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富裕層と貧困層の対比はまさに現代の縮図で、胸に刺さるものがあった。
富裕層の描写で印象深かったのは、バラの綺麗なお庭でゲームの真の支配者が悠々と語る「貧困層はただの負け犬だ」...あぁ自分もそんな風に考えていた節があっので、自分を恥じた。
一方、貧困層の描写で印象深かったのは、ルーの死後の暴徒化した第11地区。理不尽なゲーム、圧政に反抗する様は人の強さを見せてくれた。
日本で本映画がウケなかったのは、貧富の格差が諸外国よりはマシだからではないだろうか?現在、世界、特にアメリカでは貧富の格差が大きな問題となっている。コロナ禍で貧困者の集まる地区で多くの人が亡くなるも、貧しい故、危険覚悟で働きに出なければ生活が維持できない。そして富裕層は別荘へ避難しているという。
対して日本は幸福なことに、国民皆保険だし、生活保護も受けられるし、世界の中でもホームレスは少ない。(と思っているが、違ったら教えてほしい。)
低評価をつけている人は、政府が勝手気ままにルール変更したり、野獣をアリーナに追加することに批判が多いが、それ含めて、政府側のクソさが際立っていて良くないか?政府にとってはタダの遊び。貧民はゲームの駒でしかない。あと、個人的にはグロいのが苦手なので、適度に抑えられたアクションシーンで有り難かったのだが、激しいのを好む人には向かないのかもしれない。
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- アスペクト比 : 2.35:1
- メーカーにより製造中止になりました : いいえ
- 言語 : 英語
- 製品サイズ : 30 x 10 x 20 cm; 20 g
- EAN : 4988111289131
- 監督 : ゲイリー・ロス
- メディア形式 : 色, ドルビー, ワイドスクリーン
- 時間 : 2 時間 23 分
- 発売日 : 2013/10/25
- 出演 : ジェニファー・ローレンス, ジョシュ・ハッチャーソン, リアム・ヘムズワース, ウディ・ハレルソン, レニー・クラヴィッツ
- 字幕: : 日本語
- 言語 : 日本語 (Dolby Digital 5.1), 英語 (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- 販売元 : 角川書店
- ASIN : B00F4PGSJI
- ディスク枚数 : 1
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上位レビュー、対象国: 日本
レビューのフィルタリング中に問題が発生しました。後でもう一度試してください。
2020年5月6日に日本でレビュー済み
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2023年12月15日に日本でレビュー済み
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まあまあヒットした原作なので、ありがちなシチュエーションではあっても展開は良いと思います。
ただ、流れにもたつきがあって、ハラハラドキドキが続かないきらいが有りますね(原作を読んでいないので
脚本に責任があるのかは判定できない)。
他人とは思えない(?)ジェニファー・ローレンスの親しみやすい魅力が、映画を数倍良くしているのだと思います(続編が原作通りどんどん作られる力にもなったのでしょう)。
・・・結局、4作全部観てしまうのかな〜
ただ、流れにもたつきがあって、ハラハラドキドキが続かないきらいが有りますね(原作を読んでいないので
脚本に責任があるのかは判定できない)。
他人とは思えない(?)ジェニファー・ローレンスの親しみやすい魅力が、映画を数倍良くしているのだと思います(続編が原作通りどんどん作られる力にもなったのでしょう)。
・・・結局、4作全部観てしまうのかな〜
2019年7月30日に日本でレビュー済み
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原作は英語版で3部作読了し、映画も4作すべて鑑賞しました。
カットニスの独白が多い小説なので、実写にする上でいろいろアレンジはあったと思いますが、
ほぼ忠実に再現されていて原作から入っても映画から入ってもがっかりしないように思います。
映画の方がスピードがあり、余計な情報がないので淡白な気もしますが、
音楽もしっかりしているし、ヤングアダルト向けの内容にとどまらない面白さを感じました。
単なるサバイバルではない本シリーズですが、そこを目当てに観ると全く印象が変わると思います。
ジェニファーローレンスの醸し出す雰囲気がとても好きでした!
