THE HUNGER GAMES.

So this morning, I went with my mom & my sister to go see The Hunger Games. I'd read the book and was so excited for the film. It was absolutely, exponentially, wonderfully spectacular.

I'd heard a few people saying that they were highly disappointed as they walked out of the theater, and also people who said they loved it. Luckily, I don't give a flying hoot what others think, so I went into the theater open-minded. Sure, the director changed or left out some details from the book, like the fact that in the film, Katniss buys the mockingjay pin and gives it to Prim on reaping day, but in the novel, Madge, the mayor's daughter gives it to Katniss before she heads to the Capitol for training. But come on guys, when they make a film adaptation of a book, they never make it exactly the same. Other details were excluded from the movie, but I won't say everything; there is a list of differences on Wikipedia though!

I wanted to cry at the scene when Katniss first volunteered for her little sister Prim, even though I knew it was gonna happen. Prim's screams and tears were very believable, & the girl who plays her is even younger than her character, Willow is 11! And then when they had to leave Katniss before she goes to the Capitol was sad. Of course, when Rue died, I was crying. It was the most poignant scene in the movie, when Rue slowly looks down to see the spear in her abdomen and pulls it out and starts falling before Katniss catches her.. oh cheese. Jennifer Lawrence is also a very good crier, might I add. When Rue dies, Katniss has a nicely done crying fit before moving on. I also really liked Isabelle Fuhrman who plays Clove; she was very vicious. And Jackie Emerson, who plays Foxface. I'm actually not a big fan of Gale. The entire movie was great, they sure picked the right actors.

I basically have a girl crush on Jennifer Lawrence. I've looked up her interviews & she is quite the funny one. I would love to meet her one day, or act with her, since I'm getting into acting :) I'm also following like half the cast on twitter & instagram, like Amandla Stenberg who plays Rue, & Jackie, & Leven Rambin who plays Glimmer :) I would love to meet all of them!

Another thing, if The Hunger Games were real, and my twin sister got picked, I would definitely volunteer for her. I think. Most likely. Like they say in the book, "Family devotion only goes so far on reaping day." But I'm sure my sister would be one of the first to die, she's a bit of a pansy. At the slightest sign of injury or pain, she'd be crying, someone would find her and kill her, if she didn't die in the bloodbath.

But me, I'm tough. Physically & mentally. I've had two surgeries, the latter of which I was old enough to remember & recovery was painful. I've also had a myriad of bodily issues the past few years, such as terrible headaches, I bruised the bones in my shins, I got a decent burn from a curling iron, I tore a ligament in my knee that caused pain for over a year to this day, mysterious toothaches, recently I pulled a muscle in my lower back which was excruciating, I had an intestinal blockage of sorts, and something diagnosed as asthmatic symptoms that cause chest pain. And I get through it, usually without crying. My pain has to be terrible for me to cry about it, otherwise, I just get through it, because I know it'll be over. Mentally, I've been hurt in life. Who hasn't? I put my guard up so as to not get hurt again, & often people think I'm harsh. But that could be a good skill in the Games. I'm vicious & could be pretty ruthless if it came to saving my life. I would definitely kill someone if they were about to kill me, & it meant I would live longer, or even win the Games. I don't know what special skills I have, like archery, & I'm too big to climb trees. I'm really strong for a girl, I'm good at sneaking around silently, and if I had no weapon, I've taken karate. I could also beat someone to death with my fists. I punch pretty hard. I think I would win, or be one of the very last few tributes alive.

WHEW! That was a long post! I just had to get all of that out. Anyway, have a good weekend! May the odds be ever in your favor.

Happy Hunger Games!
xoxo, Erin