The Men of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

From:  Favorite Hunks &Other Things

 Last year after seeing The Hunger Games, I did a post  saluting the men of the film. That post became one of the blog's most popular of 2012 generating quite a few hits. Although some of the Hunger Hunks (Wes Bentley & Alexander Ludwig) were killed off, Catching Fire still had a plethora of Man candy to warrant a follow-up!

 Josh Hutcherson

I love Josh Hutcherson, I love his acting and his off screen personality including his support of the gay community. I still struggle however with his casting as Peeta Mellark. In some ways there is not much more Hutcherson could do with the role, he is often called upon to be weak and saved by Katniss. Although I have read the books, I preferred for Katniss and Gayle as a couple and therefore often found Peeta a bit annoying.

I loved Catching Fire, but it didn't hold many surprises for me. I suppose it is a good thing, but the movie seemed to follow the book so closely, that if like me you had read it, there wasn't really much new to get out of the film. I thought it took far too long to get the games going, but once they did, the movie moved quickly to it's climax. 

Liam Hemsworth

My wanting Katniss with Gayle might have something to do with the fact that Liam is near the top of my list of favorite movie men. Gayle had a few more moments in Catching Fire than the first film, and if the movies continue to follow the books, an even bigger role in the next two films. 

Liam in Satisfaction (2009)

Liam in Satisfaction (2009)

Liam in Satisfaction (2009)

 

Sam Claflin 

I was a little worried prior to seeing the film about Sam Claflin. Finnick was a great character as written in the books, but in some of the early promotional material Claflin seemed far too styled and made-up, almost mannequin like. Fortunately, this look was pretty much for his first scene (image below) only and once the games started going he was impossible to take your eyes off. Claflin has a quality on screen, beyond what his images portray...Sam Claflin is simply addictive.

Sam in Any Human Heart (2010)

Sam in Any Human Heart (2010)

 

 Alan Ritchson

Great to see Alan Ritchson on the big screen as District 1's Gloss. Alan looked incredible in his few brief scenes, bringing together all the strength and determination of the character.