カットニスの独白が多い小説なので、実写にする上でいろいろアレンジはあったと思いますが、
ほぼ忠実に再現されていて原作から入っても映画から入ってもがっかりしないように思います。
映画の方がスピードがあり、余計な情報がないので淡白な気もしますが、
音楽もしっかりしているし、ヤングアダルト向けの内容にとどまらない面白さを感じました。
単なるサバイバルではない本シリーズですが、そこを目当てに観ると全く印象が変わると思います。
ジェニファーローレンスの醸し出す雰囲気がとても好きでした!
2022年10月26日に日本でレビュー済み
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今更ですが、他の作品でヒロインの女優さんに興味を持ったので購入しました。印象は、特権階級が娯楽のために少年少女を殺し合わせるという世界で、ヒロインの奮闘が面白い作品でした。人間関係が複雑で、殺害画面は、凄いですが裸体画面は必要以上に抑えているのは、つまらないですね。
2020年10月1日に日本でレビュー済み
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何と言ってもピータが可愛い!弱弱しいところとか人に迷惑ばかりかけてしまうピータだけど、そこがまた彼のいいところ!!それでいて、やる時はやる男!!それがピータ!!私はハンガーゲームを二度観賞しましたが、二度見てもやはりピータは最高でした!!レビューの低さに惑わされずに見てください!!きっと貴方達もピータの可愛さに惚れてしまうのではないでしょうか?もちろん見どころはピータだけではありません!!ストーリーも面白いです!私はこの手の話が好きなので楽しめました!!私もピータと一緒にハンガーゲームに出場したいですね!!
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2023年にハンガーゲーム0公開されたので今まで見た事なかったのでこれを機会に第1作目から買ってみました。実際に見終わった感想としては…微妙でした。まず、ハンガーゲーム参加へのキッカケは良いのですが、ゲームが始まるまでが長い!これ最後まで描き切れるの?と心配になるくらいにゲームが始まらない。ゲーム開始までのトレーニングシーンは必要なのだろうか?いざ始まるとやはりゲームの尺が足りず各キャラクター描写も薄く誰が死んでも感動はなくラスボス?的なキャラも誰こいつ状態でした。ゲーム自体のルールもころころ変更して何でもありだし…なぜこれが大ヒットしたのだろう?素材はいいだけに勿体ない感じの作品でした。
2024年2月10日に日本でレビュー済み
舞台は独裁国家と化した近未来のアメリカ。
首都であるキャピトル市民は貴族のような裕福な暮らしをしているが、キャピトルをとりまく12の地区は、農業や採掘業のような仕事をして中世のような暮らしをしている、という超格差社会。
その12の地区から毎年男女各1名ずつが選出され、選ばれた24名が互いに殺し合うサバイバルゲームを行い、1名のみが勝者として生き残る、という設定。
ゲームを行うフィールドはとても広い森林地区で、身を隠す場所もたくさんあり、単に力の強い者が有利というわけではない、という設定はとても面白いと思いました。
しかしこの映画、年齢区分がPG-13(13歳以上推奨)なので、殺し合いをテーマにしているのに、実際に殺すシーンははっきり描写しなかったりするわけですね。
はっきりそれがヌルいと感じました。
殺し合いをテーマにするなら、R指定にして残酷なシーンもしっかり描いたほうが、深みが出て、臨場感も得られるのに、と思いました。
この設定ならば例えば12歳の女の子を知恵の力で勝たせたり、とか色々面白いストーリーが作れそうですが、この作品はあまり工夫のない、普通の王道エンタメ作品に収まってしまっているところは、少し物足りなかったですね。
首都であるキャピトル市民は貴族のような裕福な暮らしをしているが、キャピトルをとりまく12の地区は、農業や採掘業のような仕事をして中世のような暮らしをしている、という超格差社会。
その12の地区から毎年男女各1名ずつが選出され、選ばれた24名が互いに殺し合うサバイバルゲームを行い、1名のみが勝者として生き残る、という設定。
ゲームを行うフィールドはとても広い森林地区で、身を隠す場所もたくさんあり、単に力の強い者が有利というわけではない、という設定はとても面白いと思いました。
しかしこの映画、年齢区分がPG-13(13歳以上推奨)なので、殺し合いをテーマにしているのに、実際に殺すシーンははっきり描写しなかったりするわけですね。
はっきりそれがヌルいと感じました。
殺し合いをテーマにするなら、R指定にして残酷なシーンもしっかり描いたほうが、深みが出て、臨場感も得られるのに、と思いました。
この設定ならば例えば12歳の女の子を知恵の力で勝たせたり、とか色々面白いストーリーが作れそうですが、この作品はあまり工夫のない、普通の王道エンタメ作品に収まってしまっているところは、少し物足りなかったですね。
2019年12月10日に日本でレビュー済み
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テンポも早く飽きずに見れました。私はこの感じの映画好きですね。。。いいと思います
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Brianna Nevarez
5つ星のうち5.0
Great movie!
