“Mockingjay – Part 1” is flawed; just look at its title (the
“Part 1” portion). This is one half of a movie, and like the last Harry Potter
and many other young adult film adaptations, the movie-going public is forced
to pay to sit through a movie that’s half finished. That would be fine and
dandy if this first half of “Mockingjay” had a distinct beginning, middle, and
end. It’s more of a really long beginning and some of a middle. Besides the
structural issues, the movie is dank and bleak as was heavily implied by the
dour cliffhanger ending of the outstandingly entertaining last entry. There’s
nothing particularly wrong or bad about “Mockingjay – Part 1” but it
essentially lacks the spark (no pun intended) of last year’s “Catching Fire.”
I get that the film would have Hunger Games survivor and
District 12 heroine Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence, who could play this
role in her sleep by now) riddled with survivors guilt and suffering from
post-traumatic stress. But the closing shot of “Catching Fire” showed a face
ready for retaliation. Instead, we’re given cowering Katniss who must be coaxed
into becoming and being marketed as the symbol of the rebellion. But hasn’t she
been that for the last two movies? Ever since volunteering for her younger
sister it has become the catalyst for the uprising. So I expected some more
actual uprising. Instead we trod into the depths of the mysterious District 13
which is almost run in a similar police state by steely President Coin
(Julianne Moore) but without the couture of the Capitol. Of course, this place isn’t nearly as bad as
actually being ruled by the evil President Snow (Donald Sutherland) and his
malevolent regime who insist on murdering members of the districts on live TV
who show the slightest attempt at revolting. District 12 was destroyed but we’re
only shown the aftermath.
The film’s plot is basically “let’s train Katinss to be the
voice of rebellion – the Mockingjay, if you will – by hiring a propaganda film
crew to follow her every move and intimidate the Capitol.” Some familiar faces
show up to help including Jeffrey Wright’s tech guru Beetee, a sobered up
Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), and former gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee (the late
Philip Seymour Hoffman). Luckily, self-proclaimed refugee Effie (Elizabeth
Banks) shows up to brighten things up a bit even if she’s forced into wearing
grey rags. The emphasis in this third outing is definitely the love aspect which
always felt quite shoehorned in this series anyways. Katniss does love Gale
(Liam Hemsworth) but she’s also quite concerned about Peeta (Josh Hutchinson)
as he’s been captured by the Capitol and completely brainwashed. It’s also a
shame the movie can’t find anything interesting to do with Finnick (Sam
Claflin) who was such an interesting character the first time around. And
seriously missing is Johanna, also captured by the Capitol, who was also
fascinating in “Catching Fire.”
The problem here isn’t director Francis Lawrence whose
second entry improved immensely upon the already pretty great first film, but
the script by Danny Strong and Peter Craig who fill the movie with so many
political statements and allegories that it forgets to have any fun whatsoever.
The suspense and excitement is replaced by stillness and exposition and waiting
to see when the heck the final battle will actually begin. There are some
fleeting moments of revolting and tension (as entertaining as bombings can be
these days), and we get to see Katniss take out a bomber jet with her bow, but it’s
all essentially just a tease. Even if the film exists as a setup for the ultimate
conclusion it at least has a reason to exist, we just have to wait a little bit
longer for the good stuff. It’s a decent appetizer for what is sure to be a
delicious main course. GRADE: B-
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