I think that was the IMDB for Avatar, not Hunger Games :), but, otherwise, have to agree with the factors that make Katniss a character any actor would love to get their hands on! It's something of a blueprint for "creating an empathetic character." Making the situation bigger than the character, so her success is that much more incredible, but, at the same time, creating the set-up that would permit her to do something extraordinary with the skills and characteristics she has. That these are skills and attributes that almost anyone *could* develop with sufficient effort creates an even better character. Oddly, for a booklover like me, I liked the movie better than the book. Not my usual response, but, the movie adroitly eliminated some of the things that the book leaves you groaning over.

I'd say my only issue with the concept of Katniss as a great character is the same that I have with just about EVERY character in film in recent years: she does NOTHING that exceeds or goes beyond what you know about her from the start. I'm still hankerin' after characters that have to choose between two evils, or make a mistake that has serious and dire consequences, or even just a real challenge requires them to reexamine their lives and choices to that point.

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