Picture Perfect

Rating: 10/10 (6 December 2018)

The movie The Hunger Games may be the best movie ever made. The film is set in a post-apocalyptic North America, where the citizens are separated into districts based on economic status. To keep each district from rebelling against the people in a higher power, the Hunger Games, a fight to the death between randomly chosen individuals from each district, is held every year. The storyline follows the main character, Katniss Everdeen, throughout her nail-biting experience in the 75th annual Hunger Games. The film gives an alternative perspective on war. The Hunger Games is a movie that engages and transports the audience into the fictional world.
The Hunger Games was originally a book written by Suzanne Collins, but due to its popularity, made into a movie directed by Gary Ross. Throughout the film, it takes the details from the novel and displays that in the sets. The backgrounds perfectly portrayed the poverty of district twelve to the wealth of district one. More importantly, even though the characters are in different situations as much of the audience, such as participating in the Hunger Games, the audience is still able to connect to cast. The movie is very much like the book, but instead of imagining what this world looks like, the viewer is automatically inside of it. On the other hand, at times the film is difficult to follow if the individual is not paying full attention because minor details help piece the plot together.
The film forces the viewer not only to feel Katniss' emotions but what it would be like to partake in the Games. The Hunger Games is a movie made to take the audience out of any existing comfort zone and show an alternative perspective on the future of the Earth. However, due to the mature themes and violence, the movie should be recommended to people over the age of 13. The Hunger Games should be given 5/5 stars because, despite the outlandish idea, the movie still manages to relate to the audience through the well thought out characters and the relationships built during the plot. The Hunger Games series, while at times confusing, will open one's eyes up to a new version of the world and better movies.