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Re: At the Movies: The Hunger Games
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From: Michele Regenold <michele.regenold_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:39:15 -0500
For the YA/Kid Lit Book Club at Nicolet College in Wisconsin, we used the film as a springboard to talk about it and the book during our April meeting. One of the most interesting things we discussed was the way the game was manipulated by the game master. The film makes this more obvious as in the scene where they create the large dog-like creatures that chase Katniss and Peeta to the cornucopia. In the novel, Katniss made a number of observations about past games and how the game master kept people herded together for more drama.
We also talked about the hints of rebellion. In the film, we got a quick shot of Sector 11 rioting after Rue died, which is certainly more visually dramatic than Katniss receiving a small loaf of warm bread from them, as in the novel, but that gesture and Katniss's understanding of it seemed more satisfying since it also reminded readers that she'd learned to "read" the breads from Peeta.
It was fun to see what the filmmakers decided to emphasize vs. a novelist working in first person.
Michele Regenold English Instruction Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, Wisc
Received on Mon 23 Apr 2012 01:39:15 PM CDT
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:39:15 -0500
For the YA/Kid Lit Book Club at Nicolet College in Wisconsin, we used the film as a springboard to talk about it and the book during our April meeting. One of the most interesting things we discussed was the way the game was manipulated by the game master. The film makes this more obvious as in the scene where they create the large dog-like creatures that chase Katniss and Peeta to the cornucopia. In the novel, Katniss made a number of observations about past games and how the game master kept people herded together for more drama.
We also talked about the hints of rebellion. In the film, we got a quick shot of Sector 11 rioting after Rue died, which is certainly more visually dramatic than Katniss receiving a small loaf of warm bread from them, as in the novel, but that gesture and Katniss's understanding of it seemed more satisfying since it also reminded readers that she'd learned to "read" the breads from Peeta.
It was fun to see what the filmmakers decided to emphasize vs. a novelist working in first person.
Michele Regenold English Instruction Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, Wisc
Received on Mon 23 Apr 2012 01:39:15 PM CDT
