Unpopular Hunger Games Opinions!
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
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The kiss between Effie and Haymich actually wasn't scripted The actors decided to do it to add effect
Gah. No wonder I dislike the movies. Everyone has to fall in love. PTSD and she'll shock, anyone? Geez.
my biggest complaint with the movies is similar to your last point, i hated how they diminished the impact of the mutts in the very end of the first hunger games. i still remember the sinking feeling in my stomach when i first read how the mutt dogs looked like the dead tributes, how they HAD THEIR EYES and s l o w l y ripped Cato to shreds. literally horrifying. and then the movies were just bad CGI lol
lol the bad CGI couldn't be helped though, it was the first movie adaptation of the hunger games so their budget was lower and therefore the CGI was not as high quality to your imagination.
Scaredy Cat Anna yes very true
@@annas.2151 If you thought the CGI dogs were bad, then CGI mutts with tribute features would have looked clumpy and even worse if the movie tried to make them.
I agree. I was shocked when I read that part. It was so disgusting, the way Cato begged for everything to end
My biggest complaint from the books to the movies is in the movies, katniss meets these two girls in the woods who tell here about the rebellion in the other districts, but this never happens in the movies, making you wonder how Katniss found out about it.
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I agree! I didn’t understand anything at all when I Katniss went to district 13 when watching the movies for the first time
yes! also with madge, poor madge she didnt even get to die she just didnt exist
How are people saying Collins miswrote the third book by making katniss a bit bipolar? She had underlying grief about her dad, an enormous weight on her shoulders by protecting her family since she was eleven, she’d gone through the hunger games, TWICE, and she was worried about Peeta. Miswriting would be to make her normal
Unpopular opinion: the shaky cam in the first movie was good. It put us in Katniss’s shoes and let us see the world from a first person perspective.
Agreed! It also gave me hope as an early filmmaker. 🤣
Contradiction: I think Jennifer Lawrence was the best possible actress to play Katniss. Suzanne Collins and director Gary Ross both saw her audition for the role and were immediately sure that Jennifer is the perfect actress to play Katniss because of her talent and personality. Ross described Jennifer's talent as: "Her audition blew me away. She brought me to tears. When Michael Jordan walks into your room and shows you what he can do with a basket ball, you know what kind of talent is on front of you. That was what Jennifer did to me. You find such talent just once in a generation." Collins said about Jennifer: "She is the perfect cast as Katniss. Although she is taller, older and better fed than the character in the book, Jennifer has a fire inside her that Katniss has. Katniss is a girl that inspires a nation to do a revolution and you have to pick an actress with a personality so strong that the audience thinks: Yes, this person could inspire a revolution."
I also think she's the perfect cast but off-screen she is ...not that nice, so loud and kind of fake tbh
But Katniss isn't supposed to be white or attractive in the books tho
@@rominarad3984 She lives in Northamerica where most people are of European descent, so i guess it makes the most sense. Did it say anywhere that she's ugly and asian/indian/black?
Jennifer Lawrence was the perfect cast. I can't imagine anyone else playing her. Katniss is described as having black hair, olive skin and grey eyes. She isn't that far off.
i agree
Finally, a RUclipsr who understands the complexity of Peeta and Katniss' relationship and the significance of her choice. People love to shit on Everlark, but their relationship has so much meaning!
Peeniss
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Popular opinion: the shaky cam and lack of blood in the blood bath was one of the reasons it could be pg13. Unpopular opinion: hunger games is better then Harry Potter
Hunger Games is soooo much better than Harry Potter!
It is so much better than the hunger games
@@Cat-cj2sp I actually love the hunger games it’s goated as novels go
Peeta's Dad also gave her cookies for the train ride.
And she threw it.
It was never shown. 😂
Aries G. Raymundo out of the train when I stopped to refuel Lol
I love your voice it's so soothing and calm
For me, besides Jenniffer being phisically different from Katniss (taller, better fed and different skintone) she was perfect for the character, I really could not think of someone else playing that part.
but it does really bug me cause katniss is supposed to be a teenager and jenniffer is already an adult, besides that i agree with everything you said hahaha
I agree with you: maybe she wouldn’t have ended up with Peeta, but she never would have ended up with Gale.
