Okay
so as you all know I went to see the midnight showing of The Hunger Games movie last night with friends. I was so excited for this. I re-read the book the night before, couldn’t
sleep and all. I couldn’t wait to see
how they brought the book I loved to life.
And let me tell you I was not disappointed.
So
first off I loved the cast. They did an
amazing job with their roles. Katniss is
strong but also has some vulnerability just like in the book. Woody Harrelson as Haymitch was brilliant. He was everything I expected from the book,
as did Lenny Kravitz as Cinna. Effie was
the great bit of comic relief here and there, she’s such an air head you can’t
help but laugh. I could spend so much
time listing each person and how well they did but well I want to make this
review semi short and to the point so let’s just say they did an amazing
job.
Now
the set, scenes, everything was so amazing.
I could totally see it, almost like how I pictured it. Well…maybe not the make-up. Because let me tell you, in the books they
describe some of it and they talk about how outrageous…well yeah WOW the
Capitol was just crazy. I would look and
think, I bet that hurts. Or, how do they
open their eyes with those huge eyelashes haha.
Great stuff. District 12 was
gritty and dirty, the woods a perfect little escape. The entrance on the chariots, the fire was
awesome and I was really curious how they were going to pull that off like in
the book. And her red dress was just as gorgeous.
Now
onto the most important part. How it
stands up to the book. The book was
better of course, they almost always are.
They have more time and can be way more detailed. That being said I loved it. Sure I noticed the little changes here and
there and they sped things along in some areas but they stayed surprisingly close
to the book. I was not expecting things
to be that close really and was pleasantly surprised. Sure did I miss a couple of lines I really
wanted to see? Sure. They didn’t give as much Haymitch as I’d have
liked and they cut a lot of the cave scene but that makes sense when you think
it’s already a two and a half hour movie.
They got the important parts in.
Along
with that they also added other bits.
The books only focused on Katniss but we got to see things going on in
the Capitol. Things going on behind the
scenes, and in the districts. Things
that if you read all the books you know happened but we get to see it and I think
on their part was brilliant because it leaves it perfectly poised for them to
do Catching Fire. They also changed something
at the end which I’m not going to lie I was perfectly happy with, since the
book part made me sad so hehe selfish me liked that change.
Emotionally
it had me. I knew going in I would
probably cry like a baby in some parts. I
did. Most of the theatre did too. I won’t give out spoilers in case some of you
have lived under a rock and haven’t read this yet. Those who have you know what scene I’m
talking about the most. Yep lots of
sniffling to be had. I really felt for
the characters, well the non evil ones anyways and those I just couldn’t wait
until they got what was coming (then I giggled). Oh and a side note that gets this movie extra
points it made me jump. Something
happened and I for once wasn’t expecting it and I jumped slightly, not out of
my seat or scream like some of the others but jerk back in my seat yes.
Well
that’s all you get. I don’t want to give
too much away. Just go see it! You know you want to. Even if by some chance you haven’t read the
books you can totally enjoy it as an individual movie. I can’t wait to see it again. If you’ve seen it already tell me what you
think. If you have tickets tell me what
you’re most looking forward to. Share
your thoughts on my review. Oh and if it’s
not clear…
Rating: 5 Arrows (fitting I think)
