I was introduced to The Hunger Games trilogy just a few months before the first movie came out. I honestly cannot remember what made me start to read the book, but all I remember is being halfway through the third book by the time the movie came out. I had already seen it at the midnight release, but volunteered to see it again with my cousin and his friend. The only reason I remember that exact detail is because my cousin's friend decided to ruin the end of Mockingjay for me. As sad as it sounds, that was a traumatic moment for me. Ruining literature is the worst thing someone can do to me. I may sound dramatic, but it’s true. Only a literature devil would do such a thing to someone; that’s worse than wishing for someone to step on a Lego.
By the middle of the second book, I could pretty much admit that I was a bit obsessed. I was intrigued by every little secret or detail that was revealed by every page. I liked the action and excitement in the series. Yet, every time I watched the movie I remember sitting there thinking, “Well that wasn't how it happened in the book”. Yes, I am one of those people who will notice right away the difference between the books and movies. Trust me; my mom hated watching the Harry Potter movies with me because of that. However, there are a lot of noticeable aesthetic changes in the movie appearance from the book appearance of characters, which caused controversy over the casting decisions. Many people turned to social media to express their opinion. Therefore making me question, how did fans respond to the said changes and similarities in casting for the movie?
It seems as though the fans who had a problem with Rue’s and Thresh’s ethnicity did not read the book. The responses were...
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...enager. However, according to the director, Gary Ross, Suzanne believed that the role needed to be filled by someone of a certain maturity and power. They needed someone that was not too young because in Suzanne’s mind, Katniss is not a young girl. An additional issue found about Lawrence and Katniss was the physical appearance of Lawrence. Katniss is described to have straight black hair, olive skin and gray eyes. Yet, Lawrence is pale, has blonde hair and blue eyes. An easy fix to the hair color was to dye it, which they did.
In the opening weekend, The Hunger Games made $155 million at the box office. It was the third-best debut in American box office history, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and The Dark Knight. However, both were sequels and had male protagonists, whereas The Hunger Games was written by a female starring a female.
The differences in the movie and the book might have been intentional. If audiences were to read the book, watch the movie, and reach conclusions, I think they would have great understanding of what’s inside them both. For example, a scene in the movie in which Atticus tells his children why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird was not in the book; from that scene, I inferred on how that became the initial title of the book. By using both resources, I was able to gather information and grasp its contents tighter.
book was blander. The book did not catch my attention as much. The movie really caught my
At this point, the readers create their own movie in a way. They will determine important aspects of how the character speaks, looks like, and reacts. Whereas, in the movie, the reader has no choice but to follow the plot laid out in front of them. No longer can they picture the characters in their own way or come up with their different portrayals. The fate of the story, while still unpredictable, was highly influenced by the way the characters looked, spoke, and presented themselves on screen.
For example, Mama goes to the bank in the movie and is given a hard time about paying her mortgage, but this did not happen in the book. Another major difference is that the school bus scene, where the Logan kids played a trick on the white kids, was not shown in the movie, even though it was an important part of the story. There are some character changes as well. Lillian Jean, Jeremy, R.W, and Melvin are Simms’ in the book, but in the movie they are Kaleb Wallace’s children. However, the main plot difference is how the movie starts in the middle, summarizing everything from the first part of the book very briefly. Additionally, many scenes are switched around and placed out of order. Altogether, the plot and character changes contribute to my unfavorable impression of the
I have only included what I have to believe are largely important plot gaps and differences in the movie version in comparison to the book one, and so I apologize again if I have missed any other major ones. Forgive me, please.
Katniss shows an amazing lead character. She showed independence and strength. “I volunteer” I gasped, “I volunteer as tribute.” (Ross) She showed strength by taking her sister's place in the games. Which means the possibility of death. Influencing her watchers that is it okay to be a woman and taking in responsibilities. The Hunger Games and Anthem bring us two different people but almost the same why by showing us weaknesses and strengths.
