Did you see the first Hunger Games? If not, it's amazing. Part two is even better.
Never the spoiler, I will comment as generally as possible: Katniss Everdeen returns with her bow to do battle as before, but the protagonist has grown. She is now confident in her warrior abilities and sure of her hatred for those who would try to enslave others.
Of course, Jennifer Lawrence is Katniss, and is she just damn good! She no longer looks like a teen, and as a young adult she dazzles. She is pretty, witty, sexy, tough, skilled, independent, feisty....what more can I say? Ms Lawrence has already proven she can act up a storm. Remember her debut in Winter's Bone, for which she was nominated as Best Actress at the ripe old age of sixteen?
I would have again put up Jennifer Lawrence for Best Actress for her role in Catching Fire. She offers a truly multi-layered, complexly shaded Katniss. She cries, smiles, grimaces, and emotes far better than any other young female actress in the business today.
More on the film? It has a great story that reminds us of so many films, perhaps most of all Lord of the Flies. Great effects. How in the world do they make holograms look so real? Amazing acting, not just by Jennifer, but also by Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson. Pacing so perfect that the nearly three hour movie goes by in a flash.
A+ grade for this futuristic, imaginative thriller.
Not to be missed. And.... I just can't wait for the third and final installment!
I am out of this loop in both book and film. Then once these things catch on, I figure I've missed the train. I'm told Divergent is somewhat similar; do you know this one?
ReplyDeleteHi Valerie: The Hunger Games is easy to catch up on (sorry, English teacher, that's a "neaswap" (never end a sentence with a preposition). You can pass on the book but catch up easily on ppv on TV. I have not yet seen Divergent, but I hear it's quite a rip-off of The Hunger Games. I will see it and then post on it.
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