The Hunger Games

"THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE" (2013) Review

Despite my enjoyment of the 2012 movie, "THE HUNGER GAMES", I must admit that I had regarded its sequel, "THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE" with a wary eye. One, the movie franchise had replaced Gary Ross with a new one, Francis Lawrence. And two, a relative who had read all three of Suzanne Collins' novels expressed a less-than-impressed opinion of the second installment, which this movie is based upon. But enamored of the first film, I decided to give this second one a chance.

"CATCHING FIRE" picked up not long after the ending of the first installment....

My tired and achy body feels numb beneath me. The gentle gliding motion of the train rocks me back and forth like the ocean carrying its waves to the shore. Except waves aren't being carried towards what will most likely be their deaths.

Jay, Tabbie, and Maggie, my mentor-everybody calls her Mags-, all ate in the dining cabin ages ago, but I requested dinner alone in my room. I need time to think and plan strategy. My dinner lies cold and untouched on top of my dresser, the only other piece of furniture in my dismal little train cabin besides my bed. I only have about seven days to prepare...

hey people, this is what happened when i read 1 part in mockingjay. ok here i g, I was on my dinner table when i found out Peeta called Katniss a mutt. when i was done with that chapter I went to my couch i turned off my kindle I sat on the couch put my face on the seat and started screaming and crying. then i rolled off the couch and put my face back in to a pillow on the floor. i sad WHY WOULD HE SAY THAT TO HER! I threw things and yelled at the kindle and my poster of peeta my mom was laughing then my dad came home and he asked my mom what happened. she told him everything. my dad told me...

My fingernails are chewed to the nub. Filled with dirt I cannot clean and of unnatural color. Everywhere I look, there is jungle and green. I hate her, the Mockingjay. She did this, she is going to make us die! She is what killed almost everyone I loved. And what did I do? I didn't know about a rebellion or anything. None of the Capitol children did... And now we have to pay for something that is not on our hands.

Everything around me makes noise, putting the thought of an attacker around in my head. But everyone here is my friend, and 21 of them are already dead. Killed by their neighbor,...

“Mom?” I ask.
“Yes, honey?”
“I miss Uncle Mantu.”
She hugs me. “Me too, Rosie. Me too.”
Uncle Mantu was my Dad’s brother. He was always so funny and nice and lifted the mood wherever he went. Unlike Uncle Rye who doesn’t want anything to do with our family.
“Where’s Cinna?” I ask her.
“Probably at the bakery with Grandpa Mel and your father.”
“Well, I’m gonna go see him. He seems a little off lately.”
“Alright,” she kisses me on the forehead, “Be safe.” She’s always saying that, as if I’ll ever forget. I go outside and start walking the 5 block trip....

Peeta, age 5: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL:
There! There's that girl! That girl daddy pointed at. He was gonna marry her mommy. He said the reason he didn't was because her dad had a voice so pretty, the birds stopped to listen. What does that mean? I sit down with my friends. They play tag with me. The big lady stood up.
"who knows the valley song?"
The girl sticks her hand in the air. She starts singing. Now I know what daddy meant.

Peeta: AGE 11
I focus. Uh, that flower is a weird shape. Oh well, it's just icing. It all ends up in the same place anyway. The cake is almost done. I tried to make this...