AMAZINGLY AWESOME

Rating: 10/10 (14 December 2018)

I'm honestly very impressed! At first, I was a bit scared, thinking it might be too violent and filled with profanity. This is the OPPOSITE of that. This and the other movies are excellent.
Firstly, I love how well Jennifer Lawrence portrayed Katniss. She truly displayed Katniss's love for hunting and her skill at it. She also showed true fear when Prim (Willow Shields) was reaped for the Hunger Games.
Next, after the interviews by Caesar Flickerman (Stanley Tucci), I loved how Katniss really put forth her anger towards Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) after he told the audience that he had a crush on Katniss for most of his life.
I was absolutely in tears when I saw the scene where Rue died. Katniss was very upset, and that emotion was very realistic. I also love how she sacrificed so much to keep Peeta alive after she found him.
Some of the more sweeter scenes were the ones with Katniss and Peeta. When Katniss first found a cave for them to settle in, the scenes following that were the most peaceful. There was a scene when Peeta wanted Katniss's comfort. That was sweet when they simply just cuddled for warmth so Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) would find more sponsors and send them food and medicine. It was also nice when Katniss lies to Peeta about not going to the feast so he could be calm.
At the feast, I also liked how Thresh saved Katniss for her alliance with Rue.
When Katniss and Peeta were scavenging for food, I liked how Katniss was genuinely scared when she heard the cannon, thinking it was Peeta. She ran over and gave him a meaningful hug. That was very sweet.
Overall, the movie was AWESOME. They don't mention Katniss's prep team, Delly Cartwright, nor the mayor's family though. They don't mention Peeta's stylist, Portia, either.
Guide: For ages 12 and over. Only profanity mentioned: "damn" twice and "hell" once. Lots of bodies, but hardly as much blood as I expected. Very straightforward, and very true to the book.