2024年3月25日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
After my oldest finished reading the book we watched the movie. It's not the same as the book but the movie was very good still.

P
5つ星のうち5.0
Good movie
2016年3月13日にインドでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Enjoyed the movie and nice picture quality

Darth Maciek
5つ星のうち5.0
A masterpiece! An excellent film about courage, hope and human dignity facing the all powerful totalitarian tyranny!
2012年3月22日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
« Hunger Games » is certainly the best film I have seen since many many months, and it is a very successful adaptation of an excellent book.
In my personal opinion, both the book and the film are much deeper and much more ambitious, than what most critics and reviewers would make us believe. After reading the reviews in "New York Times", "Le Monde" and on "Msn.com" (to cite only few) I was surprised that they mostly missed everything that is important in this film. With a kind of amused superiority (like people from Capitol in the film), the "professional" reviewers pointed at the obvious allusions to gladiator fights, the reality shows, the importance of trashy entertainment in today's TV, the search for a new franchise able to replace "Twilight", etc., etc.
But they almost entirely failed to see that this film is first and above all about much more important things: how to keep hope, not lose the courage and preserve humanity and dignity under a totalitarian oppressive regime.
I believe that almost everybody now knows that when writing "Hunger Games" Susan Collins attempted basically a modern (even futurist) retelling of the old Greek myth of Theseus and Minotaur. According to this ancient tale, after losing a war, every year the city of Athens had to send a tribute of seven young men and seven maidens to the king of Crete. Once there those young people were locked in the Labyrinth, to be devoured by the monster Minotaur. This yearly punishment and humiliation lasted until Theseus, crown prince of Athens, volunteered to be one of the tributes - then, once locked in the Labyrinth, he defeated and killed the Minotaur.
In "Hunger Games" what was once United States (and I think also Canada) is now called the Panem. It is a country divided in twelve Districts remaining under the control of the Capitol central metropolis. There was once thirteen Districts, but when they rebelled against the central power, the Capitol destroyed completely the District 13 with all its population and then defeated and submitted again the twelve others. In order to remind to its subjects how absolute is its power, the Capitol claims a yearly tribute - one girl and one boy of ages from 12 to 18 from every District. The tributes are then send to an arena and forced to fight, until only one remains alive. This yearly event is called the Hunger Games and it is shown live on TV to all the population of Panem. This film tells the story of what happened at the 74th edition of Hunger Games...
For Capitol the purpose of Hunger Games is to remind yearly how powerful is the central metropolis and how dire can be the consequences of its wrath, but also - and even more importantly in my opinion - to humiliate and degrade the people of the Districts by forcing them to become accomplices (even if under duress) of a barbarian custom in which some of their own children are send to the slaughterhouse. And as all bullies and abusers know, it is much easier to oppress, abuse and brutalize victims who lack self-esteem...
Well, in this film we can see how one of the tributes from District 12, an exceptional young girl named Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), manages to turn the tables on the Capitol and by allowing people of Panem to regain some of their dignity she will be the pebble which starts the avalanche. The exact way in which she does that will not be revealed here, but both in the book as in the film it is described in a very intelligent and very moving way...
