Amazing! (A book fan review)

Rating: 8/10 (25 November 2013)

First of all, I have been anticipating this movie for almost a year long and it was well-worth the wait! After watching the first movie, I started reading the books with lots of excitement. Then the second movie finally came out and with a huge success.
Director:
Who would have thought that a director like Francis Lawrence can make something so good? Where he usually directs music videos for Britney Spears, Will Smith, Sarah McLachlan etc. Although, I like his directing and looking forward to see more.
Acting:
Jennifer Lawrence has shown great performance with the character Katniss Everdeen. She knows very well on how to show the sad emotion running through Katniss's current life of pretending to love Peeta after the incident with the berries for her own protection. Not to mention, the anger that also haunts her and in her dreams.
Josh Hutcherson, on the other hand is acting well as Peeta Mellark, the one who is always good with words and the meaning they all carry. He also plays the part well where he is confused of whether or not Katniss really loves him or is just pretending.
Woody Harrelson's character is funny, smart, serious and exciting at the same time, Haymitch Abernathy as the mentor of Katniss and Peeta. Well done.
I also liked Donald Sutherland's performance a lot as the brutal President Snow, who rules the cruel and violent Capital that is fighting against the districts in an uprising.
Last but not least, Johanna Mason, she was one of my favorite characters in the movie. Jena Malone played her so well with an entertaining rebellious attitude.
Bigger and better budget:
Thanks to a $140 000 000, everything looks awesome. The outfits were very well designed, like the moment when Katniss spun in her wedding dress then suddenly it setting on fire while turning into a Mocking-jay suit, epic! The CGI has also improved a lot, from the Capital city to all the way to the arena and it's exciting turns and dangers.
Story-line/script:
The script was well-written and stayed quite true to the book. As I was watching the movie, it had a great feel to it while watching so there was never a dull moment. Another thing that I liked a lot about the movie is the fact that it didn't feel like it took forever just to get to the arena, it came with good timing.
The ending:
This was one of my absolute favorite parts in the entire movie. Jennifer Lawrence plays the part so well when she attaches the wire to the arrow, aims upward then shooting it into the arena sky, just as the lighting hits the tree that results in her being thrown across the ground and destroying the arena itself!
We then literally see the system losing full power over the arena and President Snow in shock. Then parts of the "sky" start to break as the hovercraft is in progress to save Katniss.
Meanwhile, there is an awesome close-up of Katniss's face and we see in the back ground parts of the falling "sky" catching fire that well represents her as "The Girl on Fire".
Soon after wards, she goes crazy after waking up on the Hovercraft where Haymitch reveals the big secret plan to her and Plutarch Heavensbee is forced to inject her to fall asleep.
Finally, she wakes up again with Gale along her side where he tells her that District 12 has been fire bombed and no longer exists. Here we again see a close-up view of Katniss's face and we see it turn from sad emotions to a furious expression on her face and in her eyes showing that she wants to destroy the Capital...
All-in-all, this movie is amazing, with great script, stunning acting, successful directing, a well spent budget and it will not disappoint.
My opinion: 8.4/10