The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 | The Source Weekly - Bend, Oregon

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1

While the source material is strong enough to almost carry a film that is basically a setup for Mockingjay: Part 2, this still feels like a cynical cash grab more than an actual artistic choice. Mockingjay: Part 1 is well acted and directed, but feels repetitious in its constant use of bleakness as a stylistic choice in creating empathy for Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen. Part 1 is a powerful bit of cinema, especially considering its labeling as 'Young Adult,' but it's not a film. It's just half of one.

Director:

  • Francis Lawrence

Cast:

  • Jennifer Lawrence
  • Josh Hutcherson
  • Liam Hemsworth
  • Woody Harrelson
  • Elizabeth Banks
  • Julianne Moore
  • Philip Hoffman
  • Jeffrey Wright
  • Sam Claflin
  • Jena Malone
  • Stanley Tucci
  • Donald Sutherland
  • Natalie Dormer
  • Stef Dawson
  • Mahershala Ali
  • Evan Ross
  • Wes Chatham
  • Elden Henson
  • Willow Shields

Producers:

  • Nina Jacobson
  • Jon Kilik
  • Suzanne Collins
  • Joe Drake
  • Allison Shearmur
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