Late Movie Review Series #2 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Here is a second entry in my "Late Review Series." Although, I didn't wait for this one to be released on
Netflix and DVD. I went to a matinee showing today. I may actually start doing that because there's hardly nobody in the theater, and I could focus my attention well enough to be able to hear what was going on. That being said, lets get started!

I didn't review the first Hunger Games movie, but a friend of mine did. I am going to give my own brief review of the movie because its relevant in my feelings on this movie. First of all, my friend mentioned in his review that it was a glorified reality show with kids killing kids. He is right. That is what the show in the movie is all about. However, the underlying story is a government gone mad, that has to use fear of death to keep its subjects in line. The games are punishment to the oppressed people for trying to overthrow the tyrants in charge, who were literally starving them to death. Hence the term, The Hunger Games. Now, while I kept that in mind as I watched the first movie, I was still cringing, especially when an eight year old died.

The funny part about this movie as far as I was concerned was that I had no desire to see it at first until I was in a video store, and the cutie working there suggested it to me. I told her I wasn't interested because I had no desire to see another teen vampire movie. She laughed, and told me that it wasn't, which I made her swear on her job to. Once she swore, and gave me a brief synopsis of the film, I said "So, its Lord of the Flies meets The Running Man? She of course had no idea what I was talking about. I rented the movie, and enjoyed it for the most part. I quickly latched onto the story about the tyranny with its foot on the necks of the poor. I liked it, but it isn't something I would let a kid watch. If the movie were geared toward adults, I think my friend would have enjoyed it more. Actually, the movie for the most part WAS geared toward adults, but was marketed to kids. It didn't sink in as to just how much I liked the movie until a day or two later, when it hit me that the truthful words "In the not too distant future" could have easily kicked off the film at the rate humanity is going, which made me anxious to see the next chapter of the film.

Now, onto that next chapter. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The movie picks up right where the first film left off, with the heroine, Katniss Everdeen adjusting to becoming a celebrity. She and her co-winner, Peeta Mellark (who develops a backbone in this movie) are preparing to embark on the propaganda tour to spew programmed dribble about how great the government and the Hunger Games are.

What they are not expecting is a visit by the president (played by Donald Sutherland) who is waiting for them at the start of the tour. He is angry at how the two of them managed to survive the games, which seemed to be them giving the finger to the establishment. He is worried (as all dictators or wannabe dictators should be) about a spark igniting a revolution. He orders the pair to convince the masses on the tour that their 'love' was real, and that the pair were now part of the ruling class establishment. They reluctantly agree, and go on the tour reading scripts. But, the president isn't buying it. He orders a "wrinkle" in the games for the commemoration of the 75th games. Basically, the only people involved would be previous winners, who were supposed to have been free as a prize for winning. He wants to make sure that all the winners are wiped out, so that any potential spark that could ignite revolt are eliminated.

I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and
doggonit, people like me!

He hires a diabolical game programmer, Plutarch Heavensbee to make the deadliest arena to date. And he delivers, with spine tingling results.

The whole movie focuses on the catch phrase "Remember who the real enemy is." Its kind of hard to forget, because of the showing of brutal control tactics used by the government to instill fear, and also a hatred of Katniss, who is targeted because she is the one blamed for inciting the rebellion. (although her fame is a direct result of the government.)

This movie could have easily been just a remake of the first one, but it wasn't. The stories are drastically different, and the only similarities are the selection of the game contestants, and the festivities leading up to the games...Of course more lavish, but there are differences there that make it interesting as well.

Congrats on your win!
 Now, we want to kill you again!

I'm not going to reveal it, but there is a twist in this movie. I'm pretty good at picking out things like that, and even I didn't see this coming. It is a twist that will make you 'hungry' for the next chapter to come out. I know I am. Once again, this movie is not for kids, but don't let that keep you from seeing this story of the oppressed rising up against a tyrannical government. If you haven't seen the first film, do it. Then, see this one. Katniss is a very believable heroine. In fact all of the characters make you love them or hate them, which is something missing in movies these days, where you'd just as soon see an alien come and eat all the characters, good or bad.

I'd say that this was my most anticipated movie of the year, and it delivered as far as I was concerned, and after seeing this one, both will soon be added to my DVD collection. If you view this movie as I did, as a look into something that could be headed our way, especially considering how kids are being brainwashed and raised to believe that violence is okay and not to mention how they are sexualized, then you will enjoy it in the sense that it will scare you in a very real 'disturbance in the force' kind of way.

Hollywood may have inadvertently made a movie about how the things that they glorify will more than likely turn out if left to their devices. That, to me is funny.

Terrorism: Alive, Well, and Livin' in America!

The MAIN job of the president

I had just started a blog post a little while ago, but I lost my inspiration just as quickly as I gained it. Its been almost 2 weeks since I made a blog post, but I also did seven in the first nine days of January. But then, I saw this story. This story, combined with 2 others I've seen recently are enough to send a chill down down your spine.

