Not as good as the first but still entertaining!

Rating: 8/10 (25 November 2013)

The Purpose of The Hunger Games is to show that everyone is out for themselves and to trust no one! Resistance against the state is futile. Catching Fire has many counter themes which battle the divide and conquer strategy. The true act of defiance against the state from the original movie has manifested into cooperative defiance. The first part of the movie is back ground development to show the depravity of the sectors. The middle part of the movie is the crux of the story. In order to stamp out the idea of revolution a new game is made. One strike by Catines's Arrow will bring down the revolt, and show selfishness or self-sacrifice. The above mentioned moment question does happen during the games! Catching Fire bottom third is similar to The Empire Strikes Back with plot twists plot curves, and plot suggestions, which is a segue for part three. The movie is well written, directed and acted. Hoffman, and Sutherland have stand out roles which display how intellectuals, and those who know how to manipulate the media drive the machinery of government! Eight stars.