Animorphs vs. The Hunger Games Trilogy

[sherrilina]

So I finally finished Mockingjay the other day...I remember reading a F!S a while back (when I still read them, lol) that claimed The Hunger Games trilogy was just like Animorphs--which is still kind of a ridiculous claim, but I admit that with this comparison on the mind as I finished this last book, I did see several parallels between both series

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[spiletta42]

Well, since they're the same genre and in fact the same subgenre, it's not surprising to see similarities. However, Katniss is initially fighting for her own family within the status quo of her society, while Jake et al are fighting to prevent a negative change in theirs. That makes for significant differences in the character arcs.

As for the endings, Mockingjay ended on a much more hopeful note than did #54, and that's really saying something.

[sherrilina]

However, Katniss is initially fighting for her own family within the status quo of her society, while Jake et al are fighting to prevent a negative change in theirs. That makes for significant differences in the character arcs.

True! And yes, I agree, Animorphs still wins as Most Depressing Series Ending Ever, lol! ;)

I suppose they are in the same subgenre, even though Animorphs was meant to be for a younger age group initially...(although it had a lot of gore still, now that I think about it...)

[spiletta42]

Yeah, I tend to ignore target age groups. The marketing people make those kinds of calls, and they're often less right than one would hope.

I think some of the things we take from these books as readers share more similarities than the books themselves, because while Jake and Katniss have very different world views, individual readers will carry their own personal world views into both literary experiences.

[sherrilina]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

And heh, yeah, Katniss could be pretty dense/annoying sometimes in that way, I know what you mean! ;)

[a_happy_book]

I did an essay for uni on this (well, the violence in them) and I just want to say: pubbed by the same house. FTW. :) (Can't remember how to link stuff here, but my essay on both of these books/violence is in the comm recently)

I always felt that I see comparisons from Animorphs to Hunger Games but they are more slight than anything. I mean, to me I see Katniss/Rachel Peeta/Tobias, but for me thats more ~obvious. I think that the Capital's hunger for power/control can easily be seen as similar to the Yeerks.

I'm also eager to see how/if Liam (the guy play Gale) can act.He was in Home & Away, aussie soap opera, and a Miley Cyrus movie. For me, I didn't mind the endings of either 54 or THG trilogy. Both were realistic -- people grief in different ways, people re-adapt, or don't, in different ways and P/K *swoon* (Okay that last bit - just for my own heart). I think that both endings were necessary to show audiences that even in books, things aren't always perfectly tied up. Nothing is wrapped with a ribbon and placed under a

[faux_folklore]

Please link to your essay! I didn't know you shared it with the comm already. Thanks : )

[a_happy_book]

My essay: http://community.livejournal.com/animorphs/625414.html
Enjoy!

[sherrilina]

Yes, lol, I remember you posting that/mentioning it (though I haven't had the chance to read it yet, actually...gotta do that!), so that also put the idea in my mind while reading! ;)

IDK, I think Gale is a lot like Rachel myself, all that rage and fire and fighting instincts, and sometimes not knowing when to stop, what crosses the line, willing to die for the cause, etc. Katniss is badass like Rachel, and can have anger issues, but she also was so apathetic before it all began...IDK, I see her more as a Jake, but I guess a mix works. And hmm, hadn't thought of Peeta as Tobias, but now that you mention it probably! The snark works...

[sherrilina]

:D Glad you enjoyed!

[1111_am]

I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS SINCE I LITERALLY JUST FINISHED MJ YESTERDAY AS WELL

butting in to say...

[a_happy_book]

I LOVE Johanna. I am dying to write a crossover of THG and Animorphs. (particularly the Drode, Crayack and Rachel :P)
LOVE HER. Such a BAMF...more so than Katniss.

Re: butting in to say...

[1111_am]

How could you not?! She's just so sassy! I especially loved her when she was all "your cousin's not scared of me, are ya gorgeous?" and he's all *terrified* and she runs off laughing. Ugh, I'm so pissed about the end though. She would have kicked serious ass on the Capitol.