Clothed in black except for the white patches on my sleeves. Or should I say my wings. Because Cinna had turned me into a mockingjay. A terrible impulse to flee, to abandon Peeta and save myself, shoots through me.
It would be so simple, to run full out, perhaps to even climb a tree above the fog line, which seems to top out at about forty feet. Forgive me, any book readers out there, because this is coming from a non-booker reader perspective.
Even then I was still scratching my head about the purpose of the Hunger Games because of the few scenes that we have demonstrating government control. The way the first movie was shot was a bit disorienting.
There was a lot of shaky cam and close up shots of the characters. The carnage was very realistic and something that I appreciate them not sugar coating amidst the dark tone and message the movie sends across. The style of the movie, especially showing the difference between the districts and the Captiol, was great.
One of the other scenes I liked was when we first see Effie in her weird yet obvious luxurious getup, picking names for tributes from the fish bowl, demonstrating for the first time the glaring social divide between the people and the puppets of the government.
I enjoy seeing the flamboyance of The Capitol and media attention the Tributes got like some weird Olympics games coverage, only people die in these sort of Olympics. The characters in the movie was its saving grace. Especially Katniss, Peeta, Rue, and Haymitch. I would have liked to see other tributes fleshed out a bit more besides Rue.
But the death of Rue was the most powerful message the movie sent across about the brutality of the games and the divide of the people. As for who would win? Well, we can't choose. Perhaps we'll know by way of who Miley Cyrus chooses to appropriate for her next performance. In which Jennifer Lawrence spills mints everywhere.
In which Jennifer Lawrence tried to get out of an interview because she was le tired. GIF: Courtesy of Fox. In which Jennifer Lawrence yells back at the paparazzi justice. GIF: Courtesy of Jezebel. Fans of the book will remember that Peeta and Katniss are back in the arena for the Quarter Quell, and this time around, the Hunger Games are more dangerous than ever.
Every tribute has already won a previous Hunger Games, meaning they've all killed before and are prepared to kill again. On top of the participants, the arena is filled with terrifying and treacherous dangers every step of the way. We're looking at the most gut-wrenching parts of the book and why we can't wait to see them come to life.
But for those who haven't read the book, beware: some of the spoilers ahead may not be in your favor. For the celebrated benchmark of the Quarter Quell, the tributes for each district are selected from the existing pool of victors.
This is bad news for District 12, since it means that Katniss absolutely has to go into the arena again. For the men, it's either Peeta or Haymitch. We can already tell it's going to be a tough scene to watch. The only thing better than Lenny Kravitz as Cinna is the amazing clothing Cinna makes. There are going to be so many outfits, between all the stops on the victory tour and the preparation for the Quarter Quell.
It's going to be dazzling. But that will the last positive thing that happens for Cinna; this is the book in which he gets beaten and dragged away by peacekeepers after seeing Katniss off. Speaking of Cinna, during her interviews, Katniss wears the wedding dress for her nuptials with Peeta, except Cinna has added a little flair of his own. Katniss literally flips the bird to President Snow when she spins and the dress burns up, revealing the symbol of the revolution, the Mockingjay, underneath.
Don't forget that in the novel, Peeta tells everyone Katniss is pregnant, and all the tributes join hands as a signal of rebellion. It's going to be incredibly emotional and moving, to say the least. This time around, Effie doesn't seem so enthusiastic about the Hunger Games.
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