Genre: Adventure/Science-fiction/Action
Starring: Stanley Tucci, Wes Bentley, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson
In a modern day world, the nation of Panem rules over 12 districts where living conditions are miserable and extremely backward. Due to a past rebellion, every district must send 2 'tributes' to the annual Hunger Games to The Capitol, the capital city of Panem. The Hunger Games is an annual contest played between the 24 tributes where each must fight for survival in a wild forest. The last man standing is pronounced the victor. The games are considered more as a source of entertainment for the people of The Capitol with no consideration given to the life's of those are a part of that game. In District 12, Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) volunteers to become a tribute after her younger sister is randomly selected to represent the district. Katniss, along with her district companion Peeta (Hutcherson) must now train themselves and eventually fight in the battlefield to return victorious and alive. The concept of having the poor or the convicted to kill each other to either get rich or gain freedom has been something that Hollywood is not entirely a stranger to. Movies such as The Condemned and Death Race have already explored this story and hence, to someone who has already seen these movies, this movie becomes a repetition. The story is far too predictable and builds towards an unwanted happy ending. It fails to offer anything new or different, save the modern world approach, and gets a tad boring too after a while. Can be watched if such a plot is new to you, else it is a been there and done that kind of movie.
Thumbs up: Good action, great backdrop of the modern world
Thumbs down: Not a new plot, predictable outcome
Rating: 6.4/10
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