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“Catching Fire” flickers

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If the upcoming film adaption of “Catching Fire” is anything like “The Hunger Games,” Staples students will flock to theaters on Nov. 22nd.

While many students argue that there has been noticeably less hype around the second movie, some continue to remain faithful to the best-selling book series.

“I’m really excited for ‘Catching Fire,’” Sara Banbury ’14 said. “My friend and I have actually had plans to see the midnight premier for months now.”

Banbury has seen the first movie and found both the acting and directing to be spectacular, especially in terms of staying true to the novel.

“The shaky camera was a little weird. Other than that I loved everything else, and I hope the second one will be just as good,” Banbury said.

Similarly, Haley Randich ’14 considers herself a huge “Hunger Games” fanatic. On a scale of 1 to 10 in of terms interest in the series, 1 being little to no interest and 10 being obsession, Randich would rate herself an 8. Had it not been for the third book of the series, which most people agree didn’t nearly measure up to the first or second, she would rate herself a solid 10.

Randich is definitely going to see “Catching Fire” the night it comes out, and believes the second movie will be even better than the first.

“There is a lot more for the actors and directors to play with in this storyline,” Randich said. “Plus, the new arena looks great in the trailer and I’m really excited about all the new characters.”

Yet, unlike Ranich and Banbury, a vast majority of students didn’t like “Catching Fire,” and some haven’t even read it.

Daisy Laska ’16 only read the first book of the series, and while she enjoyed it, her obsession ended there.

“Since the ‘Hunger Games’ phase was so long ago, I’ve basically lost interest at this point,” Laska said. “I don’t think I’ll be watching the upcoming movie.”

Laska believes there has been significantly less exposure and interest for both the second book and film. If “Catching Fire” turns out like most sequels to popular movies, Laska is certain it will be worse than the original “Hunger Games.”

“It would be hard to match the hype of the ‘Hunger Games’ movie,” Banbury said. “At this point, it’s more just people who really liked the series, rather than Belieber-esque enthusiasm.”

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Daniela Karpenos ’15, a dedicated member to Inklings, is not just an important part of the paper, but she is also very educated in the field of psychology. When Karpenos isn’t playing Tennis for Trumbull or the Wreckers, or organizing charity events for her temple youth board, or speaking Russian with her twin, or fulfilling her duties as Web News Editor of Inklings, she is working hard to become a well-studied psychology student. Karpenos has worked on Inklings for three years, and her senior year marks her first position on the paper. She took the Intro to Journalism class in freshman year and has been on the paper from sophomore all the way to senior year. She has progressively gotten more involved, as she started taking photos freshman year and worked her way up to a News Editor position this year. Karpenos is also passionate about psychology. She plans to major in Clinical Psychology when she goes to college. In the summer of 2014 she interned at the Yale Child Studies Center where she was entering and validating data. She also participated in an ongoing study about A.D.D. where Yale is attempting to develop a game that would help kids with A.D.D. focus better. In the summer of 2013, she went to the Yale Explo -- where she worked on her creative writing and studied psychology. It is clear that Karpenos is a dedicated learner and when asked about her career choices she said she wanted to pursue psychology and, “Although I don’t see myself in a journalism career I definitely will use skills I’ve developed here.”

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