The books are better

Rating: 8/10 (20 June 2019)

Everyone here is yapping about how this is a rip-off of some Japanese movie called Battle Royale. Is no one judging this movie based on just its connection to the book and it's performance? Because if you do, it's really good.
Suzanne Collins knew what she was doing when she wrote these books. You can feel the pain, relentless onslaught of grief, and choice throughout the book. I always could never put the book down. But when this was made into a movie, I was a bit suspicious. The story is meant to be in book form. But on closer inspection, I saw that this is a really good movie.
I'm satisfied with the pacing. It's made clear that our main characters are going to be the focus of the movie. We see Katniss' choice to volunteer to be tribute in order to protect her sister. We see her pain as she's sent to her inevitable doom. We see her anger with Haymitch and her troubles with Peeta (their ship name is PeeNiss). Plus, the characters are believable. Jennifer Lawrence is the best Katniss I could honestly ask for. You definitely see her trying her hardest to be a fierce, bold, daring girl that just wants to survive, which is more evident in later films. The big moment of the games beginning doesn't fail to deliver. It may not be the most entertaining, but as I said, the books are better. We can watch as Katniss struggles to survive with nothing but a backpack, some supplies, and her wits. We watch as Peeta makes the choice to save Katniss from death while taking a painful wound. We see Katniss forming a relationship with Rue and how Katniss sees her sister in Rue, which makes her death more meaningful. We watch as Katniss finds compassion to take care of Peeta. We watch as she embraces love and shows her feeings for Peeta. We get to see how human the tributes are, watching as Foxface does whatever she can to stay away, watching as Clove taunts Katniss for the cameras, watch as Thresh attacks Clove for being responsible for killing Rue, watching as Thresh let's Katniss live because of her acts of kindness to Rue, which makes the audience more emotional. The climax of the movie doesn't disappoint, either. The mutts are monsters, forcing the final three to battle for victory. We can see Cato trying his hardest to win. And finally, we see Katniss' will to live and keep her promise by standing up to the Capitol. Soon, the movie ends
All in all, it helps a lot if you read the books first before watching this movie. The books help you understand what Collins is trying to make you feel. Give this movie a chance instead of calling The Hunger Games, a concept that was creatively made by Suzanne Collins to show elements of survivial, pain, and choice, to some old Japanese movie about Battle Royale, a concept that which you can find in one of the most popular video games of this age: Fortnite.
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