Similarities Between Catching Fire And The Hunger Games

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The two movies which were assigned to me have many differences as well as many similarities in the way they were made and in the settings, themes, lighting, etc. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, is all about the adventures of Katniss Everdeen who is targeted by the Capitol and sparks a rebellion in the districts. The Hobbit 2: Desolation of Smaug, is all about the adventures of Bilbo Baggins and his companions as they continue east towards the fearsome dragon, Smaug. In this essay I will discuss the similarities and differences in the settings, themes, lighting and colour used in each movie. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is set in the made up country of Panem which is a country that pretty much rose from the ashes of North America and is said to be a fairly post apocalyptic country. One of the main areas is in District 12 which is where the protagonist, Katniss, was born and raised. District 12 is a very poor coal …show more content…

For example in the districts we see very soft moody lighting which gives us the feeling of depression, and pain which the residents are feeling. Another example of the lighting in this movie is at the end of the movie where Katniss is saved from the arena and the lighting suddenly gets very warm and bright which shows us the hope that they have which will come from the revolution. In the Hunger Games the Director made good use of colours to invoke a mood in the audience. An example of when he did this is when we are in the districts and no bright colours are used whatsoever so that we have a taste of the depression of the citizens. Although in the joyful scenes filled with hope in the movie we see many bright colours used. This is the same in the Hobbit, and we see this same phenomenon in scenes such as the dark colourless mirkwood forest and the bright happy view of the lonely mountain from above the canopy of the

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