If We Burn, You Burn

Rating: 10/10 (10 February 2016)

"This is the start of how it all ends. They used to shout my name, now they whisper it. I'm speeding up and this is the red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart." The war has begun, the rebellion has started, the fire is ignited, the Mockingjay lives. Katniss Everdeen, the girl from District 12 survives the arena, unbeknowest to the Capitol and President Snow. Now she must fight and fight she must. But all is still not right. She now has to rescue the one she loves and he is being held captive and tortured by Snow and used as a weapon to get the rebels to cease fire and relinquish their rights as rightful citizens of Panem, according to President Snow. This movie defied all odds. Since 2012, our eyes were opened to the girl from District 12, and then she caught fire and now she is the rebel leader who will bring down the Capitol and their wicked ways. I was one of the select few who saw this movie as part of a marathon leading up to this movie. I was stunned and floored. Nothing will ever compare to this movie. The song that leads this movie is a perfect match to spark that yellow flicker beat. The cast and the crew – you were heartbreakingly incredible – Jennifer Lawrence, you stun us every time you grace the screen; Josh Hutcherson, you gave the best performance to date – Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore – you are my favorite, but the prize would have to go to the game-maker on this one, Phillip Seymour Hoffman – you are the definition of the cinema, you have given your best performances from Capote to The Talented Mr. Ripley to Doubt to Catching through Mockingjay, Part 2 – this is one is for you. Thank you Suzanne Collins for allowing us to dive in to your world of this Utopian universe. You have given us something to believe in and this ourselves and to spark that flame in our hearts. Now, what will happen to Peeta? What will Katniss do? Will President Snow live or be executed for his crimes? All these and questions and more will be answered in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 on November 20, 2015.