A promotional still for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part II Photo: IC Jennifer Lawrence's laughter could be heard filling the entire room Cheap NBA Jerseys China , even though she was actually resting in another room next to where media waited together with Josh Hutcherson for Liam Hemsworth to join them for Q&A session.
Only a few minutes after the Q&A began, she started to really relax, first taking off one of her high-heel angle boots and then resting her feet on the floor or her boot. Fun and affable, Lawrence constantly kept reporters entertained with the banter between her and her co-stars.
It seems that everywhere this young actress goes laughter follows. Her current trip in China is no different.
Throughout the China premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part II Lawrence was constantly laughing so hard that she had a hard time standing up straight, yet no one could figure out why she was so happy.
Lawrence certainly has a reputation for being a fun extroverted person. She humourously dealt with her falls on her way to the stage when receiving her Oscar in 2013 and during the red carpet for the Oscar's the following year Cheap NBA Jerseys , which made fans just love her even more.
This love of course extends to China, where fans prefer to call her da biaojie, or older cousin, as if she was a member of their family.
China marks the final stop of the final installment of The Hunger Games franchise's international premieres before its release in theaters in the US and China on Friday.
"We are so excited to show fans movies because we love them, but we are sad that this is the last time we are all gonna be together Cheap Sports Jerseys ," said Lawrence.
"Over the last five years we were making these movie together. We went through big changes in our professional and personal lives and we took the whole experience as part of our friendship. Like Liam said, you just get used to the ups and downs in the business, just kind of like getting used to a roller coaster, this is that thing called life. Through this we really grew together," Hutcherson told media during the event.
Finding an audience
Ever since the first Hunger Games film Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping , adapted from American author Suzanne Collins' novel of the same name, it soon set several box-office records, as well as earned praise for its story. The series has become one of the highest grossing-film franchises of all time worldwide.
Francis Lawrence, director of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Mockingjay parts I and II, said Suzanne Collins' goal when she first started was to write about the consequences of war and violence. He also pointed out that she based a lot of her story on Roman mythology.
"One of the odd things that start to happen now is that some of the ideas that are in our movies were reflection of the world around us Cheap Jerseys Wholesale , but now what's in the movie is get reflecting back into real life."
He explained that some places in the world have used the slogan from the movie "If we burn, you burn with us" during their protests against the police, while some people in Thailand have taken to using the three-finger salute.
"It's a crazy interesting thing that's happening with this world and with these ideas," Francis Lawrence said.
"She (Suzanne Collins) wanted to write the story for teenagers, but she didn't treat them like children Cheap Jerseys From China , I think that really made teenagers really respect the story, respect Suzanne. I think it also helps that the story just crosses out from the teenager world to a much larger demographic."
Nina Jacobson, the producer of the series believes the story of a girl who sacrifices herself for her sister and is forced to become a warrior, an icon, even though all she wanted was to protect her sister Cheap Jerseys China , is what attracted audiences the most.
"I think people related to Katniss' story; her courage and sacrifice, but I think also because the books are talking about the consequences of war, that's something people relate to everywhere. Our country has been at war for 10 years… Our characters are changed by what happen to them," said Jacobson.
Five years of growth
To play the main character of the films, Katniss Cheap Jerseys , Lawrence told media that she had to learn to control her own feelings.
"Part of the acting is having sympathy for your character. So there are so many times where I felt emotion for her. She came out the second game, you know, numb, so there are certain times where I felt a certain emotions that she didn't have the ability to feel."
"I started out doing this movie when I was younger, I always has this kind of frustration with Katniss for not seeing the potential she has to change the world Cheap NBA Basketball Jerseys , to take on this world. It's always very frustrating to me that she's always reluctant. Then when I got older, I realized that made her the perfect warrior that she was very aware of the consequences of war, pain and the sacrifices that come along with change. It actually makes for a very wise and great leader to be reluctant to start a war."
A relatively young actress, the 24-year-old Lawrence is one of Hollywood's top performers, twice nominated for an academy award and winning one of those nominations with her performance in Silver Lining Playbook in 2012.
During the five years spent with The Hunger Games Cheap Basketball Jerseys , she also starred in other major films such as blockbuster action film X-Men: First Class and comedy-drama American Hustle.
Jacobson recalled that when they first cast Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, everyone from the casting director to herself were all deeply touched by Lawrence's performance and immediately decided she was the one they wanted.