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Hunger Games
I saw the movie today and read the books over the summer. I would really like to know how someone who hasn't read the books liked the movie or what the thought of it.
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I haven't read the books, but I saw the movie today. I thought it was good, and I didn't find it confusing.
I thought the movie was good, but the premise was too morbid for me. I probably won't see the other movies. I MAY read the first book just because I saw the movie, but I don't understand all the love for this series. It seems a little dark to be considered a young adult novel to me.
I do like Katniss as a character, though.
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<a href="http://www.thenest.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Home DThis is me to a capital T. I actually never heard of the book or even saw previews for the movie. I went with a large group of co-workers on Friday afternoon, otherwise I probably would not have even see it. Then again, I have only been to the movies twice in the past 6 years....
ETA: I was a huge LOST fan and it kinda reminded me of it.
I'm about halfway through Book 3. Book 2 was good, not great like Book 1, but Book 3, I have really had to force myself to keep picking it up and reading. It's like the author ran out of steam or something after Book 2.
I have not read the books yet, but am going to....as soon as it is my turn at the library! I normally like to read the book first but my son wanted to go so we went.
5 of us went and none of us read the books. We all enjoyed it.
I liked that the dogs were built off their DNA. It was just a mind game for the Tributes which I thought was an excellent move and made things interesting. Although, I do see how it would have been lost in the movie. They just weren't able to build up the majority of the Tribute characters to convey the idea.
Getting through the 3rd book was a struggle for me, as well.
Book 1 sets the stage for what happens in book 2 and 3. It's a morbid concept (the hunger games) but it's not actually the main focus of the books. So, if you were able to stomach this, you would be fine with the rest of the series. Book 2 has it's moments, but book 1 is the worst, on purpose. They are trying to get you to realize how terrible the government is, and how extreme they are willing to go to control the rest of the cities. The books are more focused on the power-play of the government and the reactions they get. You start to see this in the movie when district 11 stats to riot after Rue's death. In the book, this doesn't happen yet. Instead they all chip in money to send Katniss bread. (District 11 is the second-poorest district. This was a big deal for them. Usually only members of the Capitol have enough money to spare to send gifts. That's why gifts weren't flying everywhere.) So, yeah. Sorry that was long-winded. It has it's violence and gore, but it also has a pretty decent theme, and I'm surprised honestly (pleasantly I must add) that so many younger kids DID get into the story because of the politics in the book.
I felt the same way about book 3. It took me forever, but I finally finished it over the weekend! I probably need to read it again, because I'm sure I skimmed through some details, because by the end I was like "who is that again" with some of the new names and I was lost as to how some people died.
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I read the books, DH didn't. He liked the movie and wants to read the books.
The only thing that really bothered me was that they didn't explain the mockingjay which is pretty significant in the rest of the books.
Me too! I was wondering how that would look, but glad they didn't do it.
I read the book on Saturday. DH and I left for the theater as soon as I finished. He has read all 3. I thought it was true to the story, but thought the characters could have used a little more development. But, it's a lot to fit into 2.5 hours.
In the books I believe he asks Katniss if she helped Rue. There was more of a conversation, if I recall correctly.
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Yah, it is explained better in the book. Katniss tells him that she buried Rue with flowers and that District 11 send her a loaf of bread. So, Thresh feels he owes it to Katniss to let her go one time.
I guess ine movie you are supposed to know that he overheard Katniss and Clove (I think it's Clove, right?) when Clove talks about how Katniss teamed up with her.
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Yeah he comes right as Clove is saying how she knew they teamed up and she was part of the team that killed Rue. Thresh then grabs her and she tried to pretend she didn't just say that, and he said "I heard you!" and killed her, and then let Katniss go, for Rue.
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Probably the biggest change that I felt *didn't* work had to do with the whole sick-Peeta thing. I think they should have made it clear somehow that the soup was drugged and Katniss gave it to him knowingly. Otherwise, it's just like..."Oh, soup, that's kind of a random waste of a sponsor gift!" I also think they should have kept it (or made it more clear) that Peeta's problem was a systemic infection and he needed an antibiotic. Making his "medicine" the same kind of miracle-burn-healing-cream we've already seen just made it seem like Katniss could have saved a little from her pot and skipped all that drama. All they had to do was have her feel his forehead or something and then have the medicine be a syringe. I guess they wanted him up and walking/fighting in record time, but it bothered me.
This is also a very tiny nitpick, but I also think there could have been more of an audience reaction when Peeta reveals in the "talk show" that Katniss is the girl he loves. I think if there had been more of a "gasp/awwww" it would have made it clear how important that maybe-faux-maybe-not romance was in terms of keeping them alive with sponsor gifts.