You see it every were: on the TV, in stores, even on the radio. The Hunger Games, a wonderful book written by Suzanne Collins, was finally coming to the big screen. Thousands upon thousands of fans have been waiting for March 23rd to arrive from March 23rd last year!
I myself was one of those crazy fans who just had to watch it the first day it came out. I bought my ticket the day before and rushed home after school (even though the movie was at 10pm in the night) just to brush up on my memory of the novel. I quickly drove to the theater, ignoring every speed limit and keeping a constant 80km/h speed. My friends and I were at the theater an hour early JUST to make sure we had good seats (high up and dead center).
The theater doors opened and we ran up the aisle and plopped down in our perfect seats. The lights went dim and we squirmed in our seats, anticipated the masterpiece that was about to blow our minds!
And then it was over....literally. The movie was done and we were still waiting for the action!
"What just happened the last 2 hours? Was that all the introduction? When is the climax going to come?" were the questions we all asked each other in the last 5 minutes of the movie. Yes, we read the books so we knew what was going to happen, but we still felt unsatisfied.
The thing that annoyed me greatly was the camera work! At moments, it was extremely hard to see what was going on because the camera was shaky and moving in all directions. It caused my head to hurt and my eyes to glaze over. It felt like I was watching a bunch of blurs on the screen.
The creators also did not put into account the people who DIDN'T read the books and would not understand half the things that people who DID read them would. So I suggest if you want to waste your money to watch this movie, make sure you've read the book and already have a background on the story.
When the lights came on in the theaters again, I knew the movie lived up to its name. I was left feeling hungry. I wanted more! It felt like I went to a restaurant and only got half a meal that had poor presentation. It had it's moments, it's hint of flavour, but overall, it was a disappointment.
