The final trailer for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1," the third installment to the widely successful movie franchise, is out and all indications point to an even more explosive and exciting film than the first two.
Scheduled to hit theaters on November 21, the third sequel of "The Hunger Games" promises to be full of slam-bang action.
In place of the annual hunting games among two representatives from each of the 12 Districts is a revolution against The Capitol. And nothing can be more defining to the movie's plot than the statement issued by Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence, in the trailer.
"I have a message for President Snow. If we burn, you burn with us!" says Katniss behind a backdrop of District 12 wreckage.
"The games really are over, replaced by all-out war. And the dystopian franchise's heroine is done playing nice. Facing a destroyed District 12 and the kidnapping of Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), Katniss puts her braid back in place and suits up in her black armor," sums up People.
A Make-or-Break Deviation?
USA Today observes that the trailer is great. "It is loud and exciting. The music swells. Jennifer Lawrence, with tears (welling) in her eyes, delivers a powerful message that'll get (audience and fans) all fired up."
However, written on a film critic's point of view, the report expressed apprehension on the sudden deviation of the third movie from the original plot of the first two films.
Accordingly, movies tend to struggle when they veer away from their original worlds. USA Today cited as example the case of the "Harry Potter" movie series which stumbled when the final two films deviated from the world of Hogwarts.
And secondly, the report thinks that a war in the magnitude of the revolution in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" is a tough task for any film director regardless of experience behind the camera.
Nonetheless, the report says that despite the deviation in the plotline, fans will still spell the success of the third Hunger Games movie. "Fans do not care at all. Everyone who loved the first two movies is probably going to love this one."
Heavyweight Supporting Cast
"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" also headlines some Hollywood acting heavyweights as supporting actors including Julianne Moore, Donald Sutherland, Stanley Tucci, and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, cites People.
Hoffman reportedly filmed all his scenes before he died of acute mixed drug intoxication on February 2 this year, notes USA Today.
The same report also said that the actor still has a scene to shoot for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" but it remains unclear how the film would address the gaping hole that Hoffman's demise left on the set.