Major Actors: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Josh Hutcherson, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone
Rating: PG-13
Best Audience: Older children, teens, and young adults
Review:
I saw this movie late on a Friday night. I was quite tired after getting off work. I fully expected to "accidentally" fall asleep. However, "Catching Fire" had other plans for me. Instead, it captured my attention all throughout the two and a half hours. I absolutely loved the Hunger Games series when I read through all three of them in less than a week in April 2012. The movie was almost exactly like the book, which is rare for film adaptions.
One thing I love about the books and the movies is just how human this story is. This story is not far-fetched or original...it has happened over and over in many civilizations. A government oppresses its citizens. Whenever those citizens show signs of malcontent, the government tightens its grasp. The tighter the government bears down, the more convinced the people become that they need to do something to change the situation.
And even though I sat through two and a half hours of this film, I STILL did not want it to end. Can't wait for the third! You do not have to read the books to see the movie...but you should see the first movie before you see this sequel.
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