Which side are you on? There is a constant argument every time a new movie comes out that has been based on a novel. Some people would say that you need to read the book before you watch the movie, because it makes things easier to understand. Some people say they like the mystery while watching the movie and can’t wait to see what happens next; when they don’t read the novel first. If I don’t read the book first, the movie keeps me intrigued because I don’t know what to expect in the end and in the future movies, if there are any. I do enjoy reading the books before viewing the movies also; because then you read the words that corroborate the truth behind what the characters feel and what they are thinking. Books are able to get the emotions going because you get to read as if
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One of the major differences in between the book and the movie was the ending. In the book, Haymitch tells Katniss and Peeta good acting, “ ‘Just keep it up in the district until the cameras are gone. We should be okay.’ ”(Collins, 371-372). In the movie, the whole part that showed that Peeta discovered it was an act, and became angry with Katniss, was never mentioned. It just jumped into The Hunger Games: Catching Fire with Peeta ignoring Katniss. The first difference in the second movie and book, is the opening scene of Katniss looking over the water, getting spooked by Gale. Who happens to mention that he can only go hunting for game one day of the week due to his job in the mine. Although in the book written by Suzanne Collins, Gale wouldn’t be in the woods, “By this time Gale will have clocked in at the mines, taken the stomach-churning elevator ride into the depths of the earth, and be pounding away at a coal seam.” (4). This was not a large or important detail, but it changes the movie for the reader to be able to enjoy or maybe dislike the
One of the major differences in between the book and the movie was the ending. In the book, Haymitch tells Katniss and Peeta good acting, “ ‘Just keep it up in the district until the cameras are gone. We should be okay.’ ”(Collins, 371-372). In the movie, the whole part that showed that Peeta discovered it was an act, and became angry with Katniss, was never mentioned. It just jumped into The Hunger Games: Catching Fire with Peeta ignoring Katniss. The first difference in the second movie and book, is the opening scene of Katniss looking over the water, getting spooked by Gale. Who happens to mention that he can only go hunting for game one day of the week due to his job in the mine. Although in the book written by Suzanne Collins, Gale wouldn’t be in the woods, “By this time Gale will have clocked in at the mines, taken the stomach-churning elevator ride into the depths of the earth, and be pounding away at a coal seam.” (4). This was not a large or important detail, but it changes the movie for the reader to be able to enjoy or maybe dislike the