10 Reasons I Loved THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

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Here are 10 Reasons I enjoyed CATCHING FIRE more than the first film:

  1.  No more overly shaky camera shots! Can you hear the choir in the background as I dance around in excitement about this? That was one of my biggest pet peeves from the first film, it gave me a headache with all the shake, shake, shake, run, shake, run in the beginning.
  2. THE HUNGER GAMES isn’t exactly a happy, sugar coated, fun loving story. It’s violent. CATCHING FIRE finally hit the nail on the head for me and showed the violent deaths, fights and just overall scary of the arena.
  3. Tagging this along with #2: the violence was attached to all the action. The action wasn’t secluded to just the arena, you felt it in the districts too. For me, the entire movie felt action packed and fast moving.
  4. Costumes galore! I mean Effie alone could lift this reason to the heavens because her outfits are just stunning!
  5. Just like previous YA favorites (I’m looking at you Harry Potter & Twilight) the one liners are key to cutting up the heart breaking scenes. CATCHING FIRE took the one liners to a whole new level. I found myself laughing so hard my stomach hurt and then crying only minutes later.
  6. It was great to see a bunch of new characters popping up among our beloved ones.
  7. Johanna.  In the book, I wasn’t her biggest fan. In the movie, I want to hug her and be her best friend forever and ever. Anyone else agree?
  8. OH MY FINNICK! Sam Claflin was already on my radar after Pirates of the Caribbean  and Snow White & the Huntsman but he just solidified my love for him once I saw this film. He’s the perfect mix of cocky, sexy, hilarious and total sweetheart. That sugar cube scene?! PERFECTION. That water spout scene? If you don’t know what I mean by that, go watch the film and pay close attention. Swooooooon.
  9.  It’s soooooooooo close to book. I was a bit worried just because the book ended in quite the cliff hanger and as much as I hate that I wanted the movies to stay close to the story-line. And they did!
  10. The chemistry between Josh & Jen is FINALLY THERE! Between all their kisses and cute cuddle moments, I felt it. I loved it. Finally.

What were your favorite moments from CATCHING FIRE? Let us know in the comments!

Author: Heather Duval

Heather Duval is a co-owner of Fanspired and entered the world of pop culture at an early age by studying film in high school, attending IMTA in NYC and working with New England Models Group. With a Bachelor’s degree from Keene State College, Heather studied Marketing and Business Economics, filling every possible elective with film studies, social media and web design.