Hunger Games!

Hi people!

I am so so excited for tonight. Not only is it Friday, but it is March 23, 2012. Is this date important to anybody else? No, it isn’t my birthday. No, it isn’t Christmas. Obviously. It is the day that the Hunger Games comes out in theaters!

Have any of you ever read the amazing book series that is the Hunger Games? If you have, then you know why I am so excited. If not, then you are completely missing out and need to read them as soon as possible!

I have recently read this book series, because I knew that the movie was coming up, and I knew I wanted to see it, but I never watch the movie before reading the books. I instantly fell in love with them. I finished all three books in a matter of a week.

I would give you a plot summary, but that is what the movie and book are for! Well, if you still aren’t convinced, here are some great reviews for you:

"Relax, you legions of Hunger Gamers. We have a winner," writes Rolling Stone critic Peter Travers. "The screen 'Hunger Games' radiates a hot, jumpy energy that's irresistible. It has epic spectacle, yearning romance, suspense that won't quit and a shining star in Jennifer Lawrence, who gives us a female warrior worth cheering."
"'The Hunger Games' runs nearly two and a half hours in length but is the rare film that never drags and doesn't overstay its welcome," said the Associated Press' Christy Lemire. "It could keep running as long as Katniss (the main character) does, and we'd want to be right there every heart-pounding step of the way."
The New York Daily News' Joe Neumaier called the film "light years ahead of 'Twilight'." "It’s better and scarier than its source book," he wrote, "And aims an angry eye at our bloodthirsty, watch-anything-and-cheer culture."

That said, does writer/director Gary Ross (Seabiscuit and Pleasantville – not to mention writing credits on Big, Dave, and Mr. Baseball) ultimately deliver a Hunger Games film adaptation that accurately transports fan-favorite characters and events onto the big screen – as well as offering up an entertaining movie experience for audience members who haven’t bothered with the books?

Despite a few hiccups that come with distilling a 350 page book (told in first person) into a two hour and twenty minute film, The Hunger Games is not only a solid adaptation of the source material – it succeeds at covering a copious amount of backstory, while at the same time delivering some genuinely entertaining (and at times, thrilling) moments, even for those who are still unfamiliar with the book series. The Hungers Games books are jam-packed with supporting characters and in-depth mythos – and so is the film adaptation (at times to a fault).

The basic story takes place in a dystopian future where the Capitol rules over the country of Panem (in what used to be North America) – and uses “The Hunger Games” to suppress the surrounding districts. Each year, the Capitol randomly selects one girl and boy from each of the twelve districts to participate in the Hunger Games – where the 24 “tribute” children fight to the death until only one remains.

I hope all of these reviews made you want to see it! Well, I am of to see the Hunger Games! Bye!
Love,
Me<3