“Nobody ever wins the games. Period. There are survivors. There are no winners.” A famous quote from Haymitch Abernathy while addressing Katniss Everdeen’s claim about the winners in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie. Haymitch expresses his opinion about how not a single tribute in the annual games wins, they only survive. They escape death. Although both The Hunger Games Trilogy books and movies are extremely entertaining and enticing, there are many different preferences between the two. Some movie-goers love the feeling of kicking back on a couch while eating popcorn and staring at a TV screen for hours at a time. These people enjoy the relaxation and the plot that the actors and actresses create. Some even get a kick out of the theatrics. Others, like myself, also enjoy sitting on that couch, but instead we prefer to hold a book in our hands and let our imaginations escape reality. True book lovers enter an entirely different world and become whichever character they desire. Whether you prefer the book or movie, it is entirely up to you. Many series have various pros and cons in the different entertainments, and can often be easy to miss in the moment. The Hunger Games …show more content…
Perhaps for PG-13 purposes, the movie did not include such graphic details of deaths. For example, the book declared that the fog in one section of the clock would cause necrosis, but the movie toned down the outcome to rapid and painful swelling. Due to this, when Mags died, she just simply disappeared in the fog and a cannon was heard, rather than the book explaining how she “fell to the ground in a horrible dance”(Catching Fire). Later in the movie, Katniss shot Gloss with an arrow during a fight, and instead of shooting him in the temple like the book, it was in the chest. Small things like these were changed perhaps for little watchers, but it took away the overall effect of the games and how awful it truly
The author of the book The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins, wrote this quote to help reveal the idea of how barbaric the Capitol is in the book. In the book, the game keeper does not like how well Katniss is doing in the games so he purposely attacked her with fire. When she is badly burned, she climbs up in a tree to try and hide because it is too difficult for her to defend herself. Because of the injury that she received from the people in the Capitol, it is very unlikely she would be able to survive the games. This just shows how barbaric the people in the Capitol are. They intentionally hurt one of the tributes to make the games more interesting for their own entertainment. Throughout the book, the Capitol forces 24 tributes to fight
There are many things to compare and contrast in the hunger games book and the movie.When
Faruk Yucel Mrs. Kramer Academic English 2 4 December 2014 Fear Can Separate People “ The more the media peddled fear, the more the people lost the ability to believe in one another. For every new ill that befell them, the media created an explanation, and the explanation always had a face and a name.” - Genesis - Bernard Beckett.
Allow me to preface this by stating that I’m horrible at introductions; it’s not a complete lie, but it does grasp the reader’s attention (albeit usually only because they want to see what monstrosity I ended up with) better than any introduction I can come up with at three in the morning. Onto the actually essay part, now; I found the two books to be amazing in the end, albeit the teen-romance-y stuff in “The Hunger Games” took some getting used to. If I had the time, I might read them again.
Throughout Shakespeare’s tragedy, Macbeth, it demonstrated that when power is influenced by personal ambition, it leads to downfall and characters start to realize power signifies nothing. Almost every character introduced into this play has used their ambition to try to gain power or has used their power to get where they are right now. Macbeth’s actions were guided by what the witches predicted for him, and when that word went around, Lady Macbeth was controlled by the thought of power too. The thoughts of power created conflicts throughout the book, starting with the murder of King Duncan, all the way to the murder of Macbeth. When actions are used to steal power, it leads to a destructive future.
Chapter 13 - after hearing about willie blount tries to convince the copland's to let him help but everyone says it will only make it worst.he tries to leave but he is drunk to he ends up in a room with dr copland and they talk about what to do but they end up getting in a fight
It is nearly impossible to have everything in a book portrayed in a movie. Whereas I still found the movie entertaining, I preferred the book because the first person point of view helped the reader understand the motivations for Katniss’ distrust of others. I also felt like the events in the book were clearer to understand such as Haymitch’s alcoholism and the decadence of the Capital in the stark contrast to the poverty in District 12. Even with seeing what else is going on in Panem, and understanding the next portion of the story, I felt the book showed this sufficiently. Overall, I enjoyed them both, but the book, as always, was
Emotions are powerful tools and can be expressed in a multitude of ways, but an extremely effective tool of conveying emotions is through soundtrack. A soundtrack is not only entertaining for an audience, but also can give them insight on what a character is feeling. A prime example of conveying emotions through soundtrack is in the film adaptation of The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games novel is hard to effectively portray through a film because the writers and producers are limited in what they can do to. They are expected to, both, keep Katniss’ hard exterior and expose her inner thoughts and feelings. Although subtle, the use of soundtrack, diegetic sounds, and non-diegetic sounds within the film adaptation prove to be effective tools in helping the audience to relate to Katniss Everdean and to let them explore the deeper character beyond her expressionless exterior. The use of sound in The Hunger Games film adaptation provides the only insight into Katniss’ inner feelings and emotions, whereas the novel lets people know her thoughts explicitly through first person point of view.