If she hadn't volunteered she wouldn't have ended up with Peeta. Periodt. But she wouldn't have ended with Gale either.
She really viewed gale as a brother type figure
June 2020: on the verge of a revolution “we’ve never seen a full out war”.
....Well this is aging well 😂
Literally thought the same 😂
i was going to comment this 😂
Lol
I'm not American so... For me it ages well.
We will pull through
I totally agree with you. Except about the part you didn´t like Jennifer, cause I love her as Katniss, but that´s okay. I also think that mockingjay is a amazing book, not the most pleasant reading experience BUT IT´S BECAUSE IT´S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE PLEASANT TO READ, it had to disturbing, difficult and harrowing. Katniss´s mind was broken and so her narrative had to be told that way. Prim also had to died, and of course it was devastating to see that, but it completed a full circle (it all started with her and ended with her as well in some ways) and it contributed to reaffirm the message that in a conflict not all the good ones are going to make it and the bad ones are going to die. The twist with coin just being as bad as snow it´s clever and realistic too. I remember reading and being so shocked about the idea of a symbolic hunger games, and only reading it older I fully understand the meaning behind that moment. And, the last but not least, I absolutely love katniss and peeta relationship and the way it wrapped it up in the end. I can´t deny that I was a little hesitant to watch this video afraid that I could hear some negative comments about their romance ... ( I respect that of course, it´s just that their relationship means so much to me that I was a litthe consider about it ). I totally don´t think that this story is about the romance at all, but I just think it´s so beautiful the subtle and intricate ways that it´s developed throughout the books. The strong bond that they create because of the games and the trauma and the ways they both represent hope, safe and strength for one another it´s really sensitive and fits perfectly in the story. And also the fact that katniss chose peeta ( I don´t like to use that word, like he was something to be picked, and actually she had already "chosen" him way before the end, but let´s use to shorten my thought) reassures the message the author was trying to convey that we all should be anti war and spread hope and rebirth and instead of fire and destruction .This comment went on way too long that I predicted but I also love being able to talk more about the hunger games, that it´s also my absolute favorite series.
@2027 Lily Haines it’s definitely not
Out of the two I prefer Peeta. Gale was just too into his own interests. Agree about mockingjay. I enjoyed the movies but they are not the greatest adaptations. The mockingjay pin thing was so ridiculous. Catching Fire had a good atmosphere. Great filming. But I hate all they cut out. All her interactions with Cinna. Anything about Haymitches games ect. Still a good movie though. Jennifer Lawrence was ok but Katniss is a teenager . A thing that bothered me about mockingjay movie was Effie. It just didnt feel authentic.
Bookstrict9Tribute i really like how effie was incorporated into the last movies even though it’s not what happens in the books. it show how effie has changed and how strict district 13 really is
@@cookieofsatan2664 I just wish more confrantation happened. It would have seemed more realistic
Honestly Jennifer Lawrence was too overdramatic for me, it was both her acting and the movie needing a weaker character, but it worked well enough
I definitely don’t think Gale would have gone back to 12 and been willing to live a quiet life with her
I think it was summed up perfectly in the books why Peeta was the better choice for Katniss. Gale was too much like herself, too much fire and anger within her and that she didn't need more of that. What she needed to survive was Peeta, someone who in a way is her opposite. Someone who is gentle and calm and who can naturally provide reassurance. Peeta's so damn loyal that he was driven into madness using images of the person he loves, only for him to find his way out of the madness against the odds and back to Katniss. Also liked Haymitch's line of "You could live a hundred lifetimes and never deserve that boy" which I think sums it up perfectly.
THANK YOU for the Gale point. I feel that most of the people who think she should have ended up with Gale just really enjoy his movie adaptation. They were way too similar and would have drove each other into insanity.
Everything that happened in the books had to do with Effie's hand placement. Had she not chose that one piece of paper, The Hunger Games trilogy would not happen
they didn’t add the roof scene from catching fire either 😢
I hoped this video covered the Cornucopia and why isnt it golden and shaped like an actuall horn.
