Collins came up with a killer story with action, romance, and the thick aura of desperateness and despair engulfing each page. Fennick didn’t nail the ‘Secrets’ line when he met Katnis by the horses, Beatty and Wiress didn’t finish each other’s sentences with the same synchronicity as the book and one on one time between Katnis and Petta was not as intimate and engaging as the book although they did kind of pull things together at the end and made you think Katnis was ‘catching fire’ for Petta vs Gale. Catching Fire was such an amazing book from a writing standpoint. Omissions aside, my real complaints came in the form of director to actor execution of lines that remained intact. They were way to chummy for me and it took away from the suspense of the scenes.
I also didn’t like the interaction between Katnis, Joanna, and Fennick. Some omissions were cool – like some of the plot-line stuff with characters from the Hobb – and even switching around how Gale got whipped in the Square. But alas, to my dismay, the screenplay took quite a few turns that I just couldn’t ignore. I mean, new director, bigger budget, added cast and the most amazing arena upgrades should have been an easy slam dunk for Hollywood to nail. When I first saw the movie opening day, I had some pretty hefty expectations. I needed to take my daughter to see it and I figured it’d be a good time for me to really “digest” the movie with an unbiased ‘I read the book’ perspective. Ok, so I saw Catching Fire for the second time last night.
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