This may seem a rather improbable thing that a 16 years old child can do something that will ultimately bring down a seemingly invincible and all-powerful tyranny, but let's not forget that in the real world, the great wave of revolutions of Arab Spring began on 18 December 2010 with a desperate gesture of a dirt-poor 27-years old Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, who set himself on fire after having been robbed and beaten by the corrupt local police one time too much... Less than two years after, the oppressive regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya already collapsed, the seemingly eternal dictator of Yemen had to resign and the Syrian brutal regime is now facing a massive armed rebellion..
Bottom line, this film is first and before all a story about how even a seemingly powerless person can horribly hurt a tyrannic regime with a magic potion made of lots of courage, an ice-cold determination, a great personal dignity, a little compassion, a handful of flowers, a couple of tears and one defiant and powerful challenging gesture...
The powerful message and excellent scenario are not the only reasons why I consider "Hunger Games" as a masterpiece. Actors were selected very carefully and they perform very well. Jennifer Lawrence is simply perfect - there is no other word to describe her performance! However, after seeing her in "Winter's Bone" and "X-Men: First class" I didn't expect anything less.
But the real surprise in this film comes from Josh Hutcherson who plays Peeta Mellark, the boy tribute from District 12. His character is more difficult to play, because Peeta is in the same time more limited but also more complicated than Katniss. Josh Hutcherson could have very easily fall in one of the many traps which are build in Peeta's character. By overacting or underacting he could have make him a wimp or a passive follower or an immature kid, but he avoided those snares with grace and his Peeta comes out of this film as a surprisingly complex and also a very likeable character. He is certainly not a hero and a fighter like Katniss - but until the very end he preserves his honor, in a deadly place where he shouldn't ever be send...
A special mention goes to little Amandla Stenberg, who plays 12-years old Rue, the youngest of all the tributes. Her character is both secondary and in the same time incredibly important - and this little cute pixie played it perfectly!
Other, more known actors contribute to the success of this film. Woody Harrelson is excellent as Haymitch, the only person from District 12 who ever won in the Hunger Games and is now an advisor to Katniss and Peeta (and this is a high praise coming from me because I usually do not like this actor at all). Lenny Kravitz portrayed a perfect Cinna, the man in charge of image (clothes, haircut, make up, etc.) of tributes from District 12 in all public appearances before the games begin. And finally there is the giant figure of Donald Sutherland, who plays the supreme ruler of Panem, President Coriolanus Snow. He is purely incredible. There is a moment in this film when he says to somebody "I like you" - and I believe that I have never heard such a terrible and deadly threat in one short sentence since the famous Schwarzenegger's "I will be back" in "Terminator"...
I also absolutely adored the using of the cameras. In some moments of this film we have the impression of going after the characters with a camera, like a war correspondent following the fighters (this style was also very skillfully used in "The Shield" series). Of course not all the film is turned in this way, but mixing this kind of scenes with more conventional ones gives here an excellent effect.
The games themselves are very skillfully described and are a very dramatic tale, full of surprises and twists. I found them much much better than "Battle Royale", to which this book and film are often compared. The games are deadly and brutal, but there is only limited gore - I think this film is suitable for young teenagers, although not for children younger than 12. There is also absolutely no nudity, sex or strong language and I for one found it a most excellent thing.
There are still many more good things to say about this film, but I believe you should discover them by yourself. One more thing however about the book - it is of course possible to see and greatly enjoy this film without reading the book, but I believe that reading the novel first is a good idea. If reading the whole book is out of question, I would advise to read at least the first hundred pages. It will not reveal much about the games themselves, but it will allow for a better understanding of some of the key elements: the strength of the bond between Katniss and her younger sister, the history that Katniss shares with her hunting partner Gale, the complicated relation between Katniss and her mother and last but not least, the mysterious bond existing between Katniss and Peeta Mellark.
About this last point: if you did not yet read the book I do not want to spoil the pleasure of discovery so I will say just this - Katniss and Peeta lived for 16 years in the same village, but they never spoke one to another (except for an occasional "Hello") and they never touched one another in any way. And still, they share a secret as big as life and death, a secret which both bonded them together and in the same time separated them deeply... If you want to know the solution of this riddle you have either to watch very very carefully every scene of the film or simply read the book...
