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The Hunger Games



Like the Harry Potter series, The Hunger Games has reached beyond it's genre - young adult fiction. And the movie seems to have especially gone beyond.

I went to see it on Friday night. I don't usually like movies that have been made from books that I've read and loved. Exceptions are the Harry Potter series, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and now Hunger Games. The common thread seems to be the action that is alive on the page is so much better on the screen where you can see it played out. I truly cannot wait to see the next two movies.

What is missing in a movie is the thoughts - it's hard to portray what someone is thinking unless you have a narrator. I felt it missing in the Hunger Games - Katniss' thoughts are a large portion of the book and while they did an admirable job with some of the relationships the movie could not really convey all that the heroine was thinking.

I still prefer a good book - but the popcorn at movie is better!! If you haven't read the books, you should - they are easy and quick reads.




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