Good tv-series or a sequel of good movies are the best things to keep me hooked on them one after another. Lemme elaborate, on individual films, maybe a good one has a runtime of max 3 hours, not more than that, after that, it's done, maybe the feelings last long but that's an end, right? But for tv-series or movies with sequels/prequels try to satisfy a little more for those special feelings to have more. I know these two end at a certain point but I love to get hooked one after another.
So after the first one, I completed watching the second installment of The Hunger Games, titled as Catching Fire, it's a sequel to that. This one is directed by Francis Lawrence.
In the first one, we had seen how Katniss and Peeta came out as winners whereas there should have been just one winner. Their act of love, courage, and her wit made that possible. We had also got a smell that the Capitol didn't like that thing, they had anticipated something and the results are in this sequel.
From the very beginning, we have seen why these games were introduced, to keep them under their rule, to remind them about their slavery, and to minimize any kind of revolution against the Capitol. Every year, those 12 districts pay tribute and now after the 74th one, they seem to hope again for a change. They are seeing Katniss as their hope for a change, just like she made a change for the first time to bring out Peeta alive with her. People are showing signs to protest, showing the instincts for another revolution and the center of power is not unaware of these too. They wanted to terminate her but somehow came up with an idea to show the whole country that even the victors so far aren't above their rule.
For the 75th one, as the 3rd Quarter Quell, they announced a special one where only the victors from the previous years will be elected to volunteer for The Hunger Games. Again, from district 12 Katniss and Peeta, last time their act of love and threat to sacrifice both saved them, what now? The Capitol knows her risk, their sole motive was to terminate her, so inside the game how they are going to survive is the question to search for answers. And you know, it wasn't going to be an easy one, just think that there are all the winners, all of them have survived this game of death and Katniss is already unwanted by the authorities.
Even in this part, I liked how they arranged the whole part not just by showing the game scenes. Story-telling, things that are working along, reactions, conspiracy, emotions, and so on. And yes, a spoiler, the ending is not as expected but satisfactory, hehe. This one gave a massive hint for upcoming chaos in the next one. Yeap, I am too excited for the next one, see you then, happy watching!
