In The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 1, a rebel becomes a pawn of the revolution.
by Ben Sachs
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 1 features the most self-reflexive sequence of any Hollywood blockbuster I've seen all year. As you probably know, this is the third entry in a franchise adapted from Suzanne Collins's best-selling young-adult novels, set in a dystopian future where citizens are distracted from government oppression by televised gladiator games in which young people fight to the death.…[ Read more ]