The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson,
In “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1”, the third installment of the epic “Hunger Games” saga, Katniss must rise from the ashes to unite the people of Panem in their quest to take down the Capitol. Will Katniss inspire her people to take up the rebel’s cause, or will her act of defiance finally extinguish the Girl on Fire?
The Mockingjay serves two unique purposes. For the rebels, the Mockingjay is an icon: a pretty face that will inspire the people of Panem to break the shackles of subjugation and unite with them in their quest to overthrow the Capitol. Ironically, this identity is merely a mask. While it gives the impression that Katniss is a heroine that the people can look to for hope and inspiration, in truth, it is only after Katniss chooses to embrace her role as the Mockingjay in order to save Peeta that the Mockingjay is portrayed in a way that is truly believable.
For Katniss, her transformation into the Mockingjay is reflected in the sincere essence of her own identity. The irony of Katniss’s decision to embrace her role as the hero of her people is that for her, the Mockingjay is both her greatest strength and her greatest weakness. Although she is physically and emotionally shattered by the loss of Peeta and destruction of her home, her growing concern for Peeta as she witnesses his suffering, and the excruciating pain she feels while witnessing the devastation that resulted from the 75th Hunger Games, is the catalyst which brings the Mockingjay to life. Her courage is transformed into fear, however, when Katniss realizes the terrible burden that comes with being the Mockingjay; a burden that could cost Katniss not only her own life, but the lives of everyone she loves as well.
© 2013 – 2016 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson,
In “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1”, the third installment of the epic “Hunger Games” saga, Katniss must rise from the ashes to unite the people of Panem in their quest to take down the Capitol. Will Katniss inspire her people to take up the rebel’s cause, or will her act of defiance finally extinguish the Girl on Fire?
The Mockingjay serves two unique purposes. For the rebels, the Mockingjay is an icon: a pretty face that will inspire the people of Panem to break the shackles of subjugation and unite with them in their quest to overthrow the Capitol. Ironically, this identity is merely a mask. While it gives the impression that Katniss is a heroine that the people can look to for hope and inspiration, in truth, it is only after Katniss chooses to embrace her role as the Mockingjay in order to save Peeta that the Mockingjay is portrayed in a way that is truly believable.
For Katniss, her transformation into the Mockingjay is reflected in the sincere essence of her own identity. The irony of Katniss’s decision to embrace her role as the hero of her people is that for her, the Mockingjay is both her greatest strength and her greatest weakness. Although she is physically and emotionally shattered by the loss of Peeta and destruction of her home, her growing concern for Peeta as she witnesses his suffering, and the excruciating pain she feels while witnessing the devastation that resulted from the 75th Hunger Games, is the catalyst which brings the Mockingjay to life. Her courage is transformed into fear, however, when Katniss realizes the terrible burden that comes with being the Mockingjay; a burden that could cost Katniss not only her own life, but the lives of everyone she loves as well.
© 2013 – 2016 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.