Twelve months after her Hunger Games victory, Katniss Everdeen finds herself under President Snow's watchful eye, and must prove that she and Peeta's double win was truly due to their undying love for each other. But Snow's plans have only just begun, and when the 75th annual Games begins, Katniss's life will change for ever.
After defying the Capitol on national television, Katniss has to attempt to control an uprising stirring in the districts. When President Snow puts her family and friends in jeopardy Katniss knows she has no choice but to follow Snow's orders. Then he turns Katniss and Peeta's world upside by throwing them back into the arena and there will only be one winner. Katniss plans to sacrifice her own life to save Peeta's.
&quot;The Hunger Games: Catching Fire&quot; picks up exactly where the last film left off, continuing the sparks of rebellion. This film takes everything that was great about the first film and makes it significantly better. The characters are more defined, the special effects are better, the score is more bombastic, writing is stronger, and the overall feel is grander. The themes of hope that lurks in the series are exemplified even further as the stakes are higher and the amount of freedom is slowly withering away.<br/><br/>Directing is really the main highlight of this film. The new director, Francis Lawrence, keeps the overall feel of the series, but brings greater control and precise attention to detail to the on screen action and drama. The action is easier to see and choreographed really well. Interesting shots are used to cover up the grotesque level of violence, but they are no less impactful than actually seeing it. The use of a much steadier camera really makes taking in everything easier. The level of emotion is effectively presented on screen and the use of music excels everything to a more heart touching level. Even though the film is more emotional, it still manages to have some moments of humor spread throughout. The script is tight and really develops these characters that we&#39;ve grown to love. While the social commentary on reality television is on the lacking side, the themes of hope, freedom, trust, and unity are far more assessed.<br/><br/>While many of the older characters return, there are many new ones introduced. First things first, Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen is still one of my favorite characters of all time and I love her here as much as I did before. However, she doesn&#39;t grow as a character as much this time around. She&#39;s more struggling with her inner demons as she tries to find herself at the helms of this new revolution that is around the corner. Peeta on the other hand, grows a lot. He&#39;s more confident and less dependent on Katniss. He can hold his own and even takes the initiative a few times. Effie even goes through some character growth as we see her love for her tributes. Woody Harrelson as Haymitch is still the wise cracking drunk, but has become more generous and caring. While our returning characters are great, the newer additions are just as awesome. The two standouts for me are Finnick and Johanna. Finnick is not only a great looking guy, but has a heart of gold. He seems vain with ulterior motives, but he proves himself to be caring and protective. Johanna is a total bad girl. She&#39;s really in your face, a bit psychotic, and a powerful warrior. However, she can even manage to be funny. All the characters are great including the additions of the new ones. They all get good screen time and development and we can really care for them, unlike the first film where the side characters took a seat to the more interesting Katniss.<br/><br/>Overall &quot;The Hunger Games: Catching Fire&quot; is a great follow up to &quot;The Hunger Games.&quot; Everything is better from directing to writing to the use of music. It really expands on the universe and sets itself up for the next two films. The stakes are higher and there are a lot more to care about. I give it 4.5/5, a great sequel that builds up on the original to deliver a really great cinematic experience.
*I have read the books so this review may be biased.<br/><br/>I&#39;ll try not to sound like a book snob because I despise people who compare novels to the film adaptations. However, my main problem with this iteration of the Hunger Games series was the pacing. <br/><br/>The beginning of the film immediately establishes the harsh circumstances of which Katniss, Peeta, and those of district 12 are forced into. Also it establishes Katniss&#39; complex relationships between her family, friends, and most importantly her lovers, which she tries desperately to balance. However, soon after the main characters have been established the film seems to go into hyper drive as it jumps from a somber moment between Katniss and her family to her and Peeta heading off on their victory tour. And this is my biggest complaint about the film. <br/><br/>The film seemed like it tried to fit too much of the narrative, from the novel, into the first hour. But I will give credit to the writers, the novel does contain many heavy handed themes and narrative plots that would have easily made this film even longer. Yet, I felt disoriented when the film would build up one scene and suddenly cut forward and jump to the next. Characters would be introduced without much build-up, and certain shot locations that would be ideal to create tension between characters would only be seen for minutes before the next scene was introduced. But the worst offense was the editing of the dialogues. I&#39;m sure that not many people had problems with the dialogue, however, I was taken out of several moments mainly because of the timing of characters responses. When a character would ask a question it would be answered immediately with an impromptu response that was perfectly delivered, and due to the camera placement it felt like the actors were reading from a test manuscript rather than fluidly interacting with one-another. Again this is probably a personal preference, but adding both the jumping from scene to scene and the awkward dialogue cuts made the film feel like it was playing at 1.5x speed. <br/><br/>But the film regains it&#39;s footing once the contestants are in the arena. The second half of the film does an amazing job in recreating some of the most memorable moments from the book, and even causing me to squeeze my armrest from the intense action sequences. Also, some of the character development that should have been utilized in the first half of the movie is properly employed in the second half. <br/><br/>To wrap things up, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is an admirable attempt and a serviceable sequel to the superior first film. Although my review may lead you to believe that the film is disjointed and unorganized, it still maintains to be an entertaining film. It&#39;s grittier, more violent, and double the bad-ass Jennifer Lawrence you could ask for. And running at around 2 1/2 hours you&#39;ll definitely get your moneys worth and this film is by far the best holiday blockbuster of 2013.
