![]() ![]() Katniss and Peeta are on their victory tour, while the rest of the districts are showing signs of civil unrest due to Katniss defiance of The Capitol, that oppressive government regime that forces districts to send their children to die. The film picks up right where we left off. Where the original movie, while good, also came off feeling like it was feeding that tweenie audience it was aimed at, something about Catching Fire feels far more serious and far more mature. So good that it out does The Hunger Games in nearly every way, something that is quite the opposite of the novel. However, the film has done something I didn't think it could do: not suck. As someone who takes the content of these books and the things that themes and stories they are trying to tell just a bit more seriously than the target age group might, I groaned and moaned throughout the novels, especially the last one. However, having read the entire trilogy, I feared that adapting the rest of the material would result in something similar to the books: terrible follow ups. Maybe it's the Battle Royale and Lord of the Flies fan in me. ![]() I wouldn't exactly call myself a fan of the books, but I did enjoy Hunger Games, despite it's tweenie appeal. ![]()
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