Kill or be killed

Rating: 8/10 (1 March 2015)

"Winning will make you famous. Losing means certain death". "The Hunger Games" is a dystopian science fiction film published in 2012 which is based on the same-titled novel by Suzanne Collins. The movie's director is Gary Ross and the cast includes in the major roles Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old female tribute from District 12, and Josh Hutcherson, who plays Peeta Mellark, a baker's son from the same district. The story takes place in a dystopian future in the nation of Panem in North America. There is only one rule: Kill or be killed.
Set in a futuristic North America known as "Panem", the Capitol selects a boy and a girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each of the twelve outlying districts to compete in the annual "Hunger Games", a televised fight-to-the-death. When Katniss's 12-year-old sister, Primrose Everdeen, is selected as District 12's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place in the Game. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, are then rushed to the Capitol, where they undergo intense training before being thrust into the arena to fight to become the winner of the seventy-fourth annual Hunger Games.
Thrilling and superbly acted, especially Jennifer Lawrence plays her role as Katniss Everdeen very convincingly. The Hunger Games captures really everything: from dramatic violence, over raw emotion, to high tension. Even if the movie runs about 2 1/2 hour in length, there is no second of boredom, it is constantly exciting and heart-breaking. Thanks to the special effects, the action is totally believable.
The film is well worth seeing. It will touch your heart and make you cheer for ordinary people like Katniss! It will catch your attention throughout the movie. Don't miss it!