The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the Capitol prepares a new and deadly challenge that will change the future of the nation forever.
What critics thought
Catching Fire landed as a clear step up from its predecessor for most critics — sharper politically, better paced in its opening act, and anchored by a Jennifer Lawrence performance that drew near-universal admiration. The minority dissent focused on a bloated second half and a finale critics found genuinely hard to follow, raising questions about how well the story translates from page to screen.
“Pop-culture escapism can be thrilling when dished out by experts. Katniss is a character worth a handful of sequels. And Lawrence lights up the screen. You'll follow her anywhere.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“neither [Peeta nor Gale], quite frankly, are fit to lay a pinky on [Katniss'] quiver”
Ian Nathan·Empire
“dilution of the ingredients that made The Hunger Games so gripping”
Sophie Monks Kaufman·Little White Lies
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Francis LawrenceDirector
Jennifer LawrenceKatniss Everdeen
Josh HutchersonPeeta Mellark
Liam HemsworthGale Hawthorne
Woody HarrelsonHaymitch Abernathy
Elizabeth BanksEffie Trinket
Donald SutherlandPresident Coriolanus Snow
Lenny KravitzCinna
Philip Seymour HoffmanPlutarch Heavensbee
Jeffrey WrightBeetee Latier
Stanley TucciCaesar Flickerman
Toby JonesClaudius Templesmith
Willow ShieldsPrimrose Everdeen
James Newton HowardComposer
Simon BeaufoyWriter
Suzanne CollinsWriter
Michael ArndtWriter
Jo WillemsCinematographyThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire
After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the Capitol prepares a new and deadly challenge that will change the future of the nation forever.
What critics thought
Catching Fire landed as a clear step up from its predecessor for most critics — sharper politically, better paced in its opening act, and anchored by a Jennifer Lawrence performance that drew near-universal admiration. The minority dissent focused on a bloated second half and a finale critics found genuinely hard to follow, raising questions about how well the story translates from page to screen.
“Pop-culture escapism can be thrilling when dished out by experts. Katniss is a character worth a handful of sequels. And Lawrence lights up the screen. You'll follow her anywhere.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“neither [Peeta nor Gale], quite frankly, are fit to lay a pinky on [Katniss'] quiver”
Ian Nathan·Empire
“dilution of the ingredients that made The Hunger Games so gripping”
Sophie Monks Kaufman·Little White Lies
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Francis LawrenceDirectorJennifer LawrenceKatniss EverdeenJosh HutchersonPeeta MellarkLiam HemsworthGale HawthorneWoody HarrelsonHaymitch AbernathyElizabeth BanksEffie TrinketDonald SutherlandPresident Coriolanus SnowLenny KravitzCinnaPhilip Seymour HoffmanPlutarch HeavensbeeJeffrey WrightBeetee LatierStanley TucciCaesar FlickermanToby JonesClaudius TemplesmithWillow ShieldsPrimrose EverdeenJames Newton HowardComposerSimon BeaufoyWriterSuzanne CollinsWriterMichael ArndtWriterJo WillemsCinematographyStream
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