"Hunger Games": reviews of the movie

One of the most profitable franchises of the last decade is the fantasy "Hunger Games". Reviews of the picture are mostly positive: both viewers and critics highly appreciate the creation of the Lionsgate studio. How did the story of this film start and what does the public say about it?

How it all began

The picture "Hunger Games", which is heard on all sides, was based on the book by Susan Collins. Initially, Collins wrote only children's books, but then created two teenage series - "The Chronicles of the Underground" and "Hunger Games." For the adaptation of the last series, the film company Lionsgate and personally directed by Gary Ross took the film.

Gary Ross once produced a film "Pleasantville", which was nominated for an Oscar, and a historical drama "Favorite" with Toby Maguire. Subsequent parts of Hunger Games, he refused to direct, and to the first film, even independently wrote a script. The soundtrack to the first part was invited to write James Newton Howard, who previously worked on music for the films "Devil's Advocate" and "The Dark Knight".

The second part of the "Hunger Games" was entrusted to film Francis Lawrence, who is the creator of the projects "Constantine: Lord of Darkness" and "I'm a Legend". He also worked on the first part of the "Mocking Mole" and the last film "Hunger Games. Mike-mockingbird, part two. " Comments on the work of Lawrence in the cinema have always been supportive both from critics and from the public. If you add to the good director's work the professionalism of the cast and the fascinating plot, it becomes immediately clear why the franchise, produced by an unknown film company, has become so popular.

Cast

Many Hollywood stars honored their presence with "Hunger Games". Reviews of the film confirm that the producers and director were not mistaken with the selection of actors during the casting.

Many believe that the performer starring Jennifer Lawrence is ideally suited for the role of Katniss. But very few people know that Jennifer did not want to act in this film. The actress liked the heroine suggested to her, but she was afraid that participating in a large-scale project would change her life too much and cause a lot of problems. Consented to the shooting of Miss Lawrence persuaded her mother.

The role of Pete - partner Katniss in the show "Hunger Games" - was played by Josh Hutcherson, who had to dye his hair before shooting. He also starred in the films "The Story of a Vampire" and "The Madman on Wheels".

The public is also well known Liam Hemsworth - brother of Chris Hemsworth ("Thor"), who in the franchise got the role of friend Katniss.

Oscar-winning Julianne Moore played the president of the district No. 13. And Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Mission Impossible 3") appeared in the guise of the game manager Plutarch Hewensby. Unfortunately, Hoffman died a few days before the end of filming the franchise, but still managed to finish his work in the film "Hunger Games. Mike-mockingbird, part II ". Reviews the game of this actor has always received the most supportive, so his death in America has become a very sad event.

"Hunger Games": a short story

First of all, we note that the franchise Hunger Games won the audience an original story. The picture shows an anti-utopian reality, in which the land of a certain state is divided into districts, and all run by one dictator - Coriolanus Snow.

But this is not the main thing in the movie "Hunger Games". Comments from enthusiastic spectators indicate that the public appreciated the idea of the writer Susan Collins, who placed the story of an unusual reality show in the center of the story: a show in which two representatives from each district are placed in an enclosed space and must kill each other in order to survive .

The annual selection for participation in the "Hunger Games" becomes a tragedy for each district, because everyone understands that it is unrealistic to return alive from there. But things change when the capricious Katniss Everdin gets on the telecast . With her arrival, the organizers and spectators of the show felt that this time events will not develop according to the standard scenario. And they were right ...

"Hunger Games": reviews of the film critics

On the IMDb website, Gary Ross's film is rated at 7.30. This is a fairly high figure. What do film critics say about the picture "Hunger Games"?

The responses of journalists from all over the world are positive in 84% of cases. For example, the publication Variety Russia believes that the screen version of Gary Ross is a pretty "strong" work that keeps the viewer in suspense and does not give boredom all 2.5 hours while the film is on.

The reviewer from the newspaper Novoye Vremya saw in the tape "The Hunger Games" denouncing the bourgeois and well-fed sections of society with their rudeness, cruelty and narrow-mindedness. "Fatty clowns" - that's how he characterizes the inhabitants of the Capitol.

But not all were imbued with the "high" meanings of the picture. For example, a reviewer from Rolling Stone believes that the actors did not give their best and in the picture look "sluggish". And in general the whole film was done "through the sleeves", as the producers of the tape were sure beforehand that the bestseller Susan Collins in any performance would be "cheered up" by the fans of the book.

Support this view and journalists from the newspaper Kommersant: they thought that Jennifer was too tightly fed during filming (a hint of fatness of the actress), so she always wants to sleep in the frame (a hint of inexpressive mimicry).

Viewers' comments

What do the viewers think about the film "Hunger Games-1"? Reviews of the public about the first part of the franchise in many respects repeat the critics' reviews.

