Teens fight teens to the death in the ultimate reality series, Survivor: Gladiator Edition. In this gruesome adventure, 24 unlucky teens, ranging in age from 12-18, must fight until there’s only one left standing. Why you ask? Because the ancient Roman/Greek-esque capital loves them some televised young blood spillage. It reminds the citizens to stay in line and appreciate everything they have… at least that’s what they tell their citizens.
The movie centers around Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), a teen from the poor mining district 12. She volunteers for the hunger games to save her younger sister from having to fight. Despite such a noble and courageous thing to do, I found myself having trouble connecting to the often cold character. Granted, I know some people are more distant emotionally than others. It would have been a more powerful movie if the actress found a way to give the character more of a soul. Katniss even said in the film that she has trouble making friends. Honestly, I could see why. She was kind of a blah main character. A Jason Bourne type character who is driven more by the actions around them than anything else.
Now that we segued onto the subject of characters, I think I felt like that about all the main characters. Peeta was this ordinary, not too interesting person. The intense emotional scenes, weren't that convincing with him in them. I wanted to see much more of the leader of the Capital. The movie hinted at his villainous ways, yet never let him off of his tight leash. Perhaps that is being saved for movie two.
The Breakdown: a bold story that depicts young and older teens fighting to the death. The story and situations are interesting, just not the characters themselves. Both Katniss and Peeta lack personality. The actors seem too restrained and unsure how to let the characters go. The movie will entertain and shock, especially the character of Rue, but the trouble with connectable characters puts a dent in this movie.
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