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I was looking all everywhere after the liveblog,
Pictures and or video. This is really got to be the best day ever.
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Forgotten Sound
Genre: Romance/Drama
Cast : Jennifer Lawrence as Jocelyn Ashmore
Chris Pratt as Brandon Connors
Zachary Levi as Terry Williams
Emily Blunt as Felicity Williams
Bradley Cooper as Mason Smith
Director: David O. Russell
Release Date: October 12
Theater Count: 3,785
MPAA Rating: PG-13, for brief language, sexual content and suggestive themes, alcohol references
Budget: $20 million
Plot Summary: A woman has a reckoning to leave the past behind her.
Plot:
Jocelyn is still trying to find her place in this world, and for the longest time she always had Brandon and Terry. As life goes on they're not so much "us against the world."Jocelyn barely keeps in contact with them, as Terry always seem to make his way out to her. He helped her move into her first apartment. Jocelyn mostly keeps to herself, finding a slew of utter depression and loneliness. She tries to keep herself from remembering the memories that haunt her and bring a smile to her face. Jocelyn's world first shattered, when she had an inkling that maybe happiness wasn't on her path, or her own. Jocelyn and Terry had the chance to grow the closest together, and at times she couldn't see her life without Terry always making his way in somehow. Jocelyn at times feels conflicted about Brandon. Crushed that she felt everyone was going on different paths. She always sees Brandon as the one who uprooted her and Terry, she struggles to let that be in rest. Jocelyn used to have a very different outlook on life, so long ago. But after everything that's happened, it's crippled her soul. She drinks every night when the memories threaten to come back. Terry always tries to get her to come out on outings with him to see Brandon. But she always declines. When Jocelyn meets billionaire, Mason Smith everything changes. But is it necessarily for the better? Jocelyn has a lot of choices to make, and this time she could honestly care if they are the right ones. Jocelyn finally sees this could be her escape from the life she's been living, but not everything is always as it seems. -
Crazy enough as it is, I can only find one thread about favorite actors and it has two replies buried on page 7 of Favorite Things....so I re-opened this one.
Ok thanks for reopening
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Jennifer Lawrence has got to be my absolute favorite actress of all time, and no one else could honestly take that stature.
Favorite Actress: Jennifer Lawrence
Honorable Mentions:
Mystique, X- Men Days of Future Past
Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I
Has yet to come out, but I'm waiting to see Katniss go bad-ass.
"I am. I will."
Favorite Actor: Chris Pratt
I'm so glad he's gotten the acclaim he deserves. I loved Everwood, it was honestly potential in the making here. He owned the GOTG movie.
Honorable Mentions:
Star-Lord (Peter Quill), Guardians of the Galaxy
Emmet, The Lego Movie
"You said it yourself, bitch-We're the Guardians of the Galaxy."
Feel free to post your own with Honorable mentions.
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Damn, I was really hoping you were from the future.
Maybe I was sent back from the FUTURE!
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
I'll be honest with you, this was the movie that got me really excited about The Hunger Games: Mockingjay.
I've seen the first one, and the second one needless to say (CF) was incredible.
Jennifer Lawrence was a powerhouse. That had to have been her best acting role.
The story and the plot grew in such a favorable way.
There was even foreshadowing in the first movie, of riots bursting out.
Rue's death from the first movie, grows to have an important significance on Katniss in this one.
From the beginning to the end, it was such a marvel to see.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman was brilliant. I ended up cursing at the screen at one point, because of him.
But the twist is brilliant, and it really sets the stage or even the further progression of the story.
From the first movie where they were mostly kids fighting to the death, now in an unfortunate chain of events, not only is Katniss dragged back into the games but is paired up with a more diverse set of characters, young and old this time around. Some of them are dangerous, and not easy to defeat. Finnick, was a great addition to the cast as well. And instead of the forest, the location changes they are now in the jungle. Poison fog, blood rain, killer monkeys, tidal waves (washing the victors out).
Important dynamic:
In Catching Fire, Hutcherson is just perfect. On cue, their chemistry pops, and at first they're not in love, even Peeta backs out of it willing the fact to be just friends.(It avoids the typical, cliche wishy-washy young, rushed romance, with little to no character development) But true significance is the characters are brought to be more human. And you can tell that Peeta cares for her in this not necessarily in a more forced romantic way, but a more powerful way and it all kind of comes together. Everything makes sense in Katniss and Peeta's dynamic. And it's heartbreaking about the other possible conclusions of what could come of them. The ending, is one of Jennifer Lawrence's best performances.
