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Monday 23 December 2013

The Hunger Games- Catching Fire movie.





While I hate most movies based on books, I loved this one. Although, there are a few scenes missing, this movie, based on the second book of the series "The Hunger Games", written by Suzanne Collins, is sensational.
I hate to say this, but I am glad that the director of the first movie was changed. No offense.This movie stars Jennifer Lawrence as the heroine, Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne,  and Woody Harrelson as the epic character, Haymitch Abernathy.
Each of the actors play their characters very well. I especially liked Effie Trinket, played by Elizabeth Banks. The movie also stars Lenny Kravitz, Donald Sutherland and Willow Shields. The actors have done an exceptional job.( Spoiler Alert ...)
The movie, and the book alike, is about the life of the people of the future world, and to be precise, future North America. Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, we know from the first book and movie, return from the capitol, together, as victors, along with their mentor, and only other victor, Haymitch Abernathy.
Peeta has realized that what was going on between Katniss and himself was only drama, so they could survive the games, and he grows farther apart from Katniss. When they go on their victory tour, Peeta promises that he will give the families of the tributes of Distrist 11, Rue and Thresh, half their earnings from the games, for the rest their lives, not knowing that this in itself was an act of rebellion, which, President Snow, my favorite villain of all time, would not forgive.
After they come back, Haymitch and Katniss decide that the only way to convince the President,  and the people of the districts that it was love that made Peeta and Katniss take out the berries, and thus save their families, was to       make Peeta propose to Katniss publicly.
        Just as they are planning their wedding, President Snow  announces about the 75th Annual Hunger Games, or the 3rd Quarter Quell, and he informs them that the tributes for the games were going to be reaped out from the exsisting number of victors.
When Effie calls out Katniss's name along with Haymitch's, Peeta volunteers in place of Haymitch.
That way, Peeta and Katniss enter the games again, but this time, not even getting a chance of saying goodbye to their family. The interview ends up to be mind blowing.     I must say that Stanley Tucci played Caesar                        Flickerman's very well.
Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen reenter the arena along with fellow tributes, some of them being Finnick Odair (played by Sam Claflin), Mags (played by Lynn Cohen), and Johanna Mason (played by Jenna Malone).
The movie ends with a bang. The ending of the movie, and Jennifer Lawrence's last expression is really good. I can't wait for the next two movies...

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