SLC-S25/W2-Movie Snapshots|Book to Screen (The Hunger Games)
Asslam-o-Alikum friends! How are you? I'm also fine and enjoying my life and hope you all are doing great and spending quality time with your family. Today I'm very excited to participate in Week 2 of the Steemit Challenge Season 25. The topic of this week is about movies that are adapted from books. For me really fun and interesting challenge Book to Screen, so let’s get started!
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Stories exist in all kinds of forms spoken, written, painted, filmed and each style gives a different feel. The transition from book to screen is one of the maximum exciting transformations, phrases from pages are delivered to lifestyles through visuals, sound, performance, and direction.
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This week subject matter is Book to Screen invitations us to reflect on how a story modifications whilst it actions from print to picture, and which model resonates greater with us. As an example, I decided on to revisit The Hunger Games, a dystopian era fiction tale through Suzanne Collins that modified into tailor-made proper right into a in particular a fulfillment film in 2012.
Before diving into comparisons, let’s reflect at the core of question: Is an idea better written as a book/novel or acted out as a movie?
Personally, I trust that relies upon closely at the kind of story being told, the possibilities of the audience, and the emotional intensity the author goals to achieve. Books provide the strength of inner dialogue, deep person thoughts, and slow construct narratives. Movies, on the opposite hand, depend closely on visuals, action, and performance. Both have their strengths. For me, I regularly choose books due to the fact they permit me to stay within the thoughts of the person, to sense the arena construct progressively round me. However, I additionally respect films for his or her capacity to condense, visualize, and energize a tale in only more than one hours.
SSo, my desire is situational, I love books for introspection and detail; I love movies for his or her immediacy and spectacle.
| Novel | Movie |
|---|---|
| Author: Suzanne Collins | Director: Gary Ross |
| Published: 2008 | Released: 2012 |
| Genre: Dystopian, Sci-Fi, Adventure | Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Drama |
| Period: Futuristic/Dystopian | Same dystopian setting |
While exploring The Hunger Games honestly, its really pretty remarkable example of book being turned into screen. The book gives only raw, direct insight of Katniss Everdeen’s mind. Suzanne Collins develop this dark and fully emotional world through Katniss’s narration, where survival is not just physical but also emotional and moral too.
Then Gary Ross, who directed the movie, bring that world to life on screen. The movie is visually stunning the contrast between poor district 12 and the flashy Capitol really stands out. Full movie shows cruelty the Games and does nnot make the violence look cool or exciting. We don’t to hear Kat inner thoughts like write in the book, acting of Jennifer Lawrence brings emotion through her expressions and body language.
1. Visual World-Building:
The movie indicates the Capitol’s flashy fashion and the manipulate room in a manner the book can most effective describe. Costumes, sets, and visuals make the arena experience extra real.
2. Pacing and Clarity:
It cuts a few subplots and maintains matters transferring fast, which allows the target target market live focused particularly people who have not examine the book.
3. Emotions Through Acting:
Katniss’s emotions are proven through Jennifer Lawrence’s expressions and frame language. Scenes like Rue’s dying hit tough even with out a great deal dialogue.
4. Wider Perspective:
The movie once in a while shifts far far from Katniss to expose Snow or the Game makers, including a political layer that the book most effective touches on.
1. Inner Monologue Missing:
A fundamental part of the movie loses is Katniss’s thoughts. We recognize the katniss's plans, and emotions approximately Peeta, and what sort of she distrusts the Capitol. The movie does now no longer display that clearly, so human beings have now no longer study the book would possibly get pressured via way of means of katniss's actions.
2. Development of Characters:
Peeta and Gale come piece plan in the movie. Reference to Katniss in book and who they are interior may be very clear. Kindness and robust values of peeta stand out extra in the novel.
3. Focusless Themes:
The book is going deeper into the ethical and intellectual facet of the Games. Katniss’s battle to live human and now no longer simply be a Capitol puppet is extra effective with book than on screen.
What really stayed with me was the quiet emotion in Rue’s death scene. That moment was silent, but it said so much. Katniss’s grief and anger felt real. When she placed the flowers, it was not just to mourn Rue it felt like a silent protest. With the soft music and visuals, that scene really hit hard. No need for big words the feeling was enough.
If I was to write that scene in book style, I would focus more on Katniss’s thoughts. Here’s how I imagine it:
She’s so small. Too small for this place. I press my hands on her wound like it could stop death. Her breathing slow her eyes meet mine not scared, just calm. That look scares me more than anything. Then the cannon sounds. She is gone. I arrange the flowers, not just for Rue but for everyone who deserved better. I know they are watching Good.
It is little moment, but it express pain, rebellion, and humanity once.
Conclusion
Book to Screen adaptations can nott really include every single detail from the original book but that does not mean they are bad or that they don’t work. A true adaption continues the coronary heart of the story alive whilst the usage of what films do best The Hunger Games is a strong instance of that. Yeah, it misses out on a number of the deeper person stuff and Katniss’s internal thoughts, however it nevertheless does a incredible process displaying the dark, messed-up international and all of the huge feelings that include it. It makes you reflect on consideration on such things as power, survival, and combating back. Whether you read the book or just watched the movie, the story sticks with you and honestly, that is probably what really matters in the end.
This is the end of my Week 2 participation post. I hope you enjoyed reading my post and thoughts! Thanks so much for taking time to read my movie review. I truly appreciate it.
At the end, I would like to invite @josepha @ulfatulrahmah, and @suboohi to take part in this challenge too as soon as possible.Wishing you everyone very best of luck for Week 2🌹.
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