The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Ohjaus:
Francis LawrenceKuvaus:
Jo WillemsSävellys:
James Newton HowardNäyttelijät:
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Donald Sutherland, Woody Harrelson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone, Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Wright (lisää)Suoratoistopalvelut (3)
Juonikuvaukset(1)
Katniss Everdeen ja Peeta Mellark jotuvat Nälkäpelin voittajina vuotuiselle voittajakiertueelle. Ennen kiertuetta presidentti Snow vierailee Katnissin luona. Vyöhykkeillä on alkanut kyteä kapina Capitolin valtaa vastaan ja Snow syyttää Katnissia kapinan lietsomisesta. Snow tietää, että Katnissin ja Peetan suhde ei ole aivan niin aito, kuin he antavat ymmärtää. Pian kiertueen jälkeen Presidentti Snow antaa ilmoituksen, että vanhojen Nälkäpelin voittajien täytyy kilpailla toisiaan vastaan 75. Nälkäpelin kunniaksi. Katniss ja Peeta joutuvat areenalle uudestaan. Kisaa edeltävänä iltana pidettävässä haastattelussa Katnissin stailaaja Cinna pukee Katnissin hääpukuun presidentin käskystä. Kesken haastattelun Katnissin puku alkaa palaa, ja se muuttuu matkijanärhen puvuksi. Cinna saa kärsiä liian rohkeasta asuvalinnastaan, sillä matkijanärhi on symboli meneillään olevalle kapinalle. (Nordisk Film Fin.)
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Catching Fire is more mature and bearable than the first installment, which I had to suffer through. It’s too long and
brings no satisfying conclusion (it only compels you to watch the next part), but it’s entertaining enough. It’s not a bad
adventure fun for young audiences, and Francis Lawrence’s directorial craftsmanship shows no flaws. The best part of the movie is the epic scenes à la Cleopatra on the Capitol square.
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It’s quite a paradox that the second Hunger Games was accused a priori by critics of being a teenage romance like Twilight, and yet, there’s hardly any romance in it, or rather, there is no more than in any other Hollywood blockbuster. In short, the romantic line between Katniss, Peeta and Hurricane has now been put in the background and serves only for a deeper portray of the characters and the emotional state of the heroes within the reality of a totalitarian system, instead of being the centre of it all. Other than that, it’s pretty brutal dystopian sci-fi. The leaders of the Capitol have turned from funny colourful clowns into unscrupulous totalitarian douchebags worthy of respect. The first half has excellent pace and tells us more about how that world works, while the socio-medio-political line doesn’t feel stupid. The weakest part is the one in the Arena, which needs to have several scenes with more action (up until then it’s mostly a conversational film) and it’s only a slight variation of the events of the first part. I understand why it had to be there, but it was more fun when the heroes were on the victory tour as mediators in the relationship between the oppressed public and the governing class. The ending, on the other hand, comes too suddenly; that which was only said would have probably been better shown in a couple scenes more. In any case, I’m looking forward to the next sequel.
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I was really terrified of the two hours and a half of runtime, as I should’ve been. The first 30 minutes passed awfully slowly, I almost thought that I wouldn’t make it through and just give up on the movie. But I still thought that it would somehow get better and I’d start liking it, which happened in the end. Since Katniss made it into another arena, things started to get really fun. Maybe even more fun that in the first movie. From that point on, the remaining two hours flew by like a breeze and the movie suddenly became a successful blockbuster. That’s what made me so skeptical of the final two-piece movie. Because so far, the only thing I found fun about Hunger Games were the arena fights. Everything else from the politics to the war went completely over my head.
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Greater emotional richness, surprising creative courage, and a healthy self-confidence behind and in front of the camera. In most aspects, it's just as complete an explosion as the original (and even my favorite installment). In the wrong hands, it could easily have become a tearful prologue from the first half on, but fortunately, that did not happen. The spark slowly turns into a flame, and when Peeta becomes a clear leader and Johanna steals all the scenes in such limited space, Catching Fire is a winner. Although there isn't too much space devoted to the history of the Quarter Quell or the individual veterans over the extra fast-paced half-hour, thanks to a more coherent picture, it is almost the best film installment. But there would still be more to come.
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Unarguably better, but still not good (enough). Lawrence realizes that stiff, paper-rustling dialogs full of life wisdom and great truths can only be saved from ridicule by actors with a big A and so tries to sideline non-actor “J-14"-type heartthrobs like Hemsworth and Hutcherson as much as possible. And he manages to do this in the first half. However as soon as (upon entering the arena) he loses the chance to rely on Harrelson/Hoffman/Tucci//Banks and mainly Sutherland (earning great respect for giving such a fine performance one of the dumbest villains), he is lost and the entire movie with him. Suddenly he is left only with beauties with no talent and he is unable to hide their lack of talent even with emphasis on the solid action ingredient which fails because everything important (and interesting) happens off screen.
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