Hunger Games!

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  • annabellj
    annabellj Posts: 1,337 Member
    well suffice it to say i was a little disappointed. it was good but not the book good
  • kris4chloe
    kris4chloe Posts: 245 Member
    read the trilogy before they announced they were making a movie. was so excited for it. i have seen the movie twice now and although there are parts that were good and it was very cool to see what i had imagined on the big screen, there was so much missing and alot of things changed around.

    it would have been so much better if there had been an inner dialogue from the view of katniss.
  • cjfitnessme
    cjfitnessme Posts: 97 Member
    Hmm I thought the movie was going to be about MFP, was disappointed:P
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    I've read all three books (tip: if you can't get a hard copy, get an ebook - I hvae then on the Kindle app on my iPhone) and enjoyed them.
    I like the first one, thought the second one was better and am still in two minds about the third - it kept me on the edge of my seat til the end, but I didn't think she rounded out the series very well. It seemed to build up to a big crescendo close to the end then dropped away. I don't want to put spoilers here, so I'll just say that the ending seemed a bit lame to me.

    I haven't seen the movie yet, but I'll get there sometime.
  • Bucky83
    Bucky83 Posts: 1,194 Member
    I've never read the books (yet) and saw the movie two nights ago and really enjoyed it! I thought the acting of the young stars was sensational and I was surprised at how much I liked the plot, even though I have a massive problem with children killing children. Makes me feel ill just thinking about it.

    But since I haven't read the books...the movie made me wonder if they'll do the entire trilogy, as they ended it pretty neatly I thought. I may just have to get the books to see what the heck goes on after book 1???
  • asia_hanebach
    asia_hanebach Posts: 275 Member
    In the book, she'd described as African-American. The people who were upset were just angry racists, with low levels of reading comprehension. :)
    Also, this is true. I got the impression she was black reading the books, but according to someone I know has read it in another language, that isn't very clearly stated.

    While that's a valid point, I don't know if it not being clearly stated gives people a right to be angry about it. Personally I'm terrible at properly reading descriptions of characters, and often end up picturing them not at all how they were suppose to look. I had pictured Rue as having like a light olive-ish skin tone. When I saw the actress, I realized that I had probably mis-read the description, and then didn't give it another thought. I do think that both the actress who played Rue, and the actor who played the guy from her district did a fantastic job. I can't imagine that they could've been better cast.
  • crazytreelady
    crazytreelady Posts: 752 Member
    Movie was meh.. I didn't read the books though.. I try not to read anything made after 1995
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    I've read all the books (several times). One of my all-time favorite series. And I thought the movie was fantastic! Sure they changed a few things but I can actually see how all of the changes were justified. Some things just wouldn't adapt to film as well and they seemed to have a good sense of that. They also added in a few things that I really appreciated, gave me a cool new perspective on some parts of the story. Gets an A+ all around from me!

    ETA: Book 2 (Catching Fire) is my favorite! I'm so excited for the movie I could pop. I wasn't a huge fan of the 3rd book (Mockingjay). I'll just be a sobbing mess throughout that entire movie (I was in the book)!

    ETA2: I agree with all the people who said Mockingjay felt rushed. It just didn't feel like the other two books. Meh.
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    Movie was meh.. I didn't read the books though.. I try not to read anything made after 1995

    Well then I'm sad for you, as you are missing out on a lot of good material.
  • crazytreelady
    crazytreelady Posts: 752 Member
    Movie was meh.. I didn't read the books though.. I try not to read anything made after 1995

    Well then I'm sad for you, as you are missing out on a lot of good material.

    Oh no, I've skimmed it, but it just didn't interest me.
  • celticcateyes
    celticcateyes Posts: 71 Member
    I've read the trilogy (including the first, Hunger Games, 2x) and I've seen the film two times so far. I hope to see the first film at least one more time in theaters and I am looking forward to the rest of the film adaptations :)

    I have been shocked by the online reactions to Rue's skin color, as I personally identified the character instantly in the previews as Rue. I am also confused by the idea that there would be no black or African American individuals in a post- apocalyptic North America (especially given the author's description of light, olive, and dark skin tones throughout the districts). Since the Hunger Games work on a lottery system drawn from the oppressed districts, statistically we would have some individuals that would have been considered African American in the present United States. Individuals who didn't picture Rue as black (or at least of dark skin tone) should perhaps take note that they are picturing a very homogenous, unrealistic future in their minds.
  • Pandorian
    Pandorian Posts: 2,055 Member
    Had to find the description as I've recently read the trilogy, enjoyed it, will see the movie at some point, see if they can hold true or not... they tend not to manage it though... I mean you are seeing the "directors" version of it not the authors or especially not your own expectations but
    ...Girl from district 11... she has bright, dark eyes and satiny brown skin and stands tilted up on her toes.... I think her name's Rue..."
    clipping bits and pieces from 2 paragraphs there but it was in the book... I guess people just picture all characters in their own image of the world regardless of an authors description?
  • EvEboEvie
    EvEboEvie Posts: 115 Member
    Bumpiddy bump
  • HorrorChix89
    HorrorChix89 Posts: 1,229 Member
    I liked the movie, mainly cause there was blood :devil: Then I had to remind myself it was kids getting killed:sad:

    Those of you who read the book and seen the movie and thought it was crap...why? Why did you hate it? I never read the books, I"m not a big reader. I don't read anything bigger than an erotic novel.

    So why all the hate?
  • Johnnyswife
    Johnnyswife Posts: 1,447 Member
    I've read the trilogy (including the first, Hunger Games, 2x) and I've seen the film two times so far. I hope to see the first film at least one more time in theaters and I am looking forward to the rest of the film adaptations :)

    I have been shocked by the online reactions to Rue's skin color, as I personally identified the character instantly in the previews as Rue. I am also confused by the idea that there would be no black or African American individuals in a post- apocalyptic North America (especially given the author's description of light, olive, and dark skin tones throughout the districts). Since the Hunger Games work on a lottery system drawn from the oppressed districts, statistically we would have some individuals that would have been considered African American in the present United States. Individuals who didn't picture Rue as black (or at least of dark skin tone) should perhaps take note that they are picturing a very homogenous, unrealistic future in their minds.
    I think Hitler had the same idea in mind. It ticked me off when I read all those crappy remarks as well. I pictured Rue exactly as she was in the movie! The actress that played her was perfect!
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