The Hunger Games

So before I say anything else in this review, I want to make one thing very clear. I did not read even a single word of the books that this movie is based on. So my opinion on this movie is solely from the movie and nothing else. And I will obviously not be able to say how well it matches up with the book. So if this is a horrid butchering, I don't know that. We all on the same page here? Good.

Plot
In some horrid land where the government pretty much owns everyone and want to make sure the people all know their place, the people are forced to send children ages 12-18 to fight to the death in a competition for food. The competition has 24 children, 2 kids, one boy and one girl, from each of the 12 districts. The heroine of the story, Katness, valiantly steps in as a volunteer to go when her younger sister is selected as the initial tribute, willing to take her place in her more-than-likely demise to save her sister from such a fate. From there they show off the preparation for the event, focusing heavily on how the event is shown to the public as a spectacle that the poor are forced to watch and the rich pay to see. Alliances form and break as everyone wants to stay alive and knows to get that the other 23 people in the huge arena with them have to die for that to occur.

Is it good? I thought it was actually pretty decent. When it came out I wasn't jumping to see it cause I didn't expect to like it. But I was pleasantly surprised. I did actually enjoy the movie. I really liked seeing how much effort went into making the event a show piece. If I did have one complaint to level at the movie, though this didn't personally upset me, I would say it's maybe a bit slow. If all you want to see here is the fight between all the kids, that doesn't start till just over an hour in and there's really not a lot of violence or action in it. Now as I said this didn't bother me, but I think it is something that might turn off some people. Personally I think everything they had before it was good and it help to build the atmosphere and as I said above, show off the event as a real spectacle. Grooming up the contestants then parading them around for everyone to see.

Overall, I did enjoy this movie quite a bit. But as I said at the beginning, I have no idea if it's anything like the book or if it's a disgrace to the series. I also said some people might find a lot of it slow or boring if they just want action, cause this movie isn't an all out action flick. The most action packed part of the movie takes place as about the first five minutes of the fighting, and the main character isn't even involved in it. So just consider these things if you wanna watch it.

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To anyone who didn't get that scoring system,
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