TO make sure, to be fair, I will say I never heard any Hunger Games books before I saw this movie. So I had no idea what it was going to be like. I didn't even saw the trailer before going to see it. So with a fresh mind I sat into my seat with my wife, my aunt and my brother in law beside me. Movie started and the first thing i noticed was the shaky camera. It made very uncomfortable to watch the movie, I was looking around and found some people looking around too. I was confused, should I stay or go. I was the one who dragged everyone to the movie, I can't leave. So I had to sat down for the entire painstaking 2.5 hours.
The plot was like The Running Man on baby formula. Kids are selected from different zones to fight & die for a reality television show. For me it's a worn out idea, there are many other films made on the same storyline, like Battle Royale, The Tournament, The Long Walk and so on.
The Acting was good, I liked Jennifer Lawrence, and couple of more actors. But I was not able too see much of the acting because of the shaky cam, it was all blurry, couldn't see the facial expressions or other details.
Violence was not there. There is more violence in the cartoons these days than this film. And they are saying they used shaky camera to avoid getting a higher Sensor Ratings, I pity on people who buy that.Although, it was kids kill other kids film, there was no emotional attachment with the characters. When a little girl died of some poison, I heard someone crying behind my seat, a 40 something old lady was all up in the tears, I looked towards my brother in law, we shared a big smile. I mean there was no emotions attached. I am an emotional guy, I cry whenever I get a chance, i.e. Saving Private Ryan, Million Dollar Baby and list goes on, but this film don't have it. May be the people who read the book are pre-attached with the characters and just waiting them to be dead on the screen and start crying, is a whole different story. But for a first timer like me, it was a joke. If the comedy was intentional, it was the best comedy I saw in years, but it was not.
Direction was bad, very bad. I heard the director is going away, good news for the series lovers. Shaky Camera, no emotional attachment with the characters, no character development, plot holes, unclear, no edge in the film, very smooth going, there was not a moment in the film when I cared for anything, if a girl is going to die, even if all the cast was dead and everything get destroyed, I wouldn't care.
I am giving this a 6 rating, because my wife loved it. she will kick my b*** if I give it a lower rating like -10 or something.
The plot was like The Running Man on baby formula. Kids are selected from different zones to fight & die for a reality television show. For me it's a worn out idea, there are many other films made on the same storyline, like Battle Royale, The Tournament, The Long Walk and so on.
The Acting was good, I liked Jennifer Lawrence, and couple of more actors. But I was not able too see much of the acting because of the shaky cam, it was all blurry, couldn't see the facial expressions or other details.
Violence was not there. There is more violence in the cartoons these days than this film. And they are saying they used shaky camera to avoid getting a higher Sensor Ratings, I pity on people who buy that.Although, it was kids kill other kids film, there was no emotional attachment with the characters. When a little girl died of some poison, I heard someone crying behind my seat, a 40 something old lady was all up in the tears, I looked towards my brother in law, we shared a big smile. I mean there was no emotions attached. I am an emotional guy, I cry whenever I get a chance, i.e. Saving Private Ryan, Million Dollar Baby and list goes on, but this film don't have it. May be the people who read the book are pre-attached with the characters and just waiting them to be dead on the screen and start crying, is a whole different story. But for a first timer like me, it was a joke. If the comedy was intentional, it was the best comedy I saw in years, but it was not.
Direction was bad, very bad. I heard the director is going away, good news for the series lovers. Shaky Camera, no emotional attachment with the characters, no character development, plot holes, unclear, no edge in the film, very smooth going, there was not a moment in the film when I cared for anything, if a girl is going to die, even if all the cast was dead and everything get destroyed, I wouldn't care.
I am giving this a 6 rating, because my wife loved it. she will kick my b*** if I give it a lower rating like -10 or something.