Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (his first feature), announced via a trailer in January, and out
less than two months later, it bears scant similarity to the first film — gone is the found - footage
shaky -
cam device.
With the new film comes a new director, Francis Lawrence, who gives us
less character touches but more emphasis on action (thankfully, with
less of the
shaky -
cam effects of Gary Ross), which may please those looking for the dystopic film to just keep moving, even if it seems to skip some narrative steps along the way.