The Hunger Games

[malman89]

The movie was good. I felt cheated for some reason about the way she received the mockingjay pin. I thought that Madge and her father were somewhat important to the overall story, at least enough to warrant leaving that in the movie. When Katniss sees something on the Mayor's TV that she shouldn't have seen; I thought that was pretty important.

In my opinion, I thought the Madge omission was perfectly fine. Maybe not executed in the best manner, but fine. Guarantee in the next movie she still goes to the Mayor's house as part of the post-games tour and all is well. Madge will just be downplayed to a former classmate.

This was also one of the main criticisms both my son and I had of the film. Much less was made of the pin than the book or its sequels make of it.

My other main complaint about the movie is that it actually bothered me a lot to see the scenes that were not from Katniss' POV e.g. those between President Snow and Seneca Crane and seeing the revolts in 11, seeing the gamemasters' control room, etc...

It removed much of the immediacy of it for me.

B

Those shots around Panem are great/bad at the same time. They're bad because they take away from the moment and the feeling of the book 1. However, they are perfect for their intended purpose - to make those viewing the movie, who may be less informed, aware of the strife in Panem. It sets the stage for what books 2/3 later fill in (or movies 2-4, because movie studios are idiots).

 

[obeygiant]

The Most Highlighted Book Passage of All Time on the Kindle

From The Hunger Games:


1st

"Because sometimes things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them."

5th place

I just want to spend every possible minute of the rest of my life with you," Peeta replies.

11th place

District Twelve. Where you can starve to death in safety

15th

He tells of the history of Panem, the country that rose up out of the ashes of a place that was once called North America. He lists the disasters, the droughts, the storms, the fires, the encroaching seas that swallowed up so much of the land, the brutal war for what little sustenance remained.

How the hell do they know that? lol

 

[jknight8907]

The Most Highlighted Book Passage of All Time on the Kindle

From The Hunger Games:


1st


5th place


11th place


15th



How the hell do they know that? lol

Have you ever read on a Kindle? It shows you all the places that a large number of people have highlighted.

 

[thatoneguy82]

I've read the book and have seen the movie. I did it as a favor since a good friend of mine was relentless on trying to get me to read the book before we watch the movie on her birthday. I had no idea about it, not even the basic plot. When I began reading it and started figuring out that it was basically kids (well, they are <18) killing kids for entertainment. I was baffled as to why so many people were drawn to this book. I just can't get over the whole killing/survival of the fittest theme. Although, I am glad that they showed restraint in the movie by only showing blood instead of the actual killing.

Anyway, it was a quick and easy read. Not great writing. Movie was entertaining. And, sorry if anyone else has touched upon what I have just posted. I just quickly scanned through the thread.

 

[japasneezemonk]

I don't know what it is but i just can't seem to build any internal desire to watch this movie. For all I know it could be great. But everything about it seems so cheesy and over-hyped. I'm not hating on anyone, it's just a personal opinion from someone who has not read the books or watched the movie. All I have seen is a preview.

 

[japasneezemonk]

I just realized why hunger Games seems so passé to me. It seems to be very similar to Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. The japanese novel was published in 1999, and it's also a story of children who are forced to fight each other to the death. I watched that movie in the early 2000's when I was an undergrad. Great movie, good times.

 

[skottichan]

I'll be honest, I'm getting a little tired of the "Battle Royale" comparisons. Yes, kids fighting to the death, is about as similar as they actually are. The whole televised post-Apocalyptic death match, has been used long before either Hunger Games or Battle Royale, hell, Stephen King did it in 1982. He even did a short where kids are forced into a life or death marathon down the east cost (The Long Walk, excellent short story). The core of Battle Royale has more to do with the changes in Japan's youth society, than the actual fighting. Hunger Games, I don't think really had any deep meaning other than "we the plebes" are nothing but playthings for the rich.


With that rant out of the way. I have to admit, I went into the book knowing how it'd inevitably end, but I still got attached to a different tribute, and was still upset when she died (but at least she was the first from District 5 to get into the top 5).

 

[japasneezemonk]

didn't mean to offend or annoy. I guess I'm getting older and through lifes experiences realizing how stuff is never really new. It's all just a big remix... nothing is ever completely original.