10-20-2012, 03:50 PM
Didn't read the book, saw the movie on DVD.
I'm going to have to say no to this one. It looked like they had all the parts for a good movie, they just didn't fit together very well. We have this disparate dystopian world. we have this annual ritual were children hunt down each other in a game show environment. We have this great archer who uses really ludicrous looking bows and arrows.
I think I wanted the kids to rebel more against the system than to actively take part in it.
And it was slow. You would think when they cut up the book they would stick to the best parts and things would fly by. but not really. It seemed like it took forever to get to the point where we are killing each other.
Plus, the film seems like the poster child for Deus ex machina. Oh my god. I have climbed this tree to escape from my pursuers, but they have found my perch. How will I ever get down. And I have terrible burn on my leg. Good thing someone has sent me some cream via parachute to aid me. Good thing there is a giant hybrid wasp nest right near me. And it continued.
Maybe the holes in the plot were cleared up in the book. But that doesn't make for good film making.
Plus, I kept on waiting for the other kid from 12 to turn on her. And waited.
All in all, no. Still not going to read the book.
I'm going to have to say no to this one. It looked like they had all the parts for a good movie, they just didn't fit together very well. We have this disparate dystopian world. we have this annual ritual were children hunt down each other in a game show environment. We have this great archer who uses really ludicrous looking bows and arrows.
I think I wanted the kids to rebel more against the system than to actively take part in it.
And it was slow. You would think when they cut up the book they would stick to the best parts and things would fly by. but not really. It seemed like it took forever to get to the point where we are killing each other.
Plus, the film seems like the poster child for Deus ex machina. Oh my god. I have climbed this tree to escape from my pursuers, but they have found my perch. How will I ever get down. And I have terrible burn on my leg. Good thing someone has sent me some cream via parachute to aid me. Good thing there is a giant hybrid wasp nest right near me. And it continued.
Maybe the holes in the plot were cleared up in the book. But that doesn't make for good film making.
Plus, I kept on waiting for the other kid from 12 to turn on her. And waited.
All in all, no. Still not going to read the book.
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit