Jennifer Lawrence is back as Katniss Everdeen in the sequel to 2012's Hunger Games, Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Back in 2012, I read the Hunger Games Trilogy and liked most of it except the latter portions of the final book Mockingjay. I was excited to see the original Hunger Games and I believe it was fairly faithful to the book and as a bonus, got to see the ever lovely Jennifer Lawrence. The Hunger Games spawned cultural phenomenon on its way to its billion dollar box office gross. Now a year and a half later, the sequel is trying to capture the same spark. Is this girl still fire? Catching Fire begins showing a Katniss that has clearly been traumatized by the events of the 74th Hunger Games. As she struggles to return to her regular life in District 12, she discovers that even for victors there is no going back. While she still has a strong connection to her family, her relationships with Gale and Peeta have suffered. Elsewhere Katniss and Peeta's gamble to end the last...
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