The big epic Hunger Games review
Mar. 26th, 2012 01:00 pmYay, fun weekend! ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
mcmegan came to town for the annual Shamrock Fest in DC (which, for reasons unbeknownst to us, was held a week after St. Patrick's Day). We got a little wet from the rain, but we got to see live bands, particularly Dropkick Murphys. :) Then on Sunday, I dragged her to see The Hunger Games. :)
Okay, for those of you who don't want to be spoiled with specifics, I'll say this: I think it is one of the most effective adaptations of a book I've ever seen. Part of it is that the subject matter is so well-suited to a visual medium, so some things actually work BETTER in the movie. Obviously it can't be translated word-for-word onto the screen, but I felt like the choices they made were mostly good - the bits that were cut were marginal anyway, and the scenes that were added enhanced the story.
( Spoilers for the movie and probably all three books )
mcmegan came to town for the annual Shamrock Fest in DC (which, for reasons unbeknownst to us, was held a week after St. Patrick's Day). We got a little wet from the rain, but we got to see live bands, particularly Dropkick Murphys. :) Then on Sunday, I dragged her to see The Hunger Games. :)Okay, for those of you who don't want to be spoiled with specifics, I'll say this: I think it is one of the most effective adaptations of a book I've ever seen. Part of it is that the subject matter is so well-suited to a visual medium, so some things actually work BETTER in the movie. Obviously it can't be translated word-for-word onto the screen, but I felt like the choices they made were mostly good - the bits that were cut were marginal anyway, and the scenes that were added enhanced the story.
( Spoilers for the movie and probably all three books )
