If you want to get me interested in a movie, then cast Jennifer Lawrence in the lead. I so loved her in Winter's Bone, that I watch it over and over.
But, it was not just Lawrence that was worth seeing. Woody Harrelson was amazing as Haymitch. He brought us a much stronger character than was portrayed in the book. Stanley Tucci was perfectly cast as Caesar Flickerman, and you could definitely see the evil in President Snow as played by the great Donald Sutherland. It was these four that really held the film together as they used their experience to give weight to the characters. The remaining cast seemed to flounder through.
The film touched on some interesting themes: the contrast between the 1% and the 99%, and the sacrifice of the poor to give their children for war in exchange for food were the strongest, but these were subtle and probably missed by reality show aficionados who would focus on the fake love as they would in shows like The Bachelor.
The fast cuts during battle scenes were really distracting; probably as not to offend younger viewers with the realization that children were killing each other.
It was good film all in all; even if it was superficial.
Review by DeletedBlockedParent2013-07-12T03:27:06Z
If you want to get me interested in a movie, then cast Jennifer Lawrence in the lead. I so loved her in Winter's Bone, that I watch it over and over.
But, it was not just Lawrence that was worth seeing. Woody Harrelson was amazing as Haymitch. He brought us a much stronger character than was portrayed in the book. Stanley Tucci was perfectly cast as Caesar Flickerman, and you could definitely see the evil in President Snow as played by the great Donald Sutherland. It was these four that really held the film together as they used their experience to give weight to the characters. The remaining cast seemed to flounder through.
The film touched on some interesting themes: the contrast between the 1% and the 99%, and the sacrifice of the poor to give their children for war in exchange for food were the strongest, but these were subtle and probably missed by reality show aficionados who would focus on the fake love as they would in shows like The Bachelor.
The fast cuts during battle scenes were really distracting; probably as not to offend younger viewers with the realization that children were killing each other.
It was good film all in all; even if it was superficial.