Have You Watched - Hanna

Before there was The Hunger Games, there was a movie called Hanna, pitting a young woman against an unforgiving world. Hanna is unique in it's storytelling, with few exceptions, tailoring the girl to meet the demands of this seemingly dystopian world.

Hanna, played by Saoirse Ronan, is trained and raised by Erik Heller (Eric Bana), her dad, as an assassin. Her amazing abilities, shown throughout the film, throw into question just what she was made for and if there can be a life outside of everything she's known. The movie sets Hanna off on a mission across Europe, but she quickly learns she's being tracked by some very shady, and powerful people led by Cate Blanchett.

I think Hanna might get a bit of a disservice now that we've all watched Katniss Everdeen prove her worth with a bow and arrow, survival skills, and fire to stay alive. All of these qualities will show up in the character Hanna, but if you allow yourself to believe this 16 year-old girl has to do all of the horrible things she does because she's forced to, I think you'll find a brilliant movie. And I think that's the best part about this movie; Hanna's been raised all alone by her father, in the wilderness, training, getting ready, but when it comes time, she's forced out into the "real world" without her lifeline nearby.

Overall, Hanna is, at the very least, a great cat-and-mouse style movie, and with Cate Blanchett hot on our hero's heels, you know it's going to be a good one.