Movie of the Day – The Hunger Games
August 23, 2012 6 Comments
Thank God there is finally some type of strong, female character out for those sad, mopey teenage girls to look up to. Christ, if that Bella Swan character is a role model for kids these days, I welcome whatever apocalypse that awaits us and soon. I have read the series (yeah I know) and really ended up enjoying both the film and book series to a rather large degree. I was excited to see how well a violent sport where kids kill other kids would end up playing here in America considering Battle Royale was never allowed a theatrical release here. To my surprising, despite some cinematic faults, The Hunger Games is a worthy and desperately needed movie to get these brain dead kids some character depth and better role models.
The Hunger Games got a favorable review from me initially, as in repeat viewings kind of dragged down my excitement from a technical aspect, but overall the final product ended up being incredible. I mean don’t get me wrong, seeing Jennifer Lawrence running around the forest for 2 hours is a big selling point for me, visually it was a dystopian landscape which I love a lot. The action was interesting, the character colorful and vibrant, the outlook bleak and bloody, and aside from the dumb character names, I was more or less stoked for the future of facial hair in The Hunger Games timeline.
FUTURE BEARD!!!!
Anyways, below is an excerpt of my review I did when it debuted and also a link to the full article. It came out on DVD and Blu-Ray so it is well worth the rent if you haven’t seen it.
If anything, the film is carried by an incredible cast of young actors and some hammy acting from a few particular characters. But the bulk of the film is placed on the young heroine Katniss, played by the gorgeous and ferocious Jennifer Lawrence. So delicate and melancholy is her looks and demeanor, that when pushed to the edge of her limits, you see the seething need to survive at all costs. This is the way a strong female lead needs to be shown in films. How anyone can look at the other young adult fiction counterpart Bella Swan and see her as anything but helpless is beyond my comprehension. Lawrence’s pure raw emotion comes through in every scene, either when she is bucking the establishment of the Capitol or fighting to survive. The intensity of her skills with the bow and physicality of role cement and bring to life what you imagined Katniss is like in the book series. Continue Reading Here
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I read the whole Hunger Games series in one weekend but I’ve never bothered to read Twilight. Bella Swan is such a wet fish! Great post
Thank you! I did read the books as well since they were a quick read and overall enjoyed the story and characters. The movie was good, more so the characters and setting. The technical aspects of the film are what seem to be going down with each viewing.
I went to the opening night of the Hunger Games.. and I kid you not, half the audience was dressed up as one of the characters. One was even dressed as a wizard (wrong movie much?). There were even a bunch of kids who got up in front of the screen and did a little skit before the movie started
It was a much-awaited for movie, and it did not disappoint.
Except the mutts. I was expecting them to look a little more freaky.
I too went to the opening of The Hunger Games. I managed to score some private passes to watch it without a large crowd of teens. Our AMC 20 theater basically had every screen showing the movie which is insane.
One of the worst movies I’ve seen in theaters in ages.
Gotcha. I thought it was good. From a story perspective there could have been a bit more to the characters instead of truncated information and setup. The technical aspects have gone down a bit for me since the shaky cam takes a toll on the viewing. Overall, still a better “teen” movie that passes for acceptable these days.