The Hunger Games

Yes, people. I have finally seen it. Yesterday. On DVD... Erm, PIRATED DVD. Hahaha! Well that's because I missed it in the cinemas and I didn't wanna wait for another couple of months for the DVD release so I settled down with a pirated one. And the subtitle's not bad. Okay. I'm being defensive, I know. Hehe! And yeah, I know this movie's a bit outdated to be excited about but I'm just really glad that I've seen it at last. I was very very curious about this movie for many reasons.

So is the movie awesome? Uhhmm.. no. Bahaha! Oops. Now, I fear for my life. THG fans- please don't execute me! IT IS A GOOD MOVIE. There. I can't say 'awesome' because I had high expectations for this one. Nowadays, several book series have been turned into movies. I didn't wanna compare but somehow it is inevitable.. and I expected a little bit more.

Anyway, I was really happy with the cast. Some of them I really like but were not given much lines and scenes. I haven't read the book but I have familiarized myself with the characters by reading Wikipedia. LOL. (Yes, I use Wikipedia. Who doesn't?) So I expected quite a few characters there to have more exposure in the film like Clove (played by Isabelle Fuhrman from the movie Orphan), Foxface (played by Jacqueline Emerson) and Rue (played by Amandla Stenberg from the movie Columbiana). It is all about Katniss (played by Jennifer Lawrence from the movie X-Men: First Class). But why wouldn't it be? She's the heroine! And I love that Jennifer played her. She's perfect for the role. But I wanted to see more of Josh Hutcherson (who played Peeta) too. Maybe that's why I'm complaining. LOL. And oh! Lenny Kravitz is part of the cast! Cool.

I found out about some of the differences of the events between the book and the film (also through Wikipedia, hehe). Not a big deal on my end. We all know it's normal for film makers to do this to make things more dramatic for the big screen. There's only one thing though that bothers me... how come they didn't include Madge Undersee in the movie adaptation? I mean, in the book, she is Katniss's bestfriend and the one who gives her the mockingjay pin which becomes a symbol of rebellion and is featured on every book cover, right? So, I definitely think they should have at least included a short scene of her handling Katniss the pin. Just saying.

I already knew that Rue was to die. Still, I ended up crying while watching the scene. I know it wasn't just me. It is a sad, sad scene. :'(

I am such a cry baby! I think every movie I've seen made me cry. >.<

Okay. So now after seeing the film and feeding my curiosity, I am officially a fan. And I look forward to possessing the book series. ^_^

And to other THG fans out there... look what I found! This Hunger Games cast photo shoot on Vanity fair...

... with the tributes looking clean, fresh, happy and far from looking starved... Hehe..

That's it for now.

May the odds be ever in your favor.