Catching Fire Movie And Book Comparison Essay

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Novels may contain more details or different information than a film contains. This could be because of the ratings a movie could receive depending on what they involve. Because of this, there could be deleted scenes or less detail about certain events. The Catching Fire film and novel have many important similarities and differences. By comparing and contrasting the Hunger Games novel and film, one can see that the film was effective in conveying some themes, and was not effective in conveying others. Both the novel and the film portray the theme of humane vs. inhumane. They show how the capitol took advantage of the districts and how careless they were. The capitol was considered the enemy. In the novel it describes the man from district 11 making the sound of Rue to show respect for Katniss after giving her victory speech. It explains how Katniss was then taken inside the building but gets out to see the man get shot in the head by the …show more content…

This is portrayed in both the novel and the film but each in different ways. In the novel, while talking to Katniss in the woods, Gale tells her that he loves her. The only thing Katniss could make herself say was, “I know”. She later realized she should have replied in a different manner. On the other hand, Gale is more direct by asking Katniss if she loves him. Katniss then begins to tell him how she can’t think about that at that moment. Both let Gale down but approached the topic in different ways. Between the Catching Fire novel and film, there are many similarities and differences. Some major similarities are the love and compassion people share for each other such as Peeta and Katniss. Also, the love between Katniss and Gale. Some major differences are the detail given for each major event. The film leaves out information that is said in the book. Therefore, I believe that you can understand a story more and obtain more information by reading a novel than watching the

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