Panem’s 74th hunger games began in theaters Friday, March 23. Fans who waited in line were treated to a movie that satisfies.

Out of the ruins of North America rises Panem with the glimmering Capitol and its 12 districts. Years ago the rebellion ended  with 12 districts defeated and the thirteenth destroyed. The Capitol created the Hunger Games, in which a boy and a girl from each district is chosen to fight to the death, as a reminder that no one can over throw the Capitol.

 This year is no different until District 12 has an unexpected volunteer. Katniss Everdeen, “the girl on fire”(Jennifer Lawrence), takes the place of her sister, Primrose Everdeen, (Willow Shields), to help save her from the brutality of the games. Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) is the only child in a family of bakers and is also chosen to compete for District 12. They are whisked to the Capitol to compete with 22 other tributes in a fight to the death, showing how almost anything, even death sport, could end up on reality TV.

The action in this movie almost never slows down. Numerous scenes utilize a shaky camera effect that could cause motion sickness. The CGI looks amazing and so real that it is hard to tell if the effects are green screen or real. Every actor seemed to be made for his or her part in the movie.

“The Hunger Games” is an almost perfect adaptation of the book and currently holds the title of number one movie in the world. Raising $153 million in its first weekend, the movie beat out all of the Twilight series as well as Harry Potter in opening weekend revenue.

The movie is rated PG-13 for intense violence and disturbing material involving teens.