The book “The Hunger Games” was written by Suzanne Collins and it’s the first book out of the trilogy she has written. Collins uses a mixture of modern and classical as elements in this story and it allows for any age reader to enjoy it. Some the literary devices she uses in the book are setting, symbolism, and themes. It’s everything you could want in a book because it has a little bit of each genre, like action, romance, comedy, and even mystery. This book will have you sitting at the edge of your seat on minute and then grabbing for a tissue the next. When reading this book, “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins and looking at the setting, symbolism, and theme it’s easy to sense the different tones and emotions going on in the story.
1984 and The Hunger Games are two brilliant novels written by two award winning authors. They contain many characteristics that typical dystopian novels possess; however, they’re presented differently to create the fictitious environments, where both characters live. Which is why they make such great pieces of Literature to compare.
Best-selling author Brandon Sanderson once said, “Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself”. Directed by Gary Ross, The Hunger Games explores a dystopian future ruled by a totalitarian government who inflicts fear and control on the Districts through the annual gladiator-like events of The Hunger Games. Through Oscar award-winner Jennifer Lawrence’s portrayal of protagonist Katniss Everdeen, Ross explores the conflict of power between the government and the people, different social classes, and the sacrifices of the people to manipulate the audience’s perspectives on the barbarism of The
In the history of cinema, most movies involving a hero 's journey involve mostly the same plot; man gets a call, goes on a journey, gets in a battle or two, and saves the helpless woman from some evil source. The Hunger Games has the same plot as other hero films, but takes a complete turn on the actor encompassing the hero. The hero in this film is a Katniss Everdeen, a poor girl from a dystopian society. In this film Katniss volunteers for her sister to be in the Hunger Games, which is an event where individuals are thrown into an arena where people from twelve districts fight each other to the death for entertainment. Katniss must win the hunger games and make it back to her family. Katniss eventually befriends Peta and they defeat all obstacles and win the Hunger Games together. The Hunger Games is a perfect example of a hero 's journey plot. It follows the steps that any hero journey movie would, including the call, crossing the threshold, a supreme ordeal, companions and mentors, a transformation and the end gift. This film encompasses the classic hero journey plot, with an exception of having a strong female lead instead of male.
Edgar Allan Poe is known for his poetry and short stories especially his tales of mystery and morbidity he was one of the countries first practitioners of short stories such as the Fall in the House of Usher many of his poems and short stories is said to have been inspired by Poe’s real and tumultuous life, in “The Fall of the House of Usher” Edgar Allan Poe uses sound, feeling and sight imagery to create and explore an atmosphere of horror and to convey to the reader the idea that fear coalesced by isolation and enclosure can lead to insanity.
Another difference in the novel that’s significant is the Mockingjay pin that is given to Katniss by Madge, the Governor’s daughter once it’s known that Katniss will be participating in the Hunger Games. Madge is described as one of the few people that Katniss is semi-friendly with; otherwise she is described as a loner who only has time to do what she has to do to take care of her family. This comes as a surprise to Katniss, who had assumed that Madge disliked her. This is an important piece of the book because in the movie, Katniss finds the same Mockingjay pin at the local flea market, and it is given to her by the owner, a woman named Greasy Sae. The significance of the pin is never explained in the movie, and viewers are left wondering if it will play an important role later on in the film. The director and author make many subtle, yet evident changes between the novel and film, which can only be noticed if one reads the novel and views the movie. However, those that have are left questioning why the changes were made, and what to expect next.
In life there is always some sort of violence and there always seems to be a good and a bad side. The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross is a movie about 24 tributes fighting to the death for the Hunger Games crown. The prize is riches, fame and freedom from ever having to physically fight in the arena again. It is a game of violence, ferocity, and blood, and only one tribute can win. Even though stories often have a Battle between Good and Evil, it is Katniss’s internal conflict confronting her own good and evil that portrays humanity with a longing for destruction, violent inclination, and sense of separation.