hunger games leaves me hungry for more

Rating: 8/10 (28 March 2012)

When the movie first started thought to myself, wow, this is a simple movie, simple people moving about in a simple village (in the future?), doing simple things, shot in a simple setting (the woods), with simple photography, and then it got really big quickly. At first didn't see the bigger picture but then realized the filmmaker wanted to start us off in the simple life of the lead girl, day to day routine, hunting for food, taking care of her little sister and mom, and the nobility she carried for a young woman. Meet her love interest, or so we thought, and then oh, no, it's time for the sacrificial lottery, and holly crap, we're taken to a world of distinct class division and bizarre settings, people (or should I say characters), and the complete opposite of where the movie began. I then realized the set up, and the need to show the simplicity of the beginning of the movie, the contrast was perfect. Glad they didn't start at the lottery, right decision to wait until it was time. I know a lot of the movies out there want to start off with a bang but in this case it was the right decision to start on her and get to know her first. From what is heard the sequel is around the corner. Looking forward to that.