Hunger Games II English II Film Study

In the movie, The Hunger Game, directed by Gary Ross, Close up shots are used effectively throughout the movie to show how the characters are feeling. For example, when a close-up shot of Katniss at the Tribute Parade is shown with her looking around constantly at a rapid pace. This makes us understand that Katniss is nervous with all the people who she's never seen in her life yelling and cheering at her and others who are present in the parade. The purpose of this is to show the aduiance just how nervous Katniss is about the whole thing. The director did this to give us a feeling on how Katniss felt about the parade and being in it. This worked well with the close up shots of the people in the crowd and a shot of Katniss's face on a banner so we can have a feeling of how she feels during the parade. This can be juxtaposed to the tribute parade in Catching fire where we get another close up shot of Katniss but instead of anoxuis or nervous she's sort of stern becuase she knows whats going on this time around.