Personally I think a possible reason a lot of people didn’t like Mockingjay is because those two films didn’t involve the Games themselves. Mainly because a good chunk of people saw the concept of the games entertaining rather than following the darker story, I have this opinion because many people I know have admitted to me that they have never seen the two Mockingjay films, including my partner, which I did finally get em to watch them.
I really think people don’t like the Mockingjay movie because it wasn’t as bloody
Katniss might have dated Gale for a little bit, but they would eventually go back to just being friends.
“Unpopular Opinions”😂
I agreed with literally every single “opinion” you presented. Especially your complaint about the origin of the pin and Madge’s exclusion from the films. I love Madge! Books are almost always better than their film adaptations. They have more depth and what I consider to be “pure” storytelling. That being said, I do love the films. :)
The republic vs democracy thing i never noticed but now that i know, it definitely bugs me too 😂😭
To most of the world "Republic" is a state run by a president, as opposed to a king. North Korea is a republic. Russia is a republic. So I guess they used democracy as opposed to dictatorship.
Sonique Cat no. They used democracy because Hollywood right now, in this generation, IS RUBBISH AND “WoKe As CrAp”.
Actually they used the term democracy because thats the right term, the author just made s mistake. Panem was already a Republic, it was run by a president and didnt have a monarch. To say "we'll become a Republic" is meaningless, because they already are one. Becoming a democracy means they let the people take charge, not a tyrant.
@@ninjaproskills0077 it's not being woke, its just using the right word.
@@alexturlais8558 It is such American thing to call free country a "republic". Um, North Korea is a Republic, it even has it in the name. The unrecognized Donetsk and Luganks Republics call themselves republics...
I actually war born to a republic that was totalitarian. (Czechoslovak Socialist Republic). When we had a revolution, we did not become a republic, we became a democracy. We had "federative" in name for a while, before breaking it off. Now we are both republics. If by tomorrow somebody pulled a coup and turned our countries into dictatorship, we would still be republics, just not democracies anymore.
So... the whole "republic" vs. "democracy" thing bothers me. You can be both. Or you can be monarchy with all the freedoms (like Spain or UK). Or you can be undemocratic republic.
I just finished reading TBOSBAS and I loved it, it had so much to say! I then watched your reaction to the book after I finished and had very similar thoughts about the book! It was so refreshing to find this video after watching your TBOSBAS video, because you are so spot on yet again! As a fellow Hunger Games fan, I really really appreciate and love your videos! Many people miss what Suzanne is actually writing about, and why she is writing about what she is. To me, Suzanne's work is very reminiscent of George Orwell's work (and rightfully so, Collins' has gone on to say Orwell was and continues to be a huge source of inspiration for her work), in the sense that, yes it is fiction, however it is more speculative fiction then anything else. Especially for TBOSBAS! Like another one of my favorites, The Handmaids Tale by Margret Atwood, so much of Hunger Games is rooted in history. Many plot points and many character arc's are rooted in what has already happened in the world somewhere and that is what makes the books so genius. War is real. War is terrible for everyone. In war, nobody wins. There are survivors, sure but there are never any winners, emotionally at least. That is the main message I took away from the books. They are an anti-war statement. They are social commentaries about what we have already and continue to go through as a society. Our government does not care about our well being and do not actually believe in the ideology, government officials often preach about and they never have.
The Hunger Games provides an out look on what we are going through right now. We are already living in Panem. Take Black Lives Matter for instance. Black people who have been oppressed and tortured and murdered by white people-in any societal practice-, are saying, ENOUGH! Violence cannot happen anymore. Violence is a cycle. Similar to a game.
Thank you for your comment! I disagree with the latter part of your ideas just because the facts don’t support it, but that might be too detailed for a comment section. But look up “Dave Rubin and Larry elder” their first interview and you’ll see what I mean. :)
@@TheGeekApprentice The facts? The facts of what? The fact is, The Hunger Games (and most dystopian fiction) DOES provide a third party outlook on how current day America parallels ideology that is in the novels. Like I mentioned above, this goes for most dystopian fiction bc to write a dystopia, you have to ground your work in reality/history people are familiar with.