Conclusion: this film is a masterpiece! I loved it and I am going to buy the DVD as soon as it is available. And I am SOOO going to see the second part, as soon as it opens!
In my personal opinion, both the book and the film are much deeper and much more ambitious, than what most critics and reviewers would make us believe. After reading the reviews in "New York Times", "Le Monde" and on "Msn.com" (to cite only few) I was surprised that they mostly missed everything that is important in this film. With a kind of amused superiority (like people from Capitol in the film), the "professional" reviewers pointed at the obvious allusions to gladiator fights, the reality shows, the importance of trashy entertainment in today's TV, the search for a new franchise able to replace "Twilight", etc., etc.
But they almost entirely failed to see that this film is first and above all about much more important things: how to keep hope, not lose the courage and preserve humanity and dignity under a totalitarian oppressive regime.
I believe that almost everybody now knows that when writing "Hunger Games" Susan Collins attempted basically a modern (even futurist) retelling of the old Greek myth of Theseus and Minotaur. According to this ancient tale, after losing a war, every year the city of Athens had to send a tribute of seven young men and seven maidens to the king of Crete. Once there those young people were locked in the Labyrinth, to be devoured by the monster Minotaur. This yearly punishment and humiliation lasted until Theseus, crown prince of Athens, volunteered to be one of the tributes - then, once locked in the Labyrinth, he defeated and killed the Minotaur.
In "Hunger Games" what was once United States (and I think also Canada) is now called the Panem. It is a country divided in twelve Districts remaining under the control of the Capitol central metropolis. There was once thirteen Districts, but when they rebelled against the central power, the Capitol destroyed completely the District 13 with all its population and then defeated and submitted again the twelve others. In order to remind to its subjects how absolute is its power, the Capitol claims a yearly tribute - one girl and one boy of ages from 12 to 18 from every District. The tributes are then send to an arena and forced to fight, until only one remains alive. This yearly event is called the Hunger Games and it is shown live on TV to all the population of Panem. This film tells the story of what happened at the 74th edition of Hunger Games...
For Capitol the purpose of Hunger Games is to remind yearly how powerful is the central metropolis and how dire can be the consequences of its wrath, but also - and even more importantly in my opinion - to humiliate and degrade the people of the Districts by forcing them to become accomplices (even if under duress) of a barbarian custom in which some of their own children are send to the slaughterhouse. And as all bullies and abusers know, it is much easier to oppress, abuse and brutalize victims who lack self-esteem...
Well, in this film we can see how one of the tributes from District 12, an exceptional young girl named Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), manages to turn the tables on the Capitol and by allowing people of Panem to regain some of their dignity she will be the pebble which starts the avalanche. The exact way in which she does that will not be revealed here, but both in the book as in the film it is described in a very intelligent and very moving way...
This may seem a rather improbable thing that a 16 years old child can do something that will ultimately bring down a seemingly invincible and all-powerful tyranny, but let's not forget that in the real world, the great wave of revolutions of Arab Spring began on 18 December 2010 with a desperate gesture of a dirt-poor 27-years old Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, who set himself on fire after having been robbed and beaten by the corrupt local police one time too much... Less than two years after, the oppressive regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya already collapsed, the seemingly eternal dictator of Yemen had to resign and the Syrian brutal regime is now facing a massive armed rebellion..
Bottom line, this film is first and before all a story about how even a seemingly powerless person can horribly hurt a tyrannic regime with a magic potion made of lots of courage, an ice-cold determination, a great personal dignity, a little compassion, a handful of flowers, a couple of tears and one defiant and powerful challenging gesture...
The powerful message and excellent scenario are not the only reasons why I consider "Hunger Games" as a masterpiece. Actors were selected very carefully and they perform very well. Jennifer Lawrence is simply perfect - there is no other word to describe her performance! However, after seeing her in "Winter's Bone" and "X-Men: First class" I didn't expect anything less.
