When I was in middle school and the first Hunger Games movie came out, I remember that while everyone else was concerned with the whole Peeta versus Gale stuff, I was more concerned about other things excluded from the film, things that I thought were important.
For me, the best part of the book The Hunger Games was the boy from District 10. He was never given a name, but for me, that really characterized all of the worldbuilding that I needed to know about Panem, the nation that would make a boy that could barely walk participate. Yes, it was awful that teenagers had to fight for the death, but the boy from District 10 was the part that really impacted me, as well as all the motifs relating to hunger.
The movie left all of that out. Honestly, it didn't make it seem awful that all these teenagers were forced to fight until they all died, much less how hunger motivated them in playing along.
I don't know why some things such as my example get excluded from films, like Simon's older sister in Love, Simon. I know that it probably doesn't matter. But I would be fine with things being excluded as long as it did not change the themes or eliminate them all together. Sometimes, important subplots that define characters or the world are just left out.
I know that To All The Boys I've Loved Before comes out on Netflix this Friday. The Miseducation of Cameron Post came out last week. The Hate U Give is in theaters in October. I haven't read any of these books yet. They are on my TBR but honestly that does not mean that much but I am excited about all three of those.
My problem now is knowing what to do. I want to enjoy all of these movies and these books, but I do not even know if there is a way for me to be able to without constantly comparing. I might watch the movie before reading the book, but the book lover side of me really argues that point. I don't want the book to be spoiled for me, but I don't want the movie to be ruined for me because they left out favorite scenes or characters.
Are you looking forward to any of these YA adaptations? Let me know because that might help encourage me to make up my mind.
For me, the best part of the book The Hunger Games was the boy from District 10. He was never given a name, but for me, that really characterized all of the worldbuilding that I needed to know about Panem, the nation that would make a boy that could barely walk participate. Yes, it was awful that teenagers had to fight for the death, but the boy from District 10 was the part that really impacted me, as well as all the motifs relating to hunger.
The movie left all of that out. Honestly, it didn't make it seem awful that all these teenagers were forced to fight until they all died, much less how hunger motivated them in playing along.
I don't know why some things such as my example get excluded from films, like Simon's older sister in Love, Simon. I know that it probably doesn't matter. But I would be fine with things being excluded as long as it did not change the themes or eliminate them all together. Sometimes, important subplots that define characters or the world are just left out.
I know that To All The Boys I've Loved Before comes out on Netflix this Friday. The Miseducation of Cameron Post came out last week. The Hate U Give is in theaters in October. I haven't read any of these books yet. They are on my TBR but honestly that does not mean that much but I am excited about all three of those.
My problem now is knowing what to do. I want to enjoy all of these movies and these books, but I do not even know if there is a way for me to be able to without constantly comparing. I might watch the movie before reading the book, but the book lover side of me really argues that point. I don't want the book to be spoiled for me, but I don't want the movie to be ruined for me because they left out favorite scenes or characters.
Are you looking forward to any of these YA adaptations? Let me know because that might help encourage me to make up my mind.
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