MIT Lecture Series Committee

April 30, 2014

Rated PG-13
146 minutes

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

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The Hunger Games saga continues in this sequel that finds a revolution brewing as Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) take a victor's tour of the districts, and President Snow (Donald Sutherland) plots their downfall during preparations for the Quarter Quell, which occurs every 25 years in celebration of the Capitol's victory over the districts. Hoping to put an end to the growing threat of rebellion, President Snow announces that the Quell's tributes will be reaped from the existing pool of victors -- guaranteeing Katniss a place in the arena. Though Katniss vows to keep Peeta safe even if it means sacrificing her own life, her fellow tributes have a different plan. [www.allmovie.com]

The new The Empire Strikes Back, a smashing sci-fi sequel that takes its blockbuster franchise into deeper, smarter, more dramatically engaging territory.
      -- Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune. Read this review.