The Hunger Games movie is supposed to be released on March 23, 2012. I don't know about you guys but I am definitely going to go see it!
Hunger Games was by far one of the best books I've read so far. I was so interested in it that I couldn't put it down. I found myself staying up until the early hours of the morning because I wanted to know what was going to happen next.
The novel ties into the other literature we've been reading in showing rebellion to higher authorities. Like in Big Brother when Winston goes against the Party, Katniss has her ways of going against the Capitol by some of her actions. These include when she decorated Rue with flowers as well as when she was willing to end both her and Peeta's lives by eating the berries because they did not want to kill each other, therefore disobeying the rules of the games.
I really wanted to know all about Katniss and Peeta's love act. I kept wondering if Peeta was truly just acting or if he really did like Katniss. I do think that by the end, he shows that he truly did like her and was sincere in everything he said. I believe that through the novel, Katniss grows to like Peeta. But who does she like more: Peeta or Gale? Is she torn between both? I'm very interested to hopefully find out in the next books how the love story plays out and whether she gets with Gale or if she gets with Peeta. I also liked the part in the novel where Thresh chose to save Katniss because he "owed" her for protecting Rue and respecting Rue. I did not expect that to happen and quite shocked that he spared her life. This shows a lot about Thresh's character as well.
The music below is what I think symbolizes the book. If you look at the lyrics, it makes perfect sense. "Leave the lost and dead behind, now's your chance to run for cover" like when the tributes have to leave behind their dead fellow tributes and save themselves. "But I'm not giving in., I will not bow. I will not break. I will shut the world away. I will not fall. I will not fade. I will take your breath away." This truly reminds me of Katniss. She does not give up. She keeps fighting to stay alive and to keep Peeta alive. She does, in a way, take the audience's breath away by some of the things that she does such as the way she kills, the Rue incident, and how she interacts with Peeta. For me, this song fits very well for the book.
Overall, Hunger Games is a great book! I have already started recommending it to family members as well as friends and coworkers. Even when I was reading the book, if I was sitting out in the hallway, a teacher would walk by and say, "That is such a great book!" I would have to agree. I'm very excited to read the next two books and find out what awaits, especially with Katniss and her love situation she is stuck in.
I too really loved this book and can't wait for the movie to come out. I only hope that the director stays true to the book and keeps all the details. I also really love the song you chose to connect to the book. It really depicts everything I feel the characters were experiencing when thrown into this situation. Good pick!
ReplyDeleteAll this curiosity about Katniss and Peeta's act should, hopefully, be revealed in the next book. So, my suggestion was going to be to keep on reading the series but obviously you already planned on it! May I just add though, while we're talking about it, that I thought the ending was really good. It literally MAKES the reader read the next book if you had any interest at all in this one. So, just like you, I'm excited to read the next two books too! I actually looked up the movie trailer before you posted it because I was curious too and when I was doing so I saw that a few critics were comparing it to the Twilight saga. I thought it was interesting to see how many of us fell for the novel (even the guys), so I'm excited to see what's to come for the books and/or movies. Oh, and I had never heard the song that you chose to connect the novel with before but after listening and looking at the lyrics, I have to agree with Kiran, it was a really good choice!
ReplyDeleteI want to comment with my thoughts surrounding what you stated about Thresh sparing Katniss that one time because of aiding Rue. It made me wonder, what kind of relationship to Thresh have with Rue? I know they were from the same District, but what was it specifically that he shared with her that made him sensitive to her? I hope this elaborated on more in the movie along with a lot of other bits that have gone unanswered...
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