As far as Black Lives Matter is concerned, the idea of changing a system to make it fair and equal is the entire plot of the novels. While I recognize, the BLM movement is not fiction and not some dystopian tale, the BLM movement I think is very relevant for discussing why Collins' wrote the novels.
Guess you didn't watch the video I suggested? Welp, your loss. :)
@@TheGeekApprentice Where did you get the sweater you're wearing? 🤔 It looks just like the one Katniss wears in the movie.
Personally, I enjoyed how Katniss got the pin in the movie so much more. Her giving it to prim to 'protect her' and then Prim giving it back also to keep her sister safe was meaningful.
I understand that the pin being a symbol of 'home' is much more meaningful and prevalent in the books because of its history.
But I just don't see it's importance coming from someone who isn't even very close to Katniss. Why would she care who's it was first.
I also like the theory that either Lucy Gray or her little sister is actually Greasy Sae, now *that* would be meaningful.
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OMG THANK YOU for you're opinion on the first movie being the worst adaptation. Want to be able to tell book fans from movie fans apart ask them which movie was the best..... They say first of say they haven't read the books. Another thing i hated about the first movie was what they did with the Wolf mutts. I was so looking forward to that just to see they replaced them with oversized pitbulls/ bulldog type animals.
You speak so calm and your diction makes it easier to understand, best book RUclipsr ever!
6:15 that would be an interesting topic for another video tho : what would have happened if Katniss hadnt volonteered ?
Prim dies in the hunger games, Katniss mourns her death, no rebellion, districts continue to be starved and abused as the capitol gets richer, the hunger games continues
Sounds accurate
Did you like how the movies didn’t amputate Peetas leg? Or did you personally want his leg amputated. I know this is a weird question.
Ty Murray I think it would have been more impactful had they included the amputation. It shows something tangible that Peeta lost forever. Kind of like a permanent reminder of the games because without Katniss’s perspective describing her mental trauma in such gut wrenching detail I feel like it’s easy as viewer (not as a reader though) to not fully understand how permanently the games hurt Peeta and Katniss.
I really like your takes! Also I agree so much about Peeta! Idk sometimes I wonder if some people prefer Gale because they think his actor is hotter, but Peeta is so much better for Katniss. Also Mockingjay is actually my favorite book because of how raw and realistic a portrayal it is of PTSD.
My only disagreements is that I like Jennifer Lawrence's performance, and that I don't think the movies should've been rated R. I understand if the books had been 100% accurately recreated as movies they would have been, but a lot of teens would not have been able to see the movies if they had been rated R And I think the story is so powerful and important and that making it accessible to teenagers is important. Also, I think that a movie can take violence just as seriously and have an equally powerful message without being explicit.
Awesome video! I'm glad I found your channel!
It's funny, I can't watch Jennifer Lawrence in anything else BUT the Hunger Games. Amend that, she hasn't been good in anything else. She's highly over-rated. But I thought she was cast well in the role and did a good job. I wasn't worried about the appearance difference so much b/c it's hard to portray starving people without actually starving them. I mean they did it with Peeta in Mocking Jay but he was just sitting there so CGI was easier to tackle when it came to making him look worse for wear. But yeah, totally agree about the pin and the way the first movie ended. Anyone who didn't read the book wouldn't understand Peeta's anger toward Katniss when the movie Catching Fire started. It seemed like it came out of nowhere b/c he didn't get that revelation of Katniss' real feeling towards him.
