Good acting,CGI,editing, but Terrible execution of the suspense and lack of character development.

Rating: 3/10 (7 September 2012)

I could write a 20 page report on how directing completely RUINED the execution of the Hunger Games. The screenplay was fine, content was transfered from the book well, acting was good, CGI was good, choreography was good, editing was outstanding. The execution of the drama was ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED.
The director completely dropped the ball on creating the tension and developing the attachment to the tributes. I cant even begin to start on how bad the drama was portrayed. You feel about as much attachment to the other tributes as you might have to a rock.
The story depends on the capitol being the enemy and pitching all the districts against each other. This film completely retards any effect of the hunger games. The film misses little story from the book, but without this suspense and attachment, the death of each tribute means nothing. For example: The first tribute to die in the novel screams out in horror and pleads for her life as she is brutally killed :: In the film, all you hear(nothing is shown) is one scream ahhhh! then the canon shot signaling the death....
In order to build the proper feelings of empathy for the tributes and anger for the capitol and the game makers, a measure of brutality is needed to build the proper depth of this film, but is missing. The tributes might as well be playing paint ball....