The “Hunger Games” directed by Gary Ross, is an action packed, emotional movie with a powerfully strong – willed heroine Katniss Everdeen, portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence. She volunteers to fight in the place of her sister, Primrose Everdeen portrayed by Willow shields.
The “Hunger Games” is about a world set in the future separated into districts instead of states. There are twelve districts. Katniss and her sister primrose Everdeen live with their mother in District 12. They are poor and are not looking forward to the choosing from their District for which two kids will fight in this year’s Hunger Games. Primrose Everdeen is chosen, but Katniss speaks out and says “I volunteer as tribute.” She saves her sister form fighting and goes willingly. The male chosen is Peeta Mellark. He knows nothing about fighting. They are not happy with the choosing. The two say goodbye to their families. They spend hours on a train, which takes them to the city where the Hunger Games take place. They are then separated and join the other fighters for hair, make up and body care before the Grand ceremony. Then there is training and showing off their skills. Only Katniss and Peeta get to stay and sleep in the penthouse. There was time to rest and work with advisors and do talk shows. Then the fight of their lives began. The ones who are trained in their districts died first. Katniss and Peeta run for the hills and Rue the youngest of them all helps Katniss. Rue is killed. Katniss and Peeta are the last standing in the end. They return home tired and happy its over.
The main actors Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Willow Shields play their characters well and believable. The actors really bring out the emotional tie between each set of characters together. When Katniss and Primrose are saying goodbye the sisterly bond is there and obvious, the viewer cares for these characters. When Rue the littlest fighter dies in Katniss’s arms and Katniss cries to the camera. The viewer is saddened and feels pain and grief for Rue and understands Katniss’s pain; and when Peeta and Katniss develop an on screen relationship to save their lives in the field of battle, it’s obvious that Peeta really loves Katniss but that Katniss might just be acting out her feelings to save her life. The more they loved each other on screen the more help they got from their sponsors and advisors, but Peeta wasn’t acting.
I didn’t read the entire book, but from what I read, I envisioned how the characters looked and behaved. When I watched the movie, the characters weren’t exactly what I’d pictured, but they were believable in their actions, in surviving and in dealing with emotional problems. When Rue died I was stolen and felt very sad too. It seemed Katniss was really upset and it was then that she was prepared to win the Hunger Games in honor of Rue.
The Hunger Games might not be suited for kids who just hit thirteen, but for a wider range of older teens and young adults. The books and movie are very fascinating and pull the reader and viewer in to this other world. There is violence, and killing but there is also a strong female hero who fights for her life and kills for her safety not from a cold heart. She’s a warm-hearted character who is fighting for life and her only goal is stay alive long enough to win. There are tears of joy and tears of sadness, but it’s a great movie and I’ve seen it twice and loved it both times.
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