I'm going to recap the 3 stories, but this post is about the reality and ramification of these stories, which I will get to one by one. The story I saw today was a Muslim man stuck in a water pipe at a New Jersey water facility. The next story is that al-Qaeda has retaken control of Fallujah, Iraq. And the third story is that 0bama is working to secure 30,000 Syrians amnesty in the US. 

The sheer incompetence of the 0bama administration is staggering, and the fact that the media, knowing EVERYTHING that is going on, continues to bury stories, and report that everything is great as long as the great ruler, King 0bama is on the job. Stories like these three I just linked.

This is to keep you safe. GO RED SOX!

I have one more story to share with you. Seems that in May of 2013, in Boston, a month after the Boston SEVEN Muslims were found trespassing at a Boston water supply...and were not charged with anything other than trespassing. Seems to do so would cause a dangerous ripple effect into Muslim relations.
Marathon bombings,

Let me tell you what this means for you in the Northeast, since the media and government won't. You are under attack. And, while 0bama beats his chest, swearing that al-Qaeda is not a threat, more and more dry runs are happening in the US, and they are doing nothing about it. The Boston Marathon bombing happened, and they pinned it on 2 people, and that was it...meanwhile, locking down an entire city at gunpoint...Talk about a dry run.

Welcome to the Super Bowl! We're here to keep YOU safe!

I'm just a blogger, but I can tell that the Northeast is more and more a target every day. They just found this guy messing with the water in New Jersey. Anybody know what is happening in New Jersey in about 2 weeks? The Super Bowl. You can bet that the Super Bowl will be a testing ground for everything the NSA wants to get away with in the future. A former NSA top official has said that the US has become a police state. Just wait for the stories to come out after the Super Bowl. Stories that will be on blogs and social media because the media won't dare report on them. Stories about illegal search and seizure, and likely even detainment with no charges being filed. You think I'm crazy, but you just watch. They are coming.

I find it funny that the left in this country were all up in arms talking about what could happen as a result of the Patriot Act and our rights. Now, everything they were afraid of IS happening, and worse than they could imagine, and it is being ordered by Barack Hussein 0bama himself. THEY are the ones saying "Well, if you're not a terrorist, you have nothing to worry about." For the record, I was against the Patriot Act when it was passed, and I am against it AND the NSA now.

Mission Accomplished!

I am not a huge fan of George W Bush, but I would take him in a heartbeat over 0bama or Hilary. I find it VERY funny that the same people who were trashing Bush over the Mission Accomplished sign (Which was a ceremony for the completion of THAT PARTICULAR SHIP's mission) are silent over 0bama's speech where he said that al-Qaeda is on the run. Since then, we've had the Boston bombing, Benghazi, al-Qaeda taking Fallujah (which those of us with a brain knew would happen if we left Iraq) Where are you people now? Oh. You're out there justifying everything this idiot is doing, and throwing your backs out bending over to come up with excuses for him.

Now, I brought up the Muslims doing dry runs in the Northeast. Here's the connection. The 0bama administration will act on them, but they will act in a way to punish the American people by stripping more and more rights away. This administration doesn't see Muslim terrorism as a threat. They see it as an opportunity to seize even more power. THAT is why he is considering moving all those Syrians into the country. Sure, alot of them are peace loving people who just want to be left alone (like me) but there is also enough of them to be able to set up cells in the US. Does 0bama want Americans killed? No. But, he will live with it if it means more power to him. And it is guaranteed to happen. These people won't be screened. And, even if they are, to quote Hilary Clinton, What difference does it make??? Somebody screened the Boston bombers, and they were still allowed in the country. Ask yourself this question...Why would someone who cares about the Americans and their families bring in an even larger chunk of people at taxpayer expense in a time where 1 in 3 Americans are unemployed? He doesn't want us dead, because we pay taxes. But if he gave a damn about us, he would not be bringing in more people who will need jobs, and will ultimately wind up on welfare, food stamps, etc.

Rahm Emanuel: Former 0bama cabinet member,
current mayor of Chicago

The end game of this president is takeover. Anyone who is paying attention, and knows history knows that he is getting people used to being controlled, and being ok with the idea. It all revolves around crisis. With each new crisis, expect a new set of regulations, and less freedom. And, expect more and more new crisis to come up. 0bama doesn't have to worry about reelection now. He can and will do whatever he wants, to the cheers of the dumb masses.

So, get ready people. The consequences of electing Barack Hussein 0bama president are closer than ever before. More terrorism, more unemployment, more taxes, less freedom. And, all of you who voted for him are responsible. You were all warned, and you called everyone who warned you racist morons, and blamed Bush. Keep watching reality shows and posting pictures of food and puppies on Facebook. We'll keep fighting for YOUR rights to call us idiots. And, we don't expect any thanks from you. We're not doing this for you drones. We're doing it for our country, ourselves, and our families.