Movie Critic: Hunger Games

I'm WAAAY behind on seeing some movies.  Time is always a factor but last weekend I managed to go see Hunger Games.

The Hunger Games is actually a young adult novel written by American television writer and novelist Suzanne Collins. First published in September 2008, it is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world in the country of Panem where the countries of North America once existed. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, holds hegemony over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 from each of the 12 districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle until only one person is left.

There are actually three books in the Hunger Games series: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay.

I think I smell a sequel (or two).

In the movie, The Hunger Games is part entertainment, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors while the citizens of Panem are required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss's young sister, Prim, is selected as District 12's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who have trained for this their whole lives.

There are a few twists and turns to the plot and the movie keeps moving right along.

FOUR POPCORN BUCKETS (0 to 5 Rating)
Screened on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Bay City 6, Bay City, MI

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