No action, no cognition, no nothing!

Rating: 2/10 (20 February 2013)

This idea of dystopian society is not new in films but I really like it. It has lot of potential to be very interesting from many angles. For example there are potential for very nice action which this movie lacks. There is lot of potential to have good analysis of human mind and actions in desperate situation which this movie lacks. There is lot of potential to give statements about our current societies problems etc. which this movie lacks.
This movie is not well directed or acted. I am not an expert in this but after seen over 600 films and some of the best ones multiple times I have something to compare to. I think the closest to this film is Battle Royale what I have seen. Of course many compare these two films I think. In Battle Royale you really can see the fear and chaos from the characters in the situation but in Hunger Games there is none of that. These movies are also good example in the way that the actors are equally unknown and I guess equally inexperienced actors.
Only character you know something about is the protagonist Katniss. But as I watched I did not really care about her and I cared others even less because I did not know any of them. This movie is very predictable and shallow. Still movie has some entertainment value that I watched it trough. Maybe just to see how bad it actually was. It is not the worst but it throws off a mass potential.