"The Hunger Games" or...

* SPOILERS ARE ALL OVER THIS POST SO IF YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH THAT DON'T READ IT*

Today I watched "The Hunger Games" in theaters. I came out feeling content but there are a few points I'd like to address:

1.  You don't go through any emotional journeys.

• The scene with the mutts is supposed to be mentally scarring. BECAUSE OF THE EYES. I didn't feel any real intense fear. Peeta was supposed to hold Katniss as she went through hearing Katos being killed SLOWLY. In the movie, she mercy kills him almost instantly! It was pretty frustrating.

 2. Not enough time spent on Katniss and Gale

• One of the key points of the novel was to show the inner turmoil that Katniss was feeling. She didn't know how to sort her feelings because she had been so close to Gale and now she felt close to Peeta. The thing is in the movie you didn't see the real closeness of Katniss and Gale. 

3. Mr. Camera Man if you can't hold the camera still, THEN DON'T FILM THIS MOVIE.

• I get that they were probably trying to make it 'more age appropriate' by not being able to see the action but let's face it... 10 year olds are watching horror movies, 6 year olds are playing Halo and CoD. What's the point of making a short fight scene blurry if they're already exposed? The whole point of PG is that it's your parents that guide you to the right film. IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE A FIGHT SCENE, DON'T GO SEE THE HUNGER GAMES! The whole idea is gory! *sigh* I was quite frustrated when I wasn't sure if it was Cato or Peeta who was attacking Katniss. They both had blond hair and there was too much blurr.

I must sound like a pessimist but those were the three things that bothered me the most. I do admit that they did the best they could with the amount of time they had. It was a success and I think it's one of the better adaptations from book to movie. The whole idea of having Seneca Crane having to eat the berries was creative and clever.

Well... That's my rant of the day!