I finally watched Catching Fire. I liked the first Hunger Games pretty well, but I didn't care for this one. The main reason I didn't like it was due to how poorly the development of the villains was done. The Capital isn't meant to be comprised of stupid people, but a lot of what they did was plain stupid, even taking into account their own interests. Instead of interesting villains who are trying hard to hold the pieces of their authoritarian government together, we get people who just act in ways that make no sense whatsoever, and are just evil for the sake of being evil. It's like the writers just wanted to throw a bunch of nasty stuff in to make you hate the bad guys, with no thought as to whether it makes any sense for the bad guys to do those things.
And I also though sending the "winners" back in to the arena for a new game was a weak plot point. It undermines what the Capital is trying to achieve by having the games in the first place.
The trailer for the third movie looks good, but I hope they don't continue to make the Capital as lame as they did in the second film.
And I also though sending the "winners" back in to the arena for a new game was a weak plot point. It undermines what the Capital is trying to achieve by having the games in the first place.
The trailer for the third movie looks good, but I hope they don't continue to make the Capital as lame as they did in the second film.