EPTThe movie wasn't dark like it was supposed to be - it seemed more like a 2-hr long Dior fashion show than anything else.
[Movie] The Hunger Games - Page 16
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Goobus
Hong Kong587 Posts
The movie wasn't dark like it was supposed to be - it seemed more like a 2-hr long Dior fashion show than anything else. | ||
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TheFlock
United States389 Posts
but I think the writers could of done a little better job with the lines. Having Suzanne Collins as a writer for the movie helped give it a good connection to the book. For the most part I liked the actors cast as well. I will be highly anticipating the next movie. However it does bother me a little when there are very small things that could have been done to make the movie 2x better. + Show Spoiler + For example, in the book the ending was wayyyyy more intense and emotional. They couldn't have spent an extra ten minutes accomplishing that?? Instead the end was not the intense epic conclusion it could have been. The movie was a longer one but ten minutes would have added so much content. Oh well, its the fault of the director or producer I would guess. Despite the above I would still recommend the movie, I guess it's more enjoyable after reading the book, but I felt like it was a good adaptation. | ||
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TheFlock
United States389 Posts
On March 26 2012 12:52 Goobus wrote: IMO I don't get the big deal with the books OR the movie. The books themselves were pretty badly written, obviously written for a very young audience - the world wasn't that immersive at all, and the writer doesn't really do a good job painting the world they live in. The movie wasn't dark like it was supposed to be - it seemed more like a 2-hr long Dior fashion show than anything else. Well we experience the world as the main character knows it. She doesn't know anything about the other districts or the capital until she goes there, and the reader learns more about the world as she does. I kinda like that it was written this way because I believe it immerses the reader more in Katniss' story and allows us to understand characters more, without giving away the larger picture. Also I agree that the movie should have been darker like the book, probably with an R rating. But that would make no sense as they would be cutting off half (somewhat arbitrary number) of their fan base and that part of it that can make movies like this so wildly sucessful. | ||
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peekn
United States1152 Posts
I did like what the movie was about, however the way in which it was shot and written completely killed it for me. I never got to fall in love with the characters, there was no real back story to any of them and as a result I didn't care if any of them lived/died. I will probably not be seeing the next movies assuming they are going to be making them since everyone is in love with this movie and book series. Like others have said, the movie is painfully predictable and does seem like to have a Twilight type feel with no substance or twists at all. I think that I'd give it a 5/10 just because I like what the movie was about, not the plot or anything else. | ||
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Bigtony
United States1606 Posts
On March 26 2012 12:52 Goobus wrote: IMO I don't get the big deal with the books OR the movie. The books themselves were pretty badly written, obviously written for a very young audience - the world wasn't that immersive at all, and the writer doesn't really do a good job painting the world they live in. The movie wasn't dark like it was supposed to be - it seemed more like a 2-hr long Dior fashion show than anything else. The world isn't very important except in the way that it affects the characters. It's very character driven; if you don't like the characters you won't enjoy it. | ||
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Dexington
Canada7276 Posts
This was every action scene in this movie, and the only one it made sense for was where she was hallucinating. | ||
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Absent Minded
Canada19 Posts
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Vardant
Czech Republic620 Posts
On March 26 2012 05:49 Xiphos wrote: wasn't spoiling the movie or anything right.... What about the sequel, be it a book or a movie?  | ||
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Crissaegrim
2947 Posts
Despite the shaky camera and stuff, some shots of Jen Lawrence were simply amazing. I loved those still shots of her in the woods, looking out with eyes of a tigress =). | ||
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loladin
Norway184 Posts
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Goobus
Hong Kong587 Posts
On March 26 2012 17:04 loladin wrote: I didn't get the point of the Hunger Games. The outer districts seemed to hate the games, to the point where it caused riots.. Does the Captiol or whatever they were called really think that entertainment is more important than getting the supplies they need to continue their privileged lives? The point of the games was only partly for entertainment - the more important factor was for intimidation and to remind that districts that their livelihoods were in the hands of the Capitol. | ||
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Diizzy
United States828 Posts
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Quintum_
United States669 Posts
On March 26 2012 17:04 loladin wrote: I didn't get the point of the Hunger Games. The outer districts seemed to hate the games, to the point where it caused riots.. Does the Captiol or whatever they were called really think that entertainment is more important than getting the supplies they need to continue their privileged lives? Think of the outer districts more as colonies with the capitol being the motherland. The districts have no choice if they want send there supplies there or not, they are more like slaves then anything else. If they refused the captiol would just come and kill/harm the district and anyone that was rebelling against them. The games while about entertainment are also a form of intimation with its message being "We can come and take your kids and do harm to them and you cant do anything about it so dont step out of line. We hold all the power." Also the move was not that bad, i was expecting worse. Camara work could of been a little better but i was satisfied. The minor charterers where a little marginalized but that might of just been because of time constraints to not make the movie 3+ hours. | ||
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Zokkar
Israel128 Posts
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Goobus
Hong Kong587 Posts
On March 26 2012 19:06 Zokkar wrote: I didn't really like the movie, felt like the part in the arena could have been written much better. Maybe more focus on the survival aspect. Also the sponsorship parachute gift is kind of a stupid idea, why not just get a lot of sponsors and they help you win everything + Show Spoiler + They don't actually say this in the movies, but sponsor gifts actually get exponentially more expensive as the games go on, which may or may not address your concern. | ||
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Vardant
Czech Republic620 Posts
The gifts cost a lot and the price rises in time. Also, you're nothing more than a slave to them, a toy to play with. They don't really care who survives. What exactly could you offer, that they would all decide to help you? | ||
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dudeman001
United States2412 Posts
On March 26 2012 19:13 Goobus wrote: + Show Spoiler + They don't actually say this in the movies, but sponsor gifts actually get exponentially more expensive as the games go on, which may or may not address your concern. Yeah, the book covers this topic well. But I guess it's a fault of the movie for leaving so much unexplained. | ||
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sVnteen
Germany2238 Posts
On March 26 2012 19:34 dudeman001 wrote: Yeah, the book covers this topic well. But I guess it's a fault of the movie for leaving so much unexplained. thats always a problem with film versions of books... they simply can't put everything in 2h or so | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
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Mycl
Australia1370 Posts
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