The Hunger Games

Happy Hunger Games! Just yesterday, I headed down to Gateway to join other Humanities scholars in watching Suzanne Collins' bestselling book put onto screen. I have to say that having read all 3 books in the trilogy the movie was somewhat disappointing. In my opinion, if I had to rate the books and the movie on a 1-10 scale (10 being the highest) I would give the books a 9.8 and the movie a 7.0. I'm not usually one to pick up a book for casual reading, but for some reason the story of Katniss Everdeen kept me coming back for more. I understand that you can only fit so much into one film, and for that reason I thought the movie was good at staying true to the plot. For the first time in my life I can say I have read the books and believe that they are far better than the film. If you haven't picked up Suzanne Collins' trilogy yet, then I highly recommend giving it a chance.