I have recently read the books. I was immediately immersed in the plot, I fell in love with Peeta, and kept my breath at every step. It was a treat reading these books, even making me realise that good books can still be made.
Time came that I went to see the movie too! I was on the chair at the cinema, watching the pictures move; no feelings inside. I liked the weird fashion, soundtrack, actors, but I couldn’t seem to connect with the film. I wasn’t living the action, I was just watching. The movie felt like a stranger, and I couldn’t meet it.
Furthermore, what happened to Peeta? We had Josh Hutcherson in all his gorgeousness waiting to take his part at the plot. He didn’t got the chance. From the first moment I saw Peeta, he wasn’t like the one in the book, his manner, his relationship with Katniss (that felt wrong from the beginning to the ending), the way it ended. The image of Josh was perfect for Peeta, but the way he chose to act him, was wrong.
All in all, the movie was very good, feelings and books aside. Gary Ross did an excellent job in putting the books on-screen, although he forgot some of the emotions; the blame can’t be put entirely on him, for the actors have a piece of it too. I hope that the movie will get better if I will watch it again.
P.S. Wes Bentley did an exquisite job playing Seneca Crane.
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