It delved much deeper into the politics of the dystopian kingdom of Panem, where a totalitarian central government lords it over the capitol and 12 districts...the mysterious 13th District having been reportedly destroyed. We learn from President Snow (a menacing Donald Sutherland) that there may be a ground swell of rebellion in some of the districts, and that Katniss Everdeen is a source and inspiration for rebellion. So Katniss has to walk on thin ice, so to speak, while carrying on her bogus relationship with Peeta Mallark, and hiding her true feelings for Gale Hawthorne. During the Quarter Quell games, which pits former Hunger Games victors against each other.
Jennifer Lawrence reprises her Katniss Everdeen characterization; and as with all her performances I've seen, she totally immerses herself in the character. Woody Harrelson is back again, perfectly cast as Haymitch. The movie ends rather abruptly and you'll be left hungering for more. Never fear, two more films are planned to portray the events in the third book, "Mockingjay".
On the other hand, I was totally disappointed in this movie because so much of it was too dark to discern what was going on.
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