
I liked it and I think it was a pretty good adaptation of the book. Obviously they had to change things in order for it to work on the big screen, so that didn't really bother me. I think seeing the movie really helped me understand more things about story telling, plot structure and character choices, even more than the book did. (Or just because I read the book so long ago before I started reading with a critical eye/writing).
For me, what I'm struggling with right now, is when my MC has to make the choice to fight, despite having originally being a timid/self-conscious person. In seeing the Hunger Games, for me that part was when Rue is killed. Katniss sees this innocent little girl killed on the Capitol's whim. She sees how sick the Hunger Games are, (though she already knew that), and makes a conscious choice to start playing the game to win. It's also the first time she directly kills someone (the track jacker kills just being a by-product of her actions, but this time she kills a tribute directly with her bow). It's this choice that defines Katniss as a strong character and someone to root for. We also see her compassion towards Rue. While I don't think Katniss grows that much as a character in this book, this scene and choice is the most significant.
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I think I also liked Gale a lot more, because we actually got a glimpse at his pain.
How did you like the Hunger Games? What was your favorite part? Or part you wish they would have included or changed?
Ohhh, Hunger Games. I have to say that overall, I was happy with the movie. It didn't suck, which is what I was expecting. Yeah, they totally could have developed Katniss and Peeta's relationship more, and Katniss's inner conflict, and more tension in the games, and a host of other things. But as far as book to movie adaptions go, it was pretty good, in my opinion. Though I'm definitely looking forward to them developing Katniss and Peeta and Gale's love triangle more in the coming movies :)
ReplyDeleteYES, love triangle, I am totes ready for you. The little glimpse we got from Gale, totes ready!
Deletewell, you already know how I feel about the movie :)
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to *meet* you :)
Nice to meet you too!
DeleteLoved it, as you know. ;-) And dude, Peeta and Gale. Um, please sir, can I have some more?
ReplyDeleteYum.
They def need more screen time :)
DeleteDidn't see it. Haven;t read it either. I talked about it on Friday, though. Both of which I know I'll get to in due time.
ReplyDeleteI gave you a Shout-Out on my blog today! :)
The books will be out for a while, so you have some time :) Thanks for the shout out! Oh, and I'm totally excited about the Ender's Game movie, ahhh!
DeleteI totally agree, book-to-movie translations have to leave out a lot of that mental dialog, internal conflict which is so delicious in books. But they did a great job with the rest, I think :) Though more Peeta wouldn't be so bad...
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So delicious! (Great phrase, by-the-way). That's really what I was hoping to get from the movie, the emotion and feeling from her head. But it's hard to put in movie-form so I totes understand why it didn't resonate as much. But I did like the rest. And Peeta. And Gale. (And the costumes, wow!)
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ReplyDeleteI am dying to see the Hunger Games. maybe this week!!!
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