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Is there any part of THG movie that you thought was done better than in the book?

For me, it would definitely be the exchange between Peeta and Katniss the night before the Games ( when Peeta says he doesn't want the Capitol to 'own' him ). In the book, I found Katniss' response to Peeta to be quite shocking. Essentially accusing him of thinking that he's better than everyone else and then storming off!! I lost a fair bit of respect for her after that and didn't like her for quite awhile. It was typical, immature teenage behaviour from someone who, based on the previous chapters, I had come to believe was more insightful and level-headed than a typical teenager. Later on; when she finally admits that initially she didn't understand what Peeta meant I was thinking 'so you bit the poor guy's head off just because you were too narrow-minded to comprehend what he was saying?'

Thankfully, the movie handles this exchange MUCH better, IMO. Katniss' response of not being able to afford to think like that is more like the kind of response I would have expected from her.
 BeastsGirl posted over a year ago
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silver93 said:
I don't think they did anything better in the movie, and that was one of the parts that ticked me off. Hopefully what I'm about to say doesn't offend you. It's not a matter of being immature; Katniss' view is different from yours because she's actually living in the Hunger Games environment. She grew up being told it was just one of those things, and that nothing could be done about it. For her, it's a part of life, something that she doesn't know anything different for. Most people wouldn't be able to understand what Peeta is saying. Especially, when the person you're talking to you might have to kill the next day, or he might kill you. It's a lot easier for you to say that she should be able to understand him when you are an outsider to that livig enviornment. I didn't get the impression that she thought he was better than everyone else either. I think you're exaggerating about her biting Peeta's head off too, he wasn't exactly sunshine and butterflies to her when she said she didn't understand him. Katniss really doesn't concern herself with anything that doesn't have to do with herself or her family, so I feel like it's part of her character growth that she's able to understand what Peeta means latter on. I hated that they made Katniss this serious, level-headed girl, it doesn't match Katniss' personality in the books which I felt was more realistic. What growth did they leave for her character to grow into?
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I do get what you're saying even if I may not agree with it. I do have to ask though; why do you think Peeta was capable of having such insight and Katniss wasn't? Afterall, they have both been exposed to Capitol propaganda from day one and yet Peeta wasn't prepared to just accept " this is how it is". Same goes for Gale.
BeastsGirl posted over a year ago
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Peeta didn't have to survive the way Katniss did. I think if Katniss' father hadn't died it would be a different story, but because he does die, she was left to take care of her family. That's the only thing she concerns herself with. The people who come up with rebellions and ideologies aren't the ones living day by day, they're the ones who have a comfortable, stable life. Katniss turned into someone who only cared about what directly effects her, because that's who she needed to be to survive. Worrying about if the Capitol is right or wrong, if they can be defied will only cause her problems.
silver93 posted over a year ago
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