A cold, bunker-lit war thriller where a reluctant girl becomes a symbol, and the embers of a burned district become the spark that sets a whole nation alight.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
"Fire burns brighter in the darkness."
19 November 2014
United States of America
123 min
6.8
(17,044)
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks
Thriller
Adventure
Science Fiction
Propaganda and media warfare
Trauma and psychological damage
Authenticity versus performance
The cost of revolution
Love as vulnerability
Budget:
$125,000,000
Box Office:
$755,356,711
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
I have a message for President Snow: You can torture us! And bomb us! And burn our districts to the ground! But, do you see that? Fire is catching. And if we burn, you burn with us!
Context
Katniss stands in the smoking ruins of the bombed hospital in District 8 and delivers this warning straight to the rebel cameras.
Meaning
This is the film's turning point. It is Katniss's most powerful propaganda moment, and it works because it is unscripted and driven by real rage and grief. It shows the film's central claim that authenticity beats manufactured spectacle.
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