Receiving heat

Yesterday I had the great opportunity to watch Catching Fire. I had saved watching this movie because 1. I am a poor college student and 2. I wanted to watch it with my sister. Anyway, Catching Fire was my favorite book in the Hunger Games series so my expectations were high. I can honestly say that they hit the movie just as I had hoped, unlike the first movie that is.

To start off, the movie did a great job of staying true to the book. The atmosphere was perfect for what was going on.  The idea of total despair for Petta ad Katniss was clearly seen. Not only despair but the idea of being trapped for the rest of their lives was shown very well. I loved how well they kept the main secret of the arena very well hidden until the revelation. I heard that they got a new director and I must say he did such a great job.

My only complaint with this movie was the idea of simple scares. I personally have never been a fan of the quick pan around, see something scary, and have a big boom of sound, just to mess with the audience. I counted them doing it 3 times in the movie. I think that this is a lame way to keep the audience intrigued. I will admit, It was funny to hear the woman in front of me freaking out with every scare. Maybe it is just that I don’t jump at these things anymore that I don’t like them. Oh well, doesn’t really matter. Go watch Catching Fire. It is very well made.