Hunger Games Movie Review

The Hunger Games is a science fiction drama based on the book by Suzanne Collins. It is set in the area known as Panem. Panem is the ruins of North America left after a great war. The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen, Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket, and Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy. The Hunger Games is set in a futuristic country called Panem, within Panem there are 12 districts and the capitol. Each year one boy and one girl between the ages of 12-18 are "reaped" from each district to fight to the death in the hunger games. There will only be one survivor, leaving 23 dead. The movie starts out in district 12 where Katniss and her little sister Primrose are preparing for the hunger games. At the reaping, Primrose's name is called but Katniss volunteers in her place. Katniss must say goodbye to her family and her close friend Gale to go on the long trek to the capitol. The other tribute, Peeta, as well as their mentor, Haymitch, and escort, Effie, join them on the train ride to the capitol. Once they arrive they begin training for the hunger games as it requires a lot of physical strength and survival skills. The other tributes, and gamemakers, are very impressed with Katniss' archery skills. Meanwhile, Katniss and Peeta are becoming a lot closer friends until he reveals that he has a crush on her in an interview. The next day, Peeta, Katniss, and the other tributes are dropped off at an arena set up as a forest. Katniss remains by herself for most of the games and lets everyone else die off. After being stung by mutation wasps another tribute, Rue, cares for her wounds and they both become allies. After Rue dies Katniss hears an announcement that two tributes may win if they both come from the same district. She hurries to find Peeta and then they set out to find the last tribute to kill. In Panem the contrast between the capitol and 12 districts is