not_luna_lovegood's New Blog!

I haven't done this in a while. 

Seriously, I couldn't even remember the username for the email we used for writing this blog. This is mainly for the, like, five people who read the Brick Wall and inevitably forgot about it because we haven't posted in a year and a half. In case you couldn't tell, the blog is pretty much dead. We didn't make an announcement declaring it dead because we're lazy, but yeah, it's dead. RIP to the Brick Wall. Here is a song to commemorate this tragic loss...

This post isn't all bad news, though! In case you couldn't tell from the title, I, not_luna_lovegood, have created a new blog! I made it because I missed writing on a blog but I didn't want to come back to this one because it's, you know, dead. My new blog is called Stellar in Neverland, and I explain some basic things about it in my first post, which is the only one on the blog as I write this. The link is here, enjoy!

That's pretty much all I have to say now. Bye, probably forever. 

not_luna_lovegood

Top 15 Songs of 2015 (According to not_luna_lovegood)

I can't believe it's the last day of 2015! I'm not_luna_lovegood, and on behalf of my fellow Brick Wall Bloggers, we're very sorry that we didn't post as much as we would have liked this year. We've just been very busy with our various endeavors. I can't make any promises, but we'll try to post more in 2016.

To end the year, I decided to make a list of my favorite songs from the past year. I originally wrote a post somewhat like this and it was on the blog for about an hour before I deleted it. It was WAY too long and it just wasn't my best work. To make it up to you guys, I'm going to write a shorter version of it. I'm only allowing myself to write a maximum of four sentences on why I like each song. Lastly, this is just my opinion (obviously) and these are in no particular order. Let's begin!

1. "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
Seeing as this song dominated 2015, I thought it would be fitting to begin my post with it. This song was freaking everywhere, and rightfully so. It's one of the catchiest songs of the year and it always makes me want to dance. I'm still not sick of "Uptown Funk", which is saying something considering how overplayed it was.

2. "Shut Up And Dance" by Walk The Moon
This is another one of the biggest songs of the year. Although I was sick of it for a while, I've started liking it now. It's one of the best feel-good songs of the year and always makes me smile.

3. "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd
I like this song because of the beat. It's catchy, funky, and upbeat, unlike a lot of The Weeknd's other songs like "Earned It" and "The Hills". It sounds like something Michael Jackson would release if he were still alive. This song actually took a while to grow on me but I like it now.

4. "Want To Want Me" by Jason Derulo
Continuing with the theme of catchy and upbeat R&B-ish songs, we have the best song Jason Derulo has ever made, "Want To Want Me". I didn't like his songs from last year, like "Talk Dirty" and "Wiggle", but this song surprised me by actually being really good. Jason Derulo shows a lot of charisma in his performance and the beat is infectious.

5. "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding
This song is on the soundtrack for Fifty Shades of Grey, which is a movie I haven't seen and don't want to based on what I know about it. However, this song is one of my favorites of the year. I really like a lot of Ellie's songs and this one is no exception. It's just so pretty sounding!

6. "Love Me Harder" by Ariana Grande ft. The Weeknd

I've always liked Ariana Grande's voice and I grew up watching her show Victorious, but her songs have always been just okay to me. However, "Love Me Harder" is definitely the best song she's made. Ariana's and The Weeknd's voices blend together really nicely and they have a lot of chemistry here. Considering Ariana's origins as a Nickelodeon star, I'd say this song is pretty mature-sounding, but that's a good kind of mature.

7. "Style" by Taylor Swift

The pop direction Taylor Swift has been going in lately with her music has worked out amazingly for her. Not only has she made A LOT of money because of it, she's also made some of her best music to date. I love "Style" because it shows off her skills as a songwriter while being upbeat and catchy. It's the best single off of the 1989 album in my opinion.

8. "Wildest Dreams" by Taylor Swift

Although I like "Style" better, I must admit that "Wildest Dreams" is absolutely amazing. It feels like the type of song Lana Del Rey would make, only even better. The beat is calming and beautiful and the song has the well-written lyrics we've come to expect from Taylor. Also, the music video is one of the best Taylor has made.

9. "Centuries" by Fall Out Boy

I thought it made sense to add two songs by Fall Out Boy after the two songs by Taylor Swift. "Centuries" is a favorite of mine because it just sounds epic. It's a song I would listen to while getting ready to save the world. It would also make great movie trailer music. 

