As if I haven't commented on this thread enough but:
I really wish the HG movies had been a bit more bloody. And the cast had been actual teens, though I was okay with the casting. Except for Rue. Cute little girl did nothing for me. Why? So we get more of the horror of what children were forced to do. It wasn't just a game of Survivor out there.
I think they passed on the blood because they wanted the PG-13 rating. I forget it sometimes but it is a teen series. But I think they should have went R for the violence.
As for the books, I always got the feeling the author was protecting Katniss from making an actual offensive kill. It was always in self-defense, defending Rue, or a mercy killing. Did being a victor change Katniss? I think the war changed her but she still seemed herself after both games.
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rosecarmine
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Date: 2013-05-04 09:40 am (UTC)I really wish the HG movies had been a bit more bloody. And the cast had been actual teens, though I was okay with the casting. Except for Rue. Cute little girl did nothing for me. Why? So we get more of the horror of what children were forced to do. It wasn't just a game of Survivor out there.
I think they passed on the blood because they wanted the PG-13 rating. I forget it sometimes but it is a teen series. But I think they should have went R for the violence.
As for the books, I always got the feeling the author was protecting Katniss from making an actual offensive kill. It was always in self-defense, defending Rue, or a mercy killing. Did being a victor change Katniss? I think the war changed her but she still seemed herself after both games.