The Mockingjay movies arose as the final addition to the books.
Mockingjay parts one and two both garnered a decent amount of recognition, and although when compared to the enthusiasm harbored for their predecessors the fan reviews are often a bit under-whelming, many fans will attest to being fully pleased by these last two installments which gave the franchise an honorable send-off. Yet, there are still many questions to be asked.
What Is Gale Meant To Have Done?
The franchise ends with Katniss and Gale having one last interaction which seems to finally end the question of there being a romance between them in their future. Katniss looks at Gale with an accusatorial stare, asking him if he knew the bombs were the rebellion's. Gale gives a vague response, stating that his responsibility was to protect Katniss's family.
This is enough for her to bid him goodbye--forever, perhaps--but it doesn't actually explain how much Gale knew, and what Katniss is rejecting him for.
Would Coin Have Continued The Hunger Games?
To everyone's shock, Coin announces that her first action as the "interim" president will be to host a Hunger Games using the of the defeated Capitol.
Although Coin claims that this would be a one-time thing, one is tempted to wonder if Coin might, if given the chance, have continued on the Hunger Games in the same annual fashion that President Snow did.
Would Effy Have Sided With The Capitol If She Could?
Effy finds herself living amongst the rebels in sector 13 and ends up assistant to Katniss. She does this willingly, if under a little pressure from Plutarch, but the reality remains that she didn't really have much of a choice--even if she refused, she would never get back to the Capitol's side.
So, if she had had a choice, would she have chosen the Capitol?
Does Katniss Lose Her Edge?
Fan's last view of Katniss is of her sitting in a field, in a yellow floral cotton dress, cradling a baby in her arms, and looking off into the distance at her husband (Peeta) and another golden-haired child.
Katniss clearly now lives a life of greater comfort than in earlier days, which is a surprise to fans--one of the signature things about Katniss was her rejection of convention. Fans would like to think that the pretty yellow dress doesn't mean her tough days are over.
Why Didn't Katniss Blow Up The Mutts Sooner?
Katniss puts their portable map into self-destruct mode in order to blow up Finnick and the mutts attacking him, saving him from suffering a more gradual and horrible death.
This begs the question, however, of why Katniss didn't have everyone run in the first place and then drop the bomb earlier.
Did Boggs Have To Die?
Boggs is one of the more regular faces in the Mockingjay films and he proves himself to be one of Katniss's most trustworthy allies. It seems his character is too good to be true, as fans can almost see it coming when he meets his death near the end of the second film.
It's unfortunate to see such a great character go, especially one of the few black characters in the movie. One speculates if there could have been an alternative route that would have allowed his character to survive.
Why Would The Pods Have Limits?
The pods in the movie are set up similarly to the attack systems in The Games.
Once they are set off, they go full force up until a certain point, where they cease to have power beyond specific spatial parameters from the point they are triggered. This makes sense for the games, but why would this be the case for war?
Why Would The Capitol Explicitly Allude To The Games?
When Katniss and her allies are believed dead, the capitol chooses to announce their deaths on television in the same exact manner that deaths are announced each evening during The Games.
It isn't clear whether this is meant to be a sort of satirical joke on behalf of Snow, or if Snow is seriously considering the war to be the same as The Games.
Why Did Snow Call His People To The Capitol Center?
It's clear that coin takes advantage of the citizens drawn around the capitol center as a tactic to manipulate against Snow. What isn't clear is why Snow would invite the citizens there in the first place.
He isn't known to be comionate, so there's little reason for this narrative move other than to set up Coin betraying Katniss.
How Could Katniss Get Away With Killing Coin So Easily?
Katniss kills Coin with no explanation for her actions given to the public. Fans are also not let in on how the public feels about Coin, and whether they were greatly ive of the woman who curated herself to be the mind behind the revolution.
So how is it that Katniss murders her in the wide open and is allowed to go home no questions asked?
