The Hunger Games continues to shock the world as Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) finds herself in District 13 leading a revolution against the Capitol.

Katniss’ home, District 12, has been reduced to rubble, and President Snow has captured and brainwashed her partner in the Hunger Games, Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). At the same time, Katniss becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the Capitol under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore).

In the process of making her the face of the rebellion, director Cressida (Natalie Dormer) and her film crew take Katniss to destroyed districts to capture her pain and frustration. With the great footage, Cressida sells her propaganda to the other districts, igniting rebellion and resulting in a tragedy.

To even out the fight, President Snow has captured Peeta to use as a weapon. Peeta is interviewed by Caesar (Stanley Tucci) and seems to be brainwashed as he tells the rebels to back down and stop the fight. He pleads for an end to the uprising and tells Katniss that she is blinded and disregarding the horrible consequences.

Although Lawrence’s acting is phenomenal and manages to sell the scenes, the plot is not as entertaining as the previous movies. It seems as if the book was split into two parts just to make more money and keep the story alive longer.

The movie is undeniably an enormous placeholder to smooth the transition from the previous two action-packed films to the magnificent finale that will come out within a year.