but it ends up not being all that serious. Adding Sasuke to the movie felt like something they only did to please the fans, and he really doesn't serve much of a purpose nor is he in the movie all that much at all. I do recommend this movie but I wouldn't put this at the top of the list of Naruto movies to see.

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95 min

Director: Hajime Kamegaki
Writer: Junki Takegami
Genre: Animation | Action | Adventure

Plot: This time Naruto's mission is to guard Shion, but she predicts Naruto's death. The only way to escape it, is to get away from Shion, which would leave her unguarded, then the demon, whose only goal is to kill Shion will do so, thus meaning the end of the world. Naruto decides to challenge this "prediction of death."

I am currently rewatching the series of Naruto Shippuden and though I've seen parts of the movie back when it was on Toonami. I decided to watch the movies based on how close they are with the main series chronologically. The movies themselves are not officially canon with the story except for the upcoming movie that will take place after the main story. But they do fit into little gaps between the seasons, in a way that can you can find little excuses to make it fit within the show.

Now what I like about this first movie in the second series is that it does feel like a collection of episode put together, its a simple story with a simple mission and has cool fight scenes.

This movie follows Team 7 but this time its Neji leading the team with Rock Lee along side him as a replacement. Their mission is simple, they have to take this girl, named Shion, from point A to point B safely. But the main villain of the film wants to kill Shion because she is the only one who can stop him.

what makes her special though, is that she can see into the future when someone close to her will die. Right away when she meets Naruto that is the first thing she tells him. So for the majority of the movie we do not know whether or not they will be able to change the future. On the way to Point B the team encounter about 3 enemies who are sent by the main villain to capture Shion.

This leads to the best part of the movie, the fight scenes, particularly Rock Lee's. In these fights we see some the best fighting than we've gotten from the show in a while. From the animation and the extent of power they show its makes this movie worth watching alone. But this is expected from the much larger budget they had for this movie. The other fights scenes are decent but forgettable.

If your a fan the show and haven't seen this movies yet, you definitely should. Its one of the better Naruto Movies that can stand alone from the show and be just as good as the show is.



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PG-13  |  125 min

Director: Francis Lawrence
Writer: Peter Craig &  Danny Strong  
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, & Donald Sutherland
Genre: Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:  When Katniss destroys the games, she goes to District 13 after District 12 is destroyed. She meets President Coin who convinces her to be the symbol of rebellion, while trying to save Peeta from the Capitol.


I read Mockingjay previous to this movie being made, and I wasn't a big fan of it. The other two books had been much more original and interesting.  When they announced that the third book will be split into two in movie form, I knew that they could do it and make sense but I though it was unnecessary. The third book was the weakest and would've benefited in cutting down a lot of the unnecessary parts in movie form.

Unfortunately the movie doesn't do any of those things and because its split into two parts, its uses all the material plus more.  I felt like the last movie used a balance of the action and talking scenes perfectly, building up to a great climax in the movie. This movie doesn't necessary have that and has all its focus on the talking rather than a balance of action to counter.

Its not that the talking is bad, its just not what I would want in The Hunger Games movies. The character of Katniss isn't so likeable in this film because of the focus of here semi love triangle between her and the other two lead characters. The problems from the book translate to the movie as well.

Overall The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 its a decent movie but does lack a lot of elements that the previous movies had. I hope that when the second part comes out this movie will maybe benefit more, but until then its just a movie that you can wait on. At least until the second part comes out.



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