But the real surprise in this film comes from Josh Hutcherson who plays Peeta Mellark, the boy tribute from District 12. His character is more difficult to play, because Peeta is in the same time more limited but also more complicated than Katniss. Josh Hutcherson could have very easily fall in one of the many traps which are build in Peeta's character. By overacting or underacting he could have make him a wimp or a passive follower or an immature kid, but he avoided those snares with grace and his Peeta comes out of this film as a surprisingly complex and also a very likeable character. He is certainly not a hero and a fighter like Katniss - but until the very end he preserves his honor, in a deadly place where he shouldn't ever be send...
A special mention goes to little Amandla Stenberg, who plays 12-years old Rue, the youngest of all the tributes. Her character is both secondary and in the same time incredibly important - and this little cute pixie played it perfectly!
Other, more known actors contribute to the success of this film. Woody Harrelson is excellent as Haymitch, the only person from District 12 who ever won in the Hunger Games and is now an advisor to Katniss and Peeta (and this is a high praise coming from me because I usually do not like this actor at all). Lenny Kravitz portrayed a perfect Cinna, the man in charge of image (clothes, haircut, make up, etc.) of tributes from District 12 in all public appearances before the games begin. And finally there is the giant figure of Donald Sutherland, who plays the supreme ruler of Panem, President Coriolanus Snow. He is purely incredible. There is a moment in this film when he says to somebody "I like you" - and I believe that I have never heard such a terrible and deadly threat in one short sentence since the famous Schwarzenegger's "I will be back" in "Terminator"...
I also absolutely adored the using of the cameras. In some moments of this film we have the impression of going after the characters with a camera, like a war correspondent following the fighters (this style was also very skillfully used in "The Shield" series). Of course not all the film is turned in this way, but mixing this kind of scenes with more conventional ones gives here an excellent effect.
The games themselves are very skillfully described and are a very dramatic tale, full of surprises and twists. I found them much much better than "Battle Royale", to which this book and film are often compared. The games are deadly and brutal, but there is only limited gore - I think this film is suitable for young teenagers, although not for children younger than 12. There is also absolutely no nudity, sex or strong language and I for one found it a most excellent thing.
There are still many more good things to say about this film, but I believe you should discover them by yourself. One more thing however about the book - it is of course possible to see and greatly enjoy this film without reading the book, but I believe that reading the novel first is a good idea. If reading the whole book is out of question, I would advise to read at least the first hundred pages. It will not reveal much about the games themselves, but it will allow for a better understanding of some of the key elements: the strength of the bond between Katniss and her younger sister, the history that Katniss shares with her hunting partner Gale, the complicated relation between Katniss and her mother and last but not least, the mysterious bond existing between Katniss and Peeta Mellark.
About this last point: if you did not yet read the book I do not want to spoil the pleasure of discovery so I will say just this - Katniss and Peeta lived for 16 years in the same village, but they never spoke one to another (except for an occasional "Hello") and they never touched one another in any way. And still, they share a secret as big as life and death, a secret which both bonded them together and in the same time separated them deeply... If you want to know the solution of this riddle you have either to watch very very carefully every scene of the film or simply read the book...
Conclusion: this film is a masterpiece! I loved it and I am going to buy the DVD as soon as it is available. And I am SOOO going to see the second part, as soon as it opens!

Lauren
5つ星のうち5.0
Worth the Watch
2024年3月13日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
The premises of these movies is pretty shocking at first but once you settle in to the new way of doing things the movie becomes extraordinary. Great actors and keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Stampy
5つ星のうち5.0
An arrow right through you - will make a great impact!
2013年1月22日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
The Hunger Games
Based on Suzanne Collins best selling book trilogy, The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen who volunteers to take part in the Capitol's annual Hunger Games, a game show where contestants fight to the death.
I postponed seeing this film as long as possible. I had finished the first two novels (which are both fantastic and readable in a matter of days if you're stuck for something to read) but I checked the film out and when the opening starts and we're thrust into the world of District 12, I was shocked.
The opening is something remarkable. It's great if unyielding from the truth of their poverty. District 12, run down where residents struggle for food and to make a living, but Katniss and her friend Gale (Liam Hemsworth) find escapism in their hunting. And when Katniss' sister is nominated for the games we see Jennifer Lawrence show why she is currently the most promising actress of these last 5 years.
