Tuesday 26 November 2013

Film Review: The Hunger Games :Catching Fire

Genre: Action  Adventure Sci-Fi
 
Cert: 12A cert
 
parents advised to read before viewing film in front of younger viewers.
 
Sex & Nudity: A woman undresses while on an elevator with a man, a young man and a young woman (we see her bare upper chest and shoulders and her back and briefly a sliver of the side of her breast as she leaves the elevator).
A shirtless man talks to a young woman and we see his bare shoulders, abdomen and back.
A young woman wears a low-cut dress that reveals cleavage and bare shoulders.
Many women at a gala wear low-cut dresses that reveal bare shoulders and backs as well as cleavage.
A young woman wears a tight-fitting dress that accentuates her figure.
A young woman's bare knees and upper calves are shown when she is seated while wearing a dress.
A young woman wears a dress with cutouts that reveal her bare shoulders and cleavage.
A young man and a young woman hug, then slip on ice and she lands on top of him; they kiss and are interrupted.
A young man kisses a young woman tenderly.
A young man and a young woman kiss in several scenes.
An elderly woman kisses a young man on the lips.
A man kisses a young woman on the lips and the young woman appears alarmed.
After waking up from a nightmare, a young woman asks a young man to stay with her and we see them holding each other in bed (both are clothed and no sex is implied).
A young man and a young woman lie together in bed (they hold each other while fully clothed and no sex is implied).
A young man and a young woman hug and he asks her if she loves him.
A young man proposes marriage to a young woman and gets down on one knee.
A man looks into a camera and speaks to his "love" saying that his thoughts will be of "your lips."
A young girl says, "some day I want to love someone that much" while watching a couple on TV.
A man refers to a young man and a young woman as "lethal lovers."

Violence & Gore: There a few scene of violence & death scene
 
Profanity: 2 bleeped F-words (we can read the woman's lips), 2 damns, 1 hell, 1 son of a bitch , 1 shit. School-child level name calling (non-offensives)
 
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: One of the main characters is almost always drunk, and his house if filled with empty bottles all over the place. (similar to the first movie)
A man and a young woman drink alcohol from the same bottle.
A young woman places two bottles of alcohol on a table and a man picks one up and drinks from it.
People drink what looks like champagne at a celebration.
People drink alcohol and colourful drinks at a gala.
A man hands a young man a pink beverage and tells him to drink it because "It makes you sick so you can go on eating." (the young man declines so the older man drinks it)
A man drinks from a glass of what looks like champagne and the liquid turns red (it's not clear if his mouth is bleeding?).

Frightening/Intense Scenes: The violence includes deaths by stabbing, shooting, drowning, animal attacks, and poison, as well as torture, threats, and explosions.
Many intense scenes such as battles and deaths.
A man and a young woman run into a thick jungle when they hear what they think are the screams of a loved one; it is birds that mimic and the young woman shoots one bird out of the sky; the two then run while being swarmed by the screaming birds and fall to their knees holding their ears. (They are extremely distressed to the point of going crazy)
The violence in this instalment is less bloody and doesn't involve as young of tributes, but the overall feel of the film is much more intense and darker.




Story:  Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.

Likes : I watched the first film of this which was ok but I wasn't to impressed with it normal when a sequel came out the sequel is normal bad but I was surprisingly surprised that this sequel was better, the storyline was better written it had a bit more interesting things going on.
There is a lot of smoke & mirrors going on in this film that you find yourself glued to what is going on which to some people mite be predictable where other wont figure out what's going on, but the special effect specially with the island & jungle there is more than just a group to attend with it like they up the game in this sequel making it harder to survive.
I love the way they put a bit of humour but as well as the defiance scene's to stick it to the man was funny even I laughed at which work pretty well for the story of the film, The cast that were chosen for the film was perfect.
The beautiful Jennifer Lawrence playing Katniss with exceptional strength and even grace made her for a believable character as Katniss I just cant see anyone else as the strong heroine for this role. Woody Harrelson portrayed Haymitch with a respect for the character in terms of how the character truly feels about the Capitol and showing him as a man made bitter by his life hence the drinking heavy, which in my opinion was pretty much what Haymitch was.
Donald Sutherland as the vicious President Snow you kind of feel you just want to get a hold of the guy & punch in the face for having no respect for human life. Now I could go on and on about how superb the cast was because it is true, Everyone brought something great to the film but it was Jennifer Lawrence's portrayal of Katniss that held the movie high standard with her performance is outstanding & believable. The action and violence was also pretty gruesome & done just right so that it didn't go overboard to look ridiculous & to Hollywood it was just right.
You will get a lot of people with mix reviews about this film, but it a film you should experience for your self as it dose surprise you as being a good film, all these it the next twilight film is not of the sort completely different storyline altogether & a completely different genre altogether.
Now I didn't think I would like this film at first when I watch the first film, but I decided to watch this sequel since ive seen the first one I will say this one is better than the first film.
It a film I recommend you watch just for the experience of seeing a great film that well written from the books, I cant wait to see the 3rd film, as this film has that gladiator feel to it which make this film a good film to watch.

Dislikes : Some part were a little slow & boaring at first but it dose pick up later in the film when things start to happen.

Overall : Great film, brilliant written storyline, great action scene.
 
Rating: 5 out of 5 for Entertainment / 8.4 out of 10 for storyline/concept

 
 
 

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