The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1UA

PLOT SUMMARY

Katniss has been rescued along with Beetee and Odair from the last Hunger Games. They are now in District 13 and recuperating from their past experiences. District 13 is by and large an underground fortress. It has its own missile defense systems against aircraft raiders and has its own life support systems. It is basically an underground fortress. Katniss thankfully gets to meet her mother and younger sister Prim, who loves her fluffy pet cat. That aside, she is soon introduced to the head of District 13, who is President Alma Coin. Coin is dour, to the point and wastes not time in telling Katniss that she is the face of the revolution, or rebellion, as they so gently put it. But it is easier said than done. Because the revolution has a secret weapon. Peeta has been brainwashed by the Capitol philosophy. However, Katniss is still enraged and outraged when she visits her old home - District 12 - and sees the devastation that has been inflicted on it. Coin and company have been trying to get Katniss to give a soundbyte or two for the benefit of the people who look up to her. She was unable to do so previously. But when Katniss sees the Capitol's ships bombing hospitals, she speaks her heart out about the tyranny of the Capitol's way of doing things. She is reluctant and always remains so, but she agrees to become the Mockingbird as long as Peeta is given pardon. The revolution begins in spurts when strikers in District 7 kill an entire team of Peacekeepers (soldiers from the Capitol) in the forest with hidden land mines and a rebel demolition team destroys a huge dam that provides the Capitol forces with electricity for their city. This forces the Capitol powers to use temporary electricity generators, which in turn weakens their broadcasting and surveillance capabilities because their energy resources are limited.

Katniss again sees Peeta spouting the same 'give up your guns' propaganda. But suddenly, at the end of his final broadcast, Peeta has an episode of recollection when he figures out that Katniss is watching him, that he must warn them of an impending attack that can wipe out the revolution. District 13 however survives a massive attack from the Capitol's bombers. Coin realises that the bombers are just looking for their defenses and orders them to just stay quiet. She later dispatches an elite special forces team, which includes Gale, to rescue Peeta. Their move is successful. However, when Katniss goes to greet Peeta, he unexpectedly attacks and strangles her into unconsciousness. Katniss wakes up in the medical facility, and is informed that Peeta has been 'hijacked' —brainwashed into wanting to kill Katniss through aversion therapy. Meanwhile, Coin announces the successful rescue of the Victors, and that the fight will now reach the Capitol.

One of the most awaited Hollywood flick The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 released to mixed reviews.

Starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in lead, the film is an adrenaline pumping visualization of the book with the same name.

Let's take a look at what the audience has to say on Twitter...

A positive tweet

I don't understand people who don't like hunger games I mean it's one of those movies that you can apply to real life

— Sonia Labomba (@africanchild567)

Funny tweets

Hunger games was phenomenal but from the last 15 minutes on I was in a sheer state of panic and was ready to get into fetal position

— Anyon Rettinger (@i_am_anyon)

Petition to have Stanley Tucci host the Oscars as Caesar Flickerman from Hunger Games

— Sarcasm (@WeLoveFunnyTeen)

A negative tweet

Mocking Jay was pretty disappointing to me. Tons of pointless scenes, and ended so abruptly. The Hunger Games books are amazing though

— Ghostface Killa (@_LednaM)