MockingJay Part 1: no spoilers in OP
POSTED BY: MAL4PREZ
UPDATED: Monday, January 13, 2025 22:16
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Hey there M4P, hope you had a great Thanksgiving! I took a break for a while to attend to family stuff including the Big Day.........it was nice and calm for once...........lol.
Anyway, I'm glad we're able to "talk" about movies without getting all weird, thanks.
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I read the books after seeing the first two movies. I think it worked better this way, because the visuals of the movie fill many gaps in the books, IMHO. I enjoyed the books more with the images in my head, and liked getting more detail filled in.
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I found that was true when I read a Clockwork Orange (one of the few books turned into movies that I read). It just makes reading that more interesting when you can add visuals, I enjoyed the book immensely.
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She was in the book, as were the two photographers. But none of them were fleshed out much. Really, few characters - few *adult* characters - were given much life in the books. Effie was barely present, but in the movies, especially MJ1, she's brilliant. In the third book she just disappeared without a chirp. If I remember right, we just kind of assume she's dead and a few barely developed "stylists" are kidnapped out to 13 to handle wardrobe and makeup. One adult who was well done in both book and movie was Cinna. Lenny Kravitz is exactly as described. It's a small part, but perfectly done.
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I could tell that the character wasn't "fleshed out much" and to me it didn't add to the story much - just in the sense that the exiled president and her staff were using Katniss. It reminded me of "the revolution will not be televised." From the late 70s early 80s. I really loved the way they enhanced Effie and tweaked her character's development, plus Banks was so good. So I agree with you 100%. And Kravitz as Cinna was perfect casting, but it was because Kravitz was also very good (who knew), and breathed life into Cinna. So, that's 2 for 2.
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I read a review that compared the plot of MJ1 to having Obama represented by Justin Bieber and Romney by Miley Cyrus or someone like that. Which is silly. Katniss is more like Malala Yousafzai. She's not fluff. She's been through something and there's substance behind her as a symbol and leader.
I do look forward to part 2. That part of the book was rather dreadful, I think. But it is a solid framework that I think the movie-makers will flesh out. I even guess that, once I see the substance added in the movie, I'll be able to read the book again and enjoy it more.
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Yeah that Bieber/Cyrus thing is silly indeed. I like your comparison, Katniss/Malala. Malala has a determined fierceness, as does Katniss, there is an inner strength that they both control. Lawrence has intrigued me ever since I saw her in Winter's Bone, and as Katniss she strikes the perfect pitch as a young girl/woman pressed into service. A lesser actress would have probably botched it with too much drama, and she's the key to the success of the franchise (Woody Harrelson is no slouch either). Kudos to the casting director.
I look forward to Part 2 as well, hopefully the script will do the actors justice.
SGG
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Originally posted by MAL4PREZ:
Katniss is more like Malala Yousafzai. She's not fluff. She's been through something and there's substance behind her as a symbol and leader.
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