From the 2012 original to its latest entry, the onscreen adaptations of the Suzanne Collins Hunger Games literary trilogy have stood out. At the heart of the original film, the games — which featured children murdering other children for the entertainment of the rich — were gruesome and tough to handle but the series grew from that set-up to become something more valuable. In the hands of capable screenwriters and a strong cast, the film franchise presented more than typical young adult fare: it presented a strong story about standing up against tyranny.
After three motion pictures, the fourth one — entitled The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 — has finally arrived. Collins’ final book in the literary trilogy was unfortunately stretched into two separate...