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fictionadventurer · 2 years ago

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It turns out that Meet John Doe is the same story as Mockingjay. If Mockingjay were about Gale recruiting Katniss to be mockingjay using a dead Peeta's speeches to inspire people.

In related news, I now really wish I could discuss Capra movies with Suzanne Collins.

#meet john doe #frank capra #the hunger games #mockingjay #suzanne collins #of the two i'd say mockingjay is more realistic #i am unsure what i think about meet john doe #it seems mostly like a blend of mr smith and wonderful life that doesn't work as well as either #like most capra movies are about the message and so strict realism isn't the point #but even within the movie i couldn't buy that this movement was having the effect they said it was #and the fact that it's all built on a suicide threat (even a fake one)#muddles the message in ways i don't think they intended #like this movie has a detailed explanation of the virtue of poverty that could have come from st. francis himself #and otherwise has very life-affirming messages #until you realize this whole movement is built upon this man's plan for death #which is presented almost as a good thing #or at least as a neutral thing that people mostly ignore #all i can say is thank goodness for the audience member who came up with a good ending #because that does a lot to redeem it #it's a deeply weird and uneven film but it's one that provides a lot to think about

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