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-SarahRaRaRa- said:
I thought the film was truly brilliant. The pacing of the film made the two-and-a-half hours running time feel más like an hour-and-a-half. Jennifer Lawrence played Katniss in a very understated way which I really liked, but then again the role is quite similar to her's in 'Winter's Bone'. (Ross and Lawrence ensured that) Katniss remained a strong female character, not reliant on a man to help her out, which so many other (Hollywood) films do. There didn't seem to be a lot of chemistry between Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson. The supporting cast were possibly my favourite part of the film, in particular Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket and Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman. (The Capitol scenes in general surprised me as they could of made it look tacky, instead it was bright but not garish, and some of the sets looked incredibly big.) The editing was quite fast paced throughout, which, for me, at times, was slightly too fast. The fighting sequences were enthralling though and dicho editing fitted well at these parts. The reaping had a real sense of oppression about it which I believe was perfect at conveying the brutality of the whole thing. The ending (after Katniss and Peeta win) felt quite rushed compared to the rest of the film. I would of liked to have seen Katniss and Peeta's recovery. The fact they didn't even place the berries in their mouths, like they do in the book, instead the Gamemakers simply changed the rules (again) felt somewhat anticlimactic. Yes they left parts of the story out, but this only annoyed me a few times and probably only because I've read the books. If tu were to see the film without having read the book, I think they covered the plot well. Overall, I throughly enjoyed the film, (which could of turned out much worse), it is a worthy adaption, and with Ross and co. on board for the sequel, 'Catching Fire' could well be just as great.
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