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A great book movie with some minor changes.
PostedMarch 26, 2012
Moviereviewer19
from Wichita, KS
Wow! “The Hunger Games” was a terrific film! Being a fan of the series it was hard for me to separate the good from the bad in the movie. Not to say that the movie was bad or anything like that. One big question on everyone’s mind is “How closely did the movie follow the book?” The movie followed the book pretty closely however there were a few things that were not in the movie. Madge the daughter of the District 12 mayor was not in the film and I don’t think the mayor was either. So the Mockingjay pin was a gift to Prim from Katniss who ended up giving back the pin to Katniss before she left for the games. I wasn’t too upset with that change. I understand why this change was made but you only catch glimpses of the Avoxes and Katniss’s prep team. I viewed them as bit characters in the book and going back to the fact that movies have time limits their lengthy scenes were cut from the movie. The Capitol gadgetry was taken down a few notches which was a very good idea because if all the gadgets were kept in then District 1 would not have had the same feeling as it did in the movie. Don’t get me wrong the gadgets in the book were really cool but I think the director (Gary Ross) did not want District 1 to have a really overpowering futuristic feeling. Suzanne Collins wrote the screenplay for the film so you know that she made some of the decisions as to what would be cut from the story of the movie and what wouldn’t. Sadly that has to happen with any book movie. Movies have a time limit books don’t that is one thing we must all come to realize. Some other things were changed but not too much I don’t want to go into further detail because I don’t want to ruin the movie for anyone or the book for those who haven’t read it or who are still currently reading it. Overall the changes were not bad and I enjoyed the movie the way it was. Now, for those of us who have read the books “The Hunger Games” was pretty gruesome at some parts. The movie was kept at a PG-13 rating because director Gary Ross knew that these books was appealing to all ages and he wanted all ages to be able to see it. I understand his reasoning for doing so and it’s a good thing that he did what he did. A part of me wishes that it did have an R rating and another part is just fine with its current rating. The score was really good! It was intense when it needed to be, It was soft, romantic, and adventurous when the scenes called for it. James Newton Howard never ceases to make great film scores that are memorable and incredible. This will be a score that I will add to my collection and listen to again and again. The acting throughout the film was great! Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Woody Harrelson, all had great performances as Katniss, Peeta, and Haymitch. The cast was wonderful in this movie and I can’t think of anyone better. I know people say that a lot but I am serious I can’t think of anyone else to play these characters. One thing that I didn’t like after a while was the fact that the camera was way too shaky during a lot of the action scenes and sometimes the actors looked all blurry. I think Ross was trying to make the audience feel like they were right there in the action. That is not an easy thing to do with movies. I like the fact that he tried. It didn’t work out too well though sadly. The shaky camera is really my only huge complaint with this film. Don’t let this stop you from seeing the movie though. It is worth paying full price and worth seeing! “The Hunger Games” lands a solid 4.5 out of 5! Fans will not be dissatisfied with the movie adaptation of “The Hunger Games”! Go see it and may the odds be ever in your favor!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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