With only When her younger sister is chosen for the Games, brave 16 year old Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers to take her place and is sent to train at the Capitol along with fellow District 12 teenager Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). The televised extravaganza pits 24 youths from the districts against each other in a bloody battle to the death where only one survivor can emerge victorious. Once the terrible wars and uprisings were quelled and peace was again restored, the Capitol, holding complete power over the 12 districts of the country of Panem, instituted the Hunger Games as penance and an annual reminder of past transgressions.
Diehard fans might be able to overlook these faults, but those unfamiliar with the source material will likely be all too aware of the numerous poor decisions that ultimately detract from the fun. And an unhinged shaky cam hinders visibility even in moments of calm. General predictability overlays every plot twist down to the inexcusably easy ways out of predicaments. Ridiculous costume designs feign futurism with few characters filling in the appropriate attitude.
Meddling hosts tamper with the battleground, cheapening the competition with otherworldly beasts and scientifically altered creatures. But despite its intriguing, albeit recycled plotline, several plaguing elements eat away at the intensity, and perhaps more importantly, the believability. The Hunger Games, based on the unusually popular novel by Suzanne Collins, once again sets the stage in a dystopian future where teenagers must battle for their lives. The concept of nationally televised fights to the death has found many incarnations in film.
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