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I too had isolated thunderstorms around my face when I went and saw it (Just a day after finishing the book!). What wacky weather! And there may have been more during Rue’s death (along with handholding w/my hubby).
I totally agree that Lenny Kravitz must have a picture locked up in an attic because DAYUM man is looking fine.
I will totally have to go and see this again. Now I have to go finish book 2 and start 3.
You have! (Thank you!)
I cried so pathetically at Rue’s death in the book, and upheld the tradition at the film.
HE JUST GETS BETTER WITH AGE. HOW.
Yesss I hope you like them!
I know that in the books, Foxface was crafty, but had been described as not having any sort of forest experience to know which berries were good or not. And since she had been surviving off of other tributes at that point, she assumed that if Peeta had been picking them (because Katniss must have taught him) they were okay to eat.
And yes, I loved Lenny Kravitz as Cinna. I wanted to hug him and take him home with me. Rue as well. I almost wonder if the man that broke away from the group in District 11 was Rue’s father. The books never said, but in my own little world, I want it to be.
Also, re: holding pee. I’m -pregnant- and made it through. I was SO worried I wouldn’t be able, but I did! And then promptly rushed for the restroom at the theatre, cursing the person who said there was a scene after the credits (THERE WASN’T)
That’s what I believe, but at the same time there are a couple of factors that make it an interesting theory, even if it doesn’t quite hold up when you look at it critically.
I think they switched up the timeline a bit with the riot, didn’t they? It happened on the Victory Tour in the book, if I’m remembering correctly. It could have been her father, definitely.
HAHA YOU ARE THE VICTOR. please hold still while we crown your bladder.
I must say, as someone who usually complains her ass off about any and everything about movie adaptions of books I had zero complaints about this movie. There are of course changes and missing things but for once in my life I don’t feel the need to be bothered by them because the movie was so damn great. The acting was great, the sets where great the everything was great.
I spent the whole movie looking forward to seeing it again. I just really wasn’t disappointing AT ALL!
I actually think for the first time in my life I like a movie version of a book I liked better than the book. (It happens a lot with books I hated but never with ones I actually enjoyed.)
I think it’s fairly universal that this film is a great adaptation, which makes me SO HAPPY. And that’s exactly how I felt!
I think they’re about even for me–I loved the books more than most things I’ve read in my life, but this was such a wonderful translation that it’s in its own category. :D
I loved the books. Loved. Loved. The movie was awesome. I was pretty ambivalent about watching it, all prepared to be disappointed. With a few caveats, I really enjoyed it. Jennifer Lawrence really makes the film. She emotes incredibly well and I realized about a third of the way through the film that I was hellafied tense because SHE was hellafied tense. I mean, seriously.
Although I understand the reasoning for making the film PG-13, I wish it were an R and that the film makers emphasized the violence enacted between the kids. I think that part of the reason that people cheered when Clove died may have been because most of the deaths were distanced through editing. Despite all of the dead eyes post-Cornucopia, the curly head District 4 boy’s death had the most impact, as did Cato’s neck breaking moment. I felt a little as if we lost some of the novel’s point and impact by de-emphasizing the violence. That said, however, I can’t say that outside of a very academic consideration of how the novel works and how the film functions, I don’t know that I would have been able to sit through a film with graphic violence enacted by children. Personally, I thought Thresh killing Clove was horrific. Cato’s breakdown made me cry for him because it is made so obvious that despite everything, he’s a kid and this is all out of control. I liked that we got to see how everything that’s happened actually affected him, stripping the cocky Career Tribute veneer. Suzanne Collins did a really good job in the novels of showing consequences and I liked that the novel follows through on that.
As for Rue, I started tearing up as soon as she appeared on screen. Knowing her fate, it was water works every damn time. Looking forward to the sequel. Thanks for the recap!
I can honestly see nobody else as Katniss at this point–Jennifer Lawrence just did such an amazing job.
I agree, subjectively! But I imagine they had to cut the violence down because a PG-13 rating will bring in more money than an R rating will, and if less bloodshed is the tradeoff for having more young people seeing and talking about it, I’m okay with it. And I also agree with everything else! The violence we did see was nasty and brutal, which was appropriate. I felt bad for every single tribute too, man. It’s rough, whether you’re a Career or not.
Aaaah I cried like a little baby about all things Rue. Amandla Stenberg did a phenomenal job. Thank you for reading!
Duuuuuuude. Tight Review. Tight movie. Tight pants
THANKS LITTLE BRO PEEP.
Ooh. I never considered that aspect of Foxface’s death. How horrible would that be? That among her last thoughts would be, “Well, at least these two won’t do anything bad to my body.” Sadness. Now I want to give Foxface a hug again.
Wonderful review. Like many, this movie and associated book series has eaten my brain and I mull it over in my head frequently. (And I’ve got a movie pass that I intend to use to watch it again, if the stars align.) Thanks, by the way, for reiterating the underlying message of ‘children dying is bad, m’kay?’, because that’s something that has such potential to get lost in the telling of the story. How terrible of an upbringing must a Career tribute have, to be raised from an early age knowing they’re going to have to kill or be killed? Worst. Birthday parties. Ever. Augh. This series breaks my heart a little bit, each and every time I go back through it.
Wow. This is the best review ever! Thank you so much, darling, you just made my life. =D