In just a few month's the entertainment world will beckon a new franchise, The Hunger Games. Set for release in March the YA novel by Suzanne Collins will hit the big screens as a big budget adaptation set to be distributed in hopes to capture the deep pocketed Harry Potter audience. It is not a magical wonderland like HP though as it deals with a dystopian future in which children fight to the death to secure resources for their communities. Whereas the Potter flicks had a few cushy years to introduce us to characters and sell grass flavored jelly beans to fanatics before shit got real the Hunger Games jumps right into the drama.
That being said, give it a shot, I read the first 2 in about 2 days each and plan on starting and finishing the 3rd one this Thanksgiving weekend and anticipate I will be digesting it before all the left overs are gone.
This brings me to my second point. I'm just a causal observer of the Twilight phenomenon, I've never read the books and have only seen the first movie, which was hands down the worst thing I've ever seen. That being said, my perception of the Hunger Games is that it's the Anti-Twilight. The main character, Katniss is kick ass, has skills that save the day and struggles to have her voice be heard. She's also self sacrificing and as the books progress grows into a more responsible and self aware person. Katniss is the anti-Bella in that she shies away from relationships because she wants to keep her family and friends safe from the dangers and obstacles that are seemingly unavoidable in her journey. Bella on the other hand is a damsel in distress and is forever creating problems that the male forces have to fix all the time. She sucks, no pun intended.
The casting choice the Hunger Games producers made gives me hope that Katniss will be portrayed in the spirit in which she is intended. Allow this comparison.
Jennifer Lawrence appears to be a confident, grown ass woman:
Not to mention the utterly ridiculous tabloid fodder her and Robert Pattinson schill to convince more Twi-hards that this is star! crossed! lovers! ahhh! BARF. I hope Lawrence kills this role and her star rises. I really do.
It would be awesome if this franchise stirs up the kind of attention that Twilight undeservedly garners. It would be refreshing to have a feminist icon like Katniss being heralded by young girls and boys. Previews look great, my fingers are doubly crossed.
It would be awesome if this franchise stirs up the kind of attention that Twilight undeservedly garners. It would be refreshing to have a feminist icon like Katniss being heralded by young girls and boys. Previews look great, my fingers are doubly crossed.
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