"Happy Hunger Games"

Rating: 8/10 (1 March 2015)

The movie "The Hunger Games", which is directed by Gary Ross and based on the book written by Suzanne Collins, is about the young teenager Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence, who has to take part in traditional Hunger Games to save her little sister. Every year, Panem organizes the Hunger games, a ritual which shall remind the people of war and to show them that the Capitol of Panem has got the control. For this, they elect two teenagers from each district, one which is the richest, and 12 that is the poorest, who have to fight against each other. There is only one winner who will get honor and a lot of money. Katniss is living in District 12. She lives in extreme poverty. Her relationship to her mother is not really good, but she loves her sister. Because of her father's death, she has to take the role of the man in her family. She is hunting nearly every day and is very well trained with the bow. To save her sister from getting killed in the games, she volunteers as tribute. Together with Peeta Melark, she travels to the Capitol, where they get trained and presented to the sponsors, who are very necessary to win the games and can save your life. Peeta and her know each other. His family has a bakery. He did not treat Katniss well and she hates him at first. But they pass much time together and get to know each other.Their relationship is getting very wired. Will they have a happy ending together? I really like the movie because there are so many different feelings in it. It is exciting, sometimes brutal, long but never boring and even a love story. The main character Katniss is well chosen. She is a girl who has got nothing except of her best friend Gale, played by Liam Hemsworth, and her little sister, for whom she is even ready to lose her life. The movie has got a great statement. You can do everything as long as you believe in it.