Before the first Harry Potter film came out in 2001, many fans were worried that the unusual and distinctively English charms of JK Rowling's books would be lost in the journey from printed page to the big screen.
The Hunger Games was a good movie when it came out. This movie refers to a dystopia world in which there are 12 districts and a capitol who rules with an iron fist, in which the districts must provide a tribute to fight in an annual Hunger Game as a punishment for a past rebellion. Katniss Everdeen is a hunter from the 12th district, which Gale, her friend gives her tips on hunting. One day her sister, Primrose Everdeen, is chosen for the Hunger Games, and in order to save her, she volunteers instead to serve in the Games along with Peeta Mellark. During a TV interview, Peeta confesses her love for Katniss Everdeen, which causes the enragement of the latter; however, she later forgives him as he explains to her that it was only to gain sponsors. During the Hunger Games, she did not receive a lot of supplies except some medicine to cure a wound, but Districts 1 and 2 almost won the Game due to their training, and amount of supplies which Katniss destroys but cannot recover any of them. The Hunger Games was one of the best movies I ever watched because it has a little bit of everything and it captures the real-life survival game that we live on a daily basis.
Underestimated by her competitors, she was able to rise her way to the top by pulling out he secret weapons. Her hunting abilities, problem solving skills, and ability to think on the spot may not seem like super powers; however, they helped her survive and win the hunger games. Like Tris, Katniss also had a supernatural aid. Peeta was able to help Katniss make it through the games and they both made it out alive. Two to protagonists , Tris and Katniss, are alike in many ways and they both have the self-respecting, strong, smart, and independent qualities that one would expect to find in a
The book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone differs from the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in many ways. Most of these differences include characters and scenes. The two ways to discover this Harry Potter adventure are to either read the book or watch the movie. In fact, a person would want to read the book if they wanted the entire perception of the story and all of the information inside; whereas, a person would want to watch the movie if they wanted a rough sketch of the story. The two have dissimilarities but the person choosing to read the book or watch the movie is in charge of what they want to have. That is, the entire story or just a rough sketch of the story.
“The Hunger Games” has been considered one of the top movies from the 21st century. It has everything you would want from a movie. Love, action, and comedy
The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross, was released in 2012. The film is about a young girl who lives in one of the twelve districts of the Capitol of Panem. To keep these districts from resorting to war like past times, the capitol now forces one girl and one boy to fight to the death until only one remains. Jennifer Lawrence, staring as Katniss Everdeen, has been chosen to represent district 12. The film uses many different elements to display all the emotional and physical struggles Katniss must endure while participating in the games.
The Hunger Games movies are interesting, particularly for Harley Quinn, because although it is thought by some as a “girl’s movie,” the gender of its fans is fairly even, with a near 60/40 spilt. This is good for Harley Quinn, because although we want to pull in that female audience as one of our main demographics, we do not want to lose out on the male demographic that is known for going to comic book based movies. As for age range, The Hunger Games two largest demographics were between ages 13-17 and ages 25-55.
Director Francis did an excellent job on this film. This movie is one of the most arousal movies I have seen. This movie is based on the Hunger Games series. The Hunger Games is about a girl named Katniss Everdeen and a boy named Peeta Mellark, who both live in district 12; a city full of poverty and dictatorship. Every year Panem, also known as the Capitol, where they randomly chose 24 tributes, 2 from each 12 Districts, of the opposite sexes. The selected candidates are required to train and fight to the death, leaving only the best contestant as the winner. Originally Primrose Everdeen was chosen as the female contestant for district twelve, but instead her older sister Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute to save her little sister’s life. Then, Peeta Mellark was chosen for the male tribute.
So you can see “The Hunger Games” is a deadly unforgiving book about the journey of Peeta and Katniss to win the Hunger Games and return to their home. They soon realize that this fight won’t be all it’s cracked up to be.