Catching Fire sees Jennifer Laurence reprising her role as Katniss Everdeen in the second of 3 books/4 films in the Hunger Games series. At the end of the first movie Katniss and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) had won the Hunger games for district 12. This movie opens with the districts starting to revolt against the capital and President Snow's government. In an effort to quell the rebellion Katniss must once again face being reaped into the Hunger Games.
This film is largely in 2 parts, the first half deals with the growing rebellion in the districts and the reaction of those in authority. The second half is the games themselves, and much like the first movie it becomes a fairly straightforward survival against the odds story.
I think this is slightly better than the first movie, it is a bit more gritty, and by dealing with the wider issues of the uprising it adds an extra dimension that is not there in the first book. My only gripe is the fact that every teenage fantasy series has to have a Cliché love triangle.
With an interesting twist on the end that sets up the next film nicely, I am hoping for good things to come. however those that have read the books tell me the third book is not as good as the first two, so we will have to wait and see.
Lawrence for her part puts in another great performance proving she is very much at the top of her game at the moment.
I would recommend you see the first movie before this, as it covers a lot of the character introduction and exposition required to make the most of this one, fans of the series will definitely love this. Despite not being the target audience I really enjoyed this 9/10
This film is largely in 2 parts, the first half deals with the growing rebellion in the districts and the reaction of those in authority. The second half is the games themselves, and much like the first movie it becomes a fairly straightforward survival against the odds story.
I think this is slightly better than the first movie, it is a bit more gritty, and by dealing with the wider issues of the uprising it adds an extra dimension that is not there in the first book. My only gripe is the fact that every teenage fantasy series has to have a Cliché love triangle.
With an interesting twist on the end that sets up the next film nicely, I am hoping for good things to come. however those that have read the books tell me the third book is not as good as the first two, so we will have to wait and see.
Lawrence for her part puts in another great performance proving she is very much at the top of her game at the moment.
I would recommend you see the first movie before this, as it covers a lot of the character introduction and exposition required to make the most of this one, fans of the series will definitely love this. Despite not being the target audience I really enjoyed this 9/10
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