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Mockingjay
Jan. 25th, 2018 10:39 amWe decided to knock out both Mockingjay movies in one day, which I think is the best way to watch them because they are really not complete stories in their own right - surely there had to be some way to cut them down into one movie? Surely.
I'm not sure what it would have been, and I suspect it would have involved deviating significantly from the book. At very least, a lot of material would have had to be cut. But - I can't believe I'm saying this - in this case, I think the problem is that the movies are too faithful to the book. The acting is still great, the production values high, the pacing well done, but the story is nonetheless a mess because the book, itself, is a mess.
( Spoilers )
I'm not sure what it would have been, and I suspect it would have involved deviating significantly from the book. At very least, a lot of material would have had to be cut. But - I can't believe I'm saying this - in this case, I think the problem is that the movies are too faithful to the book. The acting is still great, the production values high, the pacing well done, but the story is nonetheless a mess because the book, itself, is a mess.
( Spoilers )
