I’m a sucker for trilogies. I love the immediate and underlying story lines and the depth of characterization they’re able to obtain. It takes a true cinematic artist to craft a story that can satisfy for 10+ hours. (1,893 hours if you’re Peter Jackson). Most recently, the second installment of the Hunger Games Trilogy (or quadrilogy) was released and beat its prequel by 100 million in the first weekend. It’s a wonderful adventure that captured me from beginning to end. Shooting in IMAX helped. As I watched, star Jennifer Lawrence left a huge impression on me as a director. I spent the week re-watching her Oscar winning piece, Silver Linings Playbook, and tried to analyze what it was that she does so masterfully.
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