Gary Ross is a genius

Rating: 10/10 (22 March 2012)

Being a fan of the books you have to get past the fact that movie adaptations are always going to be verified. You can't go into the cinema and expect to enjoy your favourite book being brought to life while criticising every wrong or missed detail. I really loved the way the movie was filmed. It's hard to make a movie when the book is in her point of view but Gary Ross knew exactly what he was doing and the entire time you know exactly what Katniss is feeling. It's HER story and you don't know what she doesn't know, you don't feel what she doesn't feel.
I was worried that they would exaggerate Gale, Peeta and Katniss's relationship but they didn't! It had just enough romance to know that there was one going on but at the same time knew it was really just for the games.
it was a really warm film.Serious yet captivating. It felt so short though. Like everything was almost rushed just to get to the arena scenes. I felt like i wasn't prepared for it yet because it all seemed so fast. But that's good in a way too because that's probably what Katniss felt.
I think the ONLY think i wasn't happy about was Rue's death. I mean don't get me wrong the scene was sad but i feel like it wouldn't have left that much of an impact to people if they hadn't read the books.
Also don't worry about the gore and blood. It's just enough to traumatise you afterwards thinking about it but during the movie it's fine to watch.