Sentences with phrase «as the quarter quell»
In response, the manipulative and malevolent President Snow (Donald Sutherland) increases the level of fear and paranoia from the Capitol by hiring a new strategist (Philip Seymour Hoffman) for the 75th anniversary of the Hunger Games, known as the Quarter Quell, which he turns into an all - star game of sorts.
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After an act of courage that puts Katniss between the whip of the Commander and a loved one, President Snow decides to play one more trump card up his sleeve and that is to change the treaty charter and initiate a new type of tournament known as the Quarter Quell.
«Catching Fire» is set to chronicle Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta's (Josh Hutcherson) brief celebration of victory that is cut short as the Quarter Quell puts the pair back into the «Hunger Games» for a second time.
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Synopsis: The Hunger Games saga continues in this sequel that finds a revolution brewing as Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) take a «Victor's Tour» of the districts, and President Snow (Donald Sutherland) plots their downfall during preparations for The Quarter Quell, which only occurs every 25 years in celebration of the Capitol's victory over the districts.
While Hemsworth doesn't have a lot of screen time as the other characters, one particular scene is a pivotal plot point on why the President institutes the Quarter Quell.
To best describe the Quarter Quell would be describe it as CBS's Survivor All - Stars.
For the 75th Hunger Games — the third Quarter Quell, as it's known — he announces he's assembling previous winners to fight each other to the death in the arena.
It gets mileage out of setting up the Quarter Quell as some ultimate Fear Factor version of Deliverance, yet there isn't a moment of real dread in it.
Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone, and Lynn Cohen are all newcomers to this world as they play the former victors who must compete again in the Quarter Quell.
WHAT: After being rescued at the Quarter Quell by a secret resistance group, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) is transported to District 13, where President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore) intends to use her as the figurehead for the revolution.