Fans of the book Susan Collins went to the cinema in good mood beforehand, so they were satisfied with the screen version. Especially since the media around the same time began to regularly sing the "praise" to the young actress Lawrence about her unearthly beauty and talent. Any project involving Jennifer from now on causes the favor of the public, and "advance".

Spectators like the bravery of the main heroine of the Hunger Games, its romantic image of the warrior for justice. Superheroes in movies are usually men, so the plot in which there is a girl-leader, a girl-fighter, usually causes interest and a sense of novelty. Some fans saw a certain philosophy in the project of the Lionsgate film company, because social inequality, the division of the world into beggars and the rich - "all this is so familiar"!

Approximately 25% of viewers do not support conversations about the originality of the Hunger Games tape. On the contrary, the standard with which modern filmmakers paint anti-utopian societies is annoying: the same gray sky, the same meager image of an unemotional and cold dictator. And in this "dirt" and "poverty" suddenly a love that all wins is born. In a word, there is still something to complain about.

"The Hunger Games. And flames will flash out ": a short story

The first film grossed $ 694 million at the box office, and the producers of the project realized that they were on the right track. Exactly a year later, the screens went "Hunger Games-2." Reviews about this film were even better than the previous one. What is it about the second part of the franchise?

Katniss Everdin and her partner in the "Hunger Games" Pete became local celebrities. Their lives are visible to everyone, so young people have to constantly play the show for the public: they must still play the role of lovers if they want to survive. The situation is complicated by the fact that Katniss and Pete involuntarily became a symbol of disobedience to the Capitol, when they refused to kill each other in the final of the show. From now on, wherever this couple has come, riots begin everywhere.

Katniss is difficult to play a double game: hide his dislike for the Capitol, portray a perfect match with Pete. To get rid of the capricious and dangerous Everdin, President Snow organizes another "Hunger Games" in which the winners of past seasons must fight. Katniss and Pete will again have to enter the battlefield, and this time the chances of surviving even less.

Reviews of the second film

The film "Hunger Games: And the flame will break out," which you could read about at the end of November 2013, was met by the public and critics even better than the previous part of the franchise.

Journalists unanimously asserted that Francis Lawrence, with his directorial task, coped better than Gary Ross, that he was able to breathe more dynamics and life into this story. The plot from this did not become less naive, but shifting the focus from personal heroic torments of the heroine to torments of a more global nature really enlivened the picture. From now on, Katniss devotes more time to thinking about the fate of her people, and not about the fact that she is forced to meet not with someone who likes her.

But the skeptics still expressed their weighty word during the stormy discussions of the tape. The reviewer from the newspaper "Kommersant" claims that from the change of the director in the second part of the "Hunger Games" nothing fundamentally changed. The critic complains about the long, uninteresting dialogues, the predictable plot twist in which the girl suddenly appreciated the sacrifice of the boring Pete and reciprocated him. In addition, many journalists gloat over the exploitation of the theme of a love triangle in teenage franchises of various film companies. Take at least "Twilight" - the same story: during all the films, Bella rushes between the two guys. Critics jokingly remark that Bella and Katniss do all this "from greed".

Viewers' comments

Now about how the audience reacted to the "Hunger Games 2". Reviews about the film were voiced more than positive. Fans of the franchise actively defend it on the forums, proving that there are absolutely no similarities with "Twilight".

Grateful spectators say that the film inspires them both with the cast, music, and scenery. It was also noted that the expanses and landscapes of Panem in this part acquired clearer outlines and strengthened the special atmosphere of the tape.

More visionary people noticed a lot of inconsistencies between the proposed circumstances of the film and what they see on the screen. For example, the characters in their conversations say that the residents of the districts are starving and exhausted, and in the frame we see a pink-cheeked, well-fed Katniss, who does not really want a girl dying of hunger. Moreover, Katniss hunts for such fat turkeys that they place themselves on a rich farm, and not in the thicket of the forest. Not to mention the fact that the poor people of Panama have a dazzling white smile. Probably, this Capitol pays the annual professional teeth whitening for each citizen?

"Hunger Games 3": a short story

In November 2014, the world saw the tape "Hunger Games. Mockingjay". Reviews of the third part of the franchise are not much different from the comments on all previous films: those who loved the tape, continue to praise it, those who Katniss Everdin and her adventures did not attract sympathy, continue to look for in the picture shortcomings. What is the story of the new film about the Joke-mockingbird?

"Hunger Games-3", reviews of which have flooded the entire Runet in late 2014, begin with the fact that Katniss comes to life after the next show and own kidnapping. When she realizes that the revolutionaries have abducted only her and somebody Gale, she is furious: now Katniss suddenly realized that she loves Pete, and demands that all revolutionaries go to his rescue. The president of the revolutionary district No. 13 is trying to explain the situation to the girl, but everything is unsuccessful.

Together, the rebel leaders manage to persuade Katniss to become the face of the revolution. Only if something good comes out of this, it is not known.

