The Hunger Games
(PG13)- Release Date: 22nd March 2012 (Showtimes)
- Language: English
- Running Time: 143 mins
- Genre: Action
- Director: Gary Ross
- Cast: Donald Sutherland, Josh Hutcherson, Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth. (Full Cast)
- Local Distributor: Nusantara Edaran Filem
Based on the Suzanne Collins novel of the same name. In a not-too-distant future, North America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 13 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem as the 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss' young sister, Prim, is selected as the mining district's female rep, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), the son of the town baker who seems to have all the fighting skills of a lump of bread dough, will be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who have trained for this their whole lives.
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An okay Fantasy-romance Movie
What I loved most: Best visually matched Main Characters
What I really hated: Only Depicted Visualization of the book, not the essence of the story.
You have to read the book before watching this movie or you'll feel bored and only wakes up when the hunger games begin and feel it's not enough when the movie ended. In short, Capitol is like the peaceful first world but seeping the life of Districts which resemble the third world or Countries in war. This movie feels like it's made by the capitol for the capitol and rated PG-13 while the main lead is from a totally very different world but act like she can't imagine what starvation is although she depicted a cool protector type of girl, so there's a lot of confusion going on. in the book it was narrated by Katniss and we see the world from her head so it's much much better. --Contain Spoiler- For me this movie is not enough. Not enough fear of Capitol, not enough hunger and starvation displayed. It's the 74th times for districts people saw their children killing each other, Yet they only start to rebel after Rue died. Not much reasoning. Katniss is a survivor but the last scene with the nightlock doesn't portray her small trust to human.
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An okay Fantasy-romance Movie
What I loved most: Best visually matched Main Characters
What I really hated: Only Depicted Visualization of the book, not the essence of the story.
You have to read the book before watching this movie or you'll feel bored and only wakes up when the hunger games begin and feel it's not enough when the movie ended. In short, Capitol is like the peaceful first world but seeping the life of Districts which resemble the third world or Countries in war. This movie feels like it's made by the capitol for the capitol and rated PG-13...More
You have to read the book before watching this movie or you'll feel bored and only wakes up when the hunger games begin and feel it's not enough when the movie ended. In short, Capitol is like the peaceful first world but seeping the life of Districts which resemble the third world or Countries in war. This movie feels like it's made by the capitol for the capitol and rated PG-13 while the main lead is from a totally very different world but act like she can't imagine what starvation is although she depicted a cool protector type of girl, so there's a lot of confusion going on. in the book it was narrated by Katniss and we see the world from her head so it's much much better. --Contain Spoiler- For me this movie is not enough. Not enough fear of Capitol, not enough hunger and starvation displayed. It's the 74th times for districts people saw their children killing each other, Yet they only start to rebel after Rue died. Not much reasoning. Katniss is a survivor but the last scene with the nightlock doesn't portray her small trust to human.
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NOT FOR KIDS OR TEENAGERS. PG13 Rating is misleadi
What I loved most: Acting
What I really hated: Concept
Concept can be psychologically damaging for kids and teenagers, in my view. Don't go by the official rating or the movies popularity - the underlying concept of children killing each other in a brutal way is no different than watching terrorist videos of beheading. Superb acting and execution of the story. But is is so brutal that you better keep your kids & teenagers away from this one.
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why call hunger games. wierd.
What I loved most: the defiance when she shot at the apple
What I really hated: the boy try to kill her init and they got together later, so confusing
hate the animation. might as well call the movie Survivor. why hunger? why the boy sleeping below the tree never got stun by the warps, he went toilet? why in the middle they got kfc so lousy.
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Based on Suzanne Collins' series of young adult novels, "The Hunger Games" introduces a time after a devastating war resulting from a colossal mutiny against the government. The citizens of former North America who now live in harsh poverty in 12 districts, have to deliver one male and female teenager as their respective district representatives to participate in an annual bloodbath event as punishment, and as a reminder that the government still maintains control over them.
Capturing the whole brutality in forested grounds via a live televised event (like "The Truman Show"), "The Hunger Games" sees 24 participants killing each other until only one remains, and volunteering for District 12 to spare her sister, is our heroine 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence). Leaving her family and best friend Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) behind, Katniss is joined by District 12's male 'tribute' Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) as they struggle to keep the odds on their side.
21-year-old Lawrence plays the central character in the movie and apart from playing a much welcomed tough and sturdy female heroine that overshadows the male species, the character unlike most feminine roles today, doesn't need supernatural powers, a sparkling vampire boyfriend with a werewolf bestfriend, or even overly good looks to be liked by the masses. Instead Lawrence is a self-made feminist character who has been forced to be tough through her will to survive. Her romance with Hutcherson doesn't drive her motives, it serves only as a minor sub-plot to the story. With that being said, the two male characters are also not presented as just two pretty-boy stereotypes, but their roles are a decent mix to the story, a pleasant change that allows the characters' persona to speak more loudly than just looks.
Fans who are looking forward to more of hunky Hemsworth though will be in for disappointment as his character barely plays a significant part in the movie. The same can also be said for 4-time Grammy award winning rocker Lenny Kravitz who plays Cinna, the personal stylist of District 12, who apart from sporting glaring gold eyeliner, barely scrapes the surface of his character. On the other hand, sporting locks like a blonde Professor Snape is Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy, an alcoholic mentor to the kids one wishes had more comedic presence to give, and also Elizabeth Banks as the administrator and eccentric escort of District 12, that looks like a cross between Lady Gaga and a character out of "Alice In Wonderland".
Obviously to allow viewing for a greater crowd of all ages, the movie had to majorly downplay the violence depicted on screen. We see the characters stabbing, shooting arrows and beating each other to death, but the actually act itself is avoided on screen, instead audiences will catch a gleam of blood here and there to show the brutal deed has been done. This undeniably lessens the emotional impact of what the movie could've delivered and the actual brutality of the game, however that's Hollywood for you, a wider target audience rather than faithfulness to the original piece comes first.
"The Hunger Games" overall package is an impressive original narrative that will surely leave audiences hungry for more. Heed this disclaimer though; a trip to the bookstore to read the other books may suddenly manifest, as the sequel to the movie will only be out in November 2013.
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