Movie Review: Catching Fire

 

A blast from the past. Last fall, I started writing a review of the movie Catching Fire, but I never finished it. Well, here it is...

Catching Fire, the second book in The Hunger Games trilogy, finally came to theaters. I went to see it with the hopes of comparing it to the book. While I remember the gist of the story, I can't say I remember all the small details worth comparing. Honestly, I don't remember too much from the book since I read it all the way back in November 2011.

When I wrote my book review for Catching Fire, I tried not to give too much away. Nowadays, I tell people what it's about. The 75th edition of the Hunger Games is different than the traditional Hunger Games. All past winners are forced to compete in the games. But there is a lot more to it, and it really provides a lot of momentum to the third book.

The movie was solid. It followed the book from what I remember. If you liked the book, you'll like the movie. Jennifer Lawrence was obviously great in it. My only annoyance with the movies is how far they are spaced apart. The Hunger Games came out in March 2012. Catching Fire doesn't come out for 20 months? Give me a break.

I've actually seen the movie a few more times at home. One thing I wanted to add was I thought the movie was pretty dark, like a lot of the scenes are darker and can be hard to see on the television. And the movie is kind of long. But it was still enjoyable and I'm looking forward to the third one.

My rating for Catching Fire, the movie: 3 stars out of 5.

P.S. Possibly my worst review ever? I felt obligated to post this since I started it a while back but it's pretty pathetic.