Hunga Games Review
WARNING : Here there be spoilers. If you’re reading this from a reader beware! I put stuff in spoiler brackets, but they probably won’t work outside of WordPress…
I’m not sure how I feel about this movie…and I’m not sure if it’s because of the movie itself or the venue I saw it in.
Went to Fork and Screen which is located in a part of town I haven’t been to in about 5 years.
I didn’t account for all the traffic and those situations where people block intersections and things so I got all confused and was 20 minutes late for the movie. Got into the theatre…couldn’t find anywhere to sit for a while, then squeezed in between two people. Ordered food…(I was famished) and was finally ready to pay attention.
I think all that may have removed me a great deal from being pulled in.
I did get emotional during some parts though :
Like when Katniss volunteered to be a tribute and her sister was screaming no…
Or when District 12 salutes her instead of applauds when she’s introduced as the tribute…
[spoiler] Or when Rue dies and Katniss salutes toward the camera and people in District 11 started to riot..[/spoiler]
Maybe it was the salute? Lol…
But there were other things I didn’t connect to at all to like I did in the book :
[spoiler] She didn’t seem as connected to Rue so when she died, it was a little weird how upset she was…[/spoiler]
[spoiler] There was some ambiguity about how Katniss felt about Peeta in the book. She did seem like she had SOME feelings for him, but in the movie, it was obvious that it was for show.[/spoiler]
[spoiler] The cuts to Gale whenever Katniss and Peeta kissed were a little o_O[/spoiler]
[spoiler] The gravity of Katniss unknowingly fueling a burgeoning revolution or her actions with the nightlock didn’t have time to sink in. Seneca got his own bowl of nightlock and then you were like “oh…that was a big deal?”[/spoiler]
Not sure…I feel like I should stop reading books before their associated movies or shows come out. There’s really no way to not be disappointed if you already know the story of what you’re seeing.
Plus, what movie could be better than one’s own imagination?