10. "Uma Thurman" by Fall Out Boy

"Uma Thurman" defined 2015 for me, more or less. It's the song that made Fall Out Boy become one of my favorite bands and the song I listened to the most by choice. I don't even know why I like it as much as I do. When I heard it for the first time, everything just clicked for me.

11. "Lean On" by Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ

Out of all the songs on my list, this one took the longest to grow on me. I eventually started liking it because it's just so chill and laid-back. That beat is also really infectious. It's one of my favorite songs of the year (obviously it is, since it wouldn't be on this list if it wasn't).

12. "Riptide" by Vance Joy

This song makes me want to learn how to play the ukulele. Both the instruments and Vance Joy's singing are calm and relaxed. The lyrics are also some of my favorite of the year, especially the opening lines.

13. "G.D.F.R" by Flo Rida ft. Sage the Gemini & Lookas

This is quite possibly one of the most stupidly charming songs of the year. I don't really like the rapping, but the saxophone beat is so much fun. It's probably the catchiest and infectious beat of the year. "G.D.F.R" is the biggest guilty pleasure of 2015 for me.

14. "Time of Our Lives" by Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo

I've never really liked Pitbull that much, but "Time of Our Lives" is a genuinely good song in my opinion. Pitbull raps about living life to the fullest and how bad times will always get better. It's actually a pretty good message, especially coming from Pitbull. The chorus provided by Ne-Yo is the best part of the song, though.

15. "Sorry" by Justin Bieber

Last but not least on my list is a song by an artist I despised until this year. 2015 will be remembered as the year Justin Bieber started making good music, and "Sorry" is his best song to date. The beat is incredibly catchy and Justins voice actually sounds really sincere. I don't know if I forgive him for making bad music and being a terrible person, but this song is the best thing he's done and I give Justin the imaginary "Most Improved" award of 2015.

Okay, there's my list. Agree, disagree, I don't care, because at the end of the day, it's my opinion. I hope 2016 gives us more good music. See you next year!

not_luna_lovegood

The First Dream Journal Post Ever *brought to you by not_luna_lovegood*

 On October 27, 2014, we started a new feature on our blog: the Dream Journal. We decided to start it because at the time, we noticed that we kept on having really insane dreams we wanted to share, but we never got to it. Until now...

This was a dream I had a few nights ago and it is legitimately the weirdest, funniest, and most utterly amazing dream I have ever had. Here goes nothing...

(Also none of this ever happened. I just dreamt it up in my head and calling it weird is the understatement of the century.)

It all started one day when I was home alone. I was having fun alone, writing stories, eating cold pizza, and listening to my favorite music. Then, all of a sudden, Banana_Elephant shows up to my house, dressed as Dora the Explorer. Banana_Elephant is like, "Hey Looney, wanna go rob a McDonald's?" and I'm like, "Yeah man".

Banana and I leave in an orange Camaro (her dream car), which she had apparently stolen. As we travel to the McDonald's, Banana and I sing the Little Einsteins theme song *which I'm sure you know, regardless of whether you watched the show as a kid or not. Curse you Vine...*.

We arrive at the McDonald's and find our good friend Doglover working there. As you should definitely know by now, Doglover loves dogs (heck, it's his name on here!* So there's this McDonald's customer and he wants to eat a Big Mac, only with dog meat instead of the regular hamburger meat. Doglover refuses to give the customer the Dog Mac, but the customer is very determined to leave the restaurant with one. Doglover starts crying because he doesn't think dogs should be eaten and as a result, he gets fired from the McDonald's.

Also at the McDonald's is my brother, who is on a date with Ariana Grande. They are having a heated conversation over which type of cheese is the best, even though my brother doesn't even like cheese and Ariana is a vegan. I ask my brother what he is doing there, and why out of all the places he could have gone on a date, he picked McDonald's. All of a sudden, Ariana just randomly gives us $500 in cash without explaining. Banana and I graciously thank her and we leave the restaurant.

We return to our stolen orange Camaro and head to Target, still singing the Little Einsteins theme song. At Target, we decide to spend the $500 given to us by Ariana on boxes of macaroni and cheese. I think we bought around 300 that day, and the Target employees were not happy about it. We go to the checkout and Banana accidentally crashes the (very full) cart into Taylor Swift. Now, Banana and I are both HUGE Taylor Swift fans, so we start screaming and fangirling loudly.