Violence:
The first Hunger Games film, desensitized their violence. This one, while shows not entirely graphic scenes but uses a technique that makes a impact on the story showing:
A man getting shot in the head in public among thousands of people , Gale getting beaten and bloodied by a whip in public and also striking a cord with me, Cinna being beaten to death in front of Katniss before she's sent off to the Quarter Quell games.
There was also an intense imagery, when Katniss (upon a very ill-timed and misplaced drawing of Rue placed there for her)
With rope, grabs a test dummy, and hangs it in a knot at the neck in with the words "Seneca Crane" written on it. (Which are the people who actually create these games, and also linked with the antagonist- President Snow)
The Poison fog scene is intense as everyone is breaking out painfully in blotches of poison.
When they finally find relief in the water, they are soon greeted by intense imagery of baboons who are nonetheless looking for their kill, as Katniss must defend themselves.
Blood rain happens, and as the other victors find Katniss and her team, their faces is covered in it temporarily.
Some of the best scenes:
The Mockingjay scene, and when the Victors remained united in their defiance against the capitol.
The tour, when Katniss and Peeta are on chariots, in a beautiful setting, once again catching on fire
When Katniss's eulogy with Rue starts something, she never intended
Katniss blowing up the arena, as it crashes all around her and the crane is lifting her upward (made me almost cry horribly)
Katniss talking to Gale at various moments, including the ending (ready to see Katniss get a lil'badass taking on these bast-yeah)
One of the best surprises (hidden piece of candy I'd like to call it):
Effie Trinket (absolutely love what they did with her)
That she's just not only a pretty face/happy one.
There's a more complex characteristic of hers, along with Haymitch they both deserve their own story I would say.
Last but not least..
The Twist:
Phillip Seymour Hoffman is Plutarch Heavensbee, head gamemaker who replaces Seneca Crane (who we saw his own implied demise, with the locked door and bowl of berries) Plutarch the entire time, is for the rebellion. He sets up Snow to show his true colors, giving these people a reason to fight. To be intimidated and rebel ever more so. He creates the set-up of the Quarter Quell, as Snow wants to find a clever way to get rid of/kill Katniss. Think back with Rue, when Katniss buried Rue in the forest she saluted the traditional Panem sign of respect for Rue's district. Then you saw sh-- go down, and that was only the beginning of this.
Snow even mentioned about her popularity in the first movie, about containing her "the spark", but now Snow sees her as a threat. Due to these various uprisings throughout this movie.
Half the tributes also being called back to the Games, are in on this whole thing, including Peeta.
Haymitch and Effie even knew as well..
Katniss is the one out of the loop this time.Plutarch had always intended to save Katniss and get her out of these Games, he created.
Peeta and Johanna though pretty much sacrifice themselves to save Katniss.
(They're not dead in CF, but Mockingjay will reveal what happens to them..)
Katniss is pissed, due to the fact (if you think about it she saved Peeta from the Games, he was the only one she could save..it would make since that she would want to keep him alive, also due the fact she does care for him in some way (even if it may not be romantic at first..)) She sees that she's a walking target, so she makes Haymitch promise her that when it comes down to it, that he'll save Peeta and let her die.
The biggest twist is watching the first time, you initially believe things but then everything does a complete 180.
Those are some of the best kinds that make you think.
If you're new to the THG film franchise, I suggest you watching maybe the first one to get an idea of what's happening, (I'm sure you'll love the first one) but yes I recommend this movie. (In speaking of which, I have it recorded I may just watch it now.)
Grade: A
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I'm calling Mockingjay and Big Hero 6 -
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I can see a lot of Films yet to come out up for this award.
I think American Sniper, may have a real good shot at it. (Not sure if it's mentioned on the list.)
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Thoughts on the movie?
The trailer looked interesting.
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Can I post a review for THG: Catching Fire (2013) ?
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This may be a little early, considering THG: Mockingjay Part 1 hasn't been released yet.
Does anyone know when we might start seeing trailers for Mockingjay Part 2?
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PIXAR IS AWESOME.
GOTG needs to be on here..
(It's that good.)
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I'd like to invest in Mockingjay, but this is using money? (Such as Paypal, credit card, etc?)
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Awesome! I heard are they going to have a ninjago film? Or was it Batman? I'd like another Lego Movie sequel with everyone to be honest
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Guardians of the Galaxy
(I loved that movie to pieces
)The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Big Hero 6
The Lego Movie
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
(This is my own personal list
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I'm looking forward to this one.
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I'm calling Mockingjay and Big Hero 6 
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