tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post596960961585739247..comments2024-03-17T23:08:28.960-07:00Comments on Raybeard: Film: 'The Hunger Games - Mockingjay: Part 1'Raybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-10524816373360609042014-11-25T00:02:55.190-08:002014-11-25T00:02:55.190-08:00The idea of this being a metaphor is an interestin...The idea of this being a metaphor is an interesting one - rather like Communist-baiting and hunting for 'reds' in films of the 1950s. There may be something in that. I suppose it helps an audience, justifying their interest in such fodder, by seeing it as more profound than it actually is - OR perhaps it's pure escapism, though I suppose all films are that.<br />I'll have to ponder some more on that.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-33327204572608042102014-11-24T23:57:13.290-08:002014-11-24T23:57:13.290-08:00I'm more than a little tired of these futurist...I'm more than a little tired of these futuristic blockbusters depicting a world where society has collapsed in on itself and individuals revert back to animal instincts which are controlled and harnassed by a super-elite imposing quasi-fascistic rules and games for the plebs to 'play'. Yawn! The basic concept idea pre-dates '1984' by some way. H.G.Wells wrote about it in 'Things to Come' and, I daresay, even he wasn't the first.<br /><br />If it wasn't for the rustling of sweet papers and the like I'd be complaining about the sounds of people chomping away anyway. Eating popcorn makes such an unattractive sound, especially from those enormous paper buckets they are doled out in, which seem to be bottomless. But some people just have to be doing something while viewing a film, which I bet happens when they're watching TV. I suppose it's some sort of compulsive disorder that they simply cannot sit still - and so ruin it for everybody else (which would never occur to them)..Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-70399969548702316392014-11-24T23:45:39.021-08:002014-11-24T23:45:39.021-08:00Yes, it seems to be a widespread view here that th...Yes, it seems to be a widespread view here that they should have made a single film of the conclusion, but doubling the takings would have been high in the film-makers' minds. But a single film would almost certainly have been at least three hours long. Cripes! Doesn't bear thinking about!<br /><br />Ever-pervasive music on the soundtrack gives the impression that we are being treated as simpletons. They might as well flash captions on the screen telling us to 'feel sad', 'get excited' 'smile' etc. But I bet after the film was over a survey would show that most of the audience didn't even notice it, so used are they to being regularly fed such pap.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-31383307296570374022014-11-24T18:50:23.619-08:002014-11-24T18:50:23.619-08:00I read your review with interest, for i haven'...I read your review with interest, for i haven't read the books nor seen the movies (not do I plan to do so). However I am intrigued by the masse's interested in the series. It all sounds like a metaphor for life in the present USA; and I don't have to go to the movies to experience that. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-53279983102194014242014-11-24T12:23:40.614-08:002014-11-24T12:23:40.614-08:00Critics either loved it or hated it. The critic f...Critics either loved it or hated it. The critic for my newspaper called it "A dystopian dud." I haven't seen it, but from my experience with the last two (fortunately, I saw them at home and was able to frequently pause it) I think that I would agree with that critic.<br /><br />If I were seeing it in the theater, I would be like that woman in your theater who was eating munchies except I wouldn't be eating, but wishing for a cigarette and I don't smoke.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085842904367441128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-90077975199837058682014-11-24T09:37:38.479-08:002014-11-24T09:37:38.479-08:00Most reviews I've read say they should never h...Most reviews I've read say they should never have split the finale into 2 films because it makes this one boring.<br /><br />And I'm with you on the music! It's like they're TELLING you how to react instead of just LETTING you react.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-8916679186086801192014-11-24T08:54:51.580-08:002014-11-24T08:54:51.580-08:00Blast! I should have witheld it. But I always like...Blast! I should have witheld it. But I always like to remind people that mine is only one person's opinion. Others have been more favourable, some of them greatly so.<br />I was actually thinking of you while watching it, knowing that you're a fan of the books and the films. If you dislike this I'll be very surprised. But you won't. The bigger question is whether your companion will. I don't know if he's seen any of the previous parts. If he has then you'll already have some idea of what he'll think of this. Good luck!Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-68033313964955794622014-11-24T08:40:09.635-08:002014-11-24T08:40:09.635-08:00oh no. The Mr is now coming to see it with me, do...oh no. The Mr is now coming to see it with me, doh. he will hate it. eek! lol Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.com