I saw "Catching Fire" a few days ago. Because I missed opening night and had to spend a whole weekend of hearing my friends gush about it, I was in a flurry of excitement to finally see the film. As somebody who likes but doesn't love The Hunger Games series, I displayed an uprecedented amount of antcipation to see Catching Fire. I never saw the first movie in theatres and when I finally did watch it, I wasn't blown away. However, Catching Fire I felt, was honestly incredible.
As afore mentioned, I am a mild fan of the series. For me the first book was just kind of take it or leave it. Catching Fire however, was a different story. The book enthralled me with its plot twists and dynamic circumstances. Katniss too, in my opinion grew as a character and became more likeable. (Also, I totally switched from Team Gale to Team Peeta. Sorry.) The makers of the movie did a pristine job of bringing the story come to life; they only left out a few minor elements. Everything felt so well-paced, it was like reading the book all over again. But you didn't get bored. It was the pefect lenght. In addition, I have officially converted into a Jennifer Lawrence fan. I used to not understand the hoopla and giant fan-base that surrounds her, yet her peformance in Catching Fire totally sold me. She really is a tremendous actress who deserves every ounce of her success. Her speech to district 11 brought tears to my eyes, and that's saying a lot for someone like me. I'll skip my gushing over Josh Hutcherson and Sam Claflin (Finnick) and assure you that they cast all the other tributes perfectly. Beatty and Joanna especially fit the roles to a t. While in the first movie, certain elements did not seem fully explained, with Catching Fire they revealed just enough so that the non readers could understand, while also allowing them to put some of the pieces together.
The arena, the woods, the corocupia, all appeared exactly as I had imagined them. That credit may be due to Suzanne Collins, yet nevertheless it was a treat to see. And just as I expected, the monkeys were absoloutely terrifying.
Even though I would give the movie a 4.7 out of 5, there are probably a few negative elements I should warn the die hard fans about. While the relationship between Finnick and Mags was wonderfully executed, they barely touched on Annie and didn't explain what she meant to Finnick. Also, Peeta and Katniss' score from the gamekeepers is never mentioned, which to me seemed to defeat the purpose of showing their skills at all. Even so, those are minor touches and I thought the film was excellent. You can bet I would pay to go see it again. It gives me hope that maybe they can actually make Mockingjay into a good story.
Have you seen Catching Fire? What did you think? Let me know in the comments!
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Catching Fire - Movie Review
I saw "Catching Fire" a few days ago. Because I missed opening night and had to spend a whole weekend of hearing my friends gush about it, I was in a flurry of excitement to finally see the film. As somebody who likes but doesn't love The Hunger Games series, I displayed an uprecedented amount of antcipation to see Catching Fire. I never saw the first movie in theatres and when I finally did watch it, I wasn't blown away. However, Catching Fire I felt, was honestly incredible.
As afore mentioned, I am a mild fan of the series. For me the first book was just kind of take it or leave it. Catching Fire however, was a different story. The book enthralled me with its plot twists and dynamic circumstances. Katniss too, in my opinion grew as a character and became more likeable. (Also, I totally switched from Team Gale to Team Peeta. Sorry.) The makers of the movie did a pristine job of bringing the story come to life; they only left out a few minor elements. Everything felt so well-paced, it was like reading the book all over again. But you didn't get bored. It was the pefect lenght. In addition, I have officially converted into a Jennifer Lawrence fan. I used to not understand the hoopla and giant fan-base that surrounds her, yet her peformance in Catching Fire totally sold me. She really is a tremendous actress who deserves every ounce of her success. Her speech to district 11 brought tears to my eyes, and that's saying a lot for someone like me. I'll skip my gushing over Josh Hutcherson and Sam Claflin (Finnick) and assure you that they cast all the other tributes perfectly. Beatty and Joanna especially fit the roles to a t. While in the first movie, certain elements did not seem fully explained, with Catching Fire they revealed just enough so that the non readers could understand, while also allowing them to put some of the pieces together.
The arena, the woods, the corocupia, all appeared exactly as I had imagined them. That credit may be due to Suzanne Collins, yet nevertheless it was a treat to see. And just as I expected, the monkeys were absoloutely terrifying.
Even though I would give the movie a 4.7 out of 5, there are probably a few negative elements I should warn the die hard fans about. While the relationship between Finnick and Mags was wonderfully executed, they barely touched on Annie and didn't explain what she meant to Finnick. Also, Peeta and Katniss' score from the gamekeepers is never mentioned, which to me seemed to defeat the purpose of showing their skills at all. Even so, those are minor touches and I thought the film was excellent. You can bet I would pay to go see it again. It gives me hope that maybe they can actually make Mockingjay into a good story.
Have you seen Catching Fire? What did you think? Let me know in the comments!
As afore mentioned, I am a mild fan of the series. For me the first book was just kind of take it or leave it. Catching Fire however, was a different story. The book enthralled me with its plot twists and dynamic circumstances. Katniss too, in my opinion grew as a character and became more likeable. (Also, I totally switched from Team Gale to Team Peeta. Sorry.) The makers of the movie did a pristine job of bringing the story come to life; they only left out a few minor elements. Everything felt so well-paced, it was like reading the book all over again. But you didn't get bored. It was the pefect lenght. In addition, I have officially converted into a Jennifer Lawrence fan. I used to not understand the hoopla and giant fan-base that surrounds her, yet her peformance in Catching Fire totally sold me. She really is a tremendous actress who deserves every ounce of her success. Her speech to district 11 brought tears to my eyes, and that's saying a lot for someone like me. I'll skip my gushing over Josh Hutcherson and Sam Claflin (Finnick) and assure you that they cast all the other tributes perfectly. Beatty and Joanna especially fit the roles to a t. While in the first movie, certain elements did not seem fully explained, with Catching Fire they revealed just enough so that the non readers could understand, while also allowing them to put some of the pieces together.
The arena, the woods, the corocupia, all appeared exactly as I had imagined them. That credit may be due to Suzanne Collins, yet nevertheless it was a treat to see. And just as I expected, the monkeys were absoloutely terrifying.
Even though I would give the movie a 4.7 out of 5, there are probably a few negative elements I should warn the die hard fans about. While the relationship between Finnick and Mags was wonderfully executed, they barely touched on Annie and didn't explain what she meant to Finnick. Also, Peeta and Katniss' score from the gamekeepers is never mentioned, which to me seemed to defeat the purpose of showing their skills at all. Even so, those are minor touches and I thought the film was excellent. You can bet I would pay to go see it again. It gives me hope that maybe they can actually make Mockingjay into a good story.
Have you seen Catching Fire? What did you think? Let me know in the comments!
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