In 2013, a new film saga arrived from a dystopian world where you wish you weren’t a teenager: The Hunger Games. The world is now divided into Districts and each of them has to send a woman and a man to fight for their lives and earn the possibility of having a future full of luxuries.
Although it is not a future we want to reach, the tension and youth drama presented here is much more realistic and finally leaves aside the common saccharine romance to focus on a protagonist with the strength to not succumb to the dictatorship.
The Hunger Games helped launch the career of a very young woman Jennifer Lawrence and not only did he achieve box office success with this saga, but also Oscar nominations for more films in his filmography.
Below is the ranking of films The Hunger Games.
4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (Dir. Francis Lawrence, 2014)
Unfortunately, the first failure of the tape was on the part of the studio, which believed it was viable to divide the final stage into two tapes. The biggest battle would take place right in this period, however doing it separately condemned this part of the saga to being simple media propaganda with the goal of overthrowing President Snow. Yes, there was action, that cannot be denied, but it simply lacked that essence that we saw in the first two films, where we saw a protagonist clinging to her ideal and fighting in a more intelligent way to survive.
3. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (Dir. Francis Lawrence, 2015)
The conclusion of the saga has great moments of action, special effects and good endings for its characters. Although it doesn’t do justice to what the book portrays, Mockingjay – Part 2 It finds a good balance between showing the mentality of each character (villain or not) and focusing on the war that is raging. It is not only seeing the fight against the government, but how each of those who are related act in the face of it. Katnis Everdeen, despite everything, continues to represent that naive, but strong girl from the first installment who, unintentionally, became the face of the rebellion.
3. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Dir. Francis Lawrence, 2013)
Although it is entertaining and still has a cast that helps on screen, the same formula as the last installment is used. By orders from higher ups, Katniss must return to fight for his life, and although it is in a different arena, the reality is that it is still the same concept. In the same way as in the past, Jennifer Lawrence manages to bring out the best in her character, only now, accompanied by other characters, who, although not as striking as the protagonist, manage to make her interaction entertaining. Great special effects and a story so far convincing, leave On fire in a second place.
1. The Hunger Games (Dir. Gary Ross, 2012)
As happens most of the time, the first installment of the sagas is usually better than the others, mainly because it places us in a new environment, to which we are not accustomed. The Hunger Games It told an attractive story, but its protagonist was what really stole screens. A Jennifer Lawrence who was just building a great acting career and who managed to portray a strong and fearless Katniss Everdeen (apparently). It was not the story of a girl in trouble, it was the story of a nation destroyed by its rulers and that, in addition, was entertained by a deadly teenage fight.
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