Brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (23 November 2013)

I went to the theater with no hope in my hands. The first movie was good. At first I liked it. I watched it a couple of times but with time I realized the books and the movie lacked something. The movie lacked heart. It was made for the audience and for budget satisfaction. The books were made for the sale (get a love triangle, a very beloved character that dies and a crappy life, mix it all up and you get a bestseller). Things done in the book work, but are dirty and cheap (read Battle Royale, it's the same but much more explained; the government, the ideals, blanks are filled), but in a movie are almost necessary. The first movie didn't encourage great acting (though Jennifer Lawrence did a wonderful job) and maybe I liked the shots (shaky cam) but the dialog and maybe the too little gore didn't encourage a HEART. Shots were missing to explain and give a little more emphasis on the injustice Katniss felt. Catching Fire, since the first ten minutes made me understand it would be BRILLIANT. A PERFECT COMBINATION of DRAMATIC DIRECTOR Francis Lawrence, and dramatic/action writer Simon Beaufoy, and comedy writer Michael Arndt (both writers Oscar winners). They were able to create a heart felt movie, a rush of emotions, I could feel anger, injustice, disappointment, desperation (maybe I'm just too good of a receiver in movies because I just love them), and were delivered flawlessly. "Best movie I've ever seen" said my little brother, who hated the first one. All my cousins who had said the first movie was horrible said this movie was better than GRAVITY (I do agree the idea and the story was MUCH MORE developed and less repetitive than Gravity's). I came in to see a horrible movie, but ended up getting a journey (exactly what I was thinking all the movie), with an AMAZING performance from Jennifer Lawrence and even Josh Hutcherson delivered a great heart-felted performance. Sutherland's was AMAZING as well. The cast really out-did themselves. All I could say was "I can't believe this movie is being so amazing" while I was watching it. I even blabbed "better than the book" because it worked so much better on screen (maybe I just love movies too much). The hard-work was completely notorious, the design was amazing, the CGI not cartoonish, the make-up perfect, Jennifer Lawrence HOT, the sound score was actually really good, and the execution (shots and stuff) was perfect. I do believe this movie, unlike the first one, might get some actor Oscar nominees (not saying it will, saying it has the potential) and might get a lot of recognition. AWESOME JOB CAST. CANT GET OVER THE FACT THIS MOVIE WAS SO GOOD. WATCH IT.