Catching Fire Remains The Best Hunger Games Installment

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Whenever a new film is brought to the screen, there is always a chance that it will eventually fall victim to the dreaded sequel curse. The sequel curse is known a known Hollywood phenomenon where a celebrated film is followed by a second film that dulls in comparison. There are a few films that have managed to thwart this curse, which include Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

In 2008, Suzanne Collins published the first book in The Hunger Games franchise. The novel would be adapted into a film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth in 2012. Collins published sequels (Catching Fire and Mockingjay) in the following years 2009 and 2010. All of Collins' novels would be adapted into films (with Mockingjay divided into two parts), but the film that is universally considered the best is Catching Fire.

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Catching Fire picks up shortly after The Hunger Games and provides a glimpse into how quickly life can change in Panem if one is crowned Victor of the Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Hutcherson) made history at the 74th Hunger Games, as it is the only Games to have multiple winners. The result did not sit well with President Snow (Donald Sutherland), who begins to demonstrate that while the Games are over, Katniss and Peeta still belong to him and the Capitol. Catching Fire begins with Katniss and Peeta setting off on their Victors Tour across the Panem Districts where they are firsthand witnesses to the rebellion that has been spurred by their actions in Games.

The sequel of The Hunger Games begins with a new reason to survive. As opposed to the first film, Katniss and Peeta are no