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Stanley Tucci | ... | ||
Wes Bentley | ... | ||
Jennifer Lawrence | ... | ||
Willow Shields | ... | ||
Liam Hemsworth | ... | ||
Elizabeth Banks | ... | ||
Sandra Ellis Lafferty | ... |
Hob Vendor
(as Sandra Lafferty)
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Paula Malcomson | ... | ||
Rhoda Griffis | ... | ||
Sandino Moya-Smith | ... |
Propaganda Film Tribute
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Josh Hutcherson | ... | ||
Raiko Bowman | ... |
Peeta's Mother
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Dwayne Boyd | ... | ||
Anthony Reynolds | ... | ||
Judd Lormand | ... |
In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided into 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors while the citizens of Panem are required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss' young sister, Prim, is selected as District 12's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives, some of whom have trained for this their whole lives. Written by Suzanne Collins
One of the things I liked the most about reading 'The Hunger Games' was the intensity of how it was written. Feeling the story seemed maybe even more important than reading it, so when I went to see the movie, my expectations were very high.
On the upside: Great performance by the main characters, excellent visuals and well directed.
On the downside: The book gives a lot of context as to how the characters feel and how things have come to be the way they are. The movie changes a number of things to make it at all possible to show the story and for me the choices made took down the quality of the story a bit. To give at least some context, it took the movie a while to get really started and even despite that, some of the characters, again in my opinion, didn't really develop in depth the way they should.
Long story short, I liked the movie and thought it was a nice adaptation from the book, but it lacked a bit the intensity from the book.