Due to our fangirling, a security guard takes Banana and I to a mental hospital. Our therapists are Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, and our meeting with them is...interesting...meaning that Kanye brags about how he is going to run for president in 2020 and Kim talks about the book she wrote about selfies. We're still immature teenage fangirls at the end of it all.

After we're done, the police found out that we robbed a McDonald's (which we did not do) and we end up being sent to court...but court is cancelled! Apparently, the police and the fireman had to skip court (even though they don't actually go to court) because somebody called them because Bruno Mars was too hot, hot ham*.

*It's an inside joke between my friends and I. In the song "Uptown Funk", Bruno sings about how he is too hot, and instead of saying "hot (word I won't say because it could be considered cursing and we like to keep things PG here)". we say "hot ham". It's pretty stupid but I love it.

After the court drama, Banana takes me to Chuckles' house to meet Chuckles and Quidditch_Turtle, ...only she doesn't. Chuckles' house no longer exists in my dream and is replaced by an ice rink. We do some good old-fashioned ice skating while baracksdubs play in the background. Yeah...I don't know either...

We end up having so stop ice skating because somewhere, my brother (who had returned from his date with Ariana Grande) had burnt a piece of toast. This is apparently such a big deal that somebody had Beyonce take us to safety at Hogwarts on unicorns (if you are looking for the weirdest sentence in this post, this is probably it).

We stay at Hogwarts for about 5 minutes before two more celebrities enter the dream. My favorite author, John Green, is flying a plane and Nicki Minaj is his co-pilot. John is lecturing her about all the characters he's ever killed off in his books and Nicki keeps on rapping about everything that's happened, and they are annoying each other to no end. The two eventually crash their plane into Hogwarts, causing an immediate evacuation.

Yet another celebrity, Dylan O'Brien, takes us to safety at a karaoke bar of all places. At the karaoke bar, Banana_Elephant and Quidditch_Turtle sing "Watch Me" by Silento with Miley Cyrus. As the performance goes on, I eat a bunch of cinnamon rolls and Chuckles and Dylan O'Brien have a conversation about everything that's happened that day. Naturally, since he is her celebrity crush, they end up dating.

The party continues as Fall Out Boy crashes the karaoke bar and gives us a free concert. But plot twist: the free concert is just them playing "Uma Thurman" 63 times until they get sick of it and are just like "Screw this LOL". It's fun but everybody is sad when they leave. As we look for something to do after the concert, one of my teachers from last year decides to lecture us on the history of sandpaper. At first we think it's boring but we end up laughing until we cry because this lecture is filled with lots of sarcastic remarks! One Direction is also there and they sing songs about marshmallows while the sandpaper lecture goes on, but nobody is paying attention to them, to be honest (don't hate me Directioners).

At the end, we realize that this is just a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, who actually didn't do anything in the dream. He ends up winning an Oscar for his (nonexistant) role in the movie, and users of the website Tumblr lose it because a lot of them have wanted him to win an Oscar forever. Tumblr ends up killing us all and the dream ends with my science teacher singing "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift at karaoke.

So that's my dream. It's weird. I know. I mainly made this post because I was lecturing my friends about it at school and Doglover wasn't there and I didn't want to give the lecture again. I hope you enjoyed my insane dream. I'm not_luna_lovegood, and I'll post again whenever I feel like it.

not_luna_lovegood (aka Looney)

Doglover's favorite 5 songs of the summer 2015!

Hey everyone! Doglover is finally back after a long-awaited return. I am here to share my 5 favorite songs of the year. Here we go:

5. Ella Henderson- Ghost

This was a song I enjoyed all of 2015 and I will continue to love it.

4. Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do

This is a song I will continue to love as well as it is a very pretty song with good tone.

3. Train - Angel In Blue Jeans

This is a new one. It's an old song but I heard it on Satellite Radio all summer, and I have regained my liking to this song.

2. Wiz Khalifa - See You Again

This was a favorite all summer because it's a great way to send Paul Walker off to a better place. With a pretty sing from Fabulous 7, don't quote me on this if I'm wrong.

1. Charlie Puth and Meghan Trainor - Marvin Gaye

At first, I didn't know what to think about this song, but now I realized these two singers make a great duet with a pretty harmonizing song. This is now my new favorite.

