Anyone else see it? I thought it was an excellent adaption and fine film in its own rights. I loved the costumes and set design for pretty much the whole film.
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I watched it yesterday with friends but have not yet read the book, which is not something that I usually do. I liked it but knew that there were definitely pieces of it I was missing because I hadn't read the book yet.
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Just saw that today. It felt like it was missing something -- like it couldn't quite stand on its own without either the book or the promise of a sequel. Then again, I never read the book.
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But if you never read the book, can't you determine whether or not it stood on its own?
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I've determined that it hasn't. What I'm not sure of is how much having read the book helps the movie stand. I'm told it's a good adaptation.
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Was it a car or a cat I saw?I'm not entirely sure if could stand on its own. Having next to zero background about the book, I felt that there was certain lack of information that would have helped my viewing experience greatly. Granted, I'm also not one to argue that the movie should have held my hand with even more exposition than it already had, but I felt like the amount of information I got about the world of The Hunger Games just wasn't enough. It left me too curious- not curious in a good way like I want to consume more, but curious in a 'why is all of this happening and why should I care' sort of way.
That said, I still liked it. And it's a movie that made me want to read the book, so... I guess that's something?
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Speaking as someone who read the books first, I'd have to say that the movie really is a good adaptation.
But yes, if I think about it, the movie doesn't quite stand on its own. Part of it is because there's more world building in the later novels (and I assume the same for the inevitable movie sequels), and part of it is because the world background is placed subtly in the movie to avoid exposition. For example, the movie mentions that 13 districts rebelled against the Capitol, but there's only 24 tributes--two for each district. Movie-goers have to infer that District 13 was destroyed in the rebellion, while book-readers get that information handed directly as words.
But what I'm saying is...even though that exposition is placed subtly, I think it's still there. Maybe not noticeable for someone watching the movie for the first time, but I suspect the movie may stand on its own after the second or third time.
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I've been told that I need to read The Hunger Games. I assumed it was Twilight-esque, and for 13-year old girls, but I've been told otherwise. Perhaps I'll give it a shot after I finish Planet of Twilight (Which I'm reading right now).
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Speaking as someone who read the books first, I'd have to say that the movie really is a good adaptation.
But yes, if I think about it, the movie doesn't quite stand on its own. Part of it is because there's more world building in the later novels (and I assume the same for the inevitable movie sequels), and part of it is because the world background is placed subtly in the movie to avoid exposition. For example, the movie mentions that 13 districts rebelled against the Capitol, but there's only 24 tributes--two for each district. Movie-goers have to infer that District 13 was destroyed in the rebellion, while book-readers get that information handed directly as words.
But what I'm saying is...even though that exposition is placed subtly, I think it's still there. Maybe not noticeable for someone watching the movie for the first time, but I suspect the movie may stand on its own after the second or third time.
Having not read the books, I was under the assumption that the 13th District was actually the Capital and thus exempt from participation, which made why everyone from the other districts hated them so much make more sense in my head.
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Pooty: While Hunger Games may be aimed at the young girl demographic, it's just not fair to compare it to Twilight. It's not fair to compare a lot of things to Twilight
Kylo: It didn't occur to me that the 13th district could've been thought of as the Capitol. It's a reasonable assumption to make, I guess. Regardless, the Capitol is still justifiably hated for their mistreatment of its people and making a game out of their deaths.
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And, well, the Capitol is exempt and everyone hates them for it.
Also, I wouldn't even say The Hunger Games is aimed towards girls at all. The gender breakdown of the movie audience, for example, is 40% male, 60% female. That's a pretty solid split. (Unlike, say, Twilight, which was something like 15% male.)
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And 70% married mothers.
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As an April Fool's day joke, I tricked everyone into thinking i liked the Hunger Games.
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I saw it and loved it. I have been trying to write a D&D adventure module lately (I did write it; it's only meant to be a small little thing but it still required lots of planning) and so I've been thinking a lot about how to write compelling fiction. I think that biased me to like The Hunger Games. Also the fact that there's a survival component is cool because I've been getting into survival knowledge, too.
I guess the movie struck at a very fortuitous time in my life.
I don't think I'll read the books. I don't really want to spend the money or hassle with going up to the library. I didn't used to feel that way... I read books all the time... but now I pretty much don't read fiction and when I do read it's online.