Almost threw up. I mean, physically

Rating: 5/10 (12 May 2012)

The movie itself is not bad, the cast is good, however, the movie, as usually, is flat in comparison with the book. And, of course, Donald Sutherland looks out of place in this type of movie (PG13). Things that were complicated enough were not transferred into the movie at all, others were truncated to the couple of dashes, and mostly movie has focused on satirical representation of the capital and on action part. Peeta, for example, was just "plain nice guy," while this character in the book is quite interesting. But it would be OK, since movies are in general considered "entertainment" that means they are for spending time with pleasure, not for thinking them over. However, pleasure was questionable because this movie hurts. I mean, physically. The worst thing was the work of cameramen and of the director of photography. I felt dizzy from the very first minutes of the movie. Mostly, it looked like the movie was shot by an amateur with a simple video camera bought in the nearest department store. If you try to shoot from hand, this hand must be strong, and nobody has dismissed the rule that the camera should not move randomly without stopping, as if it is hanging from someone's shoulder without switching off (even so called "intellectual" low cost movies are shot much better - even when directors want to make an impression of being shot by amateurs). If you hire cheap cameramen who don't know how to shoot, you should at least train them before letting them work on the movie. Montage could correct this a bit, but obviously nobody cared. I wonder how many people got seizures watching this movie? I went out of the theater with red eyes as after visiting swimming pool. Would not recommend for people with migraines, vertigo, seizures, or for those who are prone to motion sickness. I can read in the car, but this time I almost threw up in the cinema theater.