Hunger Games: Catching Fire Trailer Analysis

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a 2013 film based on the book of the same name. It was being directed by Francis Lawrence and distributed by Lionsgate (The company behind the first Twilight film). The film is the second in The Hunger Games franchise, based around a young girl in the future who is forced to fight to the death against other teenagers in an arena. The film is to be followed by the films Mockingjay: Part One and Mockingjay: Part Two, which are going to be released in 2014 and 2015 respectively. 

Jennifer Lawrence is an American actress who shot to fame in the film Winter's Bone, for her performance she was nominated for an Academy Award. She is the second youngest actress to ever be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She took on the role of Katniss Everdeen after reading the books that the film series is based on, she also made a name for herself by replacing Rebecca Romijjin as Mystique in the X-Men franchise. 
The film requires a large special effects budget as a futuristic city is required, as are fight sequences, explosions and simulations. In the trailer it shows off the special effects, showing off a training simulation that the contestants of the Hunger Games must take part in. 

The film fits into the genre of Science Fiction and Action, as the film contains action sequences, but is set in a dystopian future. It challenges the stereotypes of action, as it has a woman doing most of the fighting and her saving her boyfriend from being killed a lot of the time. The film centres around Katniss trying to stop a rebellion before changing her mind and deciding to lead it.

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