“It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.” -Finnick Odair.

The Hunger Games is a popular science fiction novel written by novelist Suzanne Collins. The book first debuted on September 14th, 2008, and immediately enchanted readers and fans became hopelessly devoted to Katniss Everdeen and her fight against the authoritarian Capitol. Collins eventually followed with the sequels Catching Fire and Mockingjay. By March of 2009, Lionsgate announced they were to make The Hunger Games into a film. The film, like the novels, found great success, therefore, three more films followed.

Mockingjay part two is the finale of the astounding trilogy, and has captured the hearts of fans and has provided them with a satisfying end to something that has been part of their lives for so long.

The finale begins with heroine Katniss Everdeen hiding out in district 13 plotting the downfall of antagonist, President Coriolanus Snow. Katniss travels to the capitol with a group of people, including friends Peeta Mellark, Gale Hawthorne, and Finnick Odair, but the journey does not go smoothly. When Katniss arrives at the capitol, she is informed they have set up many traps such as explosives and lizard- like mutations with sharp talons and teeth, to stop her from getting to the Capitol. When Katniss finally gets to President Snow, her intentions are suddenly altered.

Mockingjay is most certainly a phenomenal end to an amazing series; however, there are a couple of things that could have been more apparent in the film. For example, in the book, Katniss endures a training camp before going on her journey, and in this camp, her friendship with Johanna Mason, a former victor, grows. The friendship is important because the two suffer the camp together, and they soon know they can count on one another. In the movie it appears that Johanna does not like Katniss, when in reality, they have a great friendship. Also in the book, Katniss battles mental disorder while on the mission. She has constant flashbacks and nightmares about previous games and all of the people she has lost, however in the film, she does not seem to deal with them as much.

All of the loose ends aside, the pros definitely outweigh the cons. Jennifer Lawrence, who portrays Everdeen, exemplifies just the bravery and confidence the “Girl on fire” had when dealing with the burden of being the face of the rebellion. Josh Hutcherson, who plays Peeta Mellark, represents just the anger and confusion the “Boy with the bread” had when overcoming the Capitol’s brainwashing. The film was nearly accurate when following the storyline, including all of the famous “Real or not real” questions Peeta had for Katniss, much to the fans delight.

Mockingjay part two is without a doubt an emotional roller-coaster for fans, as this is the last installment of their beloved trilogy; however it is absolutely a delightful and gratifying way to finalize it all.