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dkwrkm

Review of The Hunger Games

Mar 28, 2012 10:27

So many thoughts! It took me ages to expand this and get everything I wanted. Might go back to put in more on raceWhen I first heard they were making a HUNGER GAMES’ film, my thought process went something like this ( Read more... )

hunger games, movies, books

Comments 4

tifa March 28 2012, 19:41:47 UTC

First of all, is your entry public? I'd like to share this with others if that's okay?

Besides the casting, I basically agree with everything you said. I felt like they fast-forwarded through the book without the context but, yes, I did feel like they wasted a lot of time doing nothing. I don't have any hopes for the next three films so I'm probably just gonna watch it on Netflix or rent it.

/last edit, I swear.

dkwrkm March 28 2012, 19:48:29 UTC

Yep, it's public. Feel free to share.

hoyvinglavin64 March 29 2012, 02:48:32 UTC

The book's still the same book it always was. No disappointing adaptation can change that.

dkwrkm March 29 2012, 03:56:13 UTC

Thanks, I appreciate that.

I'm just highly disillusioned with Suzanne Collins. The books were so well-written, it's been hard to watch her disavow things like Katniss' olive skin. And then the movie doesn't focus on the themes she herself highlighted as the inspiration. It makes me feel like I didn't read the books correctly or something.

I need to remind myself that despite co-writing the script, maybe she didn't have as much reach into the things about the film I didn't like. But remembering how the casting went down, I'm still filled with doubts...