The Hunger Games saga continues with Katniss and other former victors being drawn back into the arena to mark the 75th anniversary of the games (but really a guise to get rid of Katniss who has become a symbol of hope for the oppressed districts and therefore a direct threat to the power of the Capitol). However, this time the new head game maker, Plutarch, has ulterior motives that are designed to help Katniss, culminating with a brilliant twist at the end. Once again, here are my best and worst parts of the film, followed by stand-out tracks from the soundtrack:
The Good
Effie's outfits (always a highlight), especially the dress covered in guinea fowl feathers, her giant ruffled collar for the reception at the presidential palace and the butterfly dress she wears for the reaping
Effie's wigs (so sickening they would turn Drag Race queens green with envy)
Speaking of fashion, Katniss's dress for the reception
Effie showing emotion for her team (and buying gifts for Haymitch and Peeta)
Finnick's outfit for the chariot parade
Katniss's virtual archery training
Katniss's wedding dress for the TV interview and its transformation into the mockingjay as she spins
Finnick resuscitating Peeta by giving him mouth-to-mouth
Katniss figuring out the island is designed like a clock
Katniss shooting the copper wire into the force field
The rescue
The Bad
President Snow's visit to Katniss's home
The storm trooper-wannabes killing the old man in District 11
The violent raid on District 12
Gale's public flogging
The re-reaping for the 75th anniversary of the Hunger Games
Cinna's beating seconds before Katniss enters the arena
The poisonous fog
Mags sacrificing herself by running into the fog
The killer baboons
Highlights from the soundtrack, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
- Elastic Heart - Sia
- Silhouettes - Of Monsters and Men
- We Remain - Christina Aguilera
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Lorde
- Who We Are - Imagine Dragons
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