Book or Movie?

Author's Note: I wrote this piece comparing the Hunger Games book to the movie, but I am not giving away any parts of either. My focus is transitions.

March 23. The day long awaited by millions of Hunger Games fans worldwide. It was the day that the Hunger Games was coming out in movie. Fans lined up along the streets waiting for the midnight premier to start. Critics said the book was amazing, but would the movie do it justice? There are always occasions where the book is way better then the movie -- would fans be disappointed?

The Hunger Games is an amazing book filled with action, romance, and suspense. The book takes place in the country of Panem, where there are twelve districts. Each year one male and female from the ages of 12-18 are randomly chosen from each district to compete in the Hunger Games. The chosen tributes are forced to fight till only one remains, who will be crowned the victor.

The book was so good because it appealed to so many different people. From the romance between Katniss and Peeta, to the final battle in the games the book was impossible to put down. How would Hollywood interpret it? With author Suzanne Collins helping write the screenplay, everyone knew it would be good, but there were some doubts. The book was so in-depth and the battles so intense, even with modern technology it would be hard to pull off.

But they did. Most movies don't always match the description in the book. The Hunger Games did a pretty good job of it. There was only so far even technology could go with a book like this, with it's vivid details. But they did what they could. Was it the best movie I've ever seen? No. Would I rush back? No. But Hollywood still did a great job in reenacting the 74th hunger games.

Sometimes when they make movies after books, the movies don't turn out nearly as good, and fans are disappointed. Yet others, such as: Th Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, made the book even more popular. This was the case of The Hunger Games. Originally there were 50,000 copies of the Hunger Games in print. But, by February 11, 2011, there were already over 800,000 sold.  The Hunger Games was not at all disappointing, in fact it might have even made the book better.




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