The Hunger games franchise is so awesome to me (better than the Twilight franchise). After reading the book I was super excited to see the movie. In Catching Fire, Katniss (Oscar winner, Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) headed out on a victory tour where they were forced to speak to all of the districts about the fallen tributes. The people in the districts are brewing up to rebel against the capital and President Snow. But before leaving, Katniss is visited by the cruel President Snow (Donald Sutherland) and is basically told that he is not buying her affection for Peeta. He knows it was all for show and is concerned their actions could spark an uprising against the Capitol.
President Snow is not convince that Katniss and Peeta are an item, their efforts fails to impress him but the public is believing every word and actions of their romance. The new Hunger games tournament is starting and they called it Quater Quell. It's essentially an all-star tournament, where winners from previous tournaments are selected to face off against each other, leaving only one survivor. The twist is that they are fighting adults and not just kids in this film. Many of the competitors are now adults and even in the their late 70s. None of them want any part of the games, but have no say in the matter. The movie is startlingly mature and does not feel like something only geared for pre-teens and teens. Twilight series this definitely is not.
The acting is really good in Catching Fire. Katniss is a role model that many girls can look up too. She's smart, tough, loves her family, and heroic. You feel every emotions that she feels in the movie. They added new characters in this film, Joanna, a bad ass from District 7. She's very mean-spirited and sarcastic but I really like her character. Beetee (Jeffrey Wright) he's very smart and inventive. Sam Claflin as Finnick, Claflin, in fact, is probably going to be a face to watch out for. His charisma is a very welcome addition to the cast.
This movie will have you at the edge of your seat it's one emotional roller-coaster, especially if you didn't read the book. I can't wait until the next two films of Hunger games. They are going to break down Book 3 into two films, just like they did with twilight. The movie is over two hours and it never drags.
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Did you see the movie? Did you enjoyed the movie as much as I did?
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