The Hunger Games

[Woodsheal]

I hear that archery has become suddenly popular with the young folks these days!

[Tartan Tess]

Working with teenagers for the last 32 years from Nevada to Maine..... I've never heard of it.
I hope it has some of the moral qualities like hard work, honor and dignity lessons in it.
At least it is not vampires. I am tired of hearing about them.

[xman]

I haven't seen it or read it, but I found this.

http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2012/...nger_ga_1.html

[Dale Seago]

I haven't seen it or read it, but I found this.

http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2012/...nger_ga_1.html

Ochone, the puir creetur. . .

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Saw Hunger Games this evening, and found it to have a very disjointed opening, distracting photography, a shallow as a saucer plot, and pretty much cardboard cut out characters, and a total non-ending. In other words it was tailor-made for the freshman students from Mary Baldwin College seated next to us. As films go it struggles to hit 5 on the 10 scale...

[Droid]

Saw Hunger Games this evening, and found it to have a very disjointed opening, distracting photography, a shallow as a saucer plot, and pretty much cardboard cut out characters, and a total non-ending. In other words it was tailor-made for the freshman students from Mary Baldwin College seated next to us. As films go it struggles to hit 5 on the 10 scale...

I felt the same way about the beginning. The movie didn't explain much. There wasn't any background info given. The camera work in the opening scene was terrible. Yes, the characters were predictable, but the non ending was intentional. They are making the other books into movies as well. I still liked the movie as entertainment.

[Tobus]

I haven't seen the movie yet, so can't comment on the film version. But yes, Droid has a good point. If you haven't read the books, the movie might not seem to make much sense or could be disappointing. This is not meant to be a stand-alone movie. It's part of a broader story, and The Hunger Games is just the beginning.

That said, I enjoyed the books a lot. They aren't exactly the pinnacle of literary perfection, but considering the intended audience, they make for a decent story. There were some things that disappointed me about it, yes, but overall I thought it was worth the read. I would highly recommend doing the reading before seeing the movie so you fully understand what's going on.

[Geoff Withnell]

The non-ending at least is because it is the first of a trilogy.

Saw Hunger Games this evening, and found it to have a very disjointed opening, distracting photography, a shallow as a saucer plot, and pretty much cardboard cut out characters, and a total non-ending. In other words it was tailor-made for the freshman students from Mary Baldwin College seated next to us. As films go it struggles to hit 5 on the 10 scale...

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Sony Paramount has optioned the first three books in Katherine Kurtz's Deryni Series, and I've read the script of the first film in the trilogy. This leads me to believe that (1) it is possible to set up the back story of the film in the first three minutes; (2) plot can move swiftly, and characters can be developed that have dramatic depth; (3) a strong dramatic ending can definitely hook an audience for the follow-on sequels. All of these (rather basic) elements were missing in Hunger Games.

[Gryphon57]

Sony Paramount has optioned the first three books in Katherine Kurtz's Deryni Series, and I've read the script of the first film in the trilogy. .

Which three books are you calling the first three books. I own all of them and think they are excellent, but first three could be either first three published or first three in chronological order. That series has a bit of time period variance among the groups. I agree that they have the potential to be excellent movies, if done corrrectly.