Well there it is. My favorite songs of the summer. I apologize that this was long overdue. See you soon

Dog-lover

Wow

Wow. Just wow. I haven't made a post since June, and I haven't made a legitimate post (meaning one that isn't like a sentence long) since May. I'm sorry about this, it's just that I've been busy. Doing what, you ask? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING PRODUCTIVE EXCEPT FOR LAY AROUND ON MY BED AND WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEOS! It may not be over yet, but the summer of 2015 has been a waste for me. I've done almost none of the things I wanted to do this summer, which includes writing on here. I'm truly disappointed in myself.

One of the main reasons I haven't posted in forever is because I've been suffering from writer's block...kinda. My problem is not so much that I don't have ideas, it's that those ideas aren't worth posting. First, I was going to write about my favorite songs of the 2010s decade so far. I scrapped that idea because it was essentially this huge rant (I call it that because I can't think of a better word) about why I love the song "Paradise" by Coldplay, and it just wasn't very good (the post, not the song. I love the song, but I haven't listened to it in a while. It might be because I got sick of it, but give me a month or two and I'll listen to it and love it just as I did the first time. I'm weird like that.) I do, however, like this concept of my favorite songs of the decade. I might do it some other time.

Another post I wanted to write was a rant about how I've lost interest in The Hunger Games series. Basically, it was about how I used to be obsessed with it, but now the last movie is coming out in a few months and I just don't care anymore. It's not that I hate The Hunger Games as much as the fact that I've, as I mentioned before, lost interest. I didn't post this because I didn't think it was a strong enough idea to base an entire post about. I could've briefly mentioned it in a post like this and it would be for the better. Also, Quidditch_Turtle had just written a post about this same series and I didn't want to sound like a copycat.

So, what have I been into lately? I've developed an obsession with watching So You Think You Can Dance videos on YouTube. I know that the show's in the middle of a season right now, but they're doing this "Stage vs. Street" thing where they have teams (Stage being contemporary, jazz, ballroom, and tap dancers and Street being hip-hop) and the idea just doesn't appeal to me. I prefer the old format and I love going back, watching my favorite routines from past seasons, and discovering new ones. I might make a post about it someday.

For us at the Brick Wall, school starts on September 1 and we're getting ready to go back. I know a lot of people disagree with me, but I actually like school and I've missed seeing my classmates every day. I actually cried on the last day of school last year because I didn't want to leave. I"m excited to meet new teachers and friends, try new things, and prepare myself for the future. We're probably not going to post very often during the school year, but we'll try to post whenever we can.

 I know that this post was really pointless and not about anything in particular, but it felt necessary. I just wanted to say that I'm not dead, I've just been lazy. I'll post whenever I feel like it, and have a nice day.

not_luna_lovegood (aka Looney)

Fandom Friday 7.17.15

Hello everyone! This is Quidditch_Turtle, writing to you from the desk of The Brick Wall. As I (and everyone else at The Brick Wall) mentioned in previous posts, it's been a while since we've all posted. For this post, I'd like to do an update on one of my other Fandom Friday posts from way-back-when. I had created a list of books that I wanted to read and titled it my "Book Bucket List." Quite some time has passed since then, which means that I've had the chance to read a lot of the books on that list. Here's the list, also including additional comments about my reading journey.



1. Divergent Trilogy
    Veronica Roth


I started and finished Divergent in March 2015, and finished Insurgent in April. Then I had to read a different book for a project in school, but I picked the series up again with Allegiant and finished that in the end of May.

2. The Hobbit/ The Lord of the Rings
    J.R.R. Tolkien

I read The Hobbit in the end of 2014, and enjoyed the writing style of J.R.R. Tolkien a lot, but I'm not really into the whole "hard-core fantasy" aspect of the series. Therefore, I didn't continue to read the actual LOTR series.

(I apologize for all of the white space; the pictures are tough to work with...)

3. Between Shades of Gray
    Ruta Sepetys

My cousin had recommended this novel to
me a while back when she had to read it for school. I still haven't read it.








4. The Book Thief
    Markus Zusak

I bought it! It's sitting on my dresser! But I still need to read it!...






(I apologize for all of the white space; the pictures are tough to work with...)



5. Series of Unfortunate Events
    Lemony Snicket

I am actually currently reading this series right now! I'm about half-way finished with the 5th book, The Austere Academy. I'm really enjoying it so far, but it is starting to get a little repetitive. Anyway, I'm hoping to finish the series by the end of the summer.






