Now I haven't really liked Mockingjay . The first reason for that is because Finnick died. Now this is completely my opinion, as even tough I knew if there's going to be a final battle, he is one of those expendable characters, but he's just too awesome. Then because Prim died. She is definitely not an expendable character and reading about a little girl get blown up is just too much for a teenager's book. A lot of final books or movies have this kind of weird, spiritual, talking-to-myself part somewhere after the final battle and before the conclusion. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, that is the 'King's Cross' chapter and it's actually enyoyable, because it explains some things, while the weird, spiritual, talking-to-myself part in Mockingjay is...well, weird and spiritual and confusing, so I actually skipped a few paragraphs.
There's another thing I didn't like about Mockingjay and that is something I don't know how to call otherwise then 'the rhythm of book.' I don't want to be comparing too much, but for an example the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows had a very exciting rhythm in the final battle that then slowed down in the 'King's Cross' chapter, then picked itself back up to lead into the epilogue. Mockingjay also has a fast rhythm with the battle, slows down, picks back up a bit and then starts slowing down continually to a total zero point and then just ends. Just not a way to finish a book or an epic series. And the final reason for me disliking the book - because she was with Peeta at the end. Now I am a heterosexual male and I hate that Twilight-y shit, but Gale is simply a more likeable character. I know that his bombs have maybe (!) killed her sister, I know that Gale will probably get any other girl out there, while Peeta knows that only Katniss exists and even, after thinking about it for some time and realising, that if I were the writer, I would probably done the same - after all that, I coudn't help myself from not liking the desicion. Katniss is a fiery girl and she needs a fiery boy like Gale, not an unrealistically friendly guy like Peeta.
"Oh Katniss, you're the only thing that matters to me. But if i die, marry Gale with no pressure.
Or if I accidentally survive, I'll bake you two a wedding cake!"
So after reading the book I wasn't just sad because the series was over, but also because I didn't like the last book, but I tought to myself that it's just my opinion.Then I browsed the Internet a bit and I saw that people weren't so kind towards it as well. Now I don't know if those reasons of mine that I found a bit childish and opinion-y were other people's reasons too or is it simply the fact that there were no Games in the third book. Now don't get me wrong, Mockingjay wasn't THAT bad, It was enyoyable to read, I just didn't enyoy it as I did the first two. Altough I have to admit it has a lot of unexpected twists, but is still unarguably the weakest book of the series. So why split it in two movies?
It was kinda logical with Deathly Hallows (I don't know about Twilight), since it had the most story and was one of the best of the series, but this one doesn't really have the most story. Is it for money? A bit yes, but just for money is so greedy it's just unrealistic. Some said that they would easily get the PG-13 rating, if they literally cut all the violence in half, which sounds logical. Or maybe somebody proposed this because they wanted to improve the book and make the film better. I certainly hope that is the reason, even tough it sounds unlikely.
So what do you think of splitting Mockingjay? Did you like the book? If yes/no, why? Comment below, let me know! And if you're still in the mood for some Hunger Games, check out these hilarious Hunger Games characters Facebook status updates here.
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