“Ours not to reason why, ours but to do and die.” by Alfred Lord Tennyson basically sums up The Hunger Games. While the Tennyson quote is about the courageous Light Brigade in the Crimean War, The Hunger Games is a twisted and sick corruption of government’s care of the people. The Hunger Games is the story of how a leader keeps control of his people by frightening them with the yearly sacrifice of 24 of their children. I did not enjoy the film adaptation of the The Hunger Games ,by Suzanne Collins, as much as I enjoyed the book. I think Jennifer Lawrence inadequately portrayed Katniss Everdeen. In the book, Katniss displayed almost every emotion possible. I felt most of Lawrence's performance was lacking any kind of emotion.I really couldn’t …show more content…
In the book he was very lively, even after the reaping, and had a very “go with the flow” type of personality. Hutcherson, in my opinion, stayed true to the character. I feel the same about Woody Harrelson and his role as Haymitch, Katniss and Peeta’s coach. Harrelson stayed true to Haymitch's sassy and sarcastic personality. Several things were left out or changed when the book was converted into a movie. Which is understandable, since is no way you can put all the details from a book into a movie. I felt there were important details that should have been included. Such as, Katniss getting the mockingjay pin from the Mayor's daughter, Madge instead of a day trader. One of the strongest most emotional scenes from the book, Katniss screaming Peeta’s name when it was announced that two tributes could win if they were from the same district was completely left out of the movie. The props and CGI department really came through on this movie. The futuristic clothing, the game monitoring system, and in-game manipulations were top of the line. The forest fire scene seemed very realistic to me. I’m not sure how much, if any, of the movie was filmed on location, but the forest scenes came across as
Science fiction writers create a particular setting not only to entertain readers but to give clues on lessons they believe human beings are struggling to understand. In both books, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are introduced as the main characters to project the criticisms made by the author. Susan Collins creates a Dystopian society ruled by the Capital. Different areas of their country, named Panem, are separated into different districts. Two kids from each of the twelve districts are chosen at random to fight in an arena until 1 tribute is left, this is called The Hunger Games Both Peeta and Katniss fight together during the hunger games as a team from District 12. Between the two books, Collins portrays the idea that humans tend to be disrespectful and insulting, depending on another's wealth and/or authority and power. Both The Hunger Games and Catching Fire connect with readers but also indicated the problem with certain human behaviors that most people don't notice or fail to
One of the main products of this movie that popped out to me was the stars. They all seemed to be great actors even though I only knew one of them. For example, I thought that Ian Michael Smith did a great job portraying Simon Birch. He made the movie cute and funny all at once. I also thought that Joseph Mazello did a great job portraying relatable feelings in the movie. You could tell by his facial expressions what his mood was. All the actors did a great job and I can’t pinpoint one of them who did worse than the
What really shocked me about a part that was left out in the movie was when Jem was punished to go help and understand Mrs. Dubose as a punishment. After Mrs. Dubose harassed Jem and Scout, he got tired of it and took out his anger on her most precious thing, her garden. I thought this was very important to the book and would be essential to the movie as well. This was one of the scenes that showed us that Jem was indeed “growing up.” It also introduced us to Dubose’s addiction to morphine and her attempt to stop and be, courageous, as Atticus said. I actually, after all the differences, believe this is the most important scene that was not in the movie.
... because I like books that have action, adventure, and a good story. The part of this book that makes it my favorite is mostly because I like books that end the series since I hate cliffhangers at the end of the series because you never now what is going to happen because that is the last book. Another part of this book that makes it my favorite is that there are lots of sub stories that make it more interesting to read. The largest sub story in the book is wether Peeta will even like Katniss or hate her the rest of his life since he was brainwashed by the Capitol using poison. This book would make a great movie if they won’t add or subtract something from the story like they have done with so many other books that have turned into movies. If they keep it the way it is it will make a great movie because the plot fits into what people like these days which is action.
Despite the movie providing a greater depth to characters, it can also do the opposite. For instance, the actress who plays Miss Maudie is a thinner, and much younger, and more conventional than Scout describes in the book, which takes away from a character. The book is still better than the
Fear: the feeling or condition of being afraid caused by the presence or imminence of danger; the force or power responsible for altering one’s state of mind and sanity alongside unleashing the hidden monster within humans. Both William Golding and Suzanne Collins demonstrate the impact and significance of fear and primal instincts in their novels, which both revolve around the central idea of survival of the fittest. In the dystopian novels of Lord of the Flies and The Hunger Games, both works share similar setting, characterization, and themes expressed throughout the novel.
A multitude of authors have written novels about a dystopian society in which most of them share similar themes and motifs. These novels present a government that unjustly revokes the citizens from their freedoms and ability to live a prosperous life. Most of the characters that follow the government rules live in oppression and a repetitive lifestyle of making their contribution to the leader. Throughout reading the novel 1984, the reader could make several connections to The Hunger Games series because of the comparable ideas and themes. These two novels share the similar ideas of which the birds represent hope for the people, giant screens allow the government to communicate to the citizens, and multiple divisions that provide for the whole
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.
In both books they share some traits, even though they may not look anything alike they are. both of these novels are dystopian novels and many characters share similarity’s.
Divergent and The Hunger Games are two of the most successful movies released in 2014. The movies attracted a large number of viewers who were able to connect with the characters and the story being told. Many people found themselves getting emotionally involved in the characters lives. In both movies, it is easy to find yourself rooting for the underdog and hoping that only the best happens in the end. Both movies are remarkably similar because they feature similar strong female leads, display omnipotent authority, practice dystopian societies, and have a clear distinction between good versus evil.
From a structural perspective, movies and novels appear as polar opposites. A film uses actors, scripts, and a set in order to create a visual that can grab and keep the attention of their viewers. However, an author strives to incorporate deeper meaning into their books. Despite these differences in media, 1984 and The Hunger Games present unique, yet similar ideas.
The movie lacks a lot of insight onto the other characters in the book, it mostly focuses on Ponyboy. For example, in the movie there was a lack of detail on characters such as Darry and Sodapop even Dally. Dally was a major character in the book but his death in the movie seemed a bit minor because there wasn’t much detail for viewers to get attached to his character. I felt as if his death was glazed over and easily forgotten in the movie while in the book it was described for at least two pages.
All characters in the movie were played well by the actors in my opinion. They
The book and the movie were both very good. The book took time to explain things like setting, people’s emotions, people’s traits, and important background information. There was no time for these explanations the movie. The book, however, had parts in the beginning where some readers could become flustered.
The movie “The Hunger Games” series has always been my favorite. And now I have just read the origin novel of “The Hunger Games” which made me feel very inspired and I also learnt what is courage, independence and love. From the description in the book, Katniss seems strong and courageous, but actually I can feel her fear through the book. Before the reaping, Gale planned to escape from District 12 to live in the forest with her, but she refused because she was afraid of being caught and incriminate her impoverished family.