This is a safe, serviceable, carefully crafted action drama in which the subversive seeds planted in the first story take welcome root.
After surviving the 74th Annual Hunger Games, District 12 tribute Katniss Everdeen (<a href="/name/nm2225369/">Jennifer Lawrence</a>) thought she would be allowed to live in peace. However, her defiance of the Capitol has given hope to the other 11 districts of Panem, and President Snow (<a href="/name/nm0000661/">Donald Sutherland</a>) fears that she has become a beacon for rebellion and needs to be eliminated along with her family and all of District 12. Consequently, Katniss and her co-victor Peeta Mellark (<a href="/name/nm1242688/">Josh Hutcherson</a>) find themselves again chosen as tributes for the upcoming 75th annual Hunger Games and third Quarter Quell. The movie is based on Catching Fire (2009), a novel by American novelist Suzanne Collins. The novel was adapted for the film by British screenwriter Simon Beaufoy and American screenwriter Michael Arndt. The film is a sequel to <a href="/title/tt1392170/">The Hunger Games (2012)</a> (2012). It was followed by <a href="/title/tt1951265/">The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)</a> (2014) and <a href="/title/tt1951266/">The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)</a> (2015). It was written in the charter of the Hunger Games that, every 25 years, there would be a Quell to keep fresh for each generation the memory of those who died in the uprising against the Capital. In a Quarter Quell, each male and female tribute are to be reaped from the existing pool of that district&#39;s victors, thus eliminating the remaining victors from the previous 24 games. On the 50th anniversary, as a reminder that two rebels died for each Capitol citizen, every district was required to send twice as many tributes. In both cases, the eligible tributes were all 12-to-18-year-olds as usual, not the victors. Haymitch Abernathy (<a href="/name/nm0000437/">Woody Harrelson</a>) was the winner of the 50th anniversary Quell. One week. Day 1 features the Reaping and start of train journey. On day 2, Tributes arrive at Capitol, makeovers and Tribute Parade. Days 3 and 4 are spent training. Day 5 features skill demonstrations with Gamemakers; scores announced. Day 6 is taken up with interviews. On day 7, the Games begin. In the book, there is an extra day for interview preparation. This was omitted from the movie. No, Peeta was lying when he mentioned a baby. It was all to help protect Katniss in the Games, as the Capitol citizens became so enamored with their love story that the thought of a potential family being ruined by the Quell upset them. Peeta painted Rue&#39;s picture to hold the Gamemakers responsible for her death. Seneca Crane was the previous Head Gamemaker, who was executed for allowing two victors. Katniss painted his name on a dummy and hanged it to warn them that they&#39;re not safe and the same thing could easily happen to them. When Katniss fires the arrow with the electrical wire attached into the force field during the lightning storm, it causes the dome to crumble and the Capitol&#39;s surveillance to shut down. Unfortunately, Katniss is also knocked unconscious. She awakens in an aircraft pickup next to an unconscious Beetee (<a href="/name/nm0942482/">Jeffrey Wright</a>). She grabs a hypodermic syringe and enters the cockpit, where she finds Haymitch, Finnick (<a href="/name/nm3510471/">Sam Claflin</a>), and head Gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee (<a href="/name/nm0000450/">Philip Seymour Hoffman</a>) who is revealed to be a rebel against Snow. Katniss attempts to attack Haymitch for not fulfilling his promise to save Peeta, but he informs her that the plan from the get-go was to get her out because she symbolizes the growing rebellion and that half of the tributes were in on the plan. When she learns that she is on her way to district 13 and that Peeta and Johanna (<a href="/name/nm0540441/">Jena Malone</a>) have been taken to the Capitol, she again tries to attack Haymitch, but Plutarch manages to sedate her. She awakens days later with Gale Hawthorne (<a href="/name/nm2955013/">Liam Hemsworth</a>) by her side, who informs her that her family is safe but that District 12 has been annihilated. It&#39;s The Hunger Games logo, which changes into the Catching Fire logo and finally into the Mockingjay Part 1 logo. No, there is no scene after the credits. In a statement from Ross released by Lionsgate, the director said he didn&#39;t feel the schedule allowed him the time to make the movie as he envisioned it.
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