![]() As a whole, the movie just looks better than the first one. ![]() The shots employed by Francis Lawrence are above average, the use of color is seamless and beautiful in many shots and the drastic contrast of the colors of the Capital’s wealth and the districts’ squalor inspires the same angry emotions the characters should be feeling. The CGI may not be as realistic as Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity or as fascinating and gorgeous as James Cameron’s Avatar, but it does nothing to take the viewer out of the action and nothing to make them roll their eyes at the ridiculous green screen or computer effects, like some of the effects, namely the mutants, in the first movie may have. Imagine if every Harry Potter movie took the time to explain what had happened in the previous films.Īs far as the movie looks, there’s nothing wrong. The Hunger Games franchise is prolific enough to warrant this kind of assumption. While this may be a bit pretentious, it is not without base. The director assumes that every viewer has seen the first movie, read the books or at least received a synopsis from another person. ![]() Surprisingly, none of the setup time is dedicated to immersing a viewer in the world in which the movie takes place. As it is based off a book, many viewers will hope the running time is long enough for the director, Francis Lawrence (of I Am Legend and Water for Elephants fame), to include all the content from the 391 page book of the same name the movie is adapted from, and, by and large, he succeeds. For example, It takes over half of the 142 minute movie to introduce the arena the 75th Hunger Games is set in. While it should be noted that the movie is largely dedicated to setting up The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, the two-part finale adapted from Suzanne Collins’ third book in the Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire takes far too long to get to the meat of the story. Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth and Donald Sutherland all return for their roles as Haymitch Abernathy, Effie Trinket, Gale Hawthorne and President Snow, respectively, and other actors reappear for their minor character roles. In Catching Fire, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) are once again thrust into the the crucible of the Hunger Games. If you want an endless-runner, play Temple Run.The Hunger Games: Catching Fire attempts to enthrall viewers while setting up the story line’s finale, but the actors aren’t directed in a manner that encompasses the emotion of the Hunger Games books, and the entire experience ends up falling flat as a result. Put simply, if you want a Hunger Games experience, play Tomb Raider while squinting. Which is kind of ironic, given that's how YOU will likely feel after a few runs. Then, there's the running element, which works (with the exception of a couple of glitchy invisible walls) but feels awkwardly slow, as though the character model can't be arsed. The power-ups are useful, albeit bland and predictable. Levels look nice enough, but they lack any real sense of depth or substance. The problem is that Panem Run is just a bit uneventful. ![]() May the odds forever be in some other game Of course, this overall description more or less fits any number of Temple Run-esque endless-runners, including yet another movie spin-off Temple Run: Oz. Still, it's nice to have options, even if they're uninspired ones. Before too long, though, the levels all start to blend into one. Should you hit an obstacle, a horde of Tracker Jackers (genetically modified hornets) swarm over you and buzz belligerently, thus ending your run.Īt the end of each section, you choose which District to continue running though via a left or right swipe. Because, well, it's the The Hunger Games and Katniss loves a bow. All the while, you're collecting materials to build new types of arrows (called "sparks") and picking up power-ups. You charge forward while sliding under electric fences or jumping over crates. Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Panem Run is a by-the-numbers endless-runner. The main difference, however, is that Katniss goes on to prosper in the Collins trilogy, whereas Reliance only serves to reinforce why there's a stigma attached to these tie-ins in the first place. Yes, the overwhelming stigma of the movie tie-in game. Game developer Reliance, meanwhile, has to overcome insurmountable odds of its own here with Panem Run. ![]() There's a significant parallel between The Hunger Games books and this Panem Run iOS and Android spin-off game.ĭuring the Hunger Games tournaments in Suzanne Collins's novels, you see, protagonist Katniss Everdeen faces insurmountable odds. ![]()
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