Katniss Everdeen is targeted again..

Rating: 8/10 (4 May 2015)

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) are two young people who are fighting to save the districts from a very corrupt government. The pair won the 74th Hunger Games and since then are thought to be the reason for rebellion in the Districts of Panem.
One of the major themes a viewer can pick out from this movie is the inequality between the rich and poor. The people that have money live lavishly in the Capitol and are less likely to be chosen for the games. The poor people on the other hand live in the districts and often times starve. Children in the districts can receive more rations for their family in exchange for entering their name again as an option for being chosen in the next reaping for the games.
Katniss is from District 12 where she lives with her other and younger sister. She hunts outside of the district border to provide her family with food. The theme of this movie can be compared to so many movies to there. One example that also shows the inequalities between the rich and poor would be "The Help". In this movie, the "haves" are the white people and the "have nots" are the African Americans. The African Americans work for the white people and have little money. They do almost exactly as they are told because they cannot afford to lose their jobs. This is kind of like the people in the districts because they have to do as they are told for fear of losing anything the Capitol decides to take from them. In "The Help" the African American women who worked for the white people were treated unequally and had to use separate bathrooms because the white folk did not see using the same bathroom as being clean.
In "Catching Fire", one of the prevalent motifs that can be observed is hunting. It is recurrent throughout the movie whether Katniss is hunting for food or hunting people in order to stay alive. Another technique I recognized was the use of symbolism with the mocking jay. A mocking jay is recurrent in the film and is a symbol that represents defiance. Katniss is seen as a person acting defiantly towards the Capitol. Another use of the mocking jay was to listen in on conversations between people in the districts. In the previous movie it was used as a tool for communication between Katniss and Rue and then in "Catching Fire" they were used as a tool in the games to get into the "Victors" heads.
Catching Fire is a good example of a movie with a theme that shows the inequality between sets of people. Showing the viewers what it is like to live with money, in the Capitol and without money, in the Districts.