6. The Fault in our Stars
    John Green

I read an excerpt of this on my Kindle once, but I wasn't really that interested. This book is short enough, though, where it might be one of those "I-Don't-Have-Anything-Else-To-Read-So-I'll-Read-This" sort of thing.








7. The Giver
    Lois Lowry

I read this book at the beginning of September 2014, and enjoyed it! I have MANY mixed feelings about the ending, however...Those of you who have also read this know what I'm talking about...Recently, I saw the movie adaptation, and liked it, but it was sooooooooooooo different from the book; it was just weird.






8. Wonder
    R.J. Palacio

We did a chart-thing on this book/author at school once, and I think the author's inspiration for writing the book is a really good story, but I don't know if I'd actually read the book anymore.






9. If I Stay & Where She Went
    Gayle Forman

I received both of these books as a birthday gift, and started reading If I Stay in October 2014. I finished it in about 2 weeks, and started the next one, Where She Went. I never finished this, however, because I felt like there was too much swearing in the book (those of you who have ever read a Gayle Forman piece know what I'm talking about). **SPOILER FOR IF I STAY DON'T READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED IF I STAY**I would have really liked to know what happened between Adam and Mia, though.

10. Percy Jackson series
      Rick Riordan

Again, haven't read it, but it's a rainy day series.

11. Artemis Fowl
     Eoin Colfer

Haven't read it, rainy day, yadda yadda yadda...

12. The Westing Game
      Ellen Raskin

I like mysteries, but I haven't read this one either...

13. Charlie St. Cloud
      Ben Sherwood

I don't even know why these are on here; there are SO many other books that I want to read more than these next few... Oh well, people change, so Book Bucket Lists change. I'm just going to list the next few books (Haven't read any of them, btw).

14. Homefront
      Doris Gwaltney

15. In a Heartbeat
      Loretta Ellsworth

16. (Last One) Ways to Live Forever
      Sally Nicholls

Whew, that was a long one! Maybe I'll do an updated Book Bucket List sometime in the future, since this is from almost a year ago...anyway, see ya soon!

~Quidditch_Turtle (:

Guess Who's Back...(:

That's right, we're back! Quidditch_Turtle here with your first Fandom Friday post in a really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, (just one more, I promise) REALLY long time! Aaah, it feels good to be posting again! Anyway, let's get right to it. Even though me and my co-hosts here at the Brick Wall pretty much live and breath fandoms, Fandom Friday is probably one of the hardest days to write about (speaking for all of us). But, since there are some very exciting things going on in one specific fandom of which I am a part, I decided to do sort of like a discussion of current events. Also, I am forewarning you readers that there will be spoilers in this post about a certain trilogy that is very popular right now. If you so choose to continue reading, please scroll at your own risk. Without further ado, I'd like to introduce you to this Tumblr post that applies to our discussion today.

The fandom I have been referencing in the previous part of this post is The Hunger Games fandom. If you are not familiar with this trilogy, here is the summary on the back of The Hunger Games, the first novel of the series:

"In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games," a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed."

-The Hunger Games, by: Suzanne Collins

If you're still not familiar with this series, I would suggest that you stop reading this post because it would be completely boring and irrelevant. If you are in the middle of reading/watching the series, or in other words have not finished Mockingjay (or any of the other books, really), I hIGHLY ADVISE YOU LEAVE THIS POST AND NOT READ ANY FURTHER BECAUSE YES, IT DOES CONTAIN MAJOR SPOILERS THAT I WOULD BE MAJORLY UPSET TO REVEAL TO YOU. Anyway, on with the show-

Lately there's been a lot of commotion regarding the release of Mockinjay Part 2, after the many different reactions from Mockinjay Part 1's release back in November 2014. I thought Part 1 was fairly well executed in terms of book-to-movie accuracy, but I'm one of those weird people who's opinion is usually way different from the majority of others. For example, I know that almost everyone in THG fandom thought that Mockingjay was "the worst book ever", they "hated it", thinks "it should be shunned from the face of the earth"...etc. Like I said before, I am weird, and thought that Mockingjay was actually a decent book. Definitely not my favorite, but definitely one of my favorites (if that makes any sense...). I'm getting the vibe that, for some odd reason, fanpeople are WAY more excited for the release of the Mockingjay movie(s) than they were for the book. Don't know why, but I guess that's just the way society works these days.

