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Mockingjay “review”
 Not really a review, since I’m gonna be biased towards the end. So keep that in mind. Also sorry about my english, it sucks for me as well XD
So yeah.....just watched it. My impressions: Lawrence was amazing. Not the best we’ve seen of her as Katniss, but the parts that are not too cheesy are AMAZING. Wich let’s face it, amazing is her modus operandi by this point. 
Her delivery was on point, but not always. Like Josh, she had a few moments where the dialogue line was so....errr....”cute” that was hard to keep it in character. We know Katniss has her Romantic moments, but it was really jaring compared to her other stuff. 
Josh was on point. Like Lawrence’s Katniss he had a few irkiing moments. Especially when the dialogue was been to romantic. Looking back now I really think it was because the pacing for this scenes was too rushed, and the momment for the characters was inapropriete. Aside from Tigris joint, K and P don’t have times to be saying “always” and stuff, so that’s why sometimes it feels off. And that’s also why, when in the right context, like the “Do you love me” or their time at tigris, it felt genuine. 
I don’t even know how they could make this scenes WORK actually. Since they were straight from the books. In the books we have a momment to linger with them in Katniss’ mind, but here not so much, and it would feel unrealistic as hell if they waited to long after the “stay with me” to have a good effect that some time of them just considering what just transpired was showed.
Back to Josh, I may’ve sounded nitpicky,but those few instances aside, his acting was good. Especially when he just arrive on the field. And his dialogue with Gale on the basement. Also in his with Katniss in the hospital....and with “Delly” as well. 
Liam....well....he was ok. The best material Gale had in the entire book was cutted, (spoiler) his dialogue with Katniss on 2 was to short. No references of their fathers.  He DID have a good momment however in his last scene. You all know the one XD. Very touching momment, and quite well acted. Now that I know that Hemsworth can act when he got the right material I’m gonna be even more anoyed when he played another dumb action movie XD (although nothing beats a good dumb action movie sometimes.....so if you’re reading this Liam, Do GOOD action movies would ya? Like Pacific Rim upwards.)
As for the villains: Snake’s father (if you’re got that reference, you’re awesome), Snow, was great as always. Good, cynical, even got his own Game of Thrones momment at one point ^^
As for Coin...well...I’m not gonna lie, I always pictured her differently in her demeanor. More mean if you will. But Moore did a good job. Especially of how coldly lightheartedly she sugest one of the most horrible things possible.
Effie was...well....Effie. 
And Woody just stole the screen everytime he was on screen. Every single line he had was perfection. I never apreciated him so much as I did on this movie. A shame one of the most Haymitch momments of the books,(spoiler), “the boy trouble”, wasn’t added to the movie.....also,you can ship Haymitch and Effie now,it’s cannon in the movies (end spoiler).
Plutarch left us too soon. He was amazing in his scenes here. The only winner indeed.
I liked Malone in this one, Johana is such a good character to watch. Fun in all the most horrible ways possible. She really needs help. 
And the Joniss will grow stronger from here as well.
I’m gonna stop now with the actors. The ones not listened here, all had minor roles acting wise. But special mention goes to Boggs and Castor actors, and Nat, Paylor actress and Jackson. 
Now.....the action.....FUCKING AWESOME DUDE. The momments before the sewer were enteitaining at worst, and good at best. But the sequences after Boggs death untill the parachutes(and a few romantic mommments aside) were all GRIPPING AS FUCK. I could not take my eyes from the screen at all. Even got a jump scare when the mutts were introduced. “Holy crap” and all XD
Good atmosphere, AMAZING tone, and good tone shift as well when Peeta and Katniss got a momment to talk as well. And the conclusion of the scene....Finnick....oh man =/  A good ending for a GREAT sequence.....well good for everyone that wasn’t him at least. The momment that Natalie comes back to back them up I rejoiced, I could swear that she died....danm I was too in the zone to remember the danm plot XD
And finally....the ending. Be ware, all of this is biased, and it contains spoilers.
Prim.....perfect execution, even better build up. Horrible aftermath. We know the outcome of that. After the execution cerimony...things go downhill....sort of. Keep in mind, if you did NOT read the books, you probably will enjoy the ending. The letter from Pluto.....awe man, While I loved Woody’s delivery, I feel we missed a potential amazing farewell sequence in here.
Ok, now for the bad stuff movie wise: When Katniss comes back.....Lawrence has probably her best momment in the entire series with Buttercup. And I would nominate her right here and there if she didn’t suffer some setbacks in this last movie. Not her fault....but even great actors can save bad lines sometimes.  So....you know how dark, and well written the whole sequence of Katniss “waiting” the whole winter is in the books? How she can’t even go hunt for exemple?......Yeah that ain’t here folks. After the buttercup scene, IMEDIATLY, we skip winter to a scene of Katniss, well and hunting. To return home and find Peeta at her walkway tending the bushes. One of the most dark chapters, and realistic and well written parts of the books? Gone. No dandelions for us folks. After that we get a sort of montage.....it’s good and all. No book....but we do get a AMAZING scene of Peeta and Kat watching the rain.....It might looks like sarcasm, but while ironic, it is probably the most POWERFULL momment, romatically speaking, of the the movie. No dialogue( Thank God),just silent acting on their part. 
