The TalonDecember 2015

Mockingjay Part 2 Grips Audiences

Rising Australian pop/punk band 5 Seconds of Sum-mer have been rocking the charts with their new al-

bum “Sounds Good Feels Good” re-leased on Oct 23. The band consists of Luke Hemmings (lead vocals), Mi-chael Clifford (Guitar), Calum Hood (Bass), and Ashton Irwin (drums).

Every song on the album portrays someone’s struggle behind closed doors. 5 Seconds of Summer wanted to connect with their fans through the music, telling them it’s okay to not be okay, and setting an ex-ample for teens out there who have struggled to get where they are now.

“Jet Black Heart” portrays a badly damaged heart after a previous rela-tionship. The lyrics speak to people who have been through this situa-tion. Even though the lyrics are up-

setting, the instruments support-ing the lyrics give off a rock vibe that makes you want to go crazy.

While making this album, the guys wanted to make songs that mat-tered, songs that speak out against depression, anxiety, and loneliness. For every fan that has felt unwor-thy of living, they want to make the fans know that they’re here to pick them up when they’ve fallen.

“She’s Kinda Hot” was made for people that don’t feel right for the world and for fans who feel like they don’t fit in. The song gives off a ra-diating sense of assurance that not everything is going to last forever.

5 Seconds of Summer started to re-alize that fans are looking up to them to make a change in the world and to speak out against society. The guys took that chance and wrote an inspi-rational album that not only speaks out for fans, but for themselves, too.

5 Seconds of SummerConnecting With Their Fans, Rocking 2015 Music Charts

In the fourth and final movie of an unforgettable saga, director Francis Lawrence delivers an

absolutely stunning picture filled with emotion and action that grips the viewer from start to finish. In “The Hunger Games: Mock-ing Jay Part 2,” Katniss (por-trayed by Jennifer Lawrence) is thrust back into her never-ending love triangle between Gale Haw-thorne (Liam Hemsworth) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) while leading a revolution that is turning more and more lethal as the rebels approach the capital. Lawrence directs an out-standing movie that is master-fully shot and maximizes the emotional appeal of each scene. The film truly gives you a feeling of being in the movie. The movie effects are strong, and you almost never get a feel-ing of a scene being computer-generated. For example, in the

Reviews • 9

Capital battle scenes, Katniss and Gale battle through the city while under a wide array of deadly attacks, most nota-bly from the Capital’s “pods.” The only significant imperfec-tion with the picture quality was Plutarch Heavansby (Phillip Sey-mour Hoffman). Hoffman died before the filming was complete, and that unfortunate event led to the film makers creating a com-puter-generated Heavensby in the final two scenes. For the most part audiences won’t be able to tell, however, at the end of the movie, Heavensby slightly glim-mers.

All in all, the movie was a worthy end to an out-standing series. While

the movie is not a carbon copy of the book – like most books that are converted to screen plays — “Mocking Jay Part 2” will be an entertaining conclusion for both fans of the movies and dedicated lovers of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling books.

Have you ever craved sushi and burgers at the same time? Now there is an answer to your prayers. Cowfish the restaurant on 4310 Sharon Road X05, Charlotte, NC serves the binto box with your favorite sushi roll and a mini burger with fries or eudemonia with cucumbers soaked in vinegar. The sushi at cowfish is made to perfection.

The interior of the building is well-designed the architecture is exquisite, with eye-popping designs all around the restaurant.

The service at the restaurant is good, however it might take a while for your order to come because they make ev-erything fresh. Some of the best things

The band introduced “The New Broken Scene” as something fans can look up to. “The New Broken Scene” includes people who feel lost in the world, people who are struggling speaking out against an issue, people dealing with depression, anxiety, and just people who cannot find themselves.

“The New Broken Scene” is for people who need an escape, some freedom, and some positive influences teaching them everything will be okay.

On Feb 19, the band will be start-ing off their worldwide tour called “Sounds Live Feels Live” in Japan and will end the tour in Texas on Sept 18.

at this restaurant are everyday dishes with different ingredients.

The burgers at cowfish are fresh and cooked right when you order them.They have all the burgers you could imagine. They have burgers with jala-penos, bacon, and vegetables.

They carefully make each and ev-ery sushi roll by hand. The seating is splendid-it is very comfortable.

Cowfish is a popular restaurant, so you will want to make a reservation.

The impressive waiters know the menu by heart. When you order your food it will take 10-20 min depending on what you order. I would recom-mend this restaurant to all my friends.

John Gwinn

Restaurant Offers Best Cows In The Sea & Answers

To Your Prayers

Nick Hoffman & Greg Lore

Kennedy Hinkle