Excellent Book to Movie!

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2014)

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is an amazing movie and deserves a higher rating than it currently has on IMDb. The Hunger Games series is one of my favorite series for several reasons. I will not spoil it for those that have yet to read the series, so my comments will be fairly vague. The series is very well written and worth the time to read. It also sends a powerful message about leaders and government, power and strength, persistence and hope, and ultimately the greater good.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is my favorite book out of the series, so I was extremely excited to see this movie in theaters. It did not disappoint. It followed the book closely and even used most of the same lines that the characters had in the book. The special effects were definitely better in this movie than in the previous one. I am glad that they got a new director. If you have chosen not to see this one because of the last one, rest assured it is entirely different and much, much better! The set was also great, it is pretty much how I had imagined it looking from reading the book. The costumes are also wonderful.
One (of many) things that I am thoroughly happy about are all of the actors that have been chosen to play each character. I think they chose with care and accuracy. All of them do a wonderful job, especially Jennifer Lawrence. Amazing actually.
The soundtrack for this movie is simply wonderful!
As far as the violence goes, it is not as violent as the first movie. I would not recommend it for younger kids, depending on what movies they are not allowed to see.
Overall, this movie is definitely in my top ten favorites! If you have not seen it yet, I recommend getting it and watching it.