The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II, all the curiosities about the final chapter of the saga

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is the fourth and final chapter of the film saga based on the literary trilogy signed by Suzanne Collins. Also directed by Francis Lawrence, the film is broadcast tonight at 21.15 on the Italia 2 channel.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, the plot

The revolt of the Districts of Panem against President Snow (Donald Sutherland) is more alive than ever. The supremacy of the First Precinct, with its wealth and indifference to the suffering of others, is on the verge of collapsing. Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) however, he knows that to have any real chance of victory he must render the Second District harmless, still loyal to Snow and with such a vast possession of weapons that it can represent a real threat. Believed dead by President Snow, Katniss then manages to infiltrate the capital together with Gale (Liam Hemsworth

), finnick (Sam ClaflinPeeta (Josh Hutcherson) and Cressida (Natalie Dormer). The fight between Katniss and President Snow becomes more and more violent, between attacks and killings, while the girl has to watch her back even from Alma Coin (Julianne Moore), who maybe isn’t quite who he says he is.

All the curiosities about the film

The strange connection between the Hunger Games and Apollo 13

The control panel seen in the central hall of District 13 was originally built, according to the website of theInternet Movie Databaseto be operational for apollo 13, the 1995 film. This was later bought by a company specializing in props and then was “rented” for the final chapter of Hunger Games. The same props then appeared in the 2016 film as well The right to count.

The Adventure in the Sewers

The cast of the final chapter of Hunger Games agrees that the hardest scenes to shoot were the long sequences in the sewers. It took three weeks to complete the shooting and for three weeks the actors had to descend into real sewers, where they suffered so much from the heat that they risked feeling ill. However, the sewage seen in the film is not real sewage, but a compound created with caramel dye and dish soap.

The bond with John F. Kennedy

In one scene of the film, the viewer can see Johanna talking to Katniss, warning her that the only way to kill President Snow is to be prepared to die doing it. Second IMDB extension it is a free interpretation of the sentence pronounced by John F. Kennedy who said: “If someone is crazy enough to want to kill a President of the United States, he can. All he has to be prepared to do is give his life for the president’s.”

Where is the capital of Panem?

In this latest chapter of the saga born from the pen of Suzanne CollinsKatniss (Jennifer Lawrence) manages to fight his way up to the capital of Panem, Capitol City. To realize the metropolitan heart of this rich and vain city the director Francis Lawrence shot scenes in both Berlin and Paris.

The Hunger Games in memory of Philip Seymour Hoffman

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 it represents the last histrionic proof offered by the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died in February 2014 following a drug overdose. His presence in this film was virtually completed. The only two scenes he had left to shoot were later rewritten and entrusted to other actors.

The terrible kiss with Liam Hemsworth

Over the last few weeks, the name of Liam Hemsworth has been on everyone’s lips since his ex Miley Cyrus released the track Flowers, in which she “denounced” her ex-husband’s betrayals. Many fans of the singer on social media have claimed that the golden dress that Miley Cyrus wears in the video clip is a reference to the dress worn by Jennifer Lawrence during one of the premieres of Hunger Games. According to some, this reference would be proof that Hemsworth cheated on his wife even with the protagonist of Hunger Games. There is no evidence or confirmation to support this theory. Furthermore, Hemsworth has repeatedly stated – as he reports IMDB extension – that Jennifer Lawrence managed to make their kiss terrible in the latest film of the saga. According to the actor, her colleague ate garlic and tuna before the kissing scene, just to make him feel uncomfortable.

The degree of burning paper

The 451 Squad is named in this way in “honor” of the degree necessary for the card to catch fire and is a reference to the fact that the protagonist Katniss is called the fire girl or the girl on fire. It is also a tribute to Ray Bradbury’s splendid dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451.

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s letter

In The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 you see the character of Haymitch (played by Woody Harrelson) who reads Katniss a letter written by Plutarch (Philip Seymour Hoffman). According to the initial plans of the script and storyboard Plutarch was supposed to speak to Katniss in person. The sudden death of the actor made it impossible.