The Hunger Games:
Catching Fire manages to burn the competition in its record breaking
opening weekend
I’m not a film snob. Some are and enjoy the fact that they
look down on certain movies/genres as “lacking”. They consider movies like this
to be a waste of time. But I can always find something that I like about every
movie. It may be something VERY tiny, but there is always something. Heck, even
with the ABISMAL Twilight series I
constantly praised them for their scenery (while also mercilessly berating them
for the horrible acting and story). It’s no wonder that when I watched The
Hunger Games (2012) I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I
expected it to be another Twilight-esque
movies about a damsel in distress that has to be saved by the heroic male.
Little did I know that it would turn out to be more “Buffy” than “Bella”. Since then, Catching Fire has been one of
the few movies that I was actually looking forward to this year. The world needs
strong, believable and well developed female characters on the big screen...and
Katniss Everdeen fits that need perfectly.
Storyline: It’s been a year since Katniss (Lawrence) and
Peeta (Hutcherson) won the 74th Annual Hunger Games. They have
returned to their homes and are constantly reminded of their actions taken and
losses suffered during the contest. Katniss has become a symbol of hope for the
downtrodden. Showing people that they can fight the government and make their
own path. This does not sit well with President Snow (Sutherland). He wants her
dead. To stomp her, and the hope she gives the people, out. Knowing that
killing her will make her a martyr for the cause and galvanize the rebels,
President Snow and his cohorts devise a plan that the 75th Hunger
Games will be a contest between past winners. In this way, Snow is positive
that he can not only take out Katniss and Peeta, but also take out every other
past champion that gives their districts hope. He plans to end them all, but
Katniss has no intentions of taking this lying down. She is prepared for the
fight of her life. If she goes down she plans to take President Snow with her.
Worth the admission? Obviously! It’s a Holiday weekend and
you should take the extra time off to go check this movie out. It’s getting
great reviews, the actors have really gotten a grasp on their characters in
this installment, and the message of the film is a pretty powerful one. I have
two small critiques for the movie. One, the camera work in the first few
minutes of Katniss and Gale (Hemsworth) in the woods is not great. I don’t know
what it was about it, but it didn’t look good to me. Second, Josh Hutcherson is
not a believable male lead. I’m not sure what it is about him, but I just don’t
believe him as a lead. Other than that, I have no problems with the movie and
think you should go check it out.
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