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Mockingjay and Part 2: Book to Film

Katniss advances into the Capitol, loses Prim, and must decide whether the victorious rebellion has escaped the logic of the Games.

Last reviewed: 2026-08-08

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Relationship
Direct adaptation
Source book
Mockingjay (2010)
Screen work
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
Story family
Mockingjay on screen

Adaptation family

Mockingjay on screen

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Suzanne Collins's final Hunger Games novel was divided into two films, separating the propaganda struggle from the assault on the Capitol.

This map covers the related screen works currently supported by PlotGeeks, rather than every adaptation ever made.

  1. Source book | 2010MockingjayView book explainer →
  2. 2014 | Feature filmThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1Adapted from | Francis Lawrence

    Part 1 expands District 13 and the propaganda campaign, ending with Peeta's rescue and violent conditioning.

    View film explainer →Compare with the book
  3. 2015 | Feature filmThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2Continues | Francis Lawrence

    Part 2 carries the remaining novel through the Capitol campaign, Prim's death, Coin's execution, and Katniss's recovery.

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Why read this explainer

Place Part 2 after the first film's unresolved rescue before comparing it with the novel. Its Capitol campaign and Coin confrontation leave less space for the longer recovery afterward.

PlotGeeks note

The military advance gives the second film its structure. Katniss's decision about Coin then tests whether the rebellion's promised change would preserve the Games' logic.

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At a glance

Book and film, fast

Same coreWhat both versions keep

Katniss advances into the Capitol, loses Prim, and must decide whether the victorious rebellion has escaped the logic of the Games.

Biggest changeThe second film concentrates on the Capitol campaign

Part 2 begins inside an already damaged relationship and gives most of its running time to the military path toward Snow and Coin.

CompressionWhat the film has to condense

The novel's continuous war account is divided between two films.

Ending shiftKatniss rejects Coin's continuation of the Games

The film retains Katniss's decision to kill Coin and the later family life with Peeta.

Start hereRead first, then watch the film

Read first for the continuous account of Peeta's recovery, the Capitol campaign, and Katniss's aftermath. Part 2 begins inside the damage left by the first film.

Closer comparison

Book and film side by side

Change 01

The second film concentrates on the Capitol campaign

In the book

One novel connects Peeta's recovery, the Capitol campaign, Prim's death, Coin's execution, and Katniss's long recovery.

In the film

Part 2 begins inside an already damaged relationship and gives most of its running time to the military path toward Snow and Coin.

Change 02

Recovery shares the story with military action

In the book

The novel carries Peeta's recovery through the campaign and into the long aftermath.

In the film

Part 2 begins with the damaged relationship already established and concentrates on the advance toward Snow and Coin.

Change 03

Katniss rejects Coin's continuation of the Games

In the book

Katniss kills Coin, not Snow, and later builds an ordinary family life with Peeta while retaining the memory of the dead.

In the film

The film retains Katniss's decision to kill Coin and the later family life with Peeta.

Source to screen

From Mockingjay to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

The second film concentrates on the Capitol campaign

One novel connects Peeta's recovery, the Capitol campaign, Prim's death, Coin's execution, and Katniss's long recovery. Part 2 begins inside an already damaged relationship and gives most of its running time to the military path toward Snow and Coin.[1][2]

Katniss rejects Coin's continuation of the Games

Katniss kills Coin, not Snow, and later builds an ordinary family life with Peeta while retaining the memory of the dead. The film retains Katniss's decision to kill Coin and the later family life with Peeta.[1][2]

Sources

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Sources for the book, film, and adaptation relationship are listed below. The comparison notes are original PlotGeeks prose.