Wow. What i thought about "The Hunger Games" movie was that it was pretty bad. Some of the reasons were because they took out so many scenes and the scenes were super short. They took away some characters that i was looking forward to see the avox girl but they didn't put her in the movie, which is so crazy because she was a really important person in the book so she should have been important in the movie. I'm just so disappointed in this movie. One scene that i wanted to see so bad was when Katniss and Peeta had to leave and Effie started to cry because she would miss them but no, they didn't put that part in the movie either.
What i think is important.
Another scene I was looking forward for was when Rue died. I was so excited when Rue and Katniss made a alliance but seriously, they were like in 5 scenes before Rue died. They didn't show the connection between them like they did in the book. In the book it says that Katniss was so close to Rue as if she was Prim but I didn't see that in the movie. The scenes were so short to and they skipped a lot of scenes. Like when Katniss and Rue made the alliance with Katniss all they did was eat and then the next scene was Katniss telling Rue her plan on destroying the careers food. They didn't show the part when Rue sleeps with Katniss on the tree and they have like a little moment. When they didn't even show that I just wanted to walk out of the movie theater and not watch the rest of the movie but at the same time I wanted to stay to see what else would happen. As I have said before, Rue was my favorite characters and I was look very forward about seeing her in the movie, but i guess at the end of the day the director makes the decision.
Another character that I was looking forward to seeing was the red avox girl. She was in the movie for about 30 seconds in the back round. It wasn't like in the book where the avox girl is a important character, she was just a back round person. I was super mad that she wasn't in the movie like she was in the book. She was another character that I liked a lot. This is another reason why I hated the movie was because of these things, the director may think that people won't notice but no, people did notice like me. I thought in the book Katniss and the avox girl had a special connection like they were meant to meet each other.
What were some differences between the book and the movie?
There were many differences between the book and the movie. I'll just point out the main parts but there were a lot if changes. The very first thing that I noticed was that in the book it said that when Katniss was in the room so people can visit her, Madge visited her and gave her the Pin, but in the movie she was at a little store looking place and she found it and she asked the lady working there how much it was but the lad said she could have it. Since they changed that part of the movie, they didn't show Madge in the movie. I wasn't really looking forward to seeing her, but they still shouldn't have changed that part. And in the same scene, she gets a visit from Peeta's dad and he gives her a cookie. but in the movie they didn't add that ether. A big thing that was really different was that the scenes were super short. I mean like, if they couldn't make a 5 hour movie then you should have made it into two different parts. Another huge thing about the movie that they change was the special connection between Katniss and Rue. In the movie, they were barley in four scenes together before Rue died. That was the saddest part because i thought that that part of the book was super important.
I disliked how short the scenes were. They took out so many scenes, why couldn't the at least keep the scenes the same length as it was in the book. One big part of the movie that i thought was super short was the whole 4 scenes that Katniss and Rue were in. I mean in the movie they showed this whole special connection between Katniss and Rue. In the movie, not so much. What happened in the movie was Katniss woke up and saw Rue behind a tree and said " hey, want to make a alliance? There not the only ones that can." and then they ate some food, and then out of no where Katniss is telling Rue her plan to get rid of the careers food. Like come on, really? is this a joke because it isn't very funny. Got me so mad when Rue died because they barley showed her in the movie. I think that one part of the movie they should have left it long because Katniss mentioned in the book that she thought of Rue as if she was Prim, and we all know how important Prim was to Katniss so they should have made it that Rue was equally as important as Prim. Then right after Rue died she finds Peeta. Way to short for my opinion, but i kind of understand why it was short because the book was mostly commentary from Katniss, and i don't think they could have done that in the movie. I am still really disappointing.
Were the characters different in the movie then you imagined in the book?
Yes, One main character that i thought was going to be the same was Haymitch, but i think he was the total opposite then what he was like in the book. One main thing was he wasn't a fat drunk. in the whole movie he probably took 4 sips of wine? In the book it says that Haymitch was a fat, drunk, rude person and calls Katniss sweet heart. but in the movie he was super fit, barley drank and probably called Katniss sweet heart twice. A scene i was looking forward to was when Haymitch falls off the stage in the reaping because of how drunk he was, he wasn't even in the reaping. Katniss and Peeta didn't even get to meet Haymitch till they got onto the train. Oh yeah and one character that i thought was going to be important in the movie that they didn't even put in the movie was the red headed avox girl. As i said with Rue, Katniss and the avox girl had a special connection in the book. It was almost like the avox girl knew what Katniss was going through. It was a big disappointment that she wasn't even in the movie, talk about how different she was in the movie. I think that was probably the biggest mistake that the director made.
What kind of moviegoer like this movie and what kind wont?
Well, I think the people that won't like it are the people that are die hard fans of the books like i am, and re-read the books over and over again. The people that had really high hopes for this movie.
For the people that might like it are the people that haven't read the book and they heard The Hunger Games name first from the trailer. The people that just want to enjoy a good family/romance movie.
I felt like the movie was mostly focused about Katniss' and Peeta's relationship. I didn't like that at all.
What will you rate it?
I rate this movie a 2 and a half star. I give it that many stars because of the lack of camera work, the lack of characters and how short the scenes were. That is my final review for this whole Hunger Games series. Thank you all so much for reading my blog post! Oh yeah, and may the odds be ever in your favor :). I only put the smiley face because i loved the book and a big thanks to my teacher for getting me interested to this series!
Were the characters different in the movie then you imagined in the book?
Yes, One main character that i thought was going to be the same was Haymitch, but i think he was the total opposite then what he was like in the book. One main thing was he wasn't a fat drunk. in the whole movie he probably took 4 sips of wine? In the book it says that Haymitch was a fat, drunk, rude person and calls Katniss sweet heart. but in the movie he was super fit, barley drank and probably called Katniss sweet heart twice. A scene i was looking forward to was when Haymitch falls off the stage in the reaping because of how drunk he was, he wasn't even in the reaping. Katniss and Peeta didn't even get to meet Haymitch till they got onto the train. Oh yeah and one character that i thought was going to be important in the movie that they didn't even put in the movie was the red headed avox girl. As i said with Rue, Katniss and the avox girl had a special connection in the book. It was almost like the avox girl knew what Katniss was going through. It was a big disappointment that she wasn't even in the movie, talk about how different she was in the movie. I think that was probably the biggest mistake that the director made.
What kind of moviegoer like this movie and what kind wont?
Well, I think the people that won't like it are the people that are die hard fans of the books like i am, and re-read the books over and over again. The people that had really high hopes for this movie.
For the people that might like it are the people that haven't read the book and they heard The Hunger Games name first from the trailer. The people that just want to enjoy a good family/romance movie.
I felt like the movie was mostly focused about Katniss' and Peeta's relationship. I didn't like that at all.
What will you rate it?
I rate this movie a 2 and a half star. I give it that many stars because of the lack of camera work, the lack of characters and how short the scenes were. That is my final review for this whole Hunger Games series. Thank you all so much for reading my blog post! Oh yeah, and may the odds be ever in your favor :). I only put the smiley face because i loved the book and a big thanks to my teacher for getting me interested to this series!
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