Thank you, I enjoyed this video. It does take some courage to put your unpopular opinions out there. I have many myself. I do agree with you about the first film. Although the director did a great job in giving the audience a pretty good sensation of what it would have felt like to physically be in the hunger games (wonderful job of that), there was so much of the story that was missed. I did not read the books before seeing the first film so I’m with you. I was often confused and knew I really didn’t know what was happening. The relationship between Katniss and Peeta went right over my head at that time. Peeta came off as a player and not very sincere at all...I thought they really needed more info there...including some indication at the end that he was not faking his feelings for Katniss and that it all left him very broken in the end. Never got that before the books. But I do disagree that Jennifer Lawrence was not a good fit for the role. I understand that physically, you are correct...she is not that character...but I believe she did portray Katniss very well...I believed it. But, that’s ok. I get what you are saying. Many things you mentioned didn’t really bother me much, like using the correct terms or if Katniss still had her scar on her arm, but I understand your frustration. :)
I think I good way to introduce and have Mage make sense is to have Katniss wave to her while going to sell her game from the forest (or the strawberries like in the book), then have her give the pin when family and friends go to say goodbye.
Totally agree, that would have been really simple and totally true to the source material. Maybe even a line somewhere, Prim saying "I saw your friend Madge today"...obviously in a suitable context, but just something!! The way she got the pin in the movie just takes all the meaning and impact our of it completely.
I agreed with all these unpopular opinions except for the one about Jennifer Lawrence. I think she was the perfect fit for Katniss and Jennifer Lawrences personality to me seems very real. She also just seems to be being herself and I think that she has a good personality.
I wouldn't say that the way Katniss received the pin in the movie was "uninspiring, boring and stupid". Clearly, they didn't have enough time in the film to go into Marge's story (sad but understandable) so, they eliminated her character, which I think was the right call. However, the fact that in the movie Katniss receives the pin from Greasy Sae is a nice touch. We know that everyone in the Seam is poor, so if you ask yourself why Greasy Sae tells Katniss to simply keep the pin for free, the answer is unexpectedly touching and inspiring - it's the Reaping day, and the elderly lady sympathizes with Katniss, a teen, who may be reaped that very day. So maybe in the movies a pin started being "a lucky charm for protection" even before Katniss gave it to Prim. Sure it's not as in depth and complex as in the books, but also quite sweet in it's own right :)
The 3rd book is actually bloody enough like Finnick said welcome to the 76th hunger games
I always thought that R rating was the best choice to have a better adaptation but of course they went to PG-13 to get more money
I don’t really read much so I saw the movies before reading the book and was able to understand everything that was happening. However, I 100% agree that once I read it, it gave me a clearer understanding. My problem is that I don’t read a series unless the movie interests me lol
I always wanted to know more about the games before katniss’s
Read Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
I haven’t watched the full the thing but according to so,e comments you mention something about katniss amd peetas relationship. In my opinion, peeta was perfect for katniss amd here why. She never interacts with any other males that don’t die at the end or just isn’t her age. Finnick dies, and all the othee tributes from the 74th hunger games and quarter quell either hate her or are too old.
Another thing is gale only liked the strong katniss. He liked katniss when she was willing to be fearless and bold. He liked the katniss that always tried to protect others. But when katniss was either scared or wanted the feeling of comfort, gale always wasn’t here for her. Especially after her games, gale would never know how to comfort her and how to cope with her trauma.
Peeta on the other hand loved evry singke katniss. He like the strong, smart, tired, happy, scared, fearless, injured, traumatized, evry katniss. He also was in the area with her causing them both to be able to help each other when they get flashbacks. Peeta also helped katniss character develope. Katniss realizes that her being the one scared and needing comfort is ok amd being sad, or a angry he,led her grow as a character. She also found something she loved that’s as the her family and was happy for once after the games
I agree with everything you said except for the casting of Katniss, I think Jennifer was a good choice to play Katniss Everdeen but oh well. And I was also certainly irritated and confused with the fact that they didn't include Madge in the movies, it took away all (well most) origin and dept to the mocking jay pin which importantly plays a huge part of the whole story and rebellion. But also a rated R is a bit of a over exaggeration because I personally read the books in elementary school (and all of my childhood friends) and the book was way more gruesome than the movies as you said. But even if they had made it equally gory I still don't think it should be marked as R-rated.
Clove's deaths in the books sounded brutal. I'll have to re-read that one.
