Well, one of the children I work with in my non-profit asked me to go to see the movie with her today. I loved having a girls day with her.
I have not read the book, but I've heard a lot about the movie. Apparently not enough, because I really wasn't prepared. Everything was happening so fast and the editing was so chopped up that I had a hard time keeping up with what was going on!
Maybe I am just old-fashioned but I was still shocked to see the horrors on the screen and nobody in the theatre really getting worked up about it. As long as our favorite character doesn't die it doesn't matter if everybody else does.
Not really my type of movie at all. I guess I was expecting another Harry Potter or something.
Well, one of the children I work with in my non-profit asked me to go to see the movie with her today. I loved having a girls day with her.
I have not read the book, but I've heard a lot about the movie. Apparently not enough, because I really wasn't prepared. Everything was happening so fast and the editing was so chopped up that I had a hard time keeping up with what was going on!
Maybe I am just old-fashioned but I was still shocked to see the horrors on the screen and nobody in the theatre really getting worked up about it. As long as our favorite character doesn't die it doesn't matter if everybody else does.
Not really my type of movie at all. I guess I was expecting another Harry Potter or something.
People are desensitized at this point generally.
(spoiler if anyone cares) One of the parts of the book that really struck me as terrible was how Katniss watched the little girl she befriended (who she was basically confusing for her own sister half the time) die in front of her and her only reaction was being depressed for a few hours. Then, bam, she's making out with Peeta.
Unrealistic behavior in my mind. The book and film I mentioned earlier, Battle Royale, is far more reasonable about this to me. The vast majority of the children experience mental breakdowns as they see the insane violence of what's happening, leaving mostly sadistic psychos and a couple of "survivor" types from the much larger original pool.
Anyway, just one of the many things I thought the book missed the boat on. I also have no idea why it's so popular with women generally.
Never heard of it and had no idea what to expect but when I heard it was a "post apocalyptic" film I had to go see it as that is my favorite genre of film. It was pretty good, I definitely enjoyed it. Reminded me of The Running Man. I'd like to see Battle Royale now though as the psychological havoc I suspect would be a little more poignant in that film.
Aye. Reminded me of that, too.Wasn't the basic premise of this series done before when it was called "Logan's Run"?
Running Man was great.Never heard of it and had no idea what to expect but when I heard it was a "post apocalyptic" film I had to go see it as that is my favorite genre of film. It was pretty good, I definitely enjoyed it. Reminded me of The Running Man. I'd like to see Battle Royale now though as the psychological havoc I suspect would be a little more poignant in that film.