Catching Fire Katniss

A Comparison of Flames Suzanne Collin’s Hunger Games series is a literary phenomenon. A three book long story became mainstream and extremely popular in a very quick time and took the literature world by storm. Ask anyone and chances are that they have read the books. In the Catching Fire book, Katniss returns home after winning the hunger game with Peeta. This act of defiance has started the sparks of a rebellion and President Snow forces Katniss to fix it by playing out the love tale between her and Peeta more. Meanwhile she discovers the stories about District 13 and how it’s still existent. Then, the Quarter Quell (25th anniversaries celebrated by special Hunger Games) appears for the 75th anniversary. Of course, this “special” game change is the introduction of competitors all being previous victors. Snow forces Katniss to play this “love story” out more to get the people distracted. Her influence has made her the symbol of the revolution and she’s absolutely needed for the plan of uprising against the Capitol. Without her knowledge, a group of allies is formed and they break out of the arena. Peeta gets captured and when Katniss is flown to District 13
While Suzanne Collins aims to add small details to keep the reader thinking as they read chapter to chapter, Lawrence wants to make the viewer excited to see the next film by hitting the audience with most of the same suspenseful moments at the end. These are moments such as the discovery of District 13’s true identity and state and the destruction of District 12. This doesn’t take away from the original tale. It has a great environment and the world is very believable and fun to watch. Even though it isn’t quite the same as the book, for once it seems that a director has done an excellent job of capturing the mood of the book into his film. I’d recommend giving Francis Lawrence’s Catching Fire film a watch as it’s very loyal to the original