Well, much hype was given to this movie, and after watching it, i have to say that it is a bit disappointing, and probably aimed at teens as the target audience.
Now the films starts out pretty well, and Jennifer Lawrence starts by playing a character similar to her character from Winter's Bone, a young independent woman named Katniss Everdeen who takes care of her family.
the movie moves at a pretty decent pace, and we move with Katniss as she witnesses the draw for the Hunger games from her village, the movie takes too much time in details through the transportation, preparation and training for the hunger games, which was a slow build up with aim of building up tension in the veiwers, i certainly couldn't wait for the games to start.
finally, and after like one hour, the games started, and here is where the film fails in my opinion, as many has mentioned, a film the centers around games with killings should be rated R and not PG 13 like this film's rating !!! not a lot of action, not a lot of fights, not a lot of brutality. in short, quite disappointing in action and events.
However, I can see some who might still find something to enjoy in the Hunger Games, some good Drama, good characters, and probably, very entertaining for the teens.
I never read the books, so i really can't compare the film to the book.
in short, if you are looking for a solid and brutal thriller film like Battle Royale, then you will most likely be diappointed, but if you are 12 years of age then you'll probably enjoy it.
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