I’m sorry for doubting you, oh casting gurus for The Hunger Games. The official trailer for the movie dropped today and I’ve already watched it too many times to count. Jennifer Lawrence does make Katniss feel older than her sixteen years of age, but she’s got all her strength and vulnerability down that the age thing fades into the background for me. I still loath Mockingjay, but I will be dying for this movie (and the Catching Fire movie adaptation) to come out. What do you guys think? When the tributes ascended to the arena, I literally had shivers down my spine. I’m still a Gale-Katniss shipper to the very end, but I have to concede Baker Boi Peeta looked seriously convincing in his few scenes with Katniss. Continue reading →