Hungry For More

Rating: 9/10 (12 December 2013)

My favorite thing to do in my free time is watch a good movie. Every Saturday night my family likes to rent or go out to watch a movie. A good movie to me is a film where you can enjoy the story line, a movie that makes you ask yourself what will happen next, and has your attention all throughout the film. I like movies that seem realistic even if there's no way in the world that can happen. That's why I was so excited to go watch The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Recently, a novel created by Suzanne Collins became a motion picture film that has been watched by millions. I can say The Hunger Games is like no other movie I have ever watched. It's a captivating, thrilling, and overall an exhilarating movie. Like many people, I was excited to watch The Hunger Games: Catching Fire after watching first Hunger Games movie.Watching the trailer for the second movie, Catching Fire, I was thrilled to know it was coming out very soon and looking as interesting as the last one. I was also hoping some of my questions I had after watching the first movie would be answered in the upcoming film, which they were. I have not read any of the books, so I was unable to make any connections, between the movies and the books. My younger sister has and she mentioned that Catching Fire was based on a lot of parts from the book, and that it was amazing how similar it was to the book, having said that those who enjoyed reading the book will most likely enjoy watching the movie.
What I enjoyed about Catching Fire was that it was a continuance of the first film and it didn't confuse the audience on what was going on, like other movies with sequence do. They were many emotional and action scenes, but I was just expecting more. I strongly recommend watching the first Hunger Games before watching Catching Fire, because the audience will be unable to follow what is going on in Catching Fire if they don't. I really enjoy when movies use the same characters they had in the first film in their second one as well, and that's exactly what Catching Fire did, except for those who died, obviously. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire did reminisce a lot on what happened in the past movie, especially to certain characters,which allows the audience to know what the motivations of the characters are. The acting was great and very realistic, not like other films where it seems like actors are reading off cue cards. They incorporated a lot of well-known actors like Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, and Josh Hucherson, which made it more fun to watch. Especially since Liam Hemsworth is such a good looking guy. I suggest if the audience love watching those actors in other movies they should definitely come and watch Catching Fire. Even though the movie was pretty long, it keeps the audience attention the whole time. I was on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. I appreciated the hard work that was obviously put into this movie. The audience gets a deeper understanding of the characters in Catching Fire and they show them a different side of the characters. They did add a little humor throughout the film, which made the viewer's laugh a bit. Catching Fire had mostly everything a movie could have; action, drama,romance, and death. Movies are created to entertain people and this one certainly did. My favorite part would have to be the ending, which is left off with a jaw dropping event, leaving the audience anxious for the next one. I did hear many are disappointed by this ending,including my older sister, which made her dislike the entire movie. If you don't like cliff hangers then I recommend that maybe you should wait until the next movie comes out.
Opening weekend made about $158,074,286, and I am not ashamed to admit my $10 contributed to that amount of money that was made. It makes you think if so many people are watching this film why shouldn't I go? I am a huge fan of The Hunger Games and I have to say the movies are getting better and better through time. If you haven't seen either of The Hunger Games you are missing out. I HIGHLY recommend The Hunger Games: Catching Fire for any age group, even though the film is PG-13, go drag your parents to go watch it with you if you're under thirteen. I am 90% sure you will enjoy this film. It's a perfect film to go watch when you need to relax and get your mind off things. This movie will not disappoint you!