The Hunger Games was a good representation of the Book. But may not have been a good movie by itself!

Rating: 7/10 (24 March 2012)

I figured out what was wrong with "The Hunger Games", it was too much like the book, and not enough like a movie. the way books are written is different than the way movies are made. when a book is made into a movie it can't be directly ported, it needs to be adapted. when I watched "The Hunger Games" the movie didn't seem to flow. I think this is because they didn't adapt it from the books enough. you can't just film scene by scene from a book and and expect it to work in a movie, just because it worked for the book doesn't mean it's how it should be done on screen. when a book is written, the story is told but with a movie it is different because the story must be presented completely visually more or less. although the "The Hunger Games" portrayed all the Scenes from the book well, it did not feel the way the books felt. I give it props for being in line with the books, but certain things have to be different from a book in order to be a good film. it just didn't feel right. I'm not saying to cut scenes out I'm saying there is a better way of making the movie flow, that is different from the book. for a person who hasn't read the books, who doesn't understand everything thats going on, this movie might not seem very good, this is the fault of the movie makers. I honestly almost wish I hadn't read the books, so I could see what impression I'd have gotten when I saw it. but I wish I could have both views...