I don’t agree with the films not being bloody enough. For starters, in the first book katniss barely describes the blood bath and if anything were getting more gore like throat slittings and stuff. Also glimmers death was pretty spot on and disturbing like u couldn’t do that better. In catching fire, she barely sees any deaths apart from a few careers which are fine. Apart from the last book which was a bit more bloody, the films had more gore.
Always enjoy these videos big shout from your UK fans
Thank you so much for saying all the things I've been thinking!! I could srsly listen to you talk about the hunger games and TBOSAS for hours. You have so much of a deeper understanding than most people care to make and it is so refreshing. Also I would've loved for them to make it gory enough for an R rating. Especially in Mockingjay when they're blowing up kids and the capitol citizens are getting hurt with the rebels. It really shows how apathetic some of the characters are and why some decisions were made. Always look forward to your opinion about THG!! Also where did you get the vest thing?
Anyone else’s favourite book the last one
I love your outfit!! With the scarf and pins is beautiful!
My biggest complaint from the hunger games novel is that that killed off my man’s prim and Rue and Finnick
Unpopular opinion: I love all the movies. And this is coming from someone who never read the books.
Ryan's Channel well u should read the books because many things were changed during adaptation
but is still enjoyed the movies just saying the books are rlly good
I love the books but I really enjoy the films too :) I haven’t actually seen any of the mockingjay films yet though
I agree although I have read the books. I don’t really like the first movie, I LOVE THE SECOND (catching fire), Mockingjay Part 1..... eehhhhhhh meh, and MJP2 GODDAM YEAH BRUH!
The newest book is by far (IMO) the best book in the series. The movie adaptation though will be not as good because of Hollywood. I bet you $500 they will try and include a black character when there isn’t supposed to be one. Like I think they might try get Sejanus to be black even when he is supposed to be white to light LIGHT brown.
@ninja proskills007 I love all of them, but I will admit Catching Fire and Mockingjay Part 2 are the better ones.
I liked Jennifer Lawrence acting but her physical description did not add at all, Katniss was described in the books as small, skinny and she had olive skin. This are typical characteristics of people from the seam
Isabella fuhrmam who plays clove in the first movie actually auditioned to play katniss but I’m glad she got clove instead of katniss. Event though katniss was a teenager, just like Isabella is, amd the description is pretty much Isabelle, we have to rember that katniss also has a little sister. Willow shields plays prim amd willow has always looked mature for her age in my opinion. I also think that because katniss had to take the role of being a mother, she matured quickly for, lack of sleep, stress, anxiety, amd because the death of her father and her mothers depression. Jennifer Lawrence, looks young for her age but also isn’t immature but at the same time also resembles katniss
Not a big gore fan myself, even tho I love this series. I remember first watching the first HG film, I was so, so anxious about the Glimmer scene like I was not ready to see it, I covered my eyes at that part (I was like 12 lol) so upon rewatching it, I was kinda relieved that it wasn't as bad as the books. But I get it, it lowers the stakes of the films immensely.
i watched the movies before i read the books and i disagree that you can’t understand it. i absolutely loved the movies and understood everything and can’t remember a single thing that i found confusing. obviously i loved the movies more after reading them but i still loved them without the books
Yeah not liking Jennifer for the role is defenitly an unpopular opinion, not that I mind : ) But that makes me curious, who would you like to play Katniss? You probably also know that Troian Bellisario almost could have played Katniss (I don't know where I found that fact anymore), I think she would have been suitable as well, how about you?
I just found you and I love your videos! I love the hunger games and you are so articulate. These kind of discussions are great!
Interesting comments. i agree with a couple of them. First, how Katniss got the pin. My impression was that the director simply didn't want to introduce even more characters and complexity to the story. Second, although I am a Jennifer Lawrence fan, I thought she was simply too old for the part. Other than Shailene Woodley, I don't know who else had enough acting credentials to do the part. Maybe the young actress who was Clove?
