Too many plots make the story long - ***

Mockingjay Part 2 completes the four-part Hunger Games series.  It is the second part that is based on the third book of Suzanne Collins, part one of which was released exactly a year ago.

Katniss survives the attack of the brain-washed Peeta and decided  to assassinate President Snow because of what he had done to her good friend.   While the full fledged attack on the Capitol went under way, politics sidetracked her plan and was assigned to be with a propaganda team whom she had to trick to be able complete her personal mission.  There was a power grab right on the transition government and Katniss had to come back to district 12, a move that eventually reunited him with Peeta to become a couple and then a family.

Because nothing much happened in part 1, and its ending only served to set up the sequel, the whole series could have been just presented in three parts rather than four by cutting up the last installment.  There were too many plots that did not really present much use nor serve any purpose.  There was the political plot, the love triangle, the social commentary on propaganda and the message against war and everything just took up some time to add on some more scenes to make the movie interesting. 

As a whole, I like the design in this film.  The costumes of the people from the Capitol, and the way they make each district distinct from one another.   In this last installment the scenes look pretty grim and there wasn't  much of the capitol people to see.  But then as the districts unite so does their overall look and design.  It is also good to note how they had managed to finish the movie with some scenes left that Philip Seymour Hoffman failed to do because of his untimely death.  This was his last film.