After that Katniss get’s out of her bed, go to Peeta’s room, Lay down with him and we got the “Real” scene. Wich was probably the most well delivered form it could happen....but I find it kind of meh. Not the acting, just the set up. Since we got so little details on how that happened, we created our own head cannon about it. That tends ot make the Hype to real(hehe get it? ) wich was teh case for me. The whole sequence after Buttercup was horrible for me. Not from a movie stand point, but because they cut, and changed key momments of the already short final chapter. The epilogue is just danm perfect. No questions asked. Fin.
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Stannis? Dude? CAN YOU HURRY THE F*CK UP ><
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Thank God Tumblr people don’t run the world then @_@
Now pass me that Rato Burger u_U
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A classic trough and trough 
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Flawless Victory
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I’m not sure whether I should laugh or cry.
Is OP aware that oh so many books exist on this subject?
And that almost universally the ones authored by people with doctorates in classicism and mythology disagree with OP?
Including the… epic hymn that first told this story? You know what’s in that original source material… right?
Abducted, yes. Demeter mourned? Definitely. Rape, no.
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So here’s some info on Ancient Greek wedding traditions which (oh my stars and garters!!) included abducting the bride. With the father’s permission, which Hades got before he took her away.
Here’s a whole book on the subject of Ancient Greek wedding custom and its conflation with funeral rites. (Which sounds a bit like Hades and Persephone to anyone who’s ever dabbled in things like explication and context)
Here’s a link to another book that talks about Persephone’s rise to power as a result of her willingly eating the pomegranate seeds.
Oh shit!!
Here’s a whole bunch of myths and hymns that talk about her Queen of the Underworld badassery!!
Holy pug tacos Batman!!
Here’s another book about the myth focusing on the seasonal religious and liminal rites. WHICH TAKE PLACE IN THE DRY SUMMER (not the fucking winter), which you know if you read a book.Way to go, OP!
All these fucking books!  What could anyone possibly do with them all?!?!?!?! Do you eat books to absorb their powers instead of read them?
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A better guess would be that you got into a moral panic over the name of a certain Renaissance statue and maybe after reading three pages of Edith Hamilton or the first paragraph of a Wikipedia article. And then used that to castigate and demean not only the people who actually take their limited time to create gorgeous art but also to denigrate modern day worshippers of Persephone and Hades?
Maybe next time, you stringy piece of over-boiled okra, you might want to take your own advice and pick up a book, instead of reducing the feared and respected Queen of the Underworld who held power equal to or in many interpretations GREATER than her husband into a meaningless pastiche of female disenfranchisement that you seemingly plucked from your own ass.
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Yeah,Kingdom Hearts hammered that into my brain....I knew the lines before I read it XD
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Oscars...
People get way out of hand with this danm thing.
Having a movie about a white dude is meh but a black dude is a masterpiece? Makes no sense,since both type of movies can suck (and both types were A Ok before too) so stop making critics about how Genders and colors ruined it.....and start seen for what it is. 
The oscars don't suck because of this,they suck because good movies don't usually win(or even get nominated for that matter). Got that memorized? 
I started noticing how shitty it was when the Dark Knight wasn't nominated. (or won for that matter.) 
But for all of you clrearly focusing on the wrong part I'll give you this,American sniper doesn't deserve to be there......it really sucks as a movie. Underwhelming can be known for generations the BEST movie for the year we had How to train your dragon 2? Guardians? Selma? And many others? I hate when bad oscar bait wins. 
Also,the biggest crime of this year: Not LEGO the movie nomination. That crappy award is NOT awesome u_U
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jstoru · 9 years
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Why Dreamworks? Why?????
Didn't have high hopes for the Ghost in Shell movie before. Now that they casted Scarlet as the lead ? That is gonna tank harder then....well.....a tank. With so many tallented Asian women out there,they cast the second whistest white woman for the roll of Motoko Kusanagi....fuck I don't think she can even pronounce that right. 
Stuff like this is why I thank God they didn't have the chance to ruin Akira and Beboop. 
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We're all black....when the light's turn out.
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The Mellarks’ first New Years.
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Pure Gold....Luaghed my ass off so hard I have to pick it up from the floor <3
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Sokka Appreciation Week
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jstoru · 10 years
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Oh God this was amazingly good
Dr. Hot Buns, M.D.
Summary: At Panem Memorial Hospital, overachieving Katniss Everdeen and charming Peeta Mellark compete to be the best cardiothoracic surgeon of the country. Rating: M for language and sexual contents. My never ending gratitude goes to neophytehgfan for pre-reading this, and to the amazing titania522/ct522 for betaing this at speed speed!
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This movie.....is gonna suck.Hell it already sucks. It sucks so hard that it will be sucking it's own suckage years from now.
....But WHY Do I still KNOW in my heart I'm gonna like it? Fuck........screw it. Give me a cigar and a beer 'cause I'm gonna love the crap out of this....well....crap.
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Trolljima still got it
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