It’s been a bit over a week since Gabriel and I went to a screening of The Hunger Games. I wanted to re-read the series again after watching the movie so I could give my thoughts. Hands down this film rocked it. The actors, the sets, the music. Everything came together really well on screen and made you feel like you were both in the Districts and in the Games. Which as I’ve said before is the main thing I look for in a movie. When I first heard they were making The Hunger Games into a movie I was a little worried about the casting choices just like everyone else, but they all delivered. Katniss, played by Jennifer Lawrence was of course the fan favorite, but you know who blew me away with their performance?
Josh Hutcherson who played Peeta Mellark. Especially the critical cave scene and well just about any other scene he was in. I do wish they would have give Lenny Kravitz (Cinna) a little bit more screen time, but thaat was my only complaint. You all know how I usually say how much better the book was than the movie, but in this case I loved them both. The book of course had more details, but I was pleasantly surprised at how true to the book the movie actually was. You will have your naysayers who insist that the small changes like Rue captured in a net on the ground instead of the air was not as good, but come on. As far as adaptions go there is only so much you can put into a bit over 2 hour timeframe.
I’ve been getting questions about kids and what age is appropriate for the film. I took my 10 year old Gabriel. He’s read all the books and loved the film. I will let Isabella who is 7 watch it, but she won’t understand as much of it as my oldest done. I think 7 and up is a good age for this particular film. Gabriel also said that his school library has 8 copies of The Hunger Games and every copy is checked out and there is a waiting list for it. So get your kid a copy and let them read it then go see the movie.
Did you see The Hunger Games? What did you think? Yea or Nay?
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I liked the movie, too. I thought some of the changes they made for the movie were actually BETTER than the book, like, I’m glad we didn’t have to watch Cato be tortured forever by the dog creatures!
I really need to go see this. I want to read the books first though.
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I am a true believer in reading a book before seeing the movie. I want to know the author’s vision first. Honestly, I was floored by how much this movie “felt” like the book. I really loved the additional material they added to explain some of the “non-Katniss” moments. I loved Lenny Kravitz. He was perfect as Cinna. Josh Hutcherson acted the heck out of the material he had. I think the whole cast did a great job underplaying the situation and growing their characters very slightly as the story progressed. I left the theater dancing around. I have recommended to everyone!
I am team Peeta and loved him! I thought though they didn’t explain the whole Mockingjay thing at all so people who didn’t read the book wouldn’t understand the significance.
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As is often the case, I enjoyed the book more than the movie. That being said, I liked the movie. Film is especially good at capturing the make-up, fashion, and architecture of the capital. I think they did a good job too of visually depicting the extreme disparity between the central wealth and poverty in the districts.
Didn’t see it, but since I’ve been studying opinions about the books and film on the Internet I’ve decided it’s worth checking out!