tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320643720329592922.post2658127681061394319..comments2023-05-22T07:11:20.201-07:00Comments on Live, Love, Laugh, Write!: The Hunger Games - Minimal SpoilersLive, Love, Laugh, Write!http://www.blogger.com/profile/07004471744200892329noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320643720329592922.post-1784617722955544862012-03-26T12:15:22.851-07:002012-03-26T12:15:22.851-07:00Ankjsdfkbdfkjd!!!!!
I just wrote a whole thing an...Ankjsdfkbdfkjd!!!!!<br /><br />I just wrote a whole thing and then accidently X-ed out of the website!! So, I will try and recreate what I was saying, but in far less words! I will say my comment was great, though!<br /><br />So, about the book, I couldnt have agreed with you more. The gruesomness is the number one excuse I hear from people who have not read the book. But, like you mentioned, that is not the focus! It's more about the bravery of these children, especially Katniss, to have the courage to face this, not lose themselves in the captitol and the injustice, get home to their families, and start fighting back for the first time in 74 years! What is happening to them is not their fault, it is the fault of others, elders, that fear the power even a child can have in raising hope.<br />Their character is what defines these books and makes them worth reading. They give you the hope and courage you need to continue reading.<br /><br />As for the movie, I'm mostly on the side of the fence of really enjoying it. I miss very small things that only a reader would be endeared to, like Katniss yelling at Peeta for being too noises while they are hunting during the games, or Haymitch being much slobbier at the beginning and falling off the stage at the reaping. But, the movie is already almost 2 1/2 hours long and I can't think of anything I would have wanted them to remove to find more room for other stuff.<br /><br />Also, I went with a friend that had not read the books first and she said that she got it, she wasn't too confused, but she could not depend on the usual devices, such as dialog or narration to tell her what was happening, instead she had to look to the actors movements, glances, comments, etc to fill her in.<br /><br />On that note, I thought the young cast of this movie was wildly talented!!! Especially Jennifer Lawrence! Way to really bring a character to life. If some other young actors or actresses had even half the talent of Lawrence or her costars, we all might enjoy some of these books to movies concepts a lot more. :)AubrieAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275625148557048357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320643720329592922.post-39875779409188648182012-03-25T16:41:32.533-07:002012-03-25T16:41:32.533-07:00To be honest, I had never heard of the book series...To be honest, I had never heard of the book series until a movie was announced and started to be cast (to be fair, though, it was the same for Twilight and Harry Potter and even The Princess Diaries and Nicholas Sparks books. I really suck at discovering books before they're turned into movies). I knew absolutely NOTHING about The Hunger Games until AubrieAnne did a book review on her blog. From the sound of things, it's somewhat my kind of thing. Sure, I hate books that have violence, but the whole "what society is like after the fall of our civilization" concept is intriguing to me. It's the reason I bought the "Uglies" books by Scott Westerfield. I do plan on reading the books in the future and my mom and I would like to see the movie in a couple weeks (after the craziness has died down). Thanks for the movie review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com