Lawrence was a great choice to play Katniss. The character in the books is quite unusual, quite solemn but with hidden desires and energy that the young actress excels at. Her on screen peak is with Rue when in the arena, a heart wrenching exhilarating piece of acting combined with opportunistic film pacing.
The film starts slowly getting into the feel of the poverty of the districts but as viewers, when we see the world of the Capitol and see how perfect, classy and snobbish everything is we feel the pace pick up and we are right there with the contestants, in a world the Capitol controls where these young fighters have little say in their destiny.
The first book is very imaginative and is very well brought to the screen by director Gary Ross. The excitement and adrenaline really starts pumping when the arena is introduced. The resemblance to the events of the book is spot on, if not better. Katniss' independent tracking and thirst for survival are well shot, especially during the Trackerjacker sequences. The best part of the entire film is when Katniss is with Rue, the excitement and emotion in these scenes are fantastic and it's hard to express how well this works in developing their characters and holding the film and the rest of the story together.
When reading the books I had concerns over how Collins was working the romance angles, being a bit like Twilight with the love angles but this is nothing like that series. This is something calmer, less intense in terms of love and lust. Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) may be viewed differently by people. As the stories progress his character changes and Hutcherson portrays him very well and strikes up a good partnership with Lawrence that resembles their respective adaptations.
There are a few minor lapses and improvements. I only wish the fire sequence was a bit longer as it was in the book. Seeing Woody Harrelson as Haymitch was rather strange at first but it would have been great if he was included more during certain scenes!
This film is a great adaptation of a great book. The imagination Suzanne Collins has been wonderfully adapted for the screen with her vivid and controversial environment and ideas and with excellent performances, particularly from Jennifer Lawrence, the Hunger Games is a must watch.
9/10
Based on Suzanne Collins best selling book trilogy, The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen who volunteers to take part in the Capitol's annual Hunger Games, a game show where contestants fight to the death.
I postponed seeing this film as long as possible. I had finished the first two novels (which are both fantastic and readable in a matter of days if you're stuck for something to read) but I checked the film out and when the opening starts and we're thrust into the world of District 12, I was shocked.
The opening is something remarkable. It's great if unyielding from the truth of their poverty. District 12, run down where residents struggle for food and to make a living, but Katniss and her friend Gale (Liam Hemsworth) find escapism in their hunting. And when Katniss' sister is nominated for the games we see Jennifer Lawrence show why she is currently the most promising actress of these last 5 years.
Lawrence was a great choice to play Katniss. The character in the books is quite unusual, quite solemn but with hidden desires and energy that the young actress excels at. Her on screen peak is with Rue when in the arena, a heart wrenching exhilarating piece of acting combined with opportunistic film pacing.
The film starts slowly getting into the feel of the poverty of the districts but as viewers, when we see the world of the Capitol and see how perfect, classy and snobbish everything is we feel the pace pick up and we are right there with the contestants, in a world the Capitol controls where these young fighters have little say in their destiny.
The first book is very imaginative and is very well brought to the screen by director Gary Ross. The excitement and adrenaline really starts pumping when the arena is introduced. The resemblance to the events of the book is spot on, if not better. Katniss' independent tracking and thirst for survival are well shot, especially during the Trackerjacker sequences. The best part of the entire film is when Katniss is with Rue, the excitement and emotion in these scenes are fantastic and it's hard to express how well this works in developing their characters and holding the film and the rest of the story together.
When reading the books I had concerns over how Collins was working the romance angles, being a bit like Twilight with the love angles but this is nothing like that series. This is something calmer, less intense in terms of love and lust. Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) may be viewed differently by people. As the stories progress his character changes and Hutcherson portrays him very well and strikes up a good partnership with Lawrence that resembles their respective adaptations.
There are a few minor lapses and improvements. I only wish the fire sequence was a bit longer as it was in the book. Seeing Woody Harrelson as Haymitch was rather strange at first but it would have been great if he was included more during certain scenes!
This film is a great adaptation of a great book. The imagination Suzanne Collins has been wonderfully adapted for the screen with her vivid and controversial environment and ideas and with excellent performances, particularly from Jennifer Lawrence, the Hunger Games is a must watch.
9/10