Review of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) by Brett C — 23 Nov 2014

Review In A Nutshell:

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire marks as an improvement in the series, further emphasising the political ideas behind its fabricated world; managing to do so by not taking too many liberties from the source material. Francis Lawrence, replaces previous director Gary Ross, and provides a film that manages to create depth behind its characters. The film still possesses that love triangle aspect that lingers in the source material, but does so in a way that is controlled and supportive of the film's larger ideas, and also to balance out with the film's action/political tone. Jennifer Lawrence comes back as the strong but also vulnerable heroine, Katniss Everdeen, displaying further aspects in both the character and her performance, exploring the psychological and emotional trauma that has been carried from her previous experience in the Games. Other members of the cast play a significant role in the film's story, but Catching Fire is inherently about Katniss, following the journey through her perspective.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire acts as a shining example of a film in the young adult genre done right.