The Hunger Games is based on the novel of the same name by American writer Susan Collins, directed by Gary Rose and co-starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcheson and Liam Hemsworth, and was released in the United States on March 23, 2012.
The film tells the story of North America destroyed in a big war, people build new homes, but new homes also have new policies, in the 12 districts under the jurisdiction must select a man and a woman a total of 24 players to participate in the "Hunger Games", in the "Hunger Games" not only to fight against various beasts in the game, but also to kill other players, the last one to survive can get a huge prize.
Synopsis
On this ruined continent of North America, there is a new country 'benefactor'. There are twelve administrative districts in the country, as well as a rich capital surrounded by administrative districts. The supreme and authoritarian and cruel capital city forces the twelve administrative districts to hand over one boy and girl between the ages of 12 and 18 every year, throws in the annual "Hunger Games", and broadcasts it live on television, using terrorist means to maintain authoritarian rule and national order.
Kenice, a sixteen-year-old girl who lives with her widowed mother and sister, volunteers to participate in a hunting game in place of her sister who was drawn on "Lottery Day". She had walked the brink of death, and now she was determined to die. But the brutal survival game inspired Kenneth's strong will to survive, and she became a strong competitor to the game. On the road to survival, she faces many difficult choices: between survival, humanity and love.
These tributes to participate in the game are not ordinary teenagers. From birth, they were trained to survive the Hunger Games. Catates from District 12 is one of them. In the training of a winning tribute teacher, she mastered the skills of fighting and the skills necessary for survival. More importantly, she has a keen intuition. These instincts will give her a head start in the Hunger Games. But if she wants to survive the Hunger Games, she will have to go through a series of life and death, emotional and sinful considerations.
Cast
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Voiced by Ji Guanlin Notes Heroine
Josh Hutcheson as Pita Voiced by Wang Lei Notes Male protagonist
Liam Hemsworth as Gail Voiced by Kim Yong-gang Male Number Two
Elizabeth Banks as Effie Voiced by Yang Ying Notes Drawer
Woody Harrison as Hermis Notes Mentor of the Twelfth District
Stanley Tuzi as Caesar Notes Capital City host
Lenny Krowitz as Sinar Notes Capital Makeup Artist
Willow Sildes as Pollym Notes The heroine's sister
Paula Malcomson as Katniss's mom Notes The heroine's mom
Wes Bentley as Senica
Movie reviews
The director successfully brings the characters and stories in the book into reality, and although the storyline of the film is more protracted, it also interprets a new perspective.
The first 40 minutes of the film are a bit sleepy, but the story structure and characters that are faithful to the original are still wonderful.
The wonderful novel adaptation of the film makes the previous films of the same type more different.
The popularity of The Hunger Games is worth it because it's such a weighty film.
Jennifer Lawrence's performance is worthy of the role of Kenneth.
In terms of adventure, love, and cinematic effects, The Hunger Games is an exciting movie.
China evaluation
The story of the film "The Hunger Games" is not unusual, but in the context of the entire trilogy, a grand historical picture slowly unfolds, and war, enslavement, and resistance already have an epic meaning. For older audiences, the film is dull, exaggerated, old-fashioned, and some of the details are also very impressive, but for young audiences, "The Hunger Games" is their youth epic, starring a new generation of idols, which can be called the tide of intergenerational culture.
Ambiguous Love As a film adapted from a youth-themed novel, the theme of love is inevitable in the film. Before the heroine Kenice participated in the Hunger Games, she had a friend in her hometown who was a green plum bamboo horse, and after going to the competition, she and Pita, who was also from the twelfth district, developed a relationship, although it was an old-fashioned love triangle story, but because of the challenge of life and death, the love in the film also had more to look at.
Costume Futuristic The special effects and styling in the film are also very interesting, artificial forests, cameras scattered around the corner, magical antidotes, real jackals evolved from three-dimensional animation, and day and night that can be controlled at will. These imaginary futuristic high-techs are full of magical powers; and the heroine Jennifer Lawrence's flaming flame skirt, Elizabeth Banks' many exaggerated "Thunderman" looks, and the gorgeous costumes of the entire Congress residents are full of fashionable hipsters' futuristic sense.
It's too bloody
The film presents a brutal and bloody side, and due to the lack of killing and bloody wounds in the film, the film is rated PG-13 (audiences under the age of 13 need to be accompanied by an adult). The film is full of bloody plots, very brutal, and there are other inappropriate pictures for children, which are very unsuitable for teenagers. The film lost the most important content of the novel in the adaptation, and the target audience of the original novel was young women, but it is clear that the director changed the film too bloody in order to attract a larger target audience.
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