‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’ stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen and Liam Hemsworth as Gale. With the ending coming near, all fans of the ‘Hunger Games’ series know how depressing ‘Mockingjay’ is.

With the revolt of the people against the capitol, the movie does not shy away from the loss of innocence and the maniacal ways of President Snow.

The jaw dropping cliff hanger of ‘Catching Fire’ left most at the theater wanting to know the fate of Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and what the capitol had in store for him.

In ‘Mockingjay’, Peeta’s predicament is one of the most devastating topics of the whole movie; showing Peeta in a very frail state, defending the war against the protesters while begging protagonist, Katniss, to stop her propaganda.

This was the most interesting part of the film, making the rest of the two hours a slow and tedious process of preparation for the epic battle to come in Mockingjay part two. The trend for making the last film of a great series (Harry Potter, Twilight, etc.) into two parts did not need to apply to the Hunger Games. Simply making this movie a bit longer and condensing the information would have made a more interesting and upbeat (in the most depressing way) film.

The movie was beautifully shot, expertly casted, and wonderfully designed, but falling asleep due to slight boredom is a bi-product of Mockingjay.