You can read my review of The Hunger Games here and no, I still haven’t read the books….
Being touted as the movie the world has been waiting for is a double-edged sword. I always wonder if the Directors, writers et al cringe or revel in those words. Sure, the Hunger Games franchise has it’s ready-made audience of book fans and/or fans of the first movie, but as any producer will tell you, that’s not enough to sustain a sequel. So as I watched the many months long build up to this movie’s release, I promised myself that I would ignore the hype.
Catching Fire picks up not long after the return of the Games’ victors Katniss (Lawrence) and Peeta (Hutcherson) to their district. They are preparing for their Victory Tour with the haunting resignation that permeates every aspect of these people’s lives. It is simply another thing that must be endured to survive just a little longer. Katniss, her mother (Malcomson) and sister Primrose (Shields) now live in a small estate just outside their district 12 shanty town called the Victor’s Village. I chuckled at the bleak irony.
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