tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post1301098443913966669..comments2024-01-20T10:19:12.985-05:00Comments on Martin's View: Book Review: The Hunger GamesMartin Maenzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-28638776804853464612012-05-02T11:08:17.464-04:002012-05-02T11:08:17.464-04:00Andrea, I felt the movie added a lot more to the s...Andrea, I felt the movie added a lot more to the story as far as other characters like President Snow and the other folks in the Capital. I think you might like the film.<br /><br />I read somewhere that Collins (the author) had a good amount of involvement on the adaptation to the film script. Since she came from TV writing originally, I think she probably has more strength in a visual medium like that and film. As I noted, I think her narrative viewpoint of first-person is what hindered the books greatly.Martin Maenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-20813182485061930582012-05-02T11:08:17.117-04:002012-05-02T11:08:17.117-04:00Andrea, I felt the movie added a lot more to the s...Andrea, I felt the movie added a lot more to the story as far as other characters like President Snow and the other folks in the Capital. I think you might like the film.<br /><br />I read somewhere that Collins (the author) had a good amount of involvement on the adaptation to the film script. Since she came from TV writing originally, I think she probably has more strength in a visual medium like that and film. As I noted, I think her narrative viewpoint of first-person is what hindered the books greatly.Martin Maenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-9826905186761733372012-05-02T08:52:18.698-04:002012-05-02T08:52:18.698-04:00I am about 70% through the book now, so I wanted t...I am about 70% through the book now, so I wanted to finally read your blog to see if I would like to go see the movie. I think I agree with you, getting to see how the game is manipulated, would be a plus for the movie. I wonder how much input the author had on the movie? Thanks for the review. :)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412383021787898652noreply@blogger.com