--- title: Honest Trailer: Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 With Jennifer Lawrence description: "If you thought half a short book wouldn't have enough plot to carry a two-hour movie, you were right" canonical: https://time.com/3730823/honest-trailer-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-03T22:18:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:57.090Z og:title: This Honest Trailer for 'The Hunger Games' Is Pretty Spot-On og:description: "From the studio who's casually redefined the word trilogy" og:url: https://time.com/3730823/honest-trailer-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Honest Trailer for 'The Hunger Games' Is Pretty Spot-On twitter:description: "From the studio who's casually redefined the word trilogy" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Honest Trailer for _The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1_ Is Pretty Spot-On > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Mar 3, 2015 10:18 PM UTC by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Mar 3, 2015 10:18 PM UTC The clever folks who brought us “honest trailers” for movies like [_Gone Girl_](http://time.com/3666032/gone-girl-movie-honest-trailer/) and [_Love Actually_](http://time.com/3611672/love-actually-honest-trailer/) have a new target. This time, the Screen Junkies have offered its honest, snarky take on _The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1._ “From the studio who’s casually redefined the word trilogy comes _The Hunger Games_ like you’ve never seen them before… Hunger Game-less,” the voiceover guy begins. “If you thought half a short book wouldn’t have enough plot to carry a two-hour movie, you were right.” The main criticism here is that basically nothing happens and the movie is full of filler (like Katniss repeating “President Snow? It’s Katniss” over and over.) Oh, and according to this trailer, the whole movie is basically just watching Katniss “do everything she can to not cooperate” while moaning about her fake boyfriend who she disregarded until he gave her a ball. ### See Hunger Games: Mockingjay Stars' Most Memorable Past Roles  Jennifer Lawrence is a household name now thanks to roles like Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games movies, but back in 2010 she was still a relative unknown when she made her breakout performance as Ree Dolly in Winter’s Bone. Lionsgate; Roadside Attractions  Before he brought to life Peeta Mellark from the Hunger Games novels, he played Jesse Aarons from Bridge to Terabithia in the 2007 fantasy film by the same name. Lionsgate; Buena Vista  Liam Hemsworth, aka the real life brother of Thor, plays Katniss’ love interest Gale Hawthorne in the Hunger Games movies and also played a runaway teen named Victor in the 2009 British thriller Triangle. Lionsgate; Icon Film  Woody Harrelson spends his time in the Hunger Games mentoring Katniss as former District 12 victor Haymitch Abernathy, but back in the day he spent his time schooling others in basketball as Billy Hoyle in the 1992 comedy White Men Can’t Jump. Lionsgate; 20th Century Fox  Before she was dressing up victors in the Hunger Games movies as Effie Trinket, Elizabeth Banks was dressed up in scrubs as Dr. Kim Briggs in the long-running television show Scrubs. Lionsgate; NBC  Donald Sutherland may rule Panem with an iron fist, but he showed a much gentler side as Mr. Bennet in the 2005 romance Pride & Prejudice. Lionsgate; Focus Features  Julianne Moore takes on a stark tone as the reserved and stoic President Alma Coin of District 13 in Mockingjay, but in 1998 she played the uninhibited avant-garde artist Maude in The Big Lebowski. Lionsgate; Gramercy Pictures  The late Philip Seymour Hoffman brings his considerable talent to the Hunger Games as the Head Gamemaker turned rebel Plutarch Heavensbee, but years prior, he portrayed the author Truman Capote in the 2005 biopic Capote, a role for which he would win an Oscar for Best Actor. Lionsgate; Sony Pictures Classics  Sam Claflin plays Finnick Odair, the charismatic victor from District 4, and was also William, Snow White’s childhood friend, in the 2012 fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman. Lionsgate; Universal  Before he was interviewing the Hunger Games victors about the minutiae of their lives as Caesar Flickerman, Stanley Tucci chased the latest in fashion trends as Nigel, the snarky art director of Runway magazine, in the 2006 comedy The Devil Wears Prada. Lionsgate; 20th Century Fox  Jeffrey Wright portrays the genius inventor Beetee in the Hunger Games and also played CIA operative Felix Leiter in the James Bond movies Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. Lionsgate; MGM  Long before he was shooting propaganda films in Mockingjay as Pollux, Elden Henson was shooting pucks back in the 90s as Fulton Reed in the Mighty Ducks trilogy. Lionsgate; Buena Vista  Although Mahershala Ali has to fight the Capitol’s considerable forces as Commander Boggs in Mockingjay, human soldiers should prove much easier after having to face off against aliens in the 2010 sci-fi flick Predators. Lionsgate; 20th Century Fox  Natalie Dormer joins the cast of the Hunger Games as Cressida, a talented propaganda director, in Mockingjay, however, most people will better know her as Margaery Tyrell from Game of Thrones. 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