Back on the topic of the movie, Part 1 was actually banned in Thailand because of the government's fear of arising rebellions caused by inspiration of the movie. Thai citizens protested the ban of the movie anyway, and using the three-finger salute is a crime that could get you arrested there. Based on my knowledge of this, I'm guessing that Part 2 will also not be available to view in the country; so, if you're planning on visiting Thailand and you would really love to see Mockingjay Part 2, I would suggest doing both at separate times.

In preparation for the movie, Mockingjay propaganda, such as movie posters featuring the infamous three-finger salute, have spread throughout the world and are being displayed in 18 countries around the world in the following locations:

Sydney, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Toronto, Cananda

Bogota, Colombia

San Salvador, El Salvador

Helsinki, Finland

Paris, France

Munich, Germany

Milan, Italy

Tokyo, Japan

Mexico City, Mexico

Managua, Nicaragua

Moscow, Russia

Madrid, Spain

Stockholm, Sweden

London, England (United Kingdom)

Birmingham, England (United Kingdom)

Los Angeles, California (United States)

New York City, New York (United States)

Montevideo, Uruaguay

The hands featured in the 6 official posters belong to both males and females of ages ranging from 8-80, and of all religions and races. They encourage fans from around the world to put aside all differences and come together as one body (in other words, to "Unite").

This poster is located in Munich, Germany

Many wonder what the three-finger salute actually means; some believe it is an act of defiance, like the Capitol morphs it to be in the books and movies. But really, its a gesture meaning thanks, meaning admiration, or to say goodbye to someone you love. So next time you see the salute being used or use it yourself, remember its real meaning of respect and honor.

Social media users have been including the hashtag "Unite" with posts in reference to the Districts coming together in rebellion against their "beloved" Capitol, as well as updating fans on the progression of the movie. 

The image above is one of the Mockingjay Pt. 2 movie posters, giving fans a hint of the outcome of the Districts' rebellion. Notice in the corner of the poster that written in red "spray paint" (as graffiti), is "#Unite", and next to that, the phrase "Revolution.pn". The phrase is actually a web address (If you don't want to know what will happen when you visit the website, don't read the next few sentences) that brings you to a website that "recruits" rebels, and all you do is type your first and last name and email. I'm not really sure what they do with that information, because I just did it a couple minutes previous to typing this. Click on the button labeled "Unite", and it will take you to the official Mockingjay Part 2 teaser trailer on YouTube. Another page mimics the official website of the Capitol. Here you can explore different specials airing on CapitolTV, read about heroes from seven of the twelve Districts (according to the Capitol), and explore more about the Capitol's own view of how it runs Panem. Only, there happens to be a glitch- when you get to the website, it seems like a normal site hosted by the Capitol itself. After a couple of seconds, however, the page blacks out and appears to be taken over by the rebels! You might also notice that when you first get to the website, the background image is a statue of President Snow, sitting in an apparent "throne" between statues of Peeta Mellark and Johanna Mason in their "hijacked by the Capitol" forms. Once the page is liberated by the rebels, you'll notice that the background is the same as the poster shown above, and that Peeta and Johanna are no longer standing among President Snow (hint, hint). I would recommend that you go check out both websites, because it further brings to life the intensity and epic-ness of the Revolution and the idea of the Mockingjay by creating a sort of interactive experience that fans can take part in.

Click here to join the Revolution.

Click here to explore the realm of the Capitol.

The grand opening of an interactive tour into the world of The Hunger Games was held on July 1st, 2015 at Discovery Times Square in New York City, USA. The Hunger Games: The Exhibition offers fans the experience of a lifetime when they see the Hunger Games like never before. Here is the summary of the event at its website (click here to visit website):

"The Hunger Games: The Exhibition celebrates the blockbuster The Hunger Games franchise and Katniss’s epic journey like never before. This dynamic exploration of the art, science, pageantry and history of the world of Panem features iconic costumes, props, and set recreations that highlight the technological wizardry and amazing artistry that brought this world to life. High-tech, hands-on interactives let you dive into exciting behind-the-scenes content, engage deeply with the world of the films, and discover a whole new side of the stories that took the world by storm."

-The Hunger Games: The Exhibition, "About the Exhibition".

I apologize for the lengthy post, but I really enjoy talking about my favorite fandoms and book series. Hopefully you enjoyed this, and don't be afraid to share your comments with us! Unite, join the Revolution, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

~Quidditch_Turtle