Reviews and reviews about the third film

How were the "Hunger Games. Jay-Mockingbird 1 "? Reviews about this part of the franchise sound less inspirational. The rating of the film on the IMDb site fell from seven points to six.

The film "Hunger Games. Mike-mockingbird, part 1 ", which again became the subject of heated discussions on the web, a little disappointed both critics and spectators. For two hours on the screen, nothing is happening: Katniss wanders around within the bunker of revolutionaries and ponders whether to join her in the fight or not? Sometimes she gets distracted by the suffering that Pete is involved in the Capitol telecasts and looks somehow unimportant.

The fans of the book "Hunger Games: Mocking Mock" also expressed their opinion: the reviews say that the "split" of the novel into two parts in order to earn more money failed. It was necessary to release everything with a single film screen and not torment the viewer with "intermediate" parts, in which virtually no important event occurs. Order and fed up with the romantic line, because Katniss first suffers from one guy, then another, then again returns to the old relationship. Watching this third film to the series is a real torture.

"Hunger Games 4": a short story

The fans were waiting with great impatience for the release of the film "Hunger Games. Mike-mockingbird, part 2 ". Reviews of the movie are still coming in limited numbers: the world premiere was held only in November 2015, the picture is still being shown in cinemas of different countries.

It has already become known that the Lionsgate studio is not going to say goodbye to the "golden" residential: the producers are now looking for opportunities to continue the topic and shoot a few more films. Is it possible that everything will not end in the tape "Hunger Games." Mike-mockingbird, part 2 "? Comments from the audience indicate that they are not satisfied with the finale of the franchise, the writers did not really put the fat point on.

So, at the beginning of the fourth part, Katniss Everdin is unhappy as ever: Pete considers her enemy No. 1, Snow is still in charge of the Capitol, and the revolutionaries can not beat all the districts to open performances. The president of the 13th Revolutionary District uses the girl only as a symbol and forbids her from participating in military operations. But Everdeen still asks the team of storm troopers who are planning to attack the Capitol of the second district. In this fight the girl is seriously wounded. The situation is constantly complicated, and it is not clear until the end whether the struggle of the revolutionaries will be crowned with any successes at all.

Reviews for the fourth picture

About the film "Hunger Games. Mike-mockingbird, part 2 "reviews appeared immediately after the premiere. What did the journalists say this time in their reviews?

The percentage of negative reviews in the press has slightly increased: if a previously positive estimate was given to the picture in 80% of cases, now it is only in 70%.

The journalist of the publication Fontanka asserts that the creators of the Hunger Games became the ancestors of an avant-garde in modern cinema: in their creation they mixed cultures of different epochs, combining them with modern trends in art. But the reviewer also talks about the shortcomings of the fourth part: a sluggish plot and strange finesse, which appeared in the respected actors, and only in this film franchise. Perhaps, with their unnatural facial expressions, they wanted to add a bit of dynamics to the plot?

The reviewer from Vedomosti magazine expressed the main idea of the last part of the Hunger Games approximately like this: "The goal does not justify the means". In his opinion, the entire conflict of the fourth film, dedicated to the revolution in Panama, is precisely this dictum. For Katniss it was a big shock when, in the final picture, she realized that the revolutionaries who advocate humanism and equality are in fact more cynical than President Snow. Added to the final part and new characters: in the sewers of the Capitol Joke-mockingbird and her friends meet some white critters. Unfortunately, they do not look like something original, rather, they resemble a dove from the "Lord of the Rings". And in general, a lot of borrowings from other projects in the film "Hunger Games. Jay-Mockingbird 2 ».

Negative comments were received this time from the editions of Komsomolskaya Pravda, Rossiyskaya Gazeta and many other journals. Critics agree that the advertised fourth picture is not worth it. There are suggestions that soon the "Hunger Games" will be successfully forgotten, and for the second time nobody will want to look at this epic.

"The Hunger Games. Joke-Mockingbird, Part II »: reviews of the audience

The audience does not share the pessimistic attitude of critics. About the film "Hunger Games. Joke-mockingbird, part 2 "reviews come not only from adolescent girls, but also from quite adult women who claim that their tape literally won. Of course, the fair sex understands that the picture is not perfect, and if you want, you can criticize them in the dust, but they still continue to watch all the franchise releases and will do it if the film company Lionsgate really decides to shoot sequels and prequels to the film.

Is there really something special in the picture "Hunger Games. Jay-Mockingbird 2 "? The reviews show that there is no increase in the audience of the film, everyone who came to this tape in the cinema has already seen all the previous parts and bought a ticket for the continuation out of habit. It's like a series that you looked up to the middle, and then you can not quit until you see the finale. Although the plot is already quite predictable, especially for those who read the book Susan Collins.

What conclusion can be drawn from all this? If you are not a romantic teenager, then you will not lose anything especially if you have never seen "Hunger Games". But if you look at at least one part of the franchise, then get ready to watch all the other films in the series, because this lesson really delays.