Lol it shouldn’t have been R it should have been MA I feel like saying it would be R is an over reaction but I do agree with you
I like how u added atlas by Coldplay as background music
To be fair, "republic" and "democracy" aren't necessarily mutually exclusive terms; a republic is a state in which the power is (at least in theory) held by the people and entrusted to a group of representatives, while a democracy is a nation which is governed (either directly or indirectly) by popular vote. A pure democracy (where everyone votes on every decision) wouldn't work on a continental scale, and a republic without democratic elections would quickly cease to represent the people. It's clear from Plutarch's conversation that he is referring to a republic of democratically elected representatives, with the idea that the power ultimately rests in the hands of the people. Personally, I think the use of the word "democracy" in the last film (which, full disclosure, I still haven't seen) is less the result of an agenda than the fact that most people see the terms "democracy" and "republic" as essentially interchangeable.
So yes on the last one. I mean I get it but teens already read it and imagined this stuff in their . At least I would have. It's just too watered down. So glad someone else loves this series too.
I find it so interesting that you didn't like Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss. If anything, I would have thought her too old looking - if there was anything bad to say about her. But I can respect your opinion. Side note: We probably differ on a lot of things, but I LOVE your reviews, I have been here watching for the past 4 hours, a lot of your Hunger Games reviews (as well as the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) - and I think you are so articulate and spot on to the themes and issues within. Anyhow, I guess, I want you to know, you still have a fan of yours that absolutely loves J.Law - I am literally a lush and seeing her frivolous and drunk, for the most part, all of the time outside of film is relaxing and I feel like I just know her even though I don't lol. I don't know if that makes sense! Anyway --- Moving on! I also find it intriguing how you use the same themes and issues within the books and the movies to platform your opinions on how maintstream media presents their content. While I agree, there are many news shows that can't seem to tell you the news without giving an opinion, I think it's important that we showcase those opinions - AS NEWS - in a way - so that we see other people reacting to the news in the same ways we might, and rightly so, in your defense, a news channel should also vary the people they have relaying the news AND their opinions on the said content.
P.S. I really disliked how the first film screwed up Buttercup, and now that I have finally shown the series to my 8 year old daughter - while I watched it I got upset about it - as well as the mocking jay pin... GRRRR!!! It meant so much more than "Oh, you like this pin girl? Have it, you'll probably die soon."
Much love though, a new fan of yours,
-writer/director/producer & mother - ar kagan
Unpopular opinion:Jennifer Lawrence was the best choice for the role
My biggest problem with the movies is that they left out MADGE!
Arrived here from your videos about the new book, and girl you got yourself a new fan! Loved your review of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and totally resonate with your unpopular opinions here (not so unpopular after all hahah, but I'm a radical myself). All except for one point: I love Jeniffer Lawrence as an actor, but I agree with your assessment that she wouldn't have been my first choice to play Katniss. Yes she's a talented actress and all, but in my opinion she did not embody the energy and persona that I imagined of Katniss in the books.
Another interesting point to note, is that I've always loved Mockingjay without really knowing why. Your mention of the political tones and the deeper meaning within the book made me realise why :D And I can't help but rewatch your videos, because you talk about themes in the book that are often overlooked, and are so articulate in presenting these ideas to us.
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I saw the movies before starting to read the books and understood all nuances in the movies. This order of experiencing the story was very pleasant to me because the movies were full of surprises and the books gave me a ton of additional details. So many details that reading them felt very enjoyable although I already knew what was going to happen.
I agree with almost everything you said lol. I haven’t seen Mockingjay part two yet but I’m going to watch it with my mom on Friday
Idk why but you make me feel so safe thanks for the amazing hunger games videos
14:00 I understand your meaning, movie music helping with the reading the experience.
I really like your opinions and I do ageee on most of them. But not for Jennifer Lawrence being casted as Katniss. She is a Great actress who van express raw emotions... but I do agree that she hasn't got the psychical aspect of Katniss. Also don't describe people as dirty or talk about them looking like you are a little disgusted (you can dislike a person and a type casting as it is with out the extra)
This is my (probably unpopular) ranking of the movies:
#1: Mockingjay - Part 2
#2: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
#3: Catching Fire
#4: Mockingjay - Part 1
#5: Hunger Games
As for the books? I need to read them again... but I believe it was:
#1 _Catching Fire_
#2: _The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes_
#3: _The Hunger Games_
#4: _Mockingjay_
I don't really remember them (I've only read them once each). I definitely need to read them again.😅
The little complaint I had with the book is Katniss exsplaining every.meal she eats I mean yah we get it already the capital people eat well you don't have to beat are heads over with it.
