I was expecting so much, hoping that catching fire would be a step up to hunger games but wow, what a disappointment! The first half of the movie was lengthy with scenes that didn't add any value. The scenes were rushing into each other no smooth transition,there was no opportunity to build any relationship with the characters even Max when she gave up her life you didn't feel any sense of loss because we didn't get a chance to build any form of relationship with her.I believe that much emphasis was place on the arena, "the games"and nothing else and if one truly understand the underlying story (I didn't read the book but I understand the basic foundation of the story from part 1 which was brilliantly directed by the way) you would realize that it is much more than the games its a "revolution". President Snow kept on saying that she needs to be eliminated because she has become a beacon of "Hope" but you really didn't feel it at all, other than the scene at district 11, it was more of him saying that more than anything else. Overall the acting was really good but my gosh some of the lines were really bad, the scene where Peeta had hit the force field and was knocked unconscious and katniss reaction, especially when she said do you want to stand up...I was like what, the director didn't see this???? The ending was even worse! it could have ended in a similar fashion with more details it would have been more meaningful to see District 12 going up in flames rather than to hear about it. I don't think the director had a full understanding of what the story was all about.I have to give him props for arena scenes, the intensity, the thrill that was well done.
Review of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
