Maybe I've said this before about another movie, but it
bears repeating: A good story can be
like a good piece of classical music; there are certain inevitabilities, a
natural progression, yet it's still an enjoyable experience. "Catching Fire" picks up where
"The Hunger Games" left off, finding Katniss struggling to deal with
the consequences of her decisions. We
know that she's not going to run away and live in the woods, we know she can't
die (not yet at least), and we are positive that she'll never turn to the dark
side. Where the first film introduced us
to a heroine, who was defined by her actions, this second chapter is about her
realizing the weight of responsibility which has been placed upon her. I think the filmmakers could easily have
ruined these movies by focusing too heavily on the Hunger Games sequences which
exist in each film. Fortunately they
understood that the Games are simply meant to highlight strengths and
weaknesses of certain characters. The
film is enjoyable to watch because everyone does what they're supposed to do,
right when they should.
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