Mockingjay - Part 2 sets up a strange tension between what
viewers want for Katniss and what they want for themselves. Katniss has
earned a peaceful life, as devoted soldier Boggs (House Of Cards'
Mahershala Ali) points out. And while she locks down her emotions
around Peeta and forces herself to see him as nothing but a threat, the
script lingers so pointedly over their mutual pain that it would be
cruel and unusual to deny them a peaceful resolution. At the same time,
the Hunger Games movies have always been about action and
empowerment, particularly for underestimated young women forced to
define themselves and their strengths on their own terms. While Part 2
moves inexorably toward a retirement plan for Katniss, it acknowledges
at every moment that the story can't feel complete, and can't perk up,
until her fans can see her back at the heart of the war. And so the
Hunger Games themselves get one more revival, as Katniss and her allies
run a lethal gauntlet into the Capitol, braving a series of traps
(inexplicably called "pods") set up by Games engineers. Jennifer Lawrence is called on again to play Katniss as a study in
seething contradiction. Collins' young adult novels rely heavily on
Katniss' inner monologue, as she fights for survival, no matter the cost
to her pride, dignity, or ethics. Given the wise lack of voiceover,
Lawrence has to communicate all that inner conflict silently, then
project a hollow strength on top of it. At the same time, she has to
bring across Katniss' selfish desire to stay alive, her guilt over that
selfishness, and her ferocious will to right the wrongs around her. The
entire series closely studies the many ways maintaining this complicated
balance is slowly tearing her apart. But Part 2 feels like the
first time the role gets away from Lawrence a little. Trying to play
suffering martyr and grim death at the same time, she mostly portrays
Katniss as operating on angry autopilot.
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