10 times better than the first!!

Rating: 10/10 (28 February 2014)

Starring- Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, and Stanley Tucci, with Donald Sutherland
West: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 9/10- Many people were skeptical about Lionsgate's decision to bring Francis Lawrence as the new director to the widely anticipated sequel. In my opinion, they made a perfect choice. His style gave the film a whole new light that only made the movie better.
The movie itself was made tremendously. They were able to show the Victory Tour in a very nice view that is how many people envisioned it when they read the book. The design for each District could not have been better even though we only saw a few seconds of each district. The arena was made incredibly. The design of the cornucopia and the water and forest surrounding it was amazing. The design of introducing each lethal part of the forest was done fabulously. All in all, the movie, in my opinion could not have been better.
It is amazing to see how all of the young actors grew with their acting over such a short time. Liam Hemsworth's was given much more screen time in the new movie and he used every minute to his advantage. He really showed who Gale is in the Hunger Games. Liam Hemsworth's performance added very much to this movie. Josh Hutcherson is the perfect Peeta. Although his performance did not improve a whole lot from the first movie to the second, no one could have done a better job. Now we come to Jennifer Lawrence. She delivered an amazing performance that is worth praise. Her performance multiplied by ten from the first to second movie. Her ability to bring out how Katniss really is in the books should be worthy of an Oscar nomination. Now, the question that was on everyone's minds since they saw The Hunger Games was "Who is going to play Finnick?" Sam Claflin answered the bell like a boss. He showed the perfect balance of playing the pretty boy of the Capitol while still have a very real human side to him. The sugar cube scene was very entertaining as it was Finnink's famous scene. He shows much promise for the next two movies. As usual the veterans of the cast: Woody Harrelson , Elizabeth Banks, Stanly Tucci, Donald Sutherland, and even Lenny Kravitz all delivered a solid performance that fits each character very well.
Was Catching Fire better than the first movie? Without a doubt yes, in every way. This movie is great for any occasion for all people.
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