What started just seven years ago has now grown into an international phenomenon. In 2008, author Suzanne Collins published the first book in the Hunger Games trilogy. Set in a futuristic country, the Hunger Games series begins when the main character Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers to take her younger sister's (Primrose, played byWillow Shields)  place in the seventy-fourth annual hunger games. On March 23, 2012, the Hunger Games hit theaters across the globe. 

   Many will argue that the Mockingjay was the worst out of the three books. Which is probably why Mockingjay Part 1 faltered so badly. The failure made it even harder for director Francis Lawrence to pull off the final movie.

   Now, just three years later, the final installment to the series makes its debut to the big screens. Leading up to the release for the final Hunger Games, the headlines weren't as they should be. No one was anticipating the release like so many were a year ago. Instead news of the return to the galaxy far far away was roaring across the media. Even before its release Star Wars: The Force Awakens was smashing records.

   Mockingjay Part 2 begins where Part 1 left off. Katniss Everdeen is experiencing another one of Peeta Mellark's (Josh Hutcherson) feverish attacks on her. After his rescue from the capitol in the first part, Peeta is delirious and uncontrollable. Using Tracker-Jacker venom, the capitol managed to completely change his mind. Making it almost impossible to change him back to his normal self.

 
   As the war against the capital progresses, the rebels draw closer to overthrowing the totalitarian dictator President Snow (Donald Sutherland). Towards the beginning of the film, President Coin (Julianne Moore) sends Katniss, Gale (Liam Hemsworth), Peeta Mellark, Boggs (Mahershala Ali), Finnick O'Dair (Sam Claflin), and Cressida (Natalie Dormer) on a mission to destroy the capitol once and for all.

   As they draw closer to the capitol, the team face several intense obstacles like flame-throwing torches, armies of armed Peace Keepers, a giant wave of boiling tar, and vicious man-eating creatures.

   With its strong cast, this movie relays the emotions of every character with Katniss Everdeen leading the way. Personally I found this film very thought-provoking and moving. As for the ending, I found that it was slightly less like the happy ever after ending than the one I was hoping for. Only for a tragic series like this one, it would have been weird to have everything turn out perfectly. I guess it just shows you how fallen our world really is.