Cainanite (imported) wrote: Wed Mar 28, 2012 2:33 am Watched the movie, and truly enjoyed it. It was very true to the first book. It was exciting, and daring, and dealt with its political message very deftly.

As Slammr has already pointed out, if they do a second and third movie (as they most surely will), I hope they diverge from the source material, and keep Katniss as the strong character she is in the first book. It is very hard for me to imagine the brave and daring woman they portrayed in this movie doing the things she does in the second and third book.

Actually, I noticed something. At the end of the first book, Katniss is knocked out for several weeks while the Capitol heals her wounds and decides what to do with her. THAT part was omitted from the movie. Could it be they'll skip those same kind of parts in the sequel? In the third book she literally spends most of her time either strapped to a bed and medicated, or hiding in closets, and under bed-sheets. I'm not exaggerating that point. Perhaps when it comes time to make the sequel movies, they'll realize how pointless that is to the story, and just skip to the action.

I much prefer Katniss as a strong and capable character. I don't like what she becomes by the end of the third book. I can imagine a much better movie by simply omitting those parts. They are slow anyway, and wouldn't play out well on the big screen.

Cainanite (imported) wrote: Wed Mar 28, 2012 2:33 am Watched the movie, and truly enjoyed it. It was very true to the first book. It was exciting, and daring, and dealt with its political message very deftly.

As Slammr has already pointed out, if they do a second and third movie (as they most surely will), I hope they diverge from the source material, and keep Katniss as the strong character she is in the first book. It is very hard for me to imagine the brave and daring woman they portrayed in this movie doing the things she does in the second and third book.

Actually, I noticed something. At the end of the first book, Katniss is knocked out for several weeks while the Capitol heals her wounds and decides what to do with her. THAT part was omitted from the movie. Could it be they'll skip those same kind of parts in the sequel? In the third book she literally spends most of her time either strapped to a bed and medicated, or hiding in closets, and under bed-sheets. I'm not exaggerating that point. Perhaps when it comes time to make the sequel movies, they'll realize how pointless that is to the story, and just skip to the action.

I much prefer Katniss as a strong and capable character. I don't like what she becomes by the end of the third book. I can imagine a much better movie by simply omitting those parts. They are slow anyway, and wouldn't play out well on the big screen.

hazbalz (imported) wrote: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:29 pm I have not read the books. But I saw the film last night and agree with Cainanite that it was well made and entertaining. I enjoyed it! I also agree that keeping Katniss as a strong woman is preferable in any sequels.