After reading all the books in the Hunger Game series, I think everyone had set super high standards for the first movie. Honestly, the movie peeps had a really tough challenge ahead of them on this one and after hearing all the negative responses I was interested to see how the book translated into movie form. I agree with some “critics” that they definitely took out or changed some of what Collins had included in the books, but I think those little things are so small that they didn’t ruin anything for me at all. The movie was amazing!
Here’s why: They accomplished something that I didn’t think was they would – they did an amazing job of conveying the feelings of the characters from the book. The terror of facing death on national television, the horror of 12 – 18 yr olds killing each other for sport, and the anger at an unjust and inhumane government/system where they rich and the strong dominate the poor and the weak. It was one of those movies (and books) that makes you look critically at systems and institutions that take advantage of those who are weaker and disadvantaged. That’s why the movie was so good. It carried that same message that the books carried and nailed it with the amazing work of the directors and (mostly) the actors (especially Lenny K, the guy who played Peeta, and the girl who played Katniss).
This one is easy: 5 Scarves
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