I hate how they changed the origin of the pin in the movie. It makes it seem kind of like a bad luck charm- Katniss gives prim the pin then she is picked despite her name only being in 1 time.
I just finished reading the first two books again. I'm about to re read Mockingjay. I agree with everything you said about the movies not being violent enough.
unpopular opinions:
Gale was not that bad of a person, he was just an outcome of war (mind you he was still a child too)
a symbolic hunger games (without bloodshed) was a good idea
Coin didn't deserve Presidency but she also didn't deserve to die
Thank you so much for your opinions. I agree so much with these
Fun Fact: this video came out on Hunger Games month
I was the same with not liking reading and watching the movie then reading them!! I read the first one in two days
I read from a comment from another HG related video, that suzanne colins had a ghost writer for Mockingjay. what are your thoughts on that??
Hoodi Moodi that’s spooky
I agree that the movies should be rated R even though I read the books soon after I turned 12 and watched the movies a few months after
I wish it was more brutal movie series. I understand that it has much young fans too though. But if it was 18+ I think it could be more entertaining to watch and closer to the Hunger games book series. In general I did enjoy the movies too. I wold like to have more details in the show. Of course movie has it limits. Maybe someday there will be TV series or something so they could do the whole thing with more stuff.
My biggest complaint about the movies is that they kept it PG13.
I was fricken shaking after reading the first book about those mutts. I couldn't sleep.
Movie?
Like, I actually have PTSD from a dog bite (dogs on screen are usually a huge trigger for me) and even I looked at the scene in the movie and yawned.
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Win for my personal life though. Watching dog mutts without becoming "mentally disoriented". 🤣
To me the books were perfect and the movie adaptations were just as good
I really think that Jeniffer Lawerence made a perfect Katniss
It’s, not bipolar. What Katniss goes through is classic ptsd fueled by many years of constant fight or flight responses to overwhelming danger
In fairness though, harry was just introduced to the wizarding world and you learn all of this stuff along with him. It's not an already established system like in the hunger games.
even when I was twelve I didn't think they made it gory enough
I 100% agree that the first film was the worst. The shaky cam really annoyed me and kinda made me dizzy 😂
I think I agree with your criticism of the change from republic to democracy but I don't think it's nearly as deep as you think it is
I watched the movies at 11 and read the books at 10 and i loved them and understood it all
Pro tip from a lifelong reader: the book is always better than the movie. Except for Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Holes, and Gone with the Wind.
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Nope, check my latest community post as to why. :)
The first 3 movies did not lose much impact because of the PG-13 rating, but the fourth movie lost somewhat.
I hated the first movie because they spent most of the movie making Peeta look like the most awful person ever, completely different from how I felt while reading the books. I swear to god I was at the cinema enraged with what they were doing to him :(
i think jennifer lawrence was the best actress cast out of all the others that could have had the role, what i dislike so much is the whitewashing they did with her character, only call casting white women to play her, when she is blatantly described with olive skin in the book
and i think you CAN actually watch only the movies and understand whats going on fully. the first movie especially as flawed as it is is great with its subtle world building and by catching fire you can feel the oppression and the rest is self explanatory to anyone with a brain. the books just add that extra SPICE and it does make the story better
Unpopular opinions? These have always been my opinions too. Especially not liking Jennifer Lawrence and feeling she wasn't the best pick for the role. Never saw the big whop about her and still don't. Some scenes in the Hunger Games movies look so forced and awkward. I even agree with what you said about her interviews. To me she seems like such a fake nice laid back person. Tries to hard to put up a persona that she doesn't have.
Agree about the first movie
I didn't like It either
I want to know where she got her outfit from
i loved the divergent books... never seen the films. tris and tobias are my definite otp... sorry.
They didn't do great with the movies they made to many adaptations and lost the solidity of Tris
It’s a little slow to me
Great video 💜