Instead of getting into the whole "where have you been if you haven't heard of" crap that I despise, I'll just say that The Hunger Games is a 3 part book trilogy of young adult fiction by Suzanne Collins. It centers around a post apocalyptic region named Panem which is ruled over by a primary governing city know as the Capitol. There are 12 other areas referred to as districts, each living in an increasing economic disparity which supplies the Capitol with it's regional resources. Each year, residents of said districts sacrifice a boy and girl to The Hunger Games, a fight to the death in a colosseum for sport and entertainment of the Capitol as punishment for a previous uprising. Long story short, a young woman named Katniss Everdeen inadvertently becomes the center of a NEW rebellion.
So far the series has turned in great performances by veterans such as Donald Sutherland, and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman all while Jennifer Lawrence continues to reap more blockbuster appeal. That said, I already dislike that Lion's Gate has taken the Harry Potter route and decided to capitalize on the last book of the series by splitting it into two individual features. THAT IS MY CONUNDRUM. I actually read the series and to their the credit, the movies have been pretty faithful and accurate, in particular Catching Fire, the second in the series. The THIRD book, Mockingjay was the most difficult read. It wasn't due to length, but a repetitive theme that made me put the book down. After powering through it, the book eventually returned to form and had a near satisfying ending (depending on your personality). Mockingjay Part I is the part of the series that I dislike the most, but it's accurate and the movie was executed well. That said, fans of the series will see it anyway. To those who are ONLY familiar with movies, I'll say relax, Part II will be better...
Check out the trailer for Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I
You're right, I'm still gonna see it.
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