The Hunger Games

I have nothing really to write about. I think it’s more of I haven’t updated my blog in weeks that I feel the urgency to write something. I don’t have much to share really except for the fact that I finished reading The Hunger Games trilogy last week and I think it is awesome.

The tributes from the 12 districts of Panem for the 74th Annual Hunger Games

photo courtesy of http://collider.com/the-hunger-games-tributes-cast/90436/

I liked the trilogy very much. I think it’s the fact that I like Katniss (protagonist/lead female) because I want to be like her. I want to be that person whose actions can make a difference. It’s a revolution. It’s dystopian fiction. It’s sorta bloody. Not really romantic.

I like how the story ended in the third book that even if they sort of lived happily ever after, the aftermath of being tributes during the 74^th and 75^th Hunger Games still hunted them. Peeta (protagonist/lead male) still gets aftershock from the hijacking that was done to him at the Capitol, Katniss still afraid that their kids might have to go through it as well. It strikes fear because history repeats itself. It goes to show that even if everything turned out fine, there is no way anyone can forget a traumatic experience like that.

What’s my point? My point is no one lives happily ever after. My point is don’t give unsolicited advice telling people that it’s going to be over soon or move-on, what’s traumatic for them might be tolerable for you and you don’t know that because you didn’t experience it firsthand.

Anyway, after reading The Hunger Games trilogy, I feel like starting a rebellion. The question to ponder though is (1) who am I going to rebel against?; and (2) who is my enemy? I think the Philippine politics has been a circus you don’t really know anymore.

These characters play a crucial role in the lives of Katniss and Peeta

photo courtesy of http://popspoken.com/2012/02/22/movies-were-piped-up-for-the-hunger-games/

The first installment of the movie will be shown on the 23^rd of March here in the Philippines. I hope it will be good and I hope that there wouldn’t be much alterations just to make it marketable because it’s already as good as it is. I don’t mind if they don’t focus on some characters anymore like the Avoxes or the prep team. I also hope that they don't turn it into a sappy overly romantic film because the book wasn't even like that.

Twilight was excruciating to watch because Kristin Stewart was a horrible actress. Jennifer Lawrence on the other hand is a good actress, you can watch the trailer and feel her emotions during the reaping. The academy awards would agree with me on this opinion because she